1940 Willys Coupe
Super Gas / Pro Gas
At Wall Drag Strip (San Angelo TX 2,000 ft Elevation). With the fiberglass
front end.
Best ET was at this track on Nitrus Oxide - 9:81 ET.
With the Steel Front End.
Purchased in 1977 from a classmate from high school. The car was
an old "A/G" gasser from Odessa Texas owned by Parker Bros. called
"Gran-Ma".
The rumor history is it had a Big Daddy Gartlis or Keith Black Blown Hemi
in it back about 1957.
Also I understand they never got the old car to run any faster than 11s,
probably because of the poor quality drag tires of the day and the
stock frame I boxed and added latter bars to. As you will see in the videos
, below,
"Gran-ma" could smoke her tires the full 1/4 mile drag strips. It
was not from a
lack of horsepower for sure.
The engine may look simple but it run strong.The cars fastest et was 9:81
seconds
on Nitros Oxide with a 427 +.030 Big Block Chevy at 2,000 ft elevation at
San Angelo Texas, Wall drag strip. About 1979/80 The car was one of 16 to
qualify at
San Antonio AHRA Nationals. The car broke on the first run. It qualified at
9.971 seconds. All 16 cars were within 8 hundreds of a second of each other.
The powerglide
broke on the first round putting me and the car on the trailer. This was one
great ride and it had
quite a following. The last engine I run was a 481 Big Block Chevy with ALUMIMN
RODS and
rectangular port heads, flat top pistons, and 1050 Holley Domenator. Heads
were sent off to
EPD head service and professionally ported. Very strong and long life just
winding the engine
to 6,000 rpm. It ran much stronger than the old 427 but
I never activated the 250 hp Nitros system.
My guess is it would have run about a 9.50 to 9.60 if I had.
We purchased the 79 Suburban new in 1980 to be a tow rig and family vehicle.
It had a 454 engine
and I added the dark maroon insert over the original white paint in the middle
of the sides.
This Suburban had one very strong 454 Engine in it.
Today the Willys is owned by Mike
Tucker in Oklahoma City
After much effort Mike returned the Willys to a
original appearing 40 Willys body with a full interior.
Now a Pro Street Car with a 502, Turbo 400 Trans and 3:73 gear.
The yellow in the red is light shining threw the trees.
502 with AC
But
here is what "Antique Jugs II"
looked
like in 1958 and 1959.
She was known as "Gran-Ma"
back then,
owned by the Parker Brothers of Odessa, Texas. She was still painted
red with white scallops and still labeled "Gran-Ma"
when
I bought her in 1978.
In this video she is shown competing at Oklahoma City Division Meet and
the 1959 NHRA NATIONALS in Detroit,
Michigan .
"Ingenuity in
Action Part 1 (1958) Hot Rod Race"
VIDEO
BY
HOT ROD MAGAZINE
...Watch Below...
Part I Oklahoma City
Part II Detroit, Mich
Part III Detroit, Mich
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