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One look
will tell you this car is seriously fast...owner Eddie Timal (
timals@rogers.com ) writes:
"Here are some pics of my outlaw 10.5" championship winning car. Best time
to date is 7.56 @ 190 mph" We'd all love to see more action
shots like this, just super!
Kristy Kerzan contributed this shot of a '74 Ventura at
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Bill Martin (aka
"Dr. O") was kind enough to share some shots of his
77 Oldsmobile
Omega SX. He notes "Here are some photos of my car and was wondering
if you would add them to your listing! Thanks. Will be adding an 8 point
cage to continue running at the track."
(
dromartin@netscape.net )
Seems like he's got plenty of torque, huh! |
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Warming up the tires
before the next run is Norway's Jon Venstad with his '79 Skylark 4-door.
See the Buick section for more photos of Jon's ride.
Rich Vie in his
gold-colored GTO takes on a gal in her green GTO...who won? |
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The innocuous-looking car
in the 1972 section p3 grew some hair on its chest. The car's owner
e-mailed us:
"Just found
your site. It is awesome. Thought I'd send you some shots of my '72.
I found it in the junkyard in the early 1990's. It was filled with junk (eg.
an engine in the trunk and scrap steel in the interior) and ready to be
crushed. I was looking for a race car and I liked the style of the Pontiac.
It was sunk down to the undercarriage in the snow and mud. The body was
rough but I noticed a Valvoline "Oilguard" sticker in the front vent window.
So we pulled it out of the mud with a tractor and the frame was in good
shape. I actually got the car for $40 (Canadian) and off to work we
went. It was dubbed the "Ace Ventura" around the time the movie came out.
Out came the original straight six, the bench seat, etc. In went a stock 350
Chevy 4 barrel with open headers; bucket seat laying around the junkyard;
and a set of 4:11gears. We added new rear quarters and rockers; and for less
than two grand we actually got it to run 14.25 @ 90 mph. I had my race car.
It was different than everyone else and attracted attention right away.
After some further upgrades to the engine(cam, intake), a 2800 stall
converter, 4:56 gears, and slicks; it ran 13.25 @ 99mph. Presently it
has a 383c.i. Chevy with a Lunati Cam, 11.5:1 compression, Super Victor
intake, and Barry Grant Carb. Still shifted by a powerglide with Coan
8"converter. Car weighs 2800lbs. Cowl hood is glass by VFN. Best ET to date
is 10.86 @ 121mph.
There are not too many Venturas around here; but we are gaining in numbers.
Of course I get alot of comments like; "Nice Nova" or "Nice Acadian"; but
that's OK.
Hope you enjoy the pics. Thanks for keeping such a cool website.
Sincerely; Jim Thibert, Tilbury, Ontario. Canada (
tthibert1@cogeco.ca ) |
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Friend Rico contributed both of these images of Joel O' Donnell's 8
second nitrous Ventura. He's seen this car in person out on the East
coast. Is this car still being raced? |
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Another shot courtesy of
Rico, this is Rock&Roll Engineering's
'72, billed as the "World's Fastest". The color shot is from Bruce
Fulper's
R&R Engineering site at
http://www.pontiacpower.com/
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Both of these photos are
courtesy of my pal Jeremy. More great shots of the white-hot '72 are at
www.72ventura.com
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Mike Messer still owns his
beautiful blue '73 Ventura, and it doesn't just sit around looking pretty!
(More shots of this car are in the '73 section.)
"... Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while but your site still rocks,
so here are a couple of burnout shots for your drag race section... By the way, that is my
Ventura with me in the driver's
seat. Every time I do a burnout my wife says all she sees are
dollar bills flying around. I don't understand why ( ha ha )"
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(L) Another car for sale in June '03 out of Westchester, Pennsylvania.
This is a '73 with the Sprint nose. Details from the ad: "73
Pontiac Ventura....SET UP FOR A PONTIAC MOTOR...consistently good heavy
bracket car...12 bolt rear with 488 spool...400 turbo 8"converter
(new) by Trans Specialties...Hurst quarter shifter...Monster tach with
shift light...6 point roll cage...MSD ignition...5 gallon cell...Holley
fuel pump...half inch fuel line...Center front wheels...Moroso tires on
front...Cragar rear wheels...MT slicks...winner of 94' and 96' Performance
Pontiac at Island Dragway...this car was featured in May 1994 Pontiac
Performance Magazine...CAR OWNED BY ROMOLO FORCINO - 40 YEARS OF DRAG
RACING EXPERIENCE" (R) This
torque-generating ride is operated by Rude Awakening Racing. |
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Michael Horst's shiny '73.
Looks like this car has a shaker scoop.
More photos from
http://www.pontiacpower.com/
Apparently, Bruce is not the actual owner of the vehicle, but it was loaned
to him for engine development. |
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These images of a '74 GTO were rescued from
www.robbsclassics.org |
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Scott Baggiore (
sbaggiore@yahoo.com ) puts the
pedal to the metal in this set of shots taken by his daughters. His
car is a '73, but he intends to turn it into a '74 GTO clone.
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Here's a '74 flying down the drag strip.
"Ran 11.74 in the quarter." This car was (is?) operated by an
outfit called Spencer Motorsports. Any news on the fate of this
car?
(R) Don't know about the
Hugger Orange '77, but at least one of these cars made it to the strip!
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From far-off Turkey, here is
owner-driver Ali Kurinel himself posing with his car. These 'young
Turks' seem to love American iron. Looks like he changed his induction method
between the time these photos were taken, probably having started with the
reversed shaker scoop. More Turkish action can be found at www.otospor.com |
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Israel "Izzy" Gonzalez (
ioigonzalez@sbcglobal.net )
contributed this vintage shot from Great Lakes Dragway in Wisconsin.
The good news is, he still owns the car: "Here is a picture of my 1973
Oldsmobile Omega. Has a 350 Rocket, Edlebrock Performer RPM intake, MSD 6AL
ignition Box, Hooker Headers, Holley 770 Street Avenger Carb, Mallory
ignition distributor, posi rear-end with 4.11 gears and a turbo 400 tranny.
Is quite the burn-out machine! Also has the heads ported and polished to the
max, and a cam to match." |
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Check out these very cool action photos sent in by Travis Herrman (
tkhindne@gpcom.net ). This is a very
unusual color, but it's probably original.
"Here are two
pics of my 1973 Omega. My car has a Chevy 283 with 202 heads, headers, good
intake, a .500-.300 cam. I have a 3000 stall and 4:56 gears. I shift it at
8000 and it runs avg. 13.40s @ 98mph. Best ever 13.10. I have another 1973
Omega in a hatchback. My son and I are fixing it up with rust fix, new
orange paint and 455 olds. I know very little about Omegas, need some parts,
some info, and things like that. How rare is the hatchback? How many were
made? Would like to talk to people that are in the know. Thank you." |
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The appropriately-named
Runnings family operated this GTO. Magazine photos, source unknown. |
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Does anyone know the fate
of Ron Miller's red-white-and-blue Goat? Was it as quick as it looks? |
