4 wide racing could get very tricky in terms of picking a winner. Basicly, it was 2 cars per lane, and the win light would only come on in the winning lane. So if all 4 cars ran close at the finish, the light would only show what lane had won, not which car.
Now this one is my favorite! Everything about it just oozes coolness. Except Grumps being a little late!
Ah, a great photo of the big, heavy cars that dominated the upper stock classes before the muscle cars came on the scene. This seems to be a big NHRA meet, possibly the Indy Nationals, or the Winternationals in California. The T decal in the windshield indicates that this is the trophy run for the D stock automatic class. If my memory serves me correctly, the NHRA national record for D/SA in the early '60's was in the 14.2 or 14.3 bracket, at a little over 100 mph. So for all of their size and weight, they had a little step to them, way back then. Running 7 inch wide treaded rear tires. I'm noticing that neither car has tow hooks under the front bumper, and both have license plates. Probably driven to this event! The Poncho has a big Jere Stahl sign on the front fender, so it was likely prepped by the York, Pa GM specialist. Stahl was a direct rival to people like Bill Jenkins, Truppi and Kling, Joel Rosen, and other big east coast Chevy tuners and builders. He was known for the headers he built, and their trademark long collector pipes.
Grumpy is not as late as Sox and Martin. Probably Ronnie Sox. A good ole' North Carolina boy. RIP Ronnie.
Thank you all for the additional pictures. Great Stuff. We seemed to have lost this one along the way.
Very much want to thank Al and Dean P for the next few shots. I've got to say...this is one really cool car!
