Spy shots - Don Garlits Challenger

[X-TECH MAN]

Nothing will ever bring back the 60's and early 70's. Ya had to be there to understand how it was. NO $100,000+ stockers and S/S cars. Jrs. stock races every weekend at your local track, no reaction timers, cool muscle cars at the track every weekend, Neat factory wars, Jr. stockers everywhere, class run off's with 15-20+ cars in a class, no acid/ported heads in stock, Pro stock had real 4-speeds and were muscle car bodies and no little bitty puke compacts like vegas and pintos. Im glad I had the chance to live thru the era.

[herbjr]

Terry also if a little guy had talent he got a pro ride, my dad is an example. Raised by a single mom with no money worked his *** off with his cars, won and dominated in everything he ever did and even ran his 68 package car in Pro Stock in 1970. You cant bring that era back because back then the guy who worked the hardest won. Those wre the good ole days.

Herb Jr

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by herbjr

Terry also if a little guy had talent he got a pro ride, my dad is an example. Raised by a single mom with no money worked his *** off with his cars, won and dominated in everything he ever did and even ran his 68 package car in Pro Stock in 1970. You cant bring that era back because back then the guy who worked the hardest won. Those wre the good ole days.

Herb Jr

I agree 110%. I remember seeing your dad at US 60 in Kentucky in his 68 Dart when it was a new car (Mr. 4-SPEED). I was stationed at Ft. Knox after my south east asia "vacation" and went to the drags there and Ohio Valley every chance I could get away from that Army crap. That was in 1967 thru early 1969. Really good memories.

[Jeff Lee]

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...09_031909_Dart

1968 superstock only 440 Dart. Street legal in 1968 I might ad. Still in the class guide as SS only.

[Frito]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Nothing will ever bring back the 60's and early 70's. Ya had to be there to understand how it was. NO $100,000+ stockers and S/S cars. Jrs. stock races every weekend at your local track, no reaction timers, cool muscle cars at the track every weekend, Neat factory wars, Jr. stockers everywhere, class run off's with 15-20+ cars in a class, no acid/ported heads in stock, Pro stock had real 4-speeds and were muscle car bodies and no little bitty puke compacts like vegas and pintos. Im glad I had the chance to live thru the era.

Double that Loved the racing even into the late 70's but did not realize what history I was watching/doing at the time. Mark Janaky, Dell Jones and Jim Sheilds are keeping some of this alive.