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 This1952 Super was the first car Jeff Brock ever built! He built it in three months and set a new class record in the XO/GCC = 134.054 mph, at Bonneville in 2009. The engine is a heavily modified, naturally aspirated 1950 320 cid straight-eight. Look at those monstrous 36" tires! Chances are that the TV spot is still available at http://www.koat.com/video/21706982/index.html |
 Gary Hamann owns this genuine Buick powered drag car that was victorious back in the 1960's. "We won The Division 5 Points Champsionship for us in 1962 and 1963. Plus finished in the Top Ten in Points in the Nation in 1963. The best 1/4 et is 9.45 @ 147.50 mph at Indy in 1994" "Shift point at 6,500 rpms and have ran the engine up to 7,500 rpms many times. Never broke a rod in over 30 years of drag racing" |
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 1950 Salt Flats Racer, team Mike Collison / Gary Hart . 320 straight-8, 6-71 blower with electronic fuel injection Current Records: XXO/BFCC=135.523 (Blown Fuel Competition Coupe)
XXO/BGCC=132.857 (Blown Gas Competition Coupe)
XXO/BFALT=131.028 (Blown Fuel Altered Coupe)
XXO/BGALT=136.494 (Blown Gas Altered Coupe)
XXO/BGC=141.272
(Blown
Gas Coupe)
Here's a videoclip of a dyno session: |
 What's this? It's a salt flats racer called "Salt Cat". Team Salt Cat consists of driver Doug Grieve and crew chief Frank Morris. Between the framerails of a '84 Jaguar XJ-6, there's a Buick 320 straight-8, turbocharged with sequential EFI. Here's a videoclip from Bonneville: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnX2v784HZE Current records: XO/BGCC = 177.818 (Blown Gas Competition Coupe) XO/BFCC = 175.722 (Blown Fuel Competition Coupe) XO/BFALT = 173.583 (Blown Fuel Altered Coupe) XO/BGALT = 175.763 (Blown Gas Altered Coupe) XO/BGC = 151.508 (Blown Gas Coupe) |
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