[bigeasy1]

Great thread!!! so many good stories and pics.
In the 60's when I raced my 409,they had no class for amatuer's or street cars.I had to race in AA/Stock which usually put me up against the big guys from dealerships who had lots of money.Needless to say I usually got beat.
I even ran against Dyno Don Nicholson once in his 62 bubble top 409 at Ct.valley drag way..Guess who won??? It wasn't me.
I was pretty much a Chevy guy,but I loved all fast cars,and was a drag fan only,I never got into circle track stuff.
I always loved the Plymouth Satellite drag cars raced by guys like Sox and Martin.They were an awesome looking machine and dam fast.
These old cars had character,not like the featureless looking crap that rolls off assembly lines today.They all look alike.If you took the name off any of todays cars,you wouldn't know if it was a Nissan,or Toyota,or Ford,or Gm.
The new cars are reliable and fuel efficient,but except for a few exotics, they have the same character and wow factor of a refrigerator. yuk!!!!!!!!!!