‘Muscle cars’ have been at the heart of the drag racing scene since the start. In the UK the fastest growing class is the Nostalgia Superstockers. Rules are simple, they have to be pre 1980 American V8s running on conventional suspension with no power adders like turbos or nitrous injection, exhausts can be removed and slick tyres used. A mix of all out race cars and road legal Hot Rods, over seventy regularly enter for a sixty four car ladder. To make the racing close and exciting this is a ‘bracket class’, in other words say what your elapse time (et or dial in) over the quarter mile will be and don’t go quicker (break out). The slower car gets a handicap start but the winner must cross the line first and not break out. If both go too quick the nearest to their dial in wins.
Let’s have a look at the variety of vehicles that make up this great class.
’67 Plymouth Barracuda 500ci Andrew Bishop
’63 Dodge Dart 408ci Jake Cawthorne
’67 Chevrolet Camaro 598ci Pete Dodd
’69 Plymouth Road Runner 442ci John Davison
’74 Dodge Challenger 451ci Dave Billadeau
’69 Pontiac Firebird 469ci Gary Semper
’65 Plymouth Satellite 440ci Mojo
’74 Chevrolet El Camino 383ci Paul Smail
’66 Dodge Charger 493ci Adrian Portelli
’73 Oldsmobile Cutlass Glyn Boardman
’69 Chevrolet Chevelle ss 454ci Guy King
’73 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 402ci Don Scott
’64 Plymouth Savoy 440ci Neil Francis
’69 Chevrolet Camaro 540ci Chris Goodale
’71 Plymouth Satellite 500ci James Sweeny
’66 Dodge Coronet 440ci Phil Hobson
’62 Ford Fairlane 289ci Bob Gallagher
’71 Plymouth Duster 540ci Kiwi
’65 Plymouth Belvedere 499ci Vic Parsons
’72 Dodge Challenger 572ci Pete Wiseman
’69 Chevrolet Nova 396ci Jason Steggall
’65 Dodge Coronet 500ci Rob Tyrrell
’69 Chevrolet Malibu 307ci Paul Smail
’70 Plymouth Superbird 572ci Don Scott
Butterflies To Dragsters. 