80’s/90’s Stock and Super Stock pics

oldskool · 08-22-2021, 10:43 AM

"...And those newer Firebirds are nice, mid, to late 70’s models..."

Can't leave this without mentioning some of the '74 & '77/'78 Birds that have run Super Stock.

For me, the first '74 that comes to mind is the original H-O Racing Specialties SD455 T/A. It was a record holder in '77 & is was probably one of the quickest reg SS class Pontiac powered cars ever, having run mid 9's, while the Cleggs owned it & J.B was driving.

Also have a pic of a black one, with H-O on the door.

Johnny Duncan run strong in a '74 SS Bird.

Wilbert Thornton also has a '74.

Mike Morgan now has one of the 2 quickest 350 Pontiac powered SS cars ever. It's a '77 Formy. He didn't build it, but has had it now for several years. Won class at Indy & has been RU several times, to fellow 350 Pontiac racer, Bill Rink. Sal Piacentini ran it before Mike got it.

One of the winningest SS Pontiacs is a '78 T/A. It was driven for years by Ken Shawver. Then Monte Howard drove for a while. Jack Good now owns it. Couldn't list all it's wins, but I know it won class at Indy multiple times. Also qualified near the top of the Q-list many times.

oldskool · 08-22-2021, 11:04 AM

" Yes Marty drives it..."

Marty McKinney is doin pretty good in bracket racing. There are pics of some of the McKinney Pontiacs on his FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/mckinneymarty88

SS BRP · 08-22-2021, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldskool

" Yes Marty drives it..."

Marty McKinney is doin pretty good in bracket racing. There are pics of some of the McKinney Pontiacs on his FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/mckinneymarty88

Love those 1st gen Camaros too. Reminds me of Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins’ cars. Hes one of my inspirations for taking on my own project. Without him and Herb McCandless (you actually kind of looked like him back then by the way) I would probably not be building a drag car right now.

oldskool · 08-23-2021, 02:00 AM

"...Love those 1st gen Camaros too. Reminds me of Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins’ cars..."

Yeah, the Grump had some quick & famous 1st gen Camaros.

But, there have probably been hundreds of thousands, or more, 1st gen Camaro drag cars. And there are still LOTS of 'em, all over the country.

For that reason, and mostly because I'm a Pontiac Freek, I've always preferred a 1st gen Bird to a 1st gen Camaro.

Truman Fields was my first Pontiac hero. So, the 1st 4 Pontiac pics are of a couple of his '68 Birds.

The next 3 pics are small tire SS cars from back in the day.

The last pic is an Angeles & McCarthy "big tire" '68 SS Bird. Those guys had a popular Pontiac book out, back in that era.

https://www.amazon.com/Pontiac-Racer.../dp/B0006YSIDQ

oldskool · 08-23-2021, 02:33 AM

"...I was not born yet haha. 5751 would have been one of the Axemaker brothers, not dad or I..."

OK.

Here are 2 more pics. Perm #5759. I have you listed driving them. Is this correct ?

muel7 · 08-23-2021, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldskool

"...I was not born yet haha. 5751 would have been one of the Axemaker brothers, not dad or I..."

OK.

Here are 2 more pics. Perm #5759. I have you listed driving them. Is this correct ?

That is correct. I have held 5759 since 2012, dad (Dave) is 5750, Denny was 5757, and I believe it was Harry who had 5751. I am not sure what number Ken held.

oldskool · 08-25-2021, 11:17 AM

Of course, these are not the "80's/90's" cars in the heading of your thread.

BUT: These that I'll mention now WERE racing in the '80's & '90's, were raced back when they were new, & are still being raced today.

As we can see from the videos I posted, there were LOTS of the Chevy Nova/Chevy II bodies being raced. They have always been very popular.

They were part of what GM called their X-Platform cars, which most call the X-body cars. They include '62 thru '79 models.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genera...platform_(1962)

A '62-'67 model, I call a "Box Nova". For '68, the body was changed & the wheelbase made longer. Both body styles are very popular in drag racing.

In the '70's, Pontiac, Olds, & Buick also built cars on this platform. And, there have been some of all these used as Stock/SS drag cars. There are plenty of pics available for all the GM X-body cars. But, since I'm a Pontiac guy, I'll only mention the Pontiac X-body race cars I have pics of.

The 1st Pontiac X-body was in '71. But, by far the most popular, was the '74 GTO. It had a Pontiac 350 engine, with a Q-jet carb. But, since that same basic engine is legal for a regular '74 Ventura II body, both have been raced.

The 1st successful Pontiac X-bodies I'm aware of competed in the 1974 US Nats. A guy named Al Vanis won Stock, in a Ventura II. And a guy named Rock Running got his class win, in a GTO.

Since then, there have been lots of these '74 Pontiac X-body cars win races, set nat records, win class at Indy, & qualify at or near the top of qualifying lists.

Below are 9 pics of Pontiac X-bodies that have done well.

08-22-2021, 10:43 AM	#1
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: 80’s/90’s Stock and Super Stock pics "...And those newer Firebirds are nice, mid, to late 70’s models..." Can't leave this without mentioning some of the '74 & '77/'78 Birds that have run Super Stock. For me, the first '74 that comes to mind is the original H-O Racing Specialties SD455 T/A. It was a record holder in '77 & is was probably one of the quickest reg SS class Pontiac powered cars ever, having run mid 9's, while the Cleggs owned it & J.B was driving. Also have a pic of a black one, with H-O on the door. Johnny Duncan run strong in a '74 SS Bird. Wilbert Thornton also has a '74. Mike Morgan now has one of the 2 quickest 350 Pontiac powered SS cars ever. It's a '77 Formy. He didn't build it, but has had it now for several years. Won class at Indy & has been RU several times, to fellow 350 Pontiac racer, Bill Rink. Sal Piacentini ran it before Mike got it. One of the winningest SS Pontiacs is a '78 T/A. It was driven for years by Ken Shawver. Then Monte Howard drove for a while. Jack Good now owns it. Couldn't list all it's wins, but I know it won class at Indy multiple times. Also qualified near the top of the Q-list many times. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-22-2021 at 11:29 AM.

08-22-2021, 11:04 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: 80’s/90’s Stock and Super Stock pics " Yes Marty drives it..." Marty McKinney is doin pretty good in bracket racing. There are pics of some of the McKinney Pontiacs on his FB page. https://www.facebook.com/mckinneymarty88 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-22-2021 at 11:22 AM.

08-23-2021, 02:00 AM	#4
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: 80’s/90’s Stock and Super Stock pics "...Love those 1st gen Camaros too. Reminds me of Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins’ cars..." Yeah, the Grump had some quick & famous 1st gen Camaros. But, there have probably been hundreds of thousands, or more, 1st gen Camaro drag cars. And there are still LOTS of 'em, all over the country. For that reason, and mostly because I'm a Pontiac Freek, I've always preferred a 1st gen Bird to a 1st gen Camaro. Truman Fields was my first Pontiac hero. So, the 1st 4 Pontiac pics are of a couple of his '68 Birds. The next 3 pics are small tire SS cars from back in the day. The last pic is an Angeles & McCarthy "big tire" '68 SS Bird. Those guys had a popular Pontiac book out, back in that era. https://www.amazon.com/Pontiac-Racer.../dp/B0006YSIDQ Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-23-2021 at 02:08 AM.

08-25-2021, 11:17 AM	#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: 80’s/90’s Stock and Super Stock pics Of course, these are not the "80's/90's" cars in the heading of your thread. BUT: These that I'll mention now WERE racing in the '80's & '90's, were raced back when they were new, & are still being raced today. As we can see from the videos I posted, there were LOTS of the Chevy Nova/Chevy II bodies being raced. They have always been very popular. They were part of what GM called their X-Platform cars, which most call the X-body cars. They include '62 thru '79 models. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genera...platform_(1962) A '62-'67 model, I call a "Box Nova". For '68, the body was changed & the wheelbase made longer. Both body styles are very popular in drag racing. In the '70's, Pontiac, Olds, & Buick also built cars on this platform. And, there have been some of all these used as Stock/SS drag cars. There are plenty of pics available for all the GM X-body cars. But, since I'm a Pontiac guy, I'll only mention the Pontiac X-body race cars I have pics of. The 1st Pontiac X-body was in '71. But, by far the most popular, was the '74 GTO. It had a Pontiac 350 engine, with a Q-jet carb. But, since that same basic engine is legal for a regular '74 Ventura II body, both have been raced. The 1st successful Pontiac X-bodies I'm aware of competed in the 1974 US Nats. A guy named Al Vanis won Stock, in a Ventura II. And a guy named Rock Running got his class win, in a GTO. Since then, there have been lots of these '74 Pontiac X-body cars win races, set nat records, win class at Indy, & qualify at or near the top of qualifying lists. Below are 9 pics of Pontiac X-bodies that have done well. Attached Thumbnails

08-23-2021, 02:33 AM	#5
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: 80’s/90’s Stock and Super Stock pics "...I was not born yet haha. 5751 would have been one of the Axemaker brothers, not dad or I..." OK. Here are 2 more pics. Perm #5759. I have you listed driving them. Is this correct ? Attached Thumbnails