Tom Miller
Well Known Member
In stock class racing back in 1963, on lets say a 300HP 327 Biscayne, which in my understanding would have been a D stock car, what was allowed as far as wheels, and induction?
I see in quite a few old pictures chrome steel wheels, and the rear of the hood shimmed up.
Was headlight ram air allowed on a stock class car, or was that more of a Super Stock/AFX/Modified Production thing?
This 63 drag car I'm building, I want to try to make as period correct looking as possible. Yes I know an 8.5" 10 bolt rear doesn't look stock, nor will a TH350 be stock, but the goal is to have a car that looks "right" from the stands, or to the casual observer walking by it in the pits/staging lanes.
I picked up these NOS Stewart Warner gauges and gauge holder, and I have an old Air Guide Tach that I'm going to use on the inside.
Trying to pick a period correct wheel and tire combo. Thinking old style torque thrusts up front with tall skinny reproduction ribbed bias ply tires, possibly white wall, and in the rear some chrome reverse steel with blackwall pie crust cheater slicks, as long as this stuff "fits" into the period correct look I'm after.
I see in quite a few old pictures chrome steel wheels, and the rear of the hood shimmed up.
Was headlight ram air allowed on a stock class car, or was that more of a Super Stock/AFX/Modified Production thing?
This 63 drag car I'm building, I want to try to make as period correct looking as possible. Yes I know an 8.5" 10 bolt rear doesn't look stock, nor will a TH350 be stock, but the goal is to have a car that looks "right" from the stands, or to the casual observer walking by it in the pits/staging lanes.
I picked up these NOS Stewart Warner gauges and gauge holder, and I have an old Air Guide Tach that I'm going to use on the inside.
Trying to pick a period correct wheel and tire combo. Thinking old style torque thrusts up front with tall skinny reproduction ribbed bias ply tires, possibly white wall, and in the rear some chrome reverse steel with blackwall pie crust cheater slicks, as long as this stuff "fits" into the period correct look I'm after.