[Steve Barcak]

Bill,

It looks like the first 2 are '58s.

[Brian Baker]

Not that old but a neat shot nonetheless...to me anyway. This is my funny car when Dick Rosberg owned and raced it, going against the Snake at the 1981 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA.

[Jack Gifford]

Great pictures- keep 'em comin'!
Does Sharon Wilhite still run the '58 with the '58 shortblock?

[Bill Eveland]

Originally Posted by pontiac jack

Great pictures- keep 'em comin'!
Does Sharon Wilhite still run the '58 with the '58 shortblock?

Going off this article I scanned from a June 94 of HPP it said it ran mid 11's, and in Jim Hands book it said the car runs well into the 10's (page 10 is a pic of the car) it would have been a significant change in the 370 if in fact it was the same block. Still doesn't answer your question though does it.

I like in the article, they built there own trans adapter with 3/4" plate for the th-400, way before Wilcap or anyone else came along with an adapter.

[Jack Gifford]

Sometime after '94, Tom changed to a 455-based engine in the '58 and then ran mid-tens, if I remember right. But then Tom began running the '59, and Sharon ran the '58 quite a lot. But I don't know whether the '58 shortblock went back into the '58.

[triathlonx13]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

Not that old but a neat shot nonetheless...to me anyway. This is my funny car when Dick Rosberg owned and raced it, going against the Snake at the 1981 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA.

Do you know what the spec were for the engine that was being ran?

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[Brian Baker]

Originally Posted by triathlonx13

Do you know what the spec were for the engine that was being ran?

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Keith Black Hemi on nitromethane. Typically ran in the 6.00 range but Dick said he dipped into the 5's on occasion. He was very successful with the car in Division 3, finishing 2nd in Division 3 points standings one year, but on a national scale against the heavy hitters, the cars performance was somewhat mediocre.