That might be the front end of my Duster in the Rod Shop SS/IA Challenger photo. Boertman gave the Hamburger cars a hard time, as did Bobby Warren's Camaro.
(Not that I could ignore the gal in the Hooker shirt...)

For a few years, it was really magical, with Junior Stocker, the Gas & MP classes, the early musclecars, and the emergence of PS.
Lots of different sounds, and I miss the high-RPM 4-speed cars; some guys could really powershift a stick.
In a way, the Fuel cars were more interesting, too, with lots of experiments and just regular guys running them.

Today...same car with a couple mods!

This was actually the #2 Bagwell convertible car. 340 as a SS/KA and later a hemi. You posted a picture earlier today of the #1 Bagwell car which was an original hemi car. Bagwell sold it to Richard Griffin and the picture you posted at the Sportnationals was its first race with Richard as the owner but Terry Earwood drove it at that race if my memory is correct. The SS/KA was later a hemi car and raced by Mike Bogina as the High Adventure Hemi and last I heard was still in Mikes family.

Anyone know the story on the H/MP Valiant?

Exactly! I've never been able to sum up that period like you just did. Magical indeed!

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I was wondering myself.

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Thanks for the information Stewart!

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