The 396 came in both low hp and High Perf versions. There is some speculation that they found out that the car was too light to be legal for competition, but this has never been verified. Its light weight placed the Nova in NHRAs A/Stock class, pitting it directly against the 426 Hemi. He began the season racing the '66 Nova L79 he had campaigned in Stock Eliminator the year before, while working up a totally different combination: a brand-new '67 Camaro for Super Stock/C. I blew the picture up and it looks pretty plain-jane. In 1966, Jenkins decided to independently run a Chevrolet of his own, and developed an engine package that made him a stand out in racing circles. Video: Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show Recap. 1966 Chevrolet Nova - Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins. For 1971, the Demon 340 replaced the Dart Swinger 340 (aside of a few special-order Canadian Dart Swingers). But Chrysler had no room for Jenkins in its program, so Jenkins looked elsewhere. A Jenkins powerplant was used by Dave Connolly in his title-contending Pro Stock Cobalt to win the 2005 Winternationals and briefly placed Connolly in the POWERade points lead. "When you block those air valves and the secondaries opened, it caused the carburetor to lean out terribly," Stahl explained. Lombardo won that season's NHRA Winston Pro Stock championship despite the late start. The "Grumpy's Toy" moniker lettered on his Chevy II's front fender became his lifelong trademark, the foundation of a brand that fostered a fervent cult following among the Chevrolet faithful. 1/18 Diecast RICKO Alfa Romeo 147 Coupe, Red, Lotus 23 Nurburgring 1962 #84 Spark Model 1/43 #s0251, Ebbro 1/43 Nissan Fairlady 350z Z33 Coupe Silver. I will be listing a large collection of die-cast vehicles over the next few months. Logged. The change to 9-inch-wide tires in the Super Stock classes negated the suspension and tire technology he'd developed with the narrow 7-inch rubber mandated in A/Stock. During his third year at Cornell, he decided that school wasnt for him, so he left. XXIII, No. Early Version Full-size Tonka Jeep--in Very Nice Shape! Some Vintage Toys Have Stellar Value. Posts: 1,662 Bill Jenkins 1968 Nova Aug 27, 2006 18:21:43 GMT -5 . A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media This is by all accounts, one of the first Z28s to be built. Torque To Angle And Torque To Yield, Everything You Need To Know About Fasteners On Gen V GM Engines. The aluminum CanAm cast iron sleeve block used a large 4.440 in. The stock Chevy cam was good, but specialized race cams were better. One of the tricks of the Gen-1 big-block Camaro racers was substituting big-block motor mounts with a pair of small-block mounts. got it as per Jerry MacNeish. 1960s NHRA Drag Racing-Bill Jenkins-"Grumpy's Toy" IV-'68 427 Camaro-Maple Grove $4.09 Buy It Now or Best Offer , Click to see shipping cost , eBay Money Back Guarantee These heads were known as Rectangular Port, or High Perf heads. 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet SS396 Nova 1 Of 4440, Brand New GMP Peachs. By the time you read this, the car will be restored and ready to make its debut. Loved to watch Bill J. compete. The stock intake manifold was required, but the factory cast-aluminum, high-rise, dual-plane intake was well-engineered and carried a Holley 780-cfm, four barrel carburetor, List Number R-4346. [2] He entered Pro Stock when NHRA started it in 1970, and won the first two events of the year (the Winternationals and Gatornationals) in a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro,[2] ultimately taking the national title. D Deloris Ware Biller Chevrolet Vega Camaro Z John Pol. Vin -114278W331441 . His 327ci L79 small-block V-8 gave away 99 cubic inches to the Street Hemi, but his Chevy II enjoyed a 762-pound weight advantage over the heavyweight Belvedere. "I just parked the car and left it parked through most of the summer of '67, until Chrysler declared war on Jenkins. Running against such competition as Dick Landy, Ronnie Sox and Don Nicholson, Grumpy strived for consistency and clean performances. When this car reached the Penske shop during the first week of January, 1967 the car was to be prepared for SCCA racing. spectators came.! This particular Camaro was built on December 29, 1966. The car after paint stripping, and ready for restoration work to begin. 271 results for bill grumpy jenkins Save this search Update your shipping location Shop on eBay Brand New $20.00 or Best Offer Sponsored JLSP284A 1:64 1966 NOVA BILL GRUMPY JENKINS 1970 MAVERICK DYNO DON NICHOLSON Brand New C $27.16 Top Rated Seller Buy It Now +C $14.17 shipping from United States 44 watchers Sponsored 2, February 1935, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. FOR SALE! He started working on engines at a young age, and he began drag racing a 1955 Chevrolet just before going off to college at Cornell University. 12188103_10205140416098445_7215557424739895846_o. NHRAs Super Stock rules required the stock cast-iron, closed-chamber cylinder heads. The Authorized History of Grumpy Jenkins' Cars. 3, March 1942, Teddy Bears & Steiff Animals Second Series, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. He then glued side marker-light trim and lenses to the quarter panels, and cut holes in the front fenders to add actual side marker lights. It was Bill Jenkins who skillfully prepared and tuned a '63 Z-11 Impala that Dave Strickler drove to Little Eliminator at the 1963 Nationals. Bought new at Ed Rinke Chevrolet Co. 26125 Van Dyke Ave. Center Line MI . [9] His first car built specifically for Pro Stock, a 1970 Camaro, would be the first of the class to make the cover of Hot Rod (their July 1970 issue). CopyrightJeffery Latondress. HEDs Peter Harrell Was Tuning A Ton Of Cars At Lights Out In Georgia, Historic Promo Video: Chevrolets Promo Movie Selling Ram-Jet Fuel Injection for 1957, New Product: Hurst Direct Fit Roll/Control Line/Loc Kits For GM F-Body And GM G-Body. Jenkins 396 Camaro served him for many years after the 1967 season. Good info, again, Richard. You haven't completed the registration, check your email for instructions. The rivals met again at the NHRA Nationals. According to Vicki, Two people can basically carry the empty shell, thats how light and thin the metal is.. Stahl offered a solution, inserting wooden coffee sticks in the carburetors to prop open the air valves. Youll get interviews aplenty, looks around the cars and of course, great historical drag racing footage. Watch The Incredible 1968 Ford F-100 Chase From The Movie Mr. Majestyk, Truckin History: Check Out This Killer Video Showing GMC Setting Land Speed Records Back In 1989, Chatsworth Street Racing Crash: Attorney Says Mustang Driver Wasn't In The Car When The Accident Occurs. Stahl found a copy of The Sports Car by Colin Campbell in a Frankfurt library. With the body structure supported by the cage, it was then chemically milled (acid-dipped) to lighten it. Jenkins updated his celebrated Chevy II to SS/C specs for the '67 season, using Oldsmobile station wagon wheels to shoehorn 9-inch-wide tires under the fenders. [5] He left college in his third year. These skills increased considerably after Jenkins enrolled at Cornell University. Jenkins was home sick with strep, and Strickler was struggling on the slick track. 12, December 1924, The Meccano Magazine, No. With three weeks' leave and a '39 Chevy he'd imported, Stahl went to Le Mans, France, in 1957 to watch the famed 24-hour endurance race and ended up working for the victorious Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar team. One of his first sets was for the Strickler/Jenkins 409 Chevy, and they agreed to meet in Detroit in 1963 to test them. [5] He married Polly Wood and they had a son named William and a daughter named Dani-El. Bill Jenkins, who was honored with induction into three drag-racing halls of fame and the winner of many other awards in his chosen field of drag racing over a nearly 50-year career, died March 29. Hier mchte ich mich nicht, wie sonst, nur auf ungeklrte Vermissten- und Mordflle aus Deutschland und den Nachbarlndern festlegen. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2004 Bank of Canada $100 Dollar "RADAR" Banknote "PMG 68 EPQ" Jenkins - Dodge at the best online prices at eBay! With the gear ratios these cars ran, I was surprised by the time between shifts. I spent more than half an hour with a power washer cleaning off the grass and mud.". [2] The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America said: "his continual search for improved performance left little time for idle chatter with his racing colleagues."[2]. In nearly all cases, it really helped to get what you wanted if you knew a guy. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. 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Jenkins, who started his career in 1967 as one of the first African-Americans in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, said he learned about the study in 1968 and worked with fellow. [10], Jenkins went winless in 1971. "It hurt power bad enough to let the tires hook up. The lower-rated engines were equipped with smaller, oval-shaped inlet ports for better low-rpm velocity and were known as Oval Port heads. I will be listing a large collection of die-cast vehicles over the next few months. "I was perfectly content and didn't go down a dragstrip for three years.". 5, May 1942, Matchbox Toys 1948 To 1993 Identification And Value Guide(4th Edition), 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Enter the email address associated with your rmsothebys.com account. It looked like it had the potential to be competitive," Stahl added, "so I bought the cheapest two-door sedan that could be ordered.". After sitting out the Winternationals, Stahl entered the Top Stock fray at the Springnationals. They just dont make em like this anymore. I had a really good time, and I thought I'd like to race one. Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Malvern, PA. Vin - 114278W215410. Wheeling a number of violent Chevrolets, Jenkins was an engineer first, racer second, and tolerated no fools at the line. 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Jenkins also blew away NHRAs Hemi-dominated A/S record to 11.66! Drag Racing team, to take part in the First International Drag Festival, a series of six events held that fall. Jenkins spins off the road, plows through some guy's front lawn, grabs First gear, and drives back to my gas station. Long before Don "the Snake" Prudhomme mixed it up Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen, years before "Big Daddy" Don Garlits called out Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, there was Bill Jenkins versus Jere Stahl. His passion for performance got him noticed by many locals, and he began helping them modify their vehicles. He was 81 and lived in Malvern. Stahl's interest in exhaust tuning was ramping up, and he began to design and build tuned four-tube headers, a radical departure from the tri-Y designs that were the state of the art in the early '60s. A complete 427 cubic-inch engine was built, and many parts from Jenkins Performance have been utilized. On paper, Stahl won the battle. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. "Bill was really floggin' as he pulled and replaced two sets of heads, a clutch, a camshaft, and a set of rings all during the course of four days," wrote Jim McFarland in HOT ROD's NHRA Nationals coverage. Storied Past How To Build A Chassis Table That Will Fit In Any Garage! There is also a pair of original Jenkins-prepped Dominators on the engine, and an original Jones/Motrola tachometer inside the car. It was delivered with deliberately understated white paint, the factory black accent stripes, plus the Grumpys Toy lettering on the doors and his shops Jenkins Competition logos on the quarters. Joe Lepone won the 1985 Winternationals with a Jenkins Pro Stock engine. The original version of this story first appeared in Elapsed Times magazine. 1868 Nova SS396 Grumpy Jenkins Diecast,GMP # 8022.New In Box.1:18 Model. 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He dumped the Grump in class eliminations, after Jenkins fouled. Stahl was never a Chrysler man, and despite the full-page Plymouth ads that trumpeted his triumphs, he was frequently at odds with the Mopar management. [3][12] Lombardo replaced Jenkins in the driver's seat for the second race of the 1976 season in NHRA. The guy with the cigar is Dick Landy, not Jenkins. The car should be ready to make a debut in winterof 2015. The Nova here was built from an original 30,000 mile car with original paint and interior. "I got into a disagreement with Chrysler about the transmissions, and they stopped my support," Stahl recollected. Shop by category. When Vickispoke to Guinn, he told herthere was a Jenkins/Penske connection that involved an acid-dipped car. Dale and Vickiwere hoping to find a 1969 Camaro Pace Car, but when she stumbled upon an ad that read Grumpy Jenkins-built 1967 Camarobest offer, she asked Dale who Grumpy Jenkins was. The engine and chassis has been restored with a fresh 327-cid race engine, four-speed manual transmission with a race clutch connected to a 12-bolt rear axle. on 3-11-68 by William T Jenkins. Ronnie wasn't available to drive it for the next phase, so Davis asked me to drive it. Dale and Vickihad always believed that the car was once one of Jenkins Camaros, but after stripping some of the layers of paint and primer, they were able tofind hints of the cars past. Hi all been working on 1968 Nova of Bill Jenkins.Did the roof and put the decals on.Had to remove the ribbs under the door.also used PE for the badges etc. That was one of my big Hemi secretscoffee sticks in the carburetors!". 68 L-79 Nova Registry . This seeming mismatch propelled Jenkins to legendary status with his giant killing, small-block Chevy II. Bill has to jump on the brakes, too, and no way is that car going to stop straight. In 2001, he was ranked eighth on NHRA's Top 50 Drivers of all-time. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant In 1972 he recorded 250 straight passes without missing a shift. While this was happening, Dale and Vicki continued to do their own research, and found a book written by Wayne Guinn of Guinn Engineering (Camaro Untold Secrets). Losing to Stahl cemented his reputation as the scrappy underdog, taking on the might of Chrysler's drag racing machine with his outgunned Chevy IIa melodrama that would be reprised in 1972 when Jenkins again took on the dominant Hemis in Pro Stock with his all-conquering small-block Vega. [3], In 1973, following an NHRA rule change to allow records to be set at any national meet, Jenkins drove his Vega to Pro Stock's first official record, a 148.76mph (239.41km/h) pass, at the Winternationals; "Dyno Don" Nicholson set the e.t. I. This ten-minute video, which includes narration by veteran broadcaster and Car and Driver writer Brock Yates and interviews by a host of the Grump's peers, showcases Jenkins in action at the 1968 U.S. Nationals in Indy. In early 1963, Chevy unleashed its much-anticipated. On the way back to Pennsylvania after the race, Jenkins' Chevy II was destroyed in a highway accident. 1/18 Autoart Jeep Grand Wagoneer Auto Art Millennium !! Vice Grip Garages 1980s Built Chevelle Drag Car Goes On The Dyno Results Are NOT What We Expected! The unlikely battlefield was Top Stock, an eliminator category chiefly populated by garishly painted production cars. Currently, Dale and Vicki have a 427 cubic-inch big-block engine built for the car. Bills Nova ran in A/Stock class at NHRA events, and was reputable for winning races against 426-cid Dodge and Plymouth Street Hemi cars. 1966-1967-1968-1969-chevy-ii-nova-factory-assembly-instruction-manual-cd-in-5-volumes-includes-4-cylinder-or-6-cylinder-engine-including-base-models-to-fully-loaded-models-nova-super-sport-ss-66-67-68-69 3/6 map index pdf . [3] Jenkins-built engines continue to be used. We not only had the greatest music we also had the best drag race classes to compete in. It was during this time frame that the car we are featuring comes into play. Authentic kit of Bill Jenkins' 1966 Nova drag car. Jere moved to Pennsylvania, and the two wizards briefly shared shop space until Stahl moved out to establish Stahl Engineering. Jenkins was intrigued by the performance of Carlo "Ollie" Volpe's fuel-injected 327ci Corvette and reasoned that a small-block in a lightweight Chevy II body might have potential. 68 Z/28 NOR 01B Orig motor/trans/rear. Some Vintage Toys Have Stellar Value. [5] He began drag racing in a 1955 Chevrolet convertible at Berwyn, Pennsylvania before going off to college at Cornell University for engineering. A rollcage was installed in the car, and the trunk floor was cut out to make room fora fuel cell. Liebe Leser, dies ist eine Weiterfhrung meines Blogs "Germanmissing". Discouraged, Stahl eventually quit racing and sold his car. If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant While there he learned basic engineering disciplines and their application to engine building and tuning. eBay. This is a new, original design for a historic drag racing team. In 2006, two-time Pro Stock champion Jim Yates announced a testing program with a Jenkins motor in his 2005 Pontiac GTO. [quote}According to Jenkins the Nova started out as a L79 327 Chevy test car that was given to him by Chevrolet so it originally wasn't a SS or a 396 car. 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