Tripped across an interesting article talking about Gapp & Roush, the ’73 Pinto and other good stuff. The article is on the ‘cookieboystoys’ web site
Check out the article here.
Below is an image from the article.
Big Noise from Livonia
Monthly Archives: December 2009
WG and the Boss 429 Mustang
A few things about this photo.
One…that’s my Dad.
Two…he’s working on the Boss 429 Mustang Flopper.
Three…he’s outside of the garage where his business “Performance Engineering” was located in Dearborn. This was the location before moving to Livonia.
Lastly. Look at that fuel-injected Boss 429!
Cool, eh?
Blue Maverick in Black and White – 1972
Wheelie!
Wheelies are a waste of time. Physics people. Go out…not up 😉
Lot’s of good stuff coming in 2010…
Sitting in Florida talking with my Dad. Lot’s of good pics and other information. Lots of scanning to do and stories to tell. Should be a good year.
The second 73 Pinto video
This Pinto was built but was crashed…twice and then sent packing. My father was not the driver in either of the ‘incidents’.
The venue for the video is the same…that is Toronto and what appears to be an appearance for the United States Racing team.
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1973 Pinto video – United States Racing Team match?
Here’s another bit of video. The vehicle is a 1973 Pinto. I believe this a United States Racing Team match race
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The 427 Cammer powered SuperCat Cougar
Of all the vehicles that my Dad had the SuperCat Cougar is right near the top of my favorite list.
Why? Well…it’s a Cougar. That body style was pretty unique for the time period.
See below. This image is probably from one of the ‘Autorama’ shows that is held at Cobo every year.
The vehicle was powered by a Ford 427 Cammer. Now, I happen to have a soft spot for the Cammer engine for a variety of reasons.
Boss 429 powered Mustang Funny Car
Side shot of the Mustang. Nice color shot showing a bit more detail of the vehicle. This car was built by my Dad and Bill Jameson to compete in the AHRA-sponsored Gas Funny Car circuit on the East Coast.
Fuel injected Boss 429 power.
Here’s a link to a magazine article about the car
1974 IHRA Southern Nationals – ad and overview
So the IHRA sanctioning body put together a meeting at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. WG won the Pro Stock side of the tilt.
There are a couple of things strange about the race. The track was apparently pit road and the track was 1/8 of a mile in length.
Here’s a radio ad for the event:
1974_IHRA_SouthNats_Radio_Ad.mp3
I love some of those old radio ads.
Below is a link to a fairly recent article about the race. Unfortunately, one of the rocket cars got loose, killed two crewman of another vehicle and the driver.
Link to the article.
From the article:
Less than a year earlier, Anderson had become the first to break the five second mark on a quarter-mile track, at 4.99 seconds, and a top speed at the finish line of 322 mph.
1) Those speeds and times are equivalent to Top Fuel and Funny Cars times of today.
2) Rocket cars didn’t have stop switches for the fuel? Wow.
Blue Pro Stock Maverick video – AHRA race
This is fun. One of the first videos that i have encountered of the Maverick’s running down the track. Got a few of the Pinto’s that I’ll post at some point.
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