Indy 50 years ago

Lyn Smith · 08-27-2018, 07:37 PM

In 1968 a couple of racers from CA. brought a new racing innovation with them to Indy and installed it in another racers Stocker.The car was said to pick up nearly 2 tenths.What was it? And no it wasn't a bottle of nitrous.LOL

MR DERBY CITY · 08-27-2018, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

In 1968 a couple of racers from CA. brought a new racing innovation with them to Indy and installed it in another racers Stocker.The car was said to pick up nearly 2 tenths.What was it? And no it wasn't a bottle of nitrous.LOL

8 inch converter.....

Jeff Stout · 08-27-2018, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

8 inch converter.....

Just talked about this last Saturday at breakfast. Opel. You guys have spies out here in AZ?

Rich Biebel · 08-27-2018, 09:14 PM

John Barkley held the record in I/SA in 1966 with a p/g in a ‘57 Chev. I think it may already have had an Opel converter in it. So that’s 2 years earlier and the Opel converter was a 9” , or so I thought it was. Don't really know as I never had one. Sedan deliveries were still popular in ‘68 and won some classes at Indy and other events. Most cars with powerglides were slower than hydro equipped SD’s. A lot slower sometimes. I don’t recall any other p/g cars starting to run fast until later than ‘68.....Barkley/Ripes were the first to run fast with a p/g. I bought an A-1 9" converter around 1979.

RJ Sledge · 08-27-2018, 09:21 PM

Early trans brake

RJ

MR DERBY CITY · 08-27-2018, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Just talked about this last Saturday at breakfast. Opel. You guys have spies out here in AZ?

No spies, just a reasonable cell phone plan....LOL,,,,,,

Joe Kohorst · 08-28-2018, 02:38 PM

Anybody remember Elwin Westbrook?...

Bob Mulry · 08-28-2018, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Kohorst

Anybody remember Elwin Westbrook?...

Sure do.............

Good guy, good racer and a very good engine builder back when we had rules

08-27-2018, 07:37 PM	#1
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,199 Likes: 282 Liked 967 Times in 194 Posts	Indy 50 years ago In 1968 a couple of racers from CA. brought a new racing innovation with them to Indy and installed it in another racers Stocker.The car was said to pick up nearly 2 tenths.What was it? And no it wasn't a bottle of nitrous.LOL

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Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Indy 50 years ago John Barkley held the record in I/SA in 1966 with a p/g in a ‘57 Chev. I think it may already have had an Opel converter in it. So that’s 2 years earlier and the Opel converter was a 9” , or so I thought it was. Don't really know as I never had one. Sedan deliveries were still popular in ‘68 and won some classes at Indy and other events. Most cars with powerglides were slower than hydro equipped SD’s. A lot slower sometimes. I don’t recall any other p/g cars starting to run fast until later than ‘68.....Barkley/Ripes were the first to run fast with a p/g. I bought an A-1 9" converter around 1979. __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 08-28-2018 at 08:42 AM.

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RJ Sledge Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 783 Likes: 498 Liked 288 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Indy 50 years ago Early trans brake RJ

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Joe Kohorst Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17 Likes: 18 Liked 150 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Indy 50 years ago Anybody remember Elwin Westbrook?...