In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Falcon. They were pretty popular as dirt cars when the supply of post war coupes and coaches started drying up.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Falcon. They were pretty popular as dirt cars when the supply of post war coupes and coaches started drying up.
In reply to Cooter :
A G-body, or even better a previous gen Malibu, would lend itself well to that look on the street. Wanted to build something like that for a long time
In reply to Wally :
Finn is one of ones who would demand an 01 on the doors. Just like he did with General Mayhem.
A friend of mine has raced this car dating back to 1991. It was originally a 4 door valiant which they raced it as but they later turned into a 2 door dart. It now has a mirada nose on it. That was the biggest plastic nose he could find to put on it.
The 4 to 2 door conversion on a MoPar A body is much easier than even most MoPar guys would believe. Close to the same as a first gen B body, but cheaper.
I actually traded my first 2 vehicles to a guy who races a dirt modified bodied with 3rd gen firebirds. I prefer the local asphalt stock cars but theres something crazy about the amount of tire on a dirt modified
Wally said:In reply to Cooter :
The second car was Charlie Jarzombek, one of my favorite drivers as a kid.
Making them turn right isn’t too hard;
I'm not sure it's making that look easy...
Jumping topics wildly...
In reply to Ransom :
That's tasty. Jump Approved 
In reply to Cooter :
I was reading along rabidly and only just realized I'd forgotten I wasn't in the general hotlink thread... I'm glad you dig the Studebaker, and hope I haven't derailed the (awesome) primary theme!
I won't tell if you won't. 
Back on track; maybe not the best looking or most exciting dirt modifieds (and, uh, not that modified...) but I used to think I was going to have a stab at the Pro 4 West regional series...
Or... "The most fun you can have in a Pinto"? (I know, no Pintos in the pic, but they were common when I was thinking about it)
Don't be so hard on yourself. I think that is a yellow Pinto in the background.
We have a pro 4 class locally but they only run on the paved tracks
Some more local guys
A young Pete Bicknell
See the #17 Pro 4 car? The VW on the ramp truck is the same guy. That mini stock class morphed into the Pro 4 modifieds because of him, Zdenec (Stan) Pokupec
The Falcon belonged to Kenny Andrews who ran a big performance shop locally.
A really local guy (me)
Ransom said:
Back on track; maybe not the best looking or most exciting dirt modifieds (and, uh, not that modified...) but I used to think I was going to have a stab at the Pro 4 West regional series...
Or... "The most fun you can have in a Pinto"? (I know, no Pintos in the pic, but they were common when I was thinking about it)
In the ministock class here we have a guy that races this chevette. Yes it started out as a actuall chevette you see from the first year it raced
Pretty sure I want a street car with nerf bars.
Who wouldn't??
Cooter said:
One of my good friends from about 1975 or so was Gene Nead (so was his father). His father ran Sportsmans at Bridgeport NJ and sometimes Nazareth. He had a ‘30s Chevy coupe #127, but after a bad wreck he quit racing and just built chassis for others. His frames got to be pretty well in demand. Gene Jr. grew up to be a crew chief in NASCAR trucks and Cup racing. When we were 10-12 we scratchbuilt our own copies with plastic tubing and square stock, using drivetrains, wheels, and body parts kitbashed from car models.
Loved the old dirt modified coupes.
Local dirt track hot shoe.
They ran the coupe bodies into the 70's. He also ran a late model same night, musta been nirvana. Motordrome 70 when it was dirt. That era was the best dirt racing, before store bought chassis.
Really surprised I didn't start on dirt, discovered road racing and D Sport, ain't no lookin' back.
noddaz said:you mean like this?
I’ve seen this car. Had the guy who owns it mount tires for me!
You guys really need to find your way to Bud Garvey's vintage race car show in Osceola, PA in July.
That '74 Camaro needs a windsheild, lights, and a licence plate.
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