Posted By: mloboda
Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/10/12 04:36 AM
I really dig the Keystones.
Anyone know this car's history ? Just curious.
Anyone know this car's history ? Just curious.
Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster
Posted By: cudadoug
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/10/12 08:34 AM
Don't have any info, but that is soooooo cool! Looks like it was running Pro Stock at that event. See shoe polish on the windshield...
Post this in the Nostalgia section on classracer.com. Someone will have the scoop.
Post this in the Nostalgia section on classracer.com. Someone will have the scoop.
Posted By: 383man
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/10/12 06:58 PM
No info either but I really like it. 
Ron
Ron
Posted By: Dago Red
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/10/12 07:28 PM
That rig has ex-Pro Stocker written all over it.
And I meant that as a figure of speech, not for the fact that "PRO" is written on the windshield.
And I meant that as a figure of speech, not for the fact that "PRO" is written on the windshield.
Posted By: LSP
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/11/12 02:17 AM
Looks sorta like the car Bobby Yowell used to drive in Pro Stock.
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/11/12 07:51 PM
Quote:
I really dig the Keystones.
Anyone know this car's history ? Just curious.
"Kahl Custom"----
Back around 1974-'75 there was a guy naamed Henry Kahl, I think the spelling was the same, that worked in Elmont N.Y. for a place called "Corvette City" . He & another guy built cars & did airbrush work for us locals. Henry had a SW that was done by "Greg of Akron", the painter of Bobby Yowell's cars. When I lived back there, his car was sponsored by "Dr. Pepper" the soda co. & IIRC, had a destroked 396 Hemi & 4-spd. The car was real nice but had a much simpler paint scheme. My guess is if it's the same guy he re-did or had Greg re-do his car after I moved from the area. The clues that tell me this is the front license plate (same as when I saw the car, the spelling & the Dr. Pepper decal placement was the same as was the scoop.Is the car still around?
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/11/12 08:24 PM
Quote:Quote:
I really dig the Keystones.
Anyone know this car's history ? Just curious.
"Kahl Custom"----
Is the car still around?
Rumor has it maybe sitting behind the "hog pen"
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/11/12 10:00 PM
If that's the case I'd love to at least see a pic of the 'ol gal. Btw, just how correct WAS my memories?
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/11/12 11:26 PM
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If that's the case I'd love to at least see a pic of the 'ol gal. Btw, just how correct WAS my memories?
The car I have is an early Pro/Stock style build and was aquired from Neil Lewis quite a few years ago.It was purchased by him in northern Ohio and was raced in Ohio,New York and Pa in the 70s.When I got the car Neil had the paint stripped and it was primered.The paint was white and black with the "Thundering Hemi"monicker.There were plexiglass windows with 1286#s in the car and Neil said he was told that Phil Roaring had may have driven this car also.I have never been able to document this car.It does have the hoop style roll cage,4link and R&P steering.
I'am will try and contact Neil to see if he can provide any additional information.
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/12/12 05:24 AM
Thanks ! The B&W paint IS what I remember along with some sort of red trim. If I'm correct & Henry is still alive, he'd be somewhere in his mid-to-late 70s now. I don't know if Henry built the car himself or whatbut I remember being impressed as it was only the second Hemi/A-body I ever saw....
Been thinking about this car all night.... If it's the one I'm thinking of, the car had "7-UP" or " Bubble-Up", both soft drinks on the door, IIRC........
Been thinking about this car all night.... If it's the one I'm thinking of, the car had "7-UP" or " Bubble-Up", both soft drinks on the door, IIRC........
Posted By: pinkduster
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/12/12 07:08 AM
Quote:
I really dig the Keystones.
Anyone know this car's history ? Just curious.
THAT is freakin' awesome. I love racecars from that era. The paint jobs, the wheels, the stance... Love it all! Must have been a great time to be into these cars.
Posted By: cudadoug
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/12/12 09:50 PM
I'm diggin' rowing the gears, going LOW 10's/9.90's with a OE bench seat and 3 point lakewood roll bar, if you look close. AWESOME ! ! !
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/13/12 03:35 PM
unny thing is, that today, would be considered a streetable car! 
Posted By: slantzilla
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/13/12 04:36 PM
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unny thing is, that today, would be considered a streetable car!
And the good folks on the Bullet would call it a slow street car.
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/13/12 11:19 PM
But they also think Camaros & Mustangs are good looking.................what do they know? 
Posted By: 6PAK70CUDA
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/14/12 03:24 AM
Quote:
Looks sorta like the car Bobby Yowell used to drive in Pro Stock.
Back in the days when there was still some "stock" in Pro Stock
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/14/12 03:53 PM
I was going to build that car for N/PS racing but don't have the time.I may sale it if anyone is interested.I have a new glass front clip for it. 
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/14/12 11:15 PM
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I was going to build that car for N/PS racing but don't have the time.I may sale it if anyone is interested.I have a new glass front clip for it.
How much?
Posted By: HOT IN AZ
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/15/12 04:32 AM
I'm a left coast guy but when I first put eyes on the picture I thought of Carmen Rotunda...think he ran Rotunda's speed shop back east. Maybe one of his old cars he sold.!?
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/15/12 12:48 PM
Quote:Quote:
I was going to build that car for N/PS racing but don't have the time.I may sale it if anyone is interested.I have a new glass front clip for it.
How much?
Look at it and make offer.
Posted By: b1dartsport
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/15/12 04:49 PM
Quote:To anyone interested in looking at the car,I saw it at BGR a few years ago and it suprised me how nice it was then. I was thinking about putting my small block stroker in it. But then I thought it probably would be better to sell my stuff and put a Hemi in it to make things right. Its really a cool car. I think about that car all the time. If I ever get over my health issues I think N/PS would be a cool thing to get involved in.Quote:Quote:
I was going to build that car for N/PS racing but don't have the time.I may sale it if anyone is interested.I have a new glass front clip for it.
How much?
Look at it and make offer.
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/16/12 06:10 AM
BG, PM sent........
Posted By: SSDAcuda
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/16/12 12:15 PM
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Look at it and make offer.
Pictures??? I don't want it, BUT…. would like to look at it
Posted By: hotairballoonpilot
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/16/12 11:14 PM
damn I seen the post heading and though cool maybe dads old duster!
Posted By: hotairballoonpilot
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/16/12 11:19 PM
if anyone knows of this car I would love to hear the where abouts of it!
Posted By: hotairballoonpilot
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/16/12 11:20 PM
front shot
Posted By: THE GLASS MAN
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 12:57 AM
Quote:I spoke to Phil Roar on the subject of him driving a Duster , and this is what he said: The car he drove was owned by Zeeker Frame Shop in northern Ohio. It was built to be a Pro Stock car but they ran it in B/MP. A guy named Junior Holbrook built the motor and Phil put only 3 passes on the car with the best of 8.82. Phil said the car was a solid black car and that was the only time he drove the car. Zeeker moved his frame shop to Georgia and Phil does not know what happened to the car. The car was a Hemi with a T-F tranny.Quote:
If that's the case I'd love to at least see a pic of the 'ol gal. Btw, just how correct WAS my memories?
The car I have is an early Pro/Stock style build and was aquired from Neil Lewis quite a few years ago.It was purchased by him in northern Ohio and was raced in Ohio,New York and Pa in the 70s.When I got the car Neil had the paint stripped and it was primered.The paint was white and black with the "Thundering Hemi"monicker.There were plexiglass windows with 1286#s in the car and Neil said he was told that Phil Roaring had may have driven this car also.I have never been able to document this car.It does have the hoop style roll cage,4link and R&P steering.
Posted By: Qwik426
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 03:47 AM
Quote:
I really dig the Keystones.
I never stopped digging them.
Mopars, especially Plymouths, look especially "bad", "cool", "tough" or "boss" with 'em.Here's Kahl Customs' cousin, an equally cool-looking Duster called Prescription Hemi. It's a Pro Stocker though, but really not that much more different than a B/MP car (back then). The car was from Connecticut from what I remember...forget the driver's name.
Pete
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 05:07 AM
Aother cool car! I'm still curious if I'm correct about the OPs pic. Not that it makes much difference, I'm still interested in the car, but these lesser-known P/S cars were the real reason (IMO) why the class started. It allowed guys to "step up" & race in an areana with more serious competition & money, where only performance was the criteria
I'm still curious if I'm correct about the OPs pic. Not that it makes much difference, I'm still interested in the car, but these lesser-known P/S cars were the real reason (IMO) why the class started. It allowed guys to "step up" & race in an areana with more serious competition & money, where only performance was the criteria
Posted By: ProStDodge
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 07:36 AM
When I started working on this Duster, I was told it was an old ProStock, but I doubted it. The Pro on the window did not convince me.
However, the old S&W roll cage sticker does give a little credence to a possible ProStock history. Has aftermarket front sub frame with coil-over suspension w/rack, a 426 Hemi, and a Dana.
Anything is possible I guess. The seat belts were dated 1988, so it hasn't seen much action recently, and only 4 passes this year after I got it updated enough to pass tech.
However, the old S&W roll cage sticker does give a little credence to a possible ProStock history. Has aftermarket front sub frame with coil-over suspension w/rack, a 426 Hemi, and a Dana.
Anything is possible I guess. The seat belts were dated 1988, so it hasn't seen much action recently, and only 4 passes this year after I got it updated enough to pass tech.
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 12:42 PM
These older P/S car werent so far removed from factory stuff--that's exactly why may of us love 'em so much. The later tube chassised cars (2nd gen. is what I call 'em) may have been faster, but hardly "stock" anything so They can kinda be disappointing to those that remember what the class was originally designed for.
Truth be told, a case could be made for a stock K-memeber/coil-over front-end may be considered a "safety modification" & therefore a valid mod from "stock". Back then there just wasn't that much difference from production vehicles.....
Truth be told, a case could be made for a stock K-memeber/coil-over front-end may be considered a "safety modification" & therefore a valid mod from "stock". Back then there just wasn't that much difference from production vehicles.....
Posted By: Dodgeguy101
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 01:31 PM
The hood scoop on this car, is that something hand made or can you buy that one now?
Posted By: hemicop
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 07:36 PM
I think Harwood still has 'em???
Posted By: Dodgeguy101
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 08:34 PM
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I think Harwood still has 'em???
I looked at Harwood, they are similiar, but not exactly, unless my eyesite is a little bit off or the paint job is messing with my head. Or, I just couldn't find the right one.
ALmost looks like someone added plates and angled them the sides and front.
Posted By: dannysbee
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 09:04 PM
This is what you want.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Pro-Stock-Hood-Scoop-40-x-23-1-2-x-4-1-2-Inch,39026.html
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Pro-Stock-Hood-Scoop-40-x-23-1-2-x-4-1-2-Inch,39026.html
Posted By: actionange
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/17/12 10:59 PM
Quote:Quote:
I really dig the Keystones.
I never stopped digging them.
Here's Kahl Customs' cousin, an equally cool-looking Duster called Prescription Hemi. It's a Pro Stocker though, but really not that much more different than a B/MP car (back then). The car was from Connecticut from what I remember...forget the driver's name.
His name was Dennis Kurtsavage. He passed away several years ago.
Posted By: pinkduster
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/18/12 02:26 AM
It just doesn't get much better than this one. I wonder if it still lives. Beautiful car!
Beautiful car!
Posted By: mloboda
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/19/12 02:15 PM
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It just doesn't get much better than this one. I wonder if it still lives.
That's Billy Lyons "Queen Bee" pro stock Duster from Cleveland OH. Pretty sure he doesn't still have it but he still has it's successor
Posted By: theraif
Re: Cool old B/MP Hemi Duster - 12/20/12 08:06 AM
Photo from thompson running pro/gas in the late 70`s
