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Post by AJR on Jul 26, 2020 11:37:16 GMT -7
Dave632 The Master Builder & Racer I would like to make " The American Graffiti " "Match Challenge" My Yellow 1932 Ford Rod Against your American Graffiti 1955 Black Chevy 😁 2.4 ohm Inline Super Comp @ 20v |
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Post by dave632 on Jul 26, 2020 14:16:41 GMT -7
Yes it did. It was actually the quicker car supposedly running 10s in the 1/4 when it had the tunnel ram
on which was very fast for the time. If I remember right it had a BB 427 in it which was not seen in American Graffiti but it was
in its next movie.
The same car was in 2 lane blacktop where it races a new GTO. Actually the GTO would have been far behind if there was an actual race.
American Graffiti was the story of my youth with cruisin the local strip and going to the local diner where we had a
race rivalry with another diner. Even had a fight between 2 guys over one of the races. We used to have regular street races on Tues.
or Thurs. with crowds of 50-100 spectators. There was also a guy who was
nicknamed Fonz as his last name was Fonzarelli believe it or not. He was a jerk however and was one of the guys involved
in the fight.
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Post by dynomike on Jul 26, 2020 15:09:45 GMT -7
Those were the days. My first car in 1962 was a 58 Edsel Pacer 2dr htp. It had cutouts of course and 4.56 gear I bought form Honest Charlies Speed Shop.
Also had a used set of atlas bucrons I picked up at the local Standard oil station.
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Post by dave632 on Jul 26, 2020 17:03:47 GMT -7
Memory's. Bucron tires were popular in the 60s with street racers, the soft rubber gave good bite but did not last
long, especially with us Hot Rodders. I also remember 3000 rpm at 50 MPH with 4.56 gears.
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Post by ecbill on Jul 26, 2020 17:14:59 GMT -7
Yes it did. It was actually the quicker car supposedly running 10s in the 1/4 when it had the tunnel ram on which was very fast for the time. If I remember right it had a BB 427 in it which was not seen in American Graffiti but it was in its next movie. The same car was in 2 lane blacktop where it races a new GTO. Actually the GTO would have been far behind if there was an actual race. American Graffiti was the story of my youth with cruisin the local strip and going to the local diner where we had a race rivalry with another diner. Even had a fight between 2 guys over one of the races. We used to have regular street races on Tues. or Thurs. with crowds of 50-100 spectators. There was also a guy who was nicknamed Fonz as his last name was Fonzarelli believe it or not. He was a jerk however and was one of the guys involved in the fight. So Falfa’s 55 from American Graffiti is the same 55 used in 2 Lane Blacktop? That’s pretty cool! |
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Post by finistauri on Jul 27, 2020 2:00:11 GMT -7
Yes it did. It was actually the quicker car supposedly running 10s in the 1/4 when it had the tunnel ram on which was very fast for the time. If I remember right it had a BB 427 in it which was not seen in American Graffiti but it was in its next movie. The same car was in 2 lane blacktop where it races a new GTO. Actually the GTO would have been far behind if there was an actual race. American Graffiti was the story of my youth with cruisin the local strip and going to the local diner where we had a race rivalry with another diner. Even had a fight between 2 guys over one of the races. We used to have regular street races on Tues. or Thurs. with crowds of 50-100 spectators. There was also a guy who was nicknamed Fonz as his last name was Fonzarelli believe it or not. He was a jerk however and was one of the guys involved in the fight. Dave "Great" Good time real stories, Thank you for sharing 😁 Hope they encourages everyone to share there stories also. finistauri |
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Post by wbj on Jul 27, 2020 13:15:49 GMT -7
Yes it did. It was actually the quicker car supposedly running 10s in the 1/4 when it had the tunnel ram on which was very fast for the time. If I remember right it had a BB 427 in it which was not seen in American Graffiti but it was in its next movie. The same car was in 2 lane blacktop where it races a new GTO. Actually the GTO would have been far behind if there was an actual race. American Graffiti was the story of my youth with cruisin the local strip and going to the local diner where we had a race rivalry with another diner. Even had a fight between 2 guys over one of the races. We used to have regular street races on Tues. or Thurs. with crowds of 50-100 spectators. There was also a guy who was nicknamed Fonz as his last name was Fonzarelli believe it or not. He was a jerk however and was one of the guys involved in the fight. Dave Thanks for sharing your story! There was article a while back in Street Rodder on these two cars. The 55 was a monster with a L88 in it and the 32 was a slug. An under powered 283 and bad gearing gave the production team fits trying film the race scenes. Here's a place my friends and I made a few trips to "back in the day" www.connectinghighway.com/ If you check out the page you'll see the Ko-Motion Vette. Which has been reproduced in HO scale by Model Motoring(?). (delete the / on the end of the link) |
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Post by dave632 on Jul 27, 2020 13:18:39 GMT -7
I have lots of racing memories to look back on. I was on drag strips for 50 years with
many different 1/1 cars, which continues now with HO size cars. The Beretta was by far the quickest and fastest with the red Camaro
coming in second. Funny I get nervous playing pool but I was always calm behind the wheel of a drag car
which could have did me in quickly. I have a video of the car sliding sideways at 100 when I hit the
throttle again when a little out of the groove. Even then I kept my cool and did not even cross over the center line.
Last time I was in Vegas playing pool I played many levels below normal because of nerves??? Makes no sense, just the way I am I guess.
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Post by dave632 on Jul 27, 2020 13:34:34 GMT -7
Yes it did. It was actually the quicker car supposedly running 10s in the 1/4 when it had the tunnel ram on which was very fast for the time. If I remember right it had a BB 427 in it which was not seen in American Graffiti but it was in its next movie. The same car was in 2 lane blacktop where it races a new GTO. Actually the GTO would have been far behind if there was an actual race. American Graffiti was the story of my youth with cruisin the local strip and going to the local diner where we had a race rivalry with another diner. Even had a fight between 2 guys over one of the races. We used to have regular street races on Tues. or Thurs. with crowds of 50-100 spectators. There was also a guy who was nicknamed Fonz as his last name was Fonzarelli believe it or not. He was a jerk however and was one of the guys involved in the fight. Dave Thanks for sharing your story! There was article a while back in Street Rodder on these two cars. The 55 was a monster with a L88 in it and the 32 was a slug. An under powered 283 and bad gearing gave the production team fits trying film the race scenes. Here's a place my friends and I made a few trips to "back in the day" www.connectinghighway.com/ If you check out the page you'll see the Ko-Motion Vette. Which has been reproduced in HO scale by Model Motoring(?). Never saw much info on the 32, I guess that was because it was not so hot. Even in the movie I could tell the 55 was a mean machine by the sound and the way it moved. I have the Ko Motion Vette and it has made it to some of our races. It says AHRA record holder on the trunk. For some reason that link could not be found on my computer.  Ko Motion Vette pix 1
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Post by hilltopspeedway on Jul 27, 2020 13:43:09 GMT -7
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Post by comet on Jul 27, 2020 14:58:46 GMT -7
THANK YOU , THAT WAS A GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY !
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Post by dave632 on Jul 27, 2020 16:01:49 GMT -7
That way the link worked, I recognized a few names in those stories.
Old street racing days.
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Post by GTS on Jul 30, 2020 8:47:16 GMT -7
For those that are interested,here is the link to the 4-gear Super Comp qualifying times for Jeff's event in September of 2018. |
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Post by dave632 on Jul 30, 2020 9:02:53 GMT -7
I have to admit I do not have the Screaming yellow Banana made up in the same configuration as it was
back then. I converted it back to a 1 ohm for the match races. I was surprised to see how quick those cars
ran back then. I have been concentrating on the 2.5 Pro Mod for the upcoming race and just built a new BSRT chassis
for the race that will go in the American Graffiti 55 Chevy.
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Post by finistauri on Jul 30, 2020 9:48:35 GMT -7
I have to admit I do not have the Screaming yellow Banana made up in the same configuration as it was back then. I converted it back to a 1 ohm for the match races. I was surprised to see how quick those cars ran back then. I have been concentrating on the 2.5 Pro Mod for the upcoming race and just built a new BSRT chassis for the race that will go in the American Graffiti 55 Chevy. Dave, It's going to be a Tight Race 🏁 for me, The American Graffiti Challenge 🏅 And the Super Comp Class 🏆 We are Building the same BSRT chassis. My 1932 Dolly's Body "Dollywood" Weighs in at 6.99 grams Your 1955 Chevy's Body Weighing in at 4.67 grams 😁 "🤔 a thought" how much "LEAD" should I ad to Dave's American Graffiti Rockets Body finistauri |
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