Lloyd Wofford, who raced back in the 1960’s and 70’s in the heyday of Stock and Super stock racing, at one time campaigning a SS/BA ‘65 Plymouth built by the legendary Herb McCandless, recently returned to the sport he loved, and is on the verge of debuting his dream ride, a spectacular new SS/AH ‘68 Barracuda.
New Super Stock ‘68 HEMI Barracuda a Dream Come True For Lloyd Wofford
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Andrew Wolf
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August 24, 2010
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Like many car fanatics, Marc Shankweiler got hooked on drag racing from early on, although his parents didn’t quite like it. His first car was a ’66 Nova that he had in high school. It was a garage project with a 327 – enough to put a smile on any kids face.
Very few of us still own the car we went to high school in and more often than not it was some beater we have fond memories of and are glad to be rid of when it’s all over. For Jon Bitler it’s a different story entirely, as his high school car was his dream car, a 1969 Nova.
Ron Pellegrini, a young firebrand from Illinois, wanted to make a name for himself in the drag racing world. But to do so often requires a factory-backed sponsorship, as building a drag car can get very expensive very quickly. Enter the Super Mustang. Ron went all out, even founding a fiberglass company called Fiberglass LTD., and its first task was building a fiberglass shell for a 1965 Mustang. So, how does a rare, historical car like this end up rotting away in a Florida junkyard?
McDonough purchased the car as a completely stock and original ’66 Chevy Bel Air, but that was just the beginning. He wanted to keep the car as stock as possible, but still be able to run it down the dragstrip quickly, safely, and consistently.To accomplish that goal, he chose a mildly-built 454 that was bored .060 over, with a handful of aftermarket parts including an Eagle crank and rods, COMP Cams camshaft and valve train components, and Edelbrock heads, intake, and water pump.
Eric Yost, who has made a name for himself on Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week trail in recent years, recently embarked on the challenge of setting a one-mile land speed record, topping 241 MPH and setting the BG/SS record with his 7-second 1982 Firebird.
There is no secret now that Roush/Yates is back in drag racing with the recent announcement made in regards to building Justin Humphreys’ Pro Stock engines. Though the team at Roush/Yates doesn’t want to just stop there, and have announced a partnership with Aeromotive on building their 2010 race engines for their 2010 Mustang. Though [...]
To keep the tradition alive of Ford factory built Mustang race cars, like the 1968 Cobra Jet, the Boss 429 and the FR500S Mustang Challenge car, Ford Racing started working on a production of 50 2010 Cobra Jet Mustangs. This article is flooded with images of this factory built race car, along with a ton of information on the build.
When a race car is retired it will usually end up being stored away in a barn, locked up, or worse they are crushed. The Melrose Missile is a classic race car that has been saved. The Melrose Missile dominated the ‘63 Super Stock class as well as the ‘64 Super Stock class, before it was retired and stored away-soon to be housed by Bob Mosher of Mosher’s Musclecar Motors. Read more to see the Melrose Missile’s best E/T.
Justin’s Performance Center is known widely as building some of the fastest NMRA Factory Stock cars year after year. Well they are at it again, with this 8 second Mustang owned by a guy up in Canada. After seeing the JPC team continuously put other s197 Mustangs in the 10, 9, and 8 second range, this owner decided that is what he wanted a car that will pull 8 second times and drive him home. Read more and see this 8 second s197 Mustang’s photos.
With all the hype on Ford’s return to NHRA Pro Stock class, the 2010 Mustang driven by Cale Aronson, is getting a lot of attention. We have photos in this article of his retro themed white Pro Stock Mustang, which is mountain motor powered. With a lighter car than any other Mountain Motor Pro Stock car, this team will be able to put the extra weight anywhere on the car- it’s going to be a great show watching it run down the track.
184,000 miles and bracket racing don’t usually mix well together. But for the owner of this 11-second C5 Corvette, those numbers are music to his ears. Check out the full story.
We’ve all heard the fabled stories, walk into your local Chevy Dealer, and walk out with a badass Camaro with 600+ horsepower with plenty of cubic inches already swapped in. But that doesn’t happen anymore – Does it? And if it did, the days of the big block ruling the street are long over, so what could you swap in? How about 454 cubic inches of LSX…
Tim and Austin Sloan from Columbia Tennessee are building a killer looking “Outlaw style” 2006 Saturn Ion Redline and have posted some photos of the build on Yellowbullet.com. While we’ve not seen many Saturn drag cars on the strip, the short wheelbase and aerodynamic profile has some potential. Throw in a 427ci LS engine, and this is a build worth checking out.
When it comes to muscle cars, most people already have an model in mind. Whether it be the Mustang, GTO, or Charger – we’ve all got our biases. Thanks to the Internet, we are able to see more wild remakes of the same kind of car day in and out. Tim Williams, of Plympton, Massachusetts did something different. His custom made 1976 BMW 2002 has been fitted with a small block Chevy and was a labor of love, alcohol, and the desire to be different… Read on for his story…
