1984 Car Craft Street Machine Nats West pix

[Belair62]

I agree Jeff.....

[whitetop]

Another thing you will notice is how skinny/average weight people where back then. Today the car shows look like a weight watchers convention

[jfkheat]

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HEY, I resemble that remark!!!!!!
James

[Xplantdad]

Bill,
Great Pictures!
What did I start? Don't make me pull out my 10 other photo albums full of racing at Pomona and OCIR, and many years worth of Super Chevy!

Incidentally...
The injected Chevette was based out of Orange county...specifically Garden Grove, and more specifically the J.C. Penney's auto/tire store at the "City" shopping center.

The owner of the car was a Mr. Peterson, who worked at the Penneys auto store while finishing his engineering degree. I was lucky enough to see that car from the day he bought it (Stock)to the way it was in the photo. If you look closely at the first photo, you can barely make out "Peterson Engineering" on the rear side window glass. It ended up on the cover of Super Chevy eventually.

It was a injected 427, with 14x32 goodyears inside the fender wells. It also had one of the first Currie Ent. narrowed rear ends.

I raced him twice with my Nova on Wednesday Grudge Nights at OCIR, and whipped his butt both times! His car looked like a funny car going down the track, it couldn't hook up. I think the fastest it ever went was low 14's.

Bruce

[Steve_Hoog]

Bill thanks for the pics.

[hvychev]

Also note that in any given pic there a ton of shirtless pukes all struttin away.

[427TJ]

Typical spring weather in central California---sunshine and 80 degrees. That's why everyone was in shorts and shirtless. That's also why California's population has steadily increased over the years.

Yes, I too have noticed that people tended to be thinner back in the old days. Someone said it's because of the steady increase in the use of high-fructose corn syrup as a food additive. That, and the huge increase in french fry and fast food consumption.

Oh, and Oswald acted alone and the Apollo moon landing took place on a Hollywood sound stage.

[hvychev]

the Apollo moon landing took place on a Hollywood sound stage.

I agree!! (Just kidding Charley!)

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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They dressed the same here! Attached is a picture of my husband Bill at the '84 Street Machine Nats here in Detroit.

Rita

[Belair62]

Nice pic wit da bunnies Bill....got any rolling papers ?