[Mcronk]

February 1976

[ponyakr]

Originally Posted by Mcronk

February 1976

As stated in the text, John Clegg won class @ Indy '73, in his new '73 SD455 Formy. It ran D/S.

Was later switched to SS. Recently updated it & ran some mid 9's with it.

[ponyakr]

Looking for someone who has either a 1972 or 1973, or both NHRA "Factor Finder" booklets.

Don't need to buy. Just need for someone to look up some Pontiac hp factors for '72 & '73.

[ponyakr]

Just got this 1st pic. Says that Red was div 4 Champ in 1965.

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I know I've posted info & pics of this car here, several times. But, I just got thru preparing & organizing some pics for posting on some FB pages & another forum.

So, I'll take this opportunity to post 'em here. The wagon was built by Gary Wood & driven mostly by Charlene Wood.

Really don't know if there was just one wagon or 2. Some pics show it with a reg '72 Lemans cap, & some with a T-41 cap.

It also is sometimes marked H/SA & sometimes I/SA. Gary said that they ran both a 455HO & a D-port 455 & did good with both.

To me, it's a famous Stocker in Pontiac drag racing history !

[ponyakr]

Charlene set nat records, won div & one nat event races, & I think she was div champ at least once. She was also inducted into the div 1 Hall of Fame.

She is one of my Pontiac heroes.

[ponyakr]

Today I asked her some questions about the "Tons-a-Fun", to which she responded with some interesting info.

"...There were 2 wagons and 2 front ends interchangeable for different class combos. I remember Gary adding a third seat to change glass too. They ran in H I J and K/SA but mostly I/SA.
I think Gary played more with the second wagon for different combos.
The first wagon was sold in 1978 and the second was sold 1980 or 81. Sadly neither one exists today

we didn’t have 2 wagons at the same time. Sold the first one and Gary quickly built a second one. The first wagon is the one with the endura front end. My first NHRA number was 1235 and then 11 both on the first wagon. After that we changed my number to 1078. Gary’s number was 1076. Did that because once in a while we would switch cars. Only had to change one number.
I did come up against Gary at a couple races but he was driving the brown firebird
I think the first wagon was a 455HO and to me it had an edge over the second wagon "

That answered some questions I've had about "Ton-a-Fun". Now we all know some of the facts.

Here's a pic of the 1st wagon with #1235 on it, then one with #11 on it, both showing it with the T-41 cap. In the last 2 pics, the wagon has her last number, 1078, on it, and has a reg Lemans cap on it. The last pic shows their '72 GTO, which Charlene also drove. It also has her #1078 on it.