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Old 04-25-2016, 03:24 PM
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Recall the time when "this was the 'correct' hi-performance setup?"

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This was before my time, but I could never figure that trend out. Did they handle as poorly as I imagine?
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Very simple- weight transfer, back when no sticky tires were available. It all started with the Ramchargers' mile-high '50 Plymouth at an NHRA Nationals (1961?). Anybody got a photo of that to post here?
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Old 04-25-2016, 09:27 PM
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Options, oh the options here "rinse with soda if you prefer"


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Old 04-26-2016, 05:50 AM
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Old 04-26-2016, 11:26 PM
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Haaa Haa! I see what you did there, and indeed "The Good Old Days" wait, whut?

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Old 04-27-2016, 04:00 PM
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Old 04-27-2016, 04:03 PM
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Old 04-27-2016, 04:20 PM
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Ok now...after you catch your breath from the sight of the bikinied Babe and Vette paint job...focus on the return road traffic in the background...who's GTO funny car is that?

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Old 04-27-2016, 07:10 PM
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That Vette didn't distract me one bit, I spotted that funny car instantly!

its the Champion Automotive funny car that Duane Muelling and Tom Nell were partnered on, it was Ram Air V injected! the car still exists today.

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Old 04-27-2016, 07:18 PM
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That Vette didn't distract me one bit, I spotted that funny car instantly!

its the Champion Automotive funny car that Duane Muelling and Tom Nell were partnered on, it was Ram Air V injected! the car still exists today.
Seems to have that crazy artwork like the 69 Beswick GTO had.
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Old 04-27-2016, 08:41 PM
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That Vette didn't distract me one bit, I spotted that funny car instantly!

its the Champion Automotive funny car that Duane Muelling and Tom Nell were partnered on, it was Ram Air V injected! the car still exists today.
Thx to your reply I found this on this link => http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-in...-of-the-1970s/
Note lettering "Engine By Tom Nell" and "Here Comes the Judge" on front air dam
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Old 04-27-2016, 08:45 PM
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Thx to your reply I found this on this link => http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-in...-of-the-1970s/
And note the injected Gray Ghost Firebird Poncho FC and in the background IIRC is Boss Bird???

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Old 04-27-2016, 10:10 PM
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Remember when this was State-of-the-Art racing coverage?

Also, when TV broadcasts went from Black & White to color?

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Old 04-28-2016, 01:28 AM
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Like everything about this vintage Trans Am series pit action photo

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Old 04-28-2016, 08:32 AM
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A representative of the greatest Corvette program that never got the backing it should have.

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Old 04-29-2016, 09:53 AM
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Agreed! Here's a color pix you might like below


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Old 04-29-2016, 10:16 AM
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Great vintage open-wheel racer action image

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I bought the YENKO book.Interesting story how the gs vetted program started and it's passing.I think a guy named Grady was vip at Gulf who helped program and when he asked for more help to develop gs ,GM esp Chevy they bulked and he pulled $$$$.

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Old 04-29-2016, 05:14 PM
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If it wasn't for Zora A-D the five Grand Sports built would have never seen the light of day. They went through many incarnations, I particularly like the 377 four cammer (that never really saw the light of day either). They were downright dangerous when they got 427 power. One driver said the things would pull the front wheels off the ground in fourth gear if you weren't careful. The metal cage that made up the cage around the passenger compartment only weighed 27 pounds! Driver safety wasn't the most important factor apparently. Surprising no one ever died in a crash in one.

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