Pro stock cars of the 1970s books

Founded in 1993 by brothers tom and david gardner, the motley fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium. Al joniec made his way through the super stock ranks onto the funny cars and like others finishing with a pro stocker. Well its simple, the cars have not related to the production model for over 15 years now. The class is often described as all motor, due to the cars not using any form. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Apr 11, 2017 greatest mopar drag cars of all time. The riceholman maverick was built when the cars were closer to stock. Pro stock was basically an outgrowth of the super stock class yet it featured a less stringent set of rules and no handicaps. World of wheels has a rich tradition in the chicagoland area. We stock thousands of model cars in various cateories, in addition to aftermarket detail parts to make your model look like a true showstopper. The subject of this story will concentrate on the long wheelbase resurrection of the first generation pro stockers, the 1970 mustangs, the 1969 camaros, and the lone69 dart.

Nhra pro stock diecast and toy vehicles for sale ebay. Drag racing is an established sport in south africa, with a number of strips around the country including tarlton international raceway and odi raceway. Their owners will make a possibly once in a lifetime tour of the country for a charity soon to be determined, exhibitionracing and matchracing the restored pro stock cars. In its early years, pro stock was similar to the super stock era from a decade before, in that it featured cars that seemed to be a lot like a hot rod version of what people were driving on the street. The amount of cars that turned out continues to impress 26 at the most recent running in addition to a multitude of local cars currently under construction to become part of this movement, which excitedly includes the aforementioned southeast outlaw nostalgia pro stock series. Although men and women were hot rodding from the earliest days of automobiles, hot rods became more prominent right after world war ii. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Taking place on existing greyhound or speedway tracks, the cars were mostly stock cars from the 1930s with locked rear axle differentials and added armour. More than 40 cars were entered for the debut event.

Drag racing cars pro stock sometimes called factory hot rods, these vehicles must have engines and bodies from the same oem and all of the components must be available to the public, and for the nhra, engines are restricted to 500 ci. See more ideas about drag cars, drag racing and car humor. In this short and highly readable history of the stock market crash that preceded the great depression, galbraith retraces both the causes and. Also, this video is probably one of the best to show the illfated hemi colt style pro stock in action. Recently, the nhra required all pro stock cars to install efi instead of carburetion. The nhra officially recognized pro stock as a professional eliminator in 1970 where it was slotted below top fuel and funny car, just as it is configured today. This new softcover edition of the cars of transam racing is unique in that it.

That rebirth is now continuing with later model, big tire pro stockers. Its the time win winning on sunday sold cars on monday. Pro stock is a unique class of racing, and one that has changed considerably over the years. Overview this content section is dedicated to hot rod, street rod and custom car magazines from 1945 to 2000 in the united states. Fast forward to today and the nostalgia craze is in full swing. The cars still readily resembled production models albeit with better stance and. Heres a sampling of some of the more notable books of the 1970s. We almost continually add cars to this area, on a constant basis. Roots this 1976 book by alex haley, for which the subtitle was the saga of an american family, tells the story of haleys africanamerican family, with a young african man named kunta kinte, who was sold into slavery in the american south.

The era actually began in the early 1950s when fresh back from ww ii, veterans and other men were looking. The 1970s were the golden age of pro stock, otherwise known as the factory hot rods. The national hot rod association pro stock class emerged from the productionbased super stock in 1970 with a more liberal set of rules and an absence of handicaps. The history of mountain motor pro stock competition plus. Rules initially favored big block v8s with chrysler hemi engine powered cars winning the world title the first two years. To see purchase options and prices click on the buy button above the photo. Top 147 books published in 1970 that people have added on goodreads. The current pro stock package traces its genesis to the factory bigblock engines of the musclecar era and the popular super stock classes in the late 60s. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new.

The 1970 season was, by many accounts, one of the most important in nhra history. There were not a enough pictures of all the early pro cars that started this sport. This 1970 hemi challenger was owned and raced by bill bagshaw in nhra pro stock drag racing from 1970 to 1973. When the pro stock class was officially introduced in 1970, all vehicles were heavily modified production cars. Drag racing list pro stocks old cars make a comeback. Midwest nostalgia pro stock association paying tribute. These kits cover all the popular makes and models, from dodges super stock 426 hemi cars, to the hemi powered dragsters, to the ford 427 sohc race cars. Ohiogeorge and junior thompson were at pencesshelby county dragway. The best books published during the 1970s decade 1970 1979. It looks at everything from funny cars to classic 1970s pro stock cars. Super stock and junior stock cars, early 1970s pro stock cars, and more. The legendary dyno dons pro stock pinto the very popular camrao a favorite for car collectors. They were narrow, short cars and could be very twitchy at speed. May 19, 2005 pro stock drag racing of the 1970s photo archive.

Nhra prostock us nationals in 1975 drag racing cars, nhra pro. Sometimes called factory hot rods, these vehicles must have engines and bodies from the same oem and all of the components must be available to the public, and for the nhra, engines are restricted to 500 ci. Beautiful print of one of the most colorful drag racers. Learning from 1970s investment advice the motley fool. In this months installment of reyes on tour, hall of fame photographer steve reyes will show us what the early pro stockers looked like in the infancy of the class in the early 1970 s. Coming out of the gates in the top spot for the 1970 winternationals and 1970 gatornationals made this a car to be feared. Oct 12, 2015 the entire nhra pro stock season in 1977 was only 12 races long, which left plenty of time for match racing. The cars still readily resembled production models albeit with better stance and flared fenders not to mention hood scoops. Pro stock is a class of drag racing featuring factory hot rods. As a person who grew up lusting after muscle cars and factory backed race cars, i love reading about this era of pro stock drag racing. Be the envy of the track by purchasing your dirt oval pro stock racing cars here. The drama of 1970s chrysler pro stock drag racing unfolds in this new book. Top 10 books about the 1970s jimmy carters energy policy, stadium rock, the death of mao, fall of the shah, the sweeney and roy of the rovers feature as hot topics among ian plenderleiths.

Shirley cha cha muldowney on the cover of sunday news magazine in 1978. Drag racing funny cars of the 1970s available for download and read online in other formats. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, funny cars were so named because of the simple rule that they didnt look completely stock, rather, they looked funny. By comparison, a modern pro stock car features a custombuilt chassis and body and virtually no factory produced parts. I will post photos from the fairplex in pomona and the famoso raceway in mcfarland aka. Pro stock racing cars for sale racing junk classifieds. Great deals on nhra pro stock diecast and toy vehicles. The class is often described as all motor, due to the cars not using any form of forced induction such as turbocharging or supercharging, or other enhancements, like nitrous oxide, along with regulations governing the modifications allowed to the engines and the types of bodies used. No book collection of a true student of the sport will. Bill grumpy jenkins defeated ronnie sox in the final, 9. The worlds largest governing body for stock car racing is the. Heres my prediction, pro stock as we know it will not exist in 2019. Pdf drag racing funny cars of the 1970s download full pdf. The book uses both vintage and modern imagery to not just look at the roadsters, but the.

Fast forwarding to 1977, kaase says that soon after he arrived at the gatornationals with dynos car, fellow pro stock racer wally booth pulled him. The 1970s pro stock drag racing was the golden age of pro stock. I began going to the latter two venues in the late 50s and i continue to go today. Bills 68 camaro is in the drag racing history books as the car that won the very first official nhra pro stock race at the winternationals in 1970. Pro stock icon bob glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of nhra drag racing, died sunday. Chevrolet dealer fred gibb later bought the car and his crew converted it from pro stock to super stock configuration.

Although sox had added five super stock wins, he won nine times in the newly created pro stock class in 1970 and 1971, including six of eight in 1971. About twenty or so years ago there began a phenomena of nostalgia drag racing going back to race car of the 60s, 70s and 80s at drag strips throughout the country. Some pictures that i took of pro stockers back in the 70s and 80s along with a clip from the diamond p video decade of thrills note. Subscribe now to make sure you dont miss any of our new products. Mar 01, 2018 also, this video is probably one of the best to show the illfated hemi colt style pro stock in action. Like many fields of work, the drag racing scene was and is fairly well dominated by men. The paperback of the modified stock car racing of the 60s and 70s. Vintage drag racing footage from the 1970s dragzine. This was one of the first ron butlerbuilt cars that revolutionized the look of pro stock. In a starstudded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class.

It was heads up racing, first car to the stripe wins. Drag vintage pro stock dodge your choices ford your choices. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately 0. The drama of 1970s chrysler pro stock drag racing unfolds in this new book, which focuses on the racing and technological evolution of the legendary motown missile and mopar missile racing programs from 1970 to 1977. This event is considered by many as nirvana for custom, radical and restored cars of all makes, models and years. Engine nhras pro stock rules in 1974 favored a compact car with a small engine, so jenkins maintained his efforts with a 331ci smallblock using the stock 3. Buy cars we loved in the 1970s by giles chapman isbn.

Guy curval regularly raced in england in senior f1s and in junior f2s, including several world finals. It marked the first season for a new class, pro stock, and the first time that a season champion would be crowned. The 1970 s were the golden age of pro stock, otherwise known as the factory hot rods. Dec 18, 2017 pro stock icon bob glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of nhra drag racing, died sunday. In 1970, both the ahra and nhra launched a pro stock class featuring the most popular drivers and fastest cars. If your in the market for a pro stocks, we have hundreds for sale that waiting for you to swoop them. Ronnie sox, the 1969 super stock world champ, paced the field with a 10. See also most rated book by year best fantasy books of the 1970s best mystery books of the 1970s best science fiction books of the 1970s best books by century. During its heyday, specifically the mid1960s through the early 1970s, the national hot rod association incorporated the use of gorgeous womenmodels to help appeal to the fanboys. Check back often, as we probably have added something added to our site. In the early days after his initial 1961 winter nationals stock eliminator victory. Norm wilcox roland leongs hawaiian at irwindale in.

Jul 16, 2014 6 thoughts on this minute collection of early 1970s drag racing footage from around the country is alltime fuel cars, gassers, pro stock, more dan manix july 16, 2014 at 8. The best books published during the 1970 s decade 1970 1979. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bill bagshaws nhra pro stock red light bandit 1970 hemi.

It was then campaigned by herb fox and his crew chief glenn wright. Another interesting change in 1972 was the absorption of all 1971 stock classes into super stock to create a strictly stock class below it. This maverick, named the bat car, had a rare race only 427 sohc engine. Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the united states and canada, with new zealand, australia, mexico, great britain and brazil also having forms of stock car auto racing. Remembering pro stocks yesteryear drag illustrated. The early years were a bit different because the cars were simply modified, and had the body moved backwards, or each axle was moved forward, depending on how you want to look at it. Never before has a book covered the cars from the golden age of drag racing and. Vintage racing pictures of stock cars from the 1950s through 1980. One of the few cars to ever be outlawed by the nhra, they were disallowed from the pro stock category in the late 1970s. On the surface, nhra pro stock cars appear to closely resemble productionbased showroom vehicles, but underneath the brightly colored sheet metal, they are in fact, all out race cars capable of 6. Its me, margaret by judy blume, the bluest eye by toni morrison, jonathan livingston seagull by richard bach, bury my heart at wounde. Featured in the may 1971 issue of rodder and super stock magazine, it was reported at the time that its best quartermile pass was 9. The muscle car history back in the and the american car manufacturers diversified their automobile lines with high performance vehicles which came to be known as muscle cars. Pro stock engine grumpy jenkins smallblock chevy race.

Lots of them wrecked and you can see why in this video. Drag racing is controlled by motorsport south africa and all drivers are required to hold a valid motorsport south africa license. Jeff was instrumental in bringing mopar nostalgia super stock to the forefront of drag racing during the nineties, and new cars are still being built by racers every day. Pro stock rescue is a new tv show based on restoration and racing of both 3.

No book collection of a true student of the sport will be complete without the history of nhra pro stock, which tells the story of the class via 240 historical photographs and descriptions in the detail readers have come to expect from the staff of national dragster. A unique book is published in france, by pioneer racer guy curval, on the history of stockcar racing in france 1953 1970. The term stock cars in the uk refers to a specialised form of racing that bears little resemblance to any road car. Today, those that participate in the class carry a common weight of 2,350 pounds in a twodoor american made coupe no older than five years old with the source of motivation coming from an engine that displaces 500cubic inches.

This maverick, named the bat car, had a rare race only 427 sohc engine backed with a real fourspeed transmission. The national hot rod association pro stock class emerged from the productionbased super stock in 1970 with a more liberal set of. Sometimes several times a day if a large purchase we made comes in. Confucius the first nhra pro stock event was the 1970 winternationals in pomona. In 1970 most pro stockers turned low 10 second passes on the quarter mile, with some cars occasionally breaking into the high 9 second zone. In this months installment of reyes on tour, hall of fame photographer steve reyes will show us what the early pro stockers looked like in the infancy of the class in the early 1970s. Bill grumpy jenkins 1968 pro stock camaro was the winner of the first two nhra pro stock races ever. To this day it is considered one of the premier car shows in the world. Download pdf drag racing funny cars of the 1970s book full free. The cars cost too much money to purchase, engine cost and maintenance are astronomical, and it takes four guys to service a car. Early stock cars 1950s1980 vintage racing pictures of stock cars from the 1950s through 1980.