More vintage Pro Stock

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Dick Landy talking with Miss Hurst Linda Vahan

 

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Firestone made theses custome tires for Ronnie Sox in the early 70's. They also made

them for Arlen Vanke

 

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Ronnie Sox & head mechanic Jake King working on the Cuda between rounds

 

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72 Springnationals at Columbus, Oh. Reid Whisnant pitted next to Bill Steep

 

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Reid Whisnant's Pro Stock Hemi Dart

 

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Larry Perternell US 131 Gary, In

 

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#263 Richard Broome. Who knows who that is. Lil racing history lesson for ya. Let's hear you guesses LoL

 

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Don Carlton racing Rodger Denning in one of those pesky Hemi Colts

 

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Lillington, NC's Melvin Yow

 

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Reid Whisnant

 

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Roy Hill

 

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Although these cars aren't Pro Stock cars the team (Sox & Martin) was a Pro team. Here 3 of their many different cars they raced are parked in a hotel parking lot

 

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Shirley Shahan in her Pro Stock 360 Hornet vs the Hemi Duster of Virginia's Ed Miller who' had a birthday yesterday

 

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Two of Atlanta's best the Hemi Arrow of the Barnett Brothers & the Mustang II of Charlie Peppers. At an IHRA event at Atlanta Dragway in the late 70's

 

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This was a car built by Don Carlton & Clyde Penly. Referred to as "The Yellow" car. It was very light & with a lot of leading edge tricks. It was a 340 smallblock powered car. Chrysler rented the car to use it to test the viability of a smallblock Pro car to overcome the harsh weigh breaks of the Hemi cars. From what I have been able to find out the car was extremely quick on the first half of the track, but not quite fast enough on the top end. I also understand the car used standard 340 blocks (not T/A) & they split a few off them. I would say this car & it's testing help lead to the W2 heads & X block that Bob Glidden used in his all conquering Arrow a few years later. When Chrysler was done with it they returned it to Carlton. Not sure he ever raced it in competition. He sold it to a Sportsman racer.

 

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Another pic of the Barnett bros Hemi Arrow vs Tricky Ricky Smith & his popular Mustang II

 

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