Pontiacs

oldskool · 09-11-2021, 09:41 PM

Now for my list of SS 1st & 2nd gen Birds.

'67 - Gonna go way back & pick the one that was sponsored by Stan Long Pontiac & Gratiot Motor Supply. It won races & was a nat record holder, driven by Tony Knieper.

'68 - I'll pick the Roy & Mike McKinney Bird.

'69 - This will have to be the 1st reg SS Pontiac in the 9's, driven by Keri Angeles & owned by her Dad, John.

'70-'71 - Can't think of any '70-'71 SS Birds, right off. Will have to look back thru my pics.

'72 - This will be the Gary Moore Bird. SS-J record holder. A guy from TX sent me a PM saying that this car was originally a '71 455HO car, then was changed over to a '72, later. Can't verify. A close-up of the pic I'm posting clearly shows a '72 honeycomb grill.

'73 - Once the '73 SD455 Birds came out, there were several of these on the track. Herslow & Morlock switched their Stocker to SS. John Clegg did the same. Bob Michael rigged one up, which was later raced by Don Kennedy. The Clegg's recently redid their '73 & got it down into the mid-9's.

'74 - There have also been quite a few '74 SS Birds. Some are still running. But, I'll have to choose the nat record holding H-O Racing Specialties T/A. I've read that it's the same '74 which the Cleggs own, which they got down into the mid 9's.

'75-'76 - Can't think of a single one from these years.

'77 - Of course, this one will have to be the 350 powered Formy raced by Sal Piacentini, and now by Mike Morgan. It's won class at Indy & RU in class, to Bill Rink, a couple of times.

'78 - The former Ken Shawver '78 is one of the most famous Pontiac SS Birds of this century, I suppose. Several times a class winner at Indy, as well as #1 qualifier one year. Driven some by Monte Howard, now owned by Jack Good.

09-11-2021, 09:41 PM	#37
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 748 Times in 363 Posts	Re: Pontiacs Now for my list of SS 1st & 2nd gen Birds. '67 - Gonna go way back & pick the one that was sponsored by Stan Long Pontiac & Gratiot Motor Supply. It won races & was a nat record holder, driven by Tony Knieper. '68 - I'll pick the Roy & Mike McKinney Bird. '69 - This will have to be the 1st reg SS Pontiac in the 9's, driven by Keri Angeles & owned by her Dad, John. '70-'71 - Can't think of any '70-'71 SS Birds, right off. Will have to look back thru my pics. '72 - This will be the Gary Moore Bird. SS-J record holder. A guy from TX sent me a PM saying that this car was originally a '71 455HO car, then was changed over to a '72, later. Can't verify. A close-up of the pic I'm posting clearly shows a '72 honeycomb grill. '73 - Once the '73 SD455 Birds came out, there were several of these on the track. Herslow & Morlock switched their Stocker to SS. John Clegg did the same. Bob Michael rigged one up, which was later raced by Don Kennedy. The Clegg's recently redid their '73 & got it down into the mid-9's. '74 - There have also been quite a few '74 SS Birds. Some are still running. But, I'll have to choose the nat record holding H-O Racing Specialties T/A. I've read that it's the same '74 which the Cleggs own, which they got down into the mid 9's. '75-'76 - Can't think of a single one from these years. '77 - Of course, this one will have to be the 350 powered Formy raced by Sal Piacentini, and now by Mike Morgan. It's won class at Indy & RU in class, to Bill Rink, a couple of times. '78 - The former Ken Shawver '78 is one of the most famous Pontiac SS Birds of this century, I suppose. Several times a class winner at Indy, as well as #1 qualifier one year. Driven some by Monte Howard, now owned by Jack Good. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 09-12-2021 at 10:12 AM.