Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers

oldskool · 02-07-2020, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Stewart

One of the Wood's station wagon went in the hand of Jacques Filteau from the Quebec City area.
Here's a facebook link with some photos,
Enjoy,
Charles Stewart
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vint...8104582349432/

Thanks for that info !

Not crazy about the new color scheme.

oldskool · 02-12-2020, 11:34 AM

May have asked this before.

Jack Mullins won the US Nats in '75, beating Judy Lilly's Mopar, in the final.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/0212hpp-pontiac-history/

So, was that the first Pontiac SS win, at the US Nats ? Not counting those earlier races, when they were still running Top Stock & Jr. Stock.

Has there been another Pontiac win in SS, at the US Nats, since then ?

Is there an online source for a list of all Stock & SS US Nats winners ?

Most all the winners lists I've found, so far, only list the Pro winners.

Don't know why I haven't mentioned it(or maybe I have). But not only did Jack win the Sports Nats & the US Nats in '75, but: "...He won the 1976 Sportsnationals running a 12.51, taking out Steve Bagwell's SS/BA Plymouth.

Jack went on to win a divisional points race in Louisiana and another one in Oklahoma City. He was the #1 qualifier at the NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, but redlighted in the final against local hero Bernie Agaman and the "Bayonne Missile" '71 454 Corvette..."

That ain't bad for a 2-year run, in a old Pontiac wagon. He took out 2 of the best SS Mopars of that time period, won the Sports Nats back-to-back, & qualified #1 at the Summer Nats, with an RU finish !

Yep, Jack was one of my Pontiac heroes.

oldskool · 02-15-2020, 10:50 AM

OK guys, I just discovered yesterday that a lot of info & pics I'm lookin for is NOT in this Stock/SS section.

It's actually in a completely different section about NOSTALGIA Stock/SS.

If some of you guys told me that, in these Pontiac threads, and I just didn't get it, I apologize.

BUT, if a bunch of you guys knew that's where I needed to look, & just didn't tell me, why the heck not ?

Anyhow, I found this thread asking about a Jack Mullins built '73 SD455 SS Bird. Someone posted that they thought it was the John Clegg '73 SD455. But John bought his Bird new. Bob Michael posted that he had barely edged out Jack's Bird, in class, in about '76.

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...35&postcount=6

Glen Tinsley posted that he had bought Jack Mullins '73 Bird, raced it for a while & set some records with it. I've even posted some pics of it, at the Eastex track, IIRC. Anybody know what records he set with the car, when, & where ?

Well, Glen posted that he later sold the car to someone in Houston.

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...5&postcount=10

I was gonna ask Glen this question, but I see he hasn't posted here in several years. I think I posted pics of a white '73 T/A, that was for sale at the '78 Cajun Nats.

So, I'm wondering if anybody knows if this is that same car, or not. I mean, how many white '73 Birds were running SS, in div 4 in 1978 ? If nobody knows anything about this car, does anybody here know Glen Tinsley or how to contact him ?

OK, in getting these pics ready to post, I think I just figured it out. The permanent # was 41. Just looked at a pic we took of Jack Mullins' wagon in 1975. His # was 41. So, I think that settles it. Jack ran it at the Cajuns, with For Sale signs on it, & Glen Tinsley bought it.

Glad that one is finally solved. I've often wondered what happened to that car. Now I know, the rest of the story, or at least thru when it was sold in Houston. Have no idea if it has been raced since, or not.

02-12-2020, 11:34 AM	#2
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: Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers May have asked this before. Jack Mullins won the US Nats in '75, beating Judy Lilly's Mopar, in the final. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/0212hpp-pontiac-history/ So, was that the first Pontiac SS win, at the US Nats ? Not counting those earlier races, when they were still running Top Stock & Jr. Stock. Has there been another Pontiac win in SS, at the US Nats, since then ? Is there an online source for a list of all Stock & SS US Nats winners ? Most all the winners lists I've found, so far, only list the Pro winners. Don't know why I haven't mentioned it(or maybe I have). But not only did Jack win the Sports Nats & the US Nats in '75, but: "...He won the 1976 Sportsnationals running a 12.51, taking out Steve Bagwell's SS/BA Plymouth. Jack went on to win a divisional points race in Louisiana and another one in Oklahoma City. He was the #1 qualifier at the NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, but redlighted in the final against local hero Bernie Agaman and the "Bayonne Missile" '71 454 Corvette..." That ain't bad for a 2-year run, in a old Pontiac wagon. He took out 2 of the best SS Mopars of that time period, won the Sports Nats back-to-back, & qualified #1 at the Summer Nats, with an RU finish ! Yep, Jack was one of my Pontiac heroes. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 02-12-2020 at 12:17 PM.

02-15-2020, 10:50 AM	#3
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: Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers OK guys, I just discovered yesterday that a lot of info & pics I'm lookin for is NOT in this Stock/SS section. It's actually in a completely different section about NOSTALGIA Stock/SS. If some of you guys told me that, in these Pontiac threads, and I just didn't get it, I apologize. BUT, if a bunch of you guys knew that's where I needed to look, & just didn't tell me, why the heck not ? Anyhow, I found this thread asking about a Jack Mullins built '73 SD455 SS Bird. Someone posted that they thought it was the John Clegg '73 SD455. But John bought his Bird new. Bob Michael posted that he had barely edged out Jack's Bird, in class, in about '76. http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...35&postcount=6 Glen Tinsley posted that he had bought Jack Mullins '73 Bird, raced it for a while & set some records with it. I've even posted some pics of it, at the Eastex track, IIRC. Anybody know what records he set with the car, when, & where ? Well, Glen posted that he later sold the car to someone in Houston. http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...5&postcount=10 I was gonna ask Glen this question, but I see he hasn't posted here in several years. I think I posted pics of a white '73 T/A, that was for sale at the '78 Cajun Nats. So, I'm wondering if anybody knows if this is that same car, or not. I mean, how many white '73 Birds were running SS, in div 4 in 1978 ? If nobody knows anything about this car, does anybody here know Glen Tinsley or how to contact him ? OK, in getting these pics ready to post, I think I just figured it out. The permanent # was 41. Just looked at a pic we took of Jack Mullins' wagon in 1975. His # was 41. So, I think that settles it. Jack ran it at the Cajuns, with For Sale signs on it, & Glen Tinsley bought it. Glad that one is finally solved. I've often wondered what happened to that car. Now I know, the rest of the story, or at least thru when it was sold in Houston. Have no idea if it has been raced since, or not. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 02-16-2020 at 05:06 AM.