Another action shot by Dan Williams of the 1976 Pinto of Gapp & Roush, driven by Wayne Gapp. In the far lane is the AMC Hornet of Wally Booth.
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Great Lakes 1976 engine swap – image by Dan Williams
Dan Williams was kind enough to share a series of images he took in the 1970’s.
This one shows, from left to right, my Dad, Bill Jameson and I can’t remember his name.
I’ll post more of these as time permits.
1973 Gapp and Roush Pinto – Photo by Dan Williams
This image was posted on the Nostalgia Pro Stock group by Dan Williams. June 1973 USRT Event at Minnesota Dragways. To the right of the image, with the buzz cut, is Bill Jameson.
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Gapp and Roush – former Barry Poole Pinto in 1973
Fairly rare to see shots of this car. Not one of my favorites but here it is.
From this video:
Wayne Gapp – The last race?
In the summer of 1977 the AHRA (American Hot Rod Association) held the AHRA Grand Nationals at Dragway 42.
As far as I can tell this is the last drag racing event that my Dad won.
Wayne Gapp returned to the driver’s seat of the Gapp & Roush Pinto at the Grand Nationals and pulled off an upset win over the Team Jenkins Monza and driver Larry Lombardo. Gapp hit an 8.92, 153.32 while the quicker-runner Lombardo fell to broken drivetrain not far off the line.
Wayne Gapp (leaning against his Pinto) chats with Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins prior to the opening round of Pro Stock. Larry Lombardo was the pace-setter with the “Grump’s” Monza at a sizzling 8.71, 160.42 mph clip, but it was Gapp who ended up in the winner’s circle.
Gapp & Roush – Video from IHRA race in 1975
Looks like the 1973 Pinto is operating here. I’m a little confused by that and the lack of numbering on the car which would give me the year.
Anyway, some cool images of G&R cars + other competitors. Driving those Hemi powered Colts looks like a good way to get yourself killed.
Wayne Gapp 1976 Pinto
This image was taken by Jon Asher and appeared in Car Craft magazine in mid 1976. Shot at the NHRA event at Gainesville and it was probably the first time that this car was at a national event.
Gapp & Roush Pinto in 1976 – Todd Wingerter Collection
Reed Koeppe (see here)has sent me a quite a few images of Gapp & Roush vehicles over the last few days.
These images are part of the Todd Wingerter collection. I find Mr. Wingerter’s images pretty compelling because (a) the shots are well-framed and (b) they appear to have been taken using Kodachrome. Kodachrome film gives a certain ‘look’ to the images that are taken with it. See here. Basically there’s a richness to the color in the image.
Again, I don’t know if that is the case here but it sure looks like it.
Check out this shot of the 1976 Ford Pinto:
1976 Gapp and Roush Pinto
Bought a few negatives here and there and came across this shot.
The color in the image is great and the shot shows the details of the car.
Time for a shot of the ’73
Been some time since I’ve put up a shot of the 1973 Pinto.
That’s WG center left.
