Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's

FINESPLINE · 03-31-2012, 10:43 PM

I crewed on my friends F/G Corvette for a while and must have helped pull the trans a half a dozen times. It was a hemi 4 speed sitting on my chest. I believe this this was either 75 or 76. I know they updated the car after a flywheel explosion and crash and probably went to the 5 speed at that time.

FINESPLINE · 03-31-2012, 11:07 PM

Any pictures or stories of modified before they dumped it I believe in 1982. The protest must have been something to see.

Bob Rice · 04-01-2012, 02:24 AM

It was dumped at the end of the '81 season. Here's a link to some of my Modified pics.
Bob R
http://dragnut.smugmug.com/My-Drag-R...1457&k=C47X8JJ

Hemi Moose · 04-01-2012, 02:45 PM

Anyway here's a few of some Corvette's...

Hemi Moose · 04-05-2012, 08:30 PM

Hemi Moose · 04-05-2012, 08:40 PM

Charlie A · 04-05-2012, 09:03 PM

Check this out.
Just way too cool.

Bring back Modified Production!!!

Mike Jones · 01-20-2013, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Anyway here's a few of some Corvette..

if John Barth wasnt driving, you might find Vinny Barone behind the wheel of the yellow Corvette

Ghost Missle · 06-09-2016, 03:35 PM

My brother and I bought this Butch Leal B/MP Duster last week.
It will be going through a complete ground-up restoration back to 1975.
Lot's of things to change but it's all there and in great shape.
We have established contact with Gary Hansen who initialy constructed
the car at Ron Butler's and he will advise us on important original details.

Jimbo17 · 06-12-2016, 10:09 AM

I miss the Modified Production day's with their high revving engines and leaving the starting line with the engine screaming!!!

Why would any sanctioning body do a way with what was one of the most popular classes ever?

It never made any sense to me but they sure lost a lot of racers when they did it.

Jim Hill

03-31-2012, 10:43 PM	#1
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's I crewed on my friends F/G Corvette for a while and must have helped pull the trans a half a dozen times. It was a hemi 4 speed sitting on my chest. I believe this this was either 75 or 76. I know they updated the car after a flywheel explosion and crash and probably went to the 5 speed at that time.

03-31-2012, 11:07 PM	#2
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's Any pictures or stories of modified before they dumped it I believe in 1982. The protest must have been something to see.

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Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's It was dumped at the end of the '81 season. Here's a link to some of my Modified pics. Bob R http://dragnut.smugmug.com/My-Drag-R...1457&k=C47X8JJ

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Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's Anyway here's a few of some Corvette's... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 04-05-2012 at 08:30 PM.

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Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's Check this out. Just way too cool. Bring back Modified Production!!!

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Ghost Missle Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 139 Likes: 4 Liked 30 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's My brother and I bought this Butch Leal B/MP Duster last week. It will be going through a complete ground-up restoration back to 1975. Lot's of things to change but it's all there and in great shape. We have established contact with Gary Hansen who initialy constructed the car at Ron Butler's and he will advise us on important original details. __________________ .............................The older I get....The faster I was Last edited by Ghost Missle; 06-09-2016 at 03:48 PM.

06-12-2016, 10:09 AM	#10
Jimbo17 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Coast of Florida Posts: 52 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Modified Eliminator Wars in the 70's I miss the Modified Production day's with their high revving engines and leaving the starting line with the engine screaming!!! Why would any sanctioning body do a way with what was one of the most popular classes ever? It never made any sense to me but they sure lost a lot of racers when they did it. Jim Hill