[ponyakr]

"...He also said the fastest he went with stocker was with 4.56 gears! I tried them just couldnt get tires at local strip to hook.,,:

Sorry, but I don't understand that.

Assuming he ran slicks. So, are you saying that you couldn't get your car to hook, even with slicks, when running 4.56 gears ? Or, was it hard street tires that wouldn't hook ?

"...Seems counter to what is known now."

To what is that referring ? What is it that is "known now".

This reminded me. I have 3 of what I assume are early pics of the H&M T/A, when it was running G/SA, therefore obviously was not running an SD455, at the time. Also, didn't have SD-455 on the shaker. NHRA Nat Rec Holder was on the side, while still running G/SA.

In pics 4 & 5, it was running E/SA. Therefore, I ASSUME it was NOT an SD455 car from the factory, but was switched over to SD455 power later, by the Herslow & Morlock team. Did it also set the E/SA nat record ?

This sound reasonable to me, because John Clegg's original '73 SD455 Formy ran D/S @ Indy, & Ray Hunt's SD455 Formy ran D/SA @ Indy. Since the Formy would be a little lighter, it makes sense that the heavier T/A might run 1 class lower.

So, do you know all the details of the car's race history, assuming it WAS the same car. For all I know, the G/SA car & the E/SA car may not have been the same car. But, I assume there was only one car, which ran G/SA, with a D-port 455 for a while, then ran E/SA for a while, with an SD455, then was switched over to SS.