Where are the pre 1960 stockers?

[Steve Hurley]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Steve you can’t tell me a 1955 Chevy with 265ci and rated at 205hp can’t run mid to low thirteen’s. You only haft to scale around 3500 pounds.
Captain jacks 1960 283ci Kingswood runs 13.80s at 4400 pounds

There are at least 2 more 55s almost complete that I am aware of, if they take me to the wood shed, well,,, you win.

[Robert Simpson]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

The 57 150 is a N/SA, O/SA and P/SA. You forgot the powerglide weight. I would use the Rochester carb not the wcfb.. It will compete very well in O/SA at 3395 pounds

The 57 150 with a 1 4bbl 283 with a T200 trans is a good combination. I would build it if I was starting from scratch and wanted a 55-57 car. I would like to see this. The bottom line on the 265 combo is NHRA has the "stock" HP listed wrong it should be the stock 180hp to start with then go from there as cars are run and prove themselves

[treessavoy]

Like I said, only benefits tri-5 chevys.

It would cost $75k to $100k to fully develop my '58 Pontiac Chieftan Tri power to a competitive Stocker, same to the rest of the cars......no parts are available unlike the tri-5's which have all the parts available.

JimR

[X-TECH MAN]

Best bet is to run IHRA "Pure Stock".Similar to the old pre 1971 rules. Softer indexes to run off of. Use the old NHRA "Red" class guide to find the correct wt. break. Classes are in full lb breaks from 8 to 16 lbs per. Stick and auto run together but who cares.

[vic guilmino]

Like I said, only benefits tri-5 chevys.

It would cost $75k to $100k to fully develop my '58 Pontiac Chieftan Tri power to a competitive Stocker, same to the rest of the cars......no parts are available unlike the tri-5's which have all the parts available.

i have the tri power for the 58

[bill dedman]

One of the benefits of this new rule (Stockers back to '55) is the variety that could result from racers ressurecting comething OTHER than just Chevys, but that isn't going to happen if they're not in the Class Guide.

I was excited when I first heard about this new "old race car" rule, but my excitement turned to dismay when I found out that, unless things change at NHRA, I won't be seeing any '57 Pontiacs, Suprercharged '57 Ford Y-Blocks, '58 dual-quad Golden Commando Plymouth 350's or 1957 327 Rambler Rebels in the mix.

What a shame...

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by vic guilmino

Like I said, only benefits tri-5 chevys.

It would cost $75k to $100k to fully develop my '58 Pontiac Chieftan Tri power to a competitive Stocker, same to the rest of the cars......no parts are available unlike the tri-5's which have all the parts available.

i have the tri power for the 58

Vic,

I've got a black '58 tri-power Chieftan with 29k original miles, it's exactly as new with only one repaint. Say I decide to race the car in the new classes: where do I get my camshaft, my headers, lifters, rockers, ignition, etc. Since everthing has to be scienced out then built by hand and in very limited numbers, how much do you think it would cost to make it just run the index much less be competitive?

If you have a tri5 chevy all that work is done already. A phone call to Jegs will buy most everything to build the car......call Hooker and ask for a set of headers for a '58 Tbird with the optional 430 Mercury engine.

JimR