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Shermanator
03-04-2013, 09:01 AM
These time "cards" are from early '70's. Interesting things to note: only one car, no RT, no 60 foot, no 330 foot, no 1/8 mile, no 1000 foot, no margin of victory. But there is a lot of other info such as car # and "win" or "lose". The car was a 1968 AMX 390 four speed with go package.
Shermanator
03-04-2013, 09:06 AM
Pic is up had to run to a different computer.
UncleLar
03-04-2013, 09:35 AM
That son of a gun was honking.
Headers,slicks,cam,manifold and 735 DP Holley?
Any head work,like a the good old 3 angle valve job?
jflave
03-04-2013, 10:00 AM
Looks like Sherman was always fast. :)
Shermanator
03-04-2013, 10:16 AM
9" slicks, 800 holley double pumper, headers (don't remember brand). lunati cam (don't remerber spects) edelbrock highrise, Chrysler 440 valves, 456 gears, built in accordance with "Performance American Style". It was fun and like the Marauder it was different and got a lot of attention. When I got back into racing with the Marauder all I wanted was for the Marauder to be as fast as the AMX. Yes sir.
Shaijack
03-04-2013, 11:22 AM
I still have mine from the 70-80"s.
Baaad GN
03-04-2013, 12:46 PM
Yep those days were FUN!
Shermanator
03-04-2013, 01:18 PM
Yes they were fun. No seat belts, helmets, scattershields. No waterboxes. No "test and tune", every meet had class competitions and bracket competitions. I ran "heavy Eliminator" And no motorcycles.
Motorhead350
03-05-2013, 10:08 PM
Yep those days were FUN!


Yes they were fun. no motorcycles.

I wish I was around.
CBT
03-06-2013, 04:23 AM
Yes they were fun. No seat belts, helmets, scattershields. No waterboxes. No "test and tune", every meet had class competitions and bracket competitions. I ran "heavy Eliminator" And no motorcycles.

Sherm do you have any pics of you and the car from back in the day? :beer:
loud2004marquis
03-06-2013, 04:46 AM
I wish I was around.

+1
Me too, seemed like such a different world.
UncleLar
03-06-2013, 06:42 AM
No motorcycles?
Turnip Eater among others,and of course this guy...
E.J. Potter,The Michigan Madman! He was there in the 60's
Here's a homemade video from the early 70's
Jump in at 1:00 and watch him.
Dig the winged Mopar tow car too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6owg7YoQk8I