March 2017

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STEP ON IT

Nothing beats the look of a class car leaving the line!

STOCK/SUPER STOCK he defeated fellow Stock/ Super Stock racer “Mr. 4-Speed” himself Ronnie Sox. The winning time was 9.99 out of Jenkins ’68 Camaro to Sox’s 10.13 in his ’70 Cuda. Whether you’re a fan of the first or second coming of the muscle car, both classes have a wide selection of some of the coolest cars, old and new, in drag racing. Probably one of the biggest draws for me personally is that they are all still real cars. No liftoff front ends or giant cowl hoods with scoops higher than the roofline. And you won’t see

any two-foot wings hanging off the back or exhaust sticking out of who knows where. So yeah, even though many of the cars were built before some RPM readers were even a glimmer in their parent’s eye, this type of racing brings back a touch of the old days, and that’s a good thing. Some say that these classes, the incredible cars that race in them, and the talented drivers who pilot them were fading away into a distant memory, but an identifiable renewed interest in nostalgia bodystyles in addition to seeing the

CROSS RAMMED

This is how it was in 1965! This frameoff resto Dodge is powered by a Ramcharger 426 Hemi!

!!! www.rpm-mag.com | march 2017

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