The 'Quickest' A-Body Small Blocks

pa karp said

I started in F/PS and moved to E. Engine factored by NHRA
My best was a 14:50 flat. BONE stock. I will go along with the 13:89 and 13:90 after seeing who worked on the cars and knowing the Pure Stock rules. This just proves the potential of the cars. The E/PS record at TV was a 14:35 back then. I was just a dumb kid, but could have got there with a little help.

The Sox and martin ad sold cars, no doubt. I attended one of their seminars in Brookings, SD. Huge crowd!

Curt Rees

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Why would it matter who worked on the cars if they really were "bone" stock? This is what is being challenged here, what is really stock and what is OK to cheat on a little. Then if you were really being honest you would go with more of an average as some are bound to be better then others. The Sox car's motor was probably completely torn down and blue printed to a much higher level then the average off the assembly line, or he was given one specifically built that way. I doubt it was just a random car bought off a random dealer showroom floor and then taken to the strip. So as pointed out, they get high 13's, sell a bunch of cars, most never see a dragstrip but the ones that do never see 13's bone cold pure stock. Then they only stay in that state a few trys before the owners move on with normal mods.