"Stock-Look" Stockers

ALMACK · 04-12-2017, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

I know I'm going to get flack for this, but I'd wish they would do away with contingency decals and custom paint on Stockers. Only make/model/year appropriate factory paint and decals, chrome, black or body matching wheels, driver name & numbers on the windows, a few series decals and that's it.

Dan Cyr's orange Camaro that leads off the Some Vegas Pics thread is absolutely perfect.Same with Jeff Lindstrom's white Mustang, Billy Cremo's black Camaro, Dennis Alvey's turquoise Mustang, Leo Glasbrenner's red Firebird, etc

I think spectators would rather see cars that look like those than the rolling refrigerator doors and bulletin boards we have now. Do they even care what the decals say? Do they influence them to buy the same parts for their own cars? I think they just advertise to other racers these days. It shouldn't be hard to come up with a different way for manufacturers tp pay for the publicity they receive for associating with a winning car and driver. (I guess sponsorship lettering, limited to a 3ft x1ft space on the quarters, might not distract from the intended appearance package.)

Like these ?

jimi · 04-12-2017, 10:34 AM

like this

Jim Caughlin · 04-12-2017, 10:40 AM

In my case racing a manual transmission 4 cylinder Ford pretty much means that there is virtually no conting money to be had regardless so my car is pretty much bare when it comes to decals. I'm sure not going to run decals that don't pay. Companies that claim to pay and don't is another issue that I won't get into.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

Casey Miles · 04-12-2017, 02:35 PM

My Stocker looks like it came from the showroom, full exhaust with chrome tips, windshield wipers and radio and antenna. Racing wheels are the only give away. In the past I put on decals but now I don't put stickers on it because the manufacturers these days make you jump through hoops, they use every excuse not to pay. Back in the 70's, they gave you everything under the sun to put their decal on the cars. Just my take on Stock.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

Timetraveler · 04-12-2017, 07:40 PM

The interest picked up in drag racing when you could tell the difference between a race car and a street car. It wasn't big company stickers it was the local gas station or corner store. Race cars also had names and people in the stands would remember them and follow them.

If you have not figured it out I started racing more than fifty years ago and I hope to race another fifty.

4284spd · 04-12-2017, 08:10 PM

My 2 favorites are cars with personality like Travis Hess' Hemi Or clean and simple like Dennis Alveys. I still appreciate sticker cars being that there stockers. It does suck that the stickers aren't worth the paper their printed on anymore.There all still way cool!

17499166_927128237390465_4916285849705350390_n by bobb428, on Flickr

060 by bobb428, on Flickr

oldskool · 04-12-2017, 09:07 PM

Yeah, I'm one of the old school guys. When we started racing, most all the race cars had a name & decals. We referred to the cars by the car's name, not the owner or driver's name. The car's name seemed to give it it's own personality.

When I built my first '68 Bird, I didn't even know where to buy all the decals. I got the Lunati cam decals out of the cam box, the Stocker cam came in. Picked up the others at NAPA or wherever I could. Later became a speed parts vender, and found out where to get the decals. So, when I put the Bird back on the street, it had a lot more decals.

For you younger guys who don't remember it, Easy Lovin was a very popular radio song, back in the early '70's. It reached #1 and was song of the year, 2 years running, on the country charts, and made it to #17 on the Billboard pop chart.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Loving

Mike Schwartz · 04-13-2017, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 4284spd

My 2 favorites are cars with personality like Travis Hess' Hemi Or clean and simple like Dennis Alveys. I still appreciate sticker cars being that there stockers. It does suck that the stickers aren't worth the paper their printed on anymore.There all still way cool!

17499166_927128237390465_4916285849705350390_n by bobb428, on Flickr

I would break my rules and grandfather-in any car that looked like that!

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jimi Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: usa Posts: 239 Likes: 7 Liked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Re: "Stock-Look" Stockers like this Attached Thumbnails

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Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 685 Likes: 82 Liked 805 Times in 245 Posts	Re: "Stock-Look" Stockers In my case racing a manual transmission 4 cylinder Ford pretty much means that there is virtually no conting money to be had regardless so my car is pretty much bare when it comes to decals. I'm sure not going to run decals that don't pay. Companies that claim to pay and don't is another issue that I won't get into. Jim Caughlin SS 6019

04-12-2017, 02:35 PM	#4
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 704 Likes: 128 Liked 498 Times in 91 Posts	Re: "Stock-Look" Stockers My Stocker looks like it came from the showroom, full exhaust with chrome tips, windshield wipers and radio and antenna. Racing wheels are the only give away. In the past I put on decals but now I don't put stickers on it because the manufacturers these days make you jump through hoops, they use every excuse not to pay. Back in the 70's, they gave you everything under the sun to put their decal on the cars. Just my take on Stock. Casey Miles 248H Stock

04-12-2017, 07:40 PM	#5
Timetraveler Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 103 Likes: 79 Liked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: "Stock-Look" Stockers The interest picked up in drag racing when you could tell the difference between a race car and a street car. It wasn't big company stickers it was the local gas station or corner store. Race cars also had names and people in the stands would remember them and follow them. If you have not figured it out I started racing more than fifty years ago and I hope to race another fifty.

04-12-2017, 08:10 PM	#6
4284spd VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Longmont Colorado Posts: 1,709 Likes: 848 Liked 4,139 Times in 950 Posts	Re: "Stock-Look" Stockers My 2 favorites are cars with personality like Travis Hess' Hemi Or clean and simple like Dennis Alveys. I still appreciate sticker cars being that there stockers. It does suck that the stickers aren't worth the paper their printed on anymore.There all still way cool! 17499166_927128237390465_4916285849705350390_n by bobb428, on Flickr 060 by bobb428, on Flickr __________________ Bob Smith

04-12-2017, 09:07 PM	#7
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: "Stock-Look" Stockers Yeah, I'm one of the old school guys. When we started racing, most all the race cars had a name & decals. We referred to the cars by the car's name, not the owner or driver's name. The car's name seemed to give it it's own personality. When I built my first '68 Bird, I didn't even know where to buy all the decals. I got the Lunati cam decals out of the cam box, the Stocker cam came in. Picked up the others at NAPA or wherever I could. Later became a speed parts vender, and found out where to get the decals. So, when I put the Bird back on the street, it had a lot more decals. For you younger guys who don't remember it, Easy Lovin was a very popular radio song, back in the early '70's. It reached #1 and was song of the year, 2 years running, on the country charts, and made it to #17 on the Billboard pop chart. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Loving Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 04-12-2017 at 09:15 PM.