I wanted to make it a week with Bob Glidden, Seeing the Pinto race, coming back to the shop, and get torn down. The red and white Thunderbird. Glidden won only a single event, the NHRA Springnationals, with three Runner-up finishes. NOTIFICATIONS. THere was no engine size limit, but it had to be the same brand as the car. heads. No one really knew how quick that car was. Robert Benchley would have loved it! How did you get into cars? Shaker Hood: 1970 Ford Torino GT 351C 4-Speed | Barn Finds They put weight on me and took a lot off the GMs but at the end of the season it didnt matter because we had plenty left. 1/2 in diameter bolted in place from underneath port. While many gardeners prefer the reliable production and compact size of determinates, others are drawn to the larger fruits and greater yields of indeterminates. Bob Glidden, one of the greatest champions in the history of NHRA drag racing, announced his retirement Tuesday to devote his time to developing engines for NASCAR Winston Cup stock cars. BG] I was the son of a sharecropper. I remember when Bob Glidden was top dog with his Thunderbird in the NHRA during the 80's and Bill Elliot was ruling in NASCAR with his Coors - Melling . We had a three- year contract, but the following year, when Chrysler went bankrupt, my contract got voided. And of course, all was neutral balanced or even overbalanced. My transition in 1975 from bracket racing a 122 wheelbase mid-eleven second, two-ton '57 Mercury to racing in a low nine-second 99 wheelbase, Pinto Pro Stock car, was quite a jump. We made all of our manifold runners by hand. Back in early Chicagoland Pro Stock, you could make any mods to the engine you wanted. That was how we made a living. The Ford was destroyed but Glidden climbed out unscathed. The car was raced only a couple times, running a known best of 8.93 at 145 mph. The paint now, if it is the same car, is Killer Candy Red. By Andrew Wolf December 17, 2017. Service Network for Medium Speed Engines (Marine/Industrial) He also won seven events and his second straight Winston Drag Racing championship. Pro Stock Mania: Bob Gliddens Undefeated 78 Fairmount 351 Cleveland 2023 Power Automedia. Billy Glidden, Bod Glidden son claimed he wouldn't build an engine hanging on a stand because the bores would be distorted during the tq sequence. After a couple of runs the ring seal went to hell. This Hearse is definitely Haulin Ash and its our Engine of the Week! People forget how successful Bob Glidden and Bill Elliott were with this engine." Next stop on the tour, was National Trail Raceway, June 11, 1978, Bob lost to Richie Zul.
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