Mopars I Never See at the Strip

Posted By: 67Satty

Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/25/12 10:58 PM

At the local track I never see any '68-'70 B Bodies being raced. I also never see any E Bodies of any year being raced. What I see is lots of '62-'65 B Bodies, some '66-'67 B-Bodies, and A Bodies of all years.

Just wondering if that's been your experience too? Are the cars not there because they are getting too valuable as collector cars?

Posted By: cagebob1

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/25/12 11:01 PM

I race mine!... not a dedicated race car, and not real fast!

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Posted By: CraigS

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/25/12 11:26 PM

A bodies are lighter ,make better race cars.

Posted By: 72blubird

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/25/12 11:34 PM

See them at our local track and all the others you mention.

Posted By: '72CudaRacer

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/25/12 11:39 PM

I race mine. 60 passes since labor day. But I don't race on the left coast. Sorry.

Brian Dunnigan

Posted By: Dartari

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/25/12 11:48 PM

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At the local track I never see any '68-'70 B Bodies being raced. I also never see any E Bodies of any year being raced. What I see is lots of '62-'65 B Bodies, some '66-'67 B-Bodies, and A Bodies of all years.

Just wondering if that's been your experience too? Are the cars not there because they are getting too valuable as collector cars?

Bingo they morphed into trailer queens very sad.

Posted By: Guitar Jones

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 12:03 AM

There are a couple of those B bodies that race here, both are very, nice cars. Once in awhile there's an E body that shows up with a Blown Cheby in it (it's already hacked so who cares).

I rarely see any early B bodies, lot's of A's including my own but only a few early A's.

Posted By: Dragula

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 12:36 AM

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At the local track I never see any '68-'70 B Bodies being raced. I also never see any E Bodies of any year being raced. What I see is lots of '62-'65 B Bodies, some '66-'67 B-Bodies, and A Bodies of all years.

Just wondering if that's been your experience too? Are the cars not there because they are getting too valuable as collector cars?

I beat the he!! out of mine...Pulled the W2/408 last week, put the Hemi in Saturday, going to TNT this Friday!!! Ain't met a collector/car flipper yet with enough cash to buy it.

And this one has a 477 Hemi I get to drive now and again....

Posted By: RodStRace

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 12:52 AM

O'side, the local track must be Barona.
I ran my E-Body junk there a couple times until it broke.

Most Es in the area are restored, that I saw.
Aren't there a couple F bodies still running out there?

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Posted By: Dan Halen

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 01:04 AM

I like seeing clean B's & E's on the track, but I see the trend too.

It wasn't like this before these cars became "investments".

I used to run my A-12 hard, but the fun wore off after the value

went up. All of these cars were more fun when they weren't worth

anything.

Posted By: Mr340

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 01:19 AM

Here's mine

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Posted By: Just-a-dart

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 01:21 AM

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I race mine!... not a dedicated race car, and not real fast!

I have raced Bob and I can say he is not afraid to run a E-body hard.

67satty come out to Irwindale there are normally a few Bs out on thursday nights, but a lot more of us A-body guys.

Posted By: Crizila

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 01:21 AM

I probably race one of the rarest. 3,811 were made in 79.

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Posted By: 67Satty

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 01:44 AM

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I race mine!... not a dedicated race car, and not real fast!

I have raced Bob and I can say he is not afraid to run a E-body hard.

67satty come out to Irwindale there are normally a few Bs out on thursday nights, but a lot more of us A-body guys.

What's Irwindale like? How does it compare to Barona in terms of track prep/traction, air, shut down area, etc? Thanks!

Posted By: Charger453

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 02:28 AM

I've raced mine the past two Fridays on T&T night, and would've participated in a third but Jegs wanted to ship my parts a day later than online checkout said. Thanks Jegs! Perhaps I'll go back to Summit. At least they honor their word or make it right. <rant off> Carry on..

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Posted By: Just-a-dart

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 02:41 AM

I have only been to Barona a couple of times (I have to remember details).

Irwindale is not as wide.

Shut down is as long (or longer). But with a small bump.

It is all paved.

Track prep can be a issue at times they don't have enough equip.
and thursdays there are street tired cars, but I have 60' there as good as anywhere.

It is next to the freeway, and cost $20 for a fun night($20 more for king of the hill bracket race)

Posted By: Dago Red

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 03:12 AM

Jes gotta know where to look bro!

Posted By: Dago Red

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 03:21 AM

Chuck's Six Pack 'Runner is a chevy killer deluxe.

Posted By: Dago Red

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 03:25 AM

Mopar Or No Car!

Posted By: Jeepmon

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 03:47 AM

I've been to many races in the last couple of years and the one car that seems to elude me is the infamous "Lil Demon"... that car is never at the track.. huh Bill??

Posted By: an8sec70cuda

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 06:29 PM

The only mopar (other than mine) you might see at a track around here is a Duster...even then, that's rare.
Most people I meet at the track think I'm crazy to be beating on mine, but it's fun.

Posted By: sccuda

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/26/12 09:43 PM

I race mine, its been all up & down the west coast from Mission BC to Redding and Vegas. Go to mopars at the strip its E body heaven they are everywhere

Posted By: 6PAK70CUDA

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/27/12 03:07 AM

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I like seeing clean B's & E's on the track, but I see the trend too.

It wasn't like this before these cars became "investments".

I used to run my A-12 hard, but the fun wore off after the value

went up. All of these cars were more fun when they weren't worth

anything.

i used to race my 12,000 mile 70 Cuda 440-6 shaker car and went 12.20's with it and then I sold it to a collector

Posted By: Thor500

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/27/12 04:15 AM

I race mine, but I don't like hood scoops on Chargers and I don't want a rollbar so I'm limited to 11:50's

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Posted By: 79410aspenrt

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/27/12 04:30 AM

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I probably race one of the rarest. 3,811 were made in 79.

mine is also rare for 79. 872 R/T's made in 1979 with the 360 4 barrel 195 hp E58 option.

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Posted By: Charger453

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/27/12 05:45 AM

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The only mopar (other than mine) you might see at a track around here is a Duster...even then, that's rare.
Most people I meet at the track think I'm crazy to be beating on mine, but it's fun.

Love your car, Chip! Always wanted an E-body and yours definitely gets it done for a N/A street car.

Posted By: Crizila

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip - 09/27/12 08:37 AM

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I probably race one of the rarest. 3,811 were made in 79.

mine is also rare for 79. 872 R/T's made in 1979 with the 360 4 barrel 195 hp E58 option.

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