Vintage drag photos

[PeteLeathersac]

Oh I gotcha Ok...feels like I've seen it on a Camaro tail like that but was maybe a red car?
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~ Pete

[300deluxeL79]

[300deluxeL79]

isn't that the 'batcar' in the background?

[Chevyfever]

Yes that is the Batcar,seen that one hundred's of times. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[al8apex]

just a question on whether there are any &quot;rules&quot; when it comes to &quot;stock&quot; body parts on these early 2nd gen Camaros

I know in SCCA, you HAVE to have everything as it came in the option package or model, no mixing and matching

the number of fake RS bumperette cars in this thread is numbing, but there is another &quot;bastardized&quot; front end combination that even looks worse ...

I UNDERSTAND why the regular front end cars use the RS bumperettes, it is lighter, but NOT correct (and would get you bounced in the SCCA):















I DON'T understand this one though ... I guess they ditch the heavy center section and keep the RS valances and somehow mold/morph a 72-73 full bumper grille ...



correct &amp; complete RS front:



correct &amp; complete standard full bumper front:



Just curious as to how the &quot;rules&quot; work or were supposed to work ...

[Salvatore]

I believe back then if the car came with it in any combo you could run it in NHRA.
Things changed more when they let them run the fiberglass front valences and even some of the glass nose pieces. If another racer did not protest you, NHRA let it go most of the time. AHRA, IHRA and NHRA had their own sets of rules. Maybe try to pick up some old Rule Books for better explanations.

Most of those 70 and up camaros were not very competitive in Pro Stock thus moving to the Vega.

Modified Eliminator they were good to go. Dennis Ferrera with the BM car in A/MP. KILLER!

[al8apex]

thanks!

[69L78Post]

Here is a video off of Youtube, my apologies if it's been posted before. There's a lot more makes on here than just Chevrolets. At the 8:46 mark there's a Garnet Red 69 Camaro called the &quot;Aluminum Rat&quot;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79br00IHXVc

[Postsedan]

Barry,

No apologies necessary for such a video [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

[DW31S]

I'll chime in with a few thoughts, comments and requests. NHRA was pretty strict in Stock and Super Stock. No hood scoops or fiberglass parts unless factory installed. As for drivetrain combinations, they had to match the year of production; exterior appearance had to as well. There was also the &quot;Year Rule&quot; where a race car could only be so old as compared to the THEN current model. That is why some cars would get updated grills, trim, tail lights, etc. That's also why some good cars were forced to change class or even sanctioning body. Early on in the glory years of Stock and Siper Stock, NHRA mandated that the engine block, heads and carb be of the same manufacturing year as the car represented, but later they loosened the rules somewhat.
Now to my requests: I'm always hunting for any photos pertaining to any of the &quot;Anderson Olds&quot; race cars, particularly the '69 W-31 that I own and race. I'm also looking for pictures of a 1969 Camaro that I now own, it too is an ex-race car. When new, the Camaro was raced as &quot;Super Paranoia&quot; in SS/H by Bill Izykowski. It was then sold and renamed &quot;Shangri-La&quot; and had a couple different paint jobs and owners. The car spent a lot of time at East Coast tracks but did run The Gatornationals and the U.S.Nationals in B/S and SS/D.