Car Craft Street Machine Nationals "Stuff"

[Xplantdad]

Engine shot...

[Bill Pritchard]

I missed the first one in 77 because I didn't quite have the engine back in my Camaro at the time (did make the 77 NSRA Street Machine Nats in Minneapolis/St. Paul a month later though). I was a participant at the 1978 - 1982 CC Nats (they moved from Indy to Springfield IL in 82) and have a whole drawer full of that stuff they gave out when you registered. Frisbees, can coolers, license plate frames, buttons, etc. etc. I won a Doug Nash 5 speed trans at the 82 event - a pretty cool door prize

[Supercar_Kid]

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Are you referring to this Chevy II?This was owned by Scott Sullivan!

[/ QUOTE ] That's the one! Looks like a '67...my memory was a little off, but heck I was only 10-11 years old at the time. The car left quite an impression. I can remember being mind boggled by those barbed wire graphics.

[Xplantdad]

All of my Street Machine Nationals were of the West Coast variety...not near as big, but probably as much fun as Indy...Ours were held at Pomona and Devonshire Downs.

[427TJ]

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Bill are you refering to this car?

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That's it! Both the Sullivan '67 and The Dobbertin '65 just knocked me out when I first saw them in the magazines. I remember thinking that there was no way anyone could improve on, or go further than the Dobbertin '65. Jeez, 1982? It seems like just a little while ago.

[Xplantdad]

Bill,

Just face it, we're old!

[68l30]

I don't have anything from the Car Craft Nationals,BUT,I think this falls into " cool stuff " pertaining to Car Craft...


Steve

[68l30]

These are a set of cuff links and tie bar given to the winners of the Car Craft All-Star Drag Racing Team in 1968.There were 24 catagories this year,the first,and also included "Man of the Year" and "Manufacturer of the Year".A grand total of 26 awards given out in 1968.I did have a chance to speak with a 68 award winner about these pieces,the one an only Bill Jenkins...After a nice conversation he believed only the award winners recieved this set.The "Grump" seemed sharp as a tack on this one......


Steve

[Xplantdad]

The cuff links and tie bar are "totally cool, dude!" . It's amazing that Da' Grump is still involved in drag racing today...and doing quite well, I might add.