[5] He left college in his third year. He fitted the splay-valve heads in a 358cuin (5.87L) engine, used by Larry Kopp to win the 1998 Winston drag championship, and by 1998 national event winners Tim Freeman, Brad Jeter, Johns, Mark Osborne, Scott Perin, and Don Smith. Chris Matte . At some point after the fire, someone didnt realize the front sheetmetal had been lightened, and thought the heat from the fire made the metal feel funny. This is when the front sheetmetal from the car was discarded. 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Grumpy Jenkins drag racing career began like many young men who grew up in the 1950s. 2, February 1931, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. 1/43 Bill "grumpy's" Jenkins 1968 S/s Nova Ss396 #1930, 1/43 Grumpy's Toy V Chevy Nova Ss 396 Bill 'grumpy' Jenkins In Presentat, AMT 1966 CHEVY NOVA Bill Jenkins Grumpy's Toy Complete, 1/18 Grumpy Jenkins 1968 Nova SS396 Pro Stock, 1/18 GMP #8022 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet Nova SS396 Grumpys Toy, 1/18 Scale Peachstate Collectibles Gmp Bill Jenkins Grumpy's Toy 1968 No, 1968 Nova SS396 Bill Grumpy Jenkins 1:43 Scale, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. Video: Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show Recap. Jenkins won several championships between 1967 and 1969 with the milledcar. $58,000 - $64,000 USD | Not Sold | Auburn, Indiana Details Catalogue This 1966 Nova has been built to replicate the late Bill Jenkins L-79 Nova racecar. Last year for the term Chevy II. The Authorized History of Grumpy Jenkins' Cars. Although Bill had raced and won with Chrysler products, the majority of his customers campaigned Chevrolets. 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. 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. Rev. Ronnie wasn't available to drive it for the next phase, so Davis asked me to drive it. Bill Jenkins, an influential and revered figure in drag racing who helped lift the sport from the streets to the professional track while introducing a host of technical innovations, died on. 12, December 1924, The Meccano Magazine, No. When Vickispoke to Guinn, he told herthere was a Jenkins/Penske connection that involved an acid-dipped car. Fitted with a 331ci small-block, the Camaro made quiet test runs at a heavier weight break, proving to Jenkins that a small-block powered sub-compact Vega could compete with weight factored Pro Stocks. In 1968, Jenkins cloned this once 1967 Camaro into a 1968 Camaro Super Sport. XIX, No. 8, August 1934, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. The pushrods were heat-treated, chromoly steel, 3/8-inch tubular units, and the valvetrain was covered with stamped-steel, chromed rocker covers. This entailed relieving the car of all unnecessary weight, fitting a Grump Lump fiberglass hood and scoop and dropping in a maximum-output 440ci big-block with aluminum heads, a deep-plenum, tunnel-ram manifold, and a pair of Holley 660-cfm center-squirter carbs. Obituary - The Winona Times, Winona, Mississippi (provided by Beth Austin) April 11, 1968 Last rites for Edd A. Jenkins held March 30 Funeral services for Edd A. Jenkins were held Saturday, March 30, at 2:00 p.m. at the New Haven Baptist Church. I. The 396/375 was also used in a brief run of 1965 Chevelles with the Z-16 option code. Screw-in rocker studs and pushrod guideplates were used with stamped steel, pivot-ball 1.7:1 ratio rockers. 1960s NHRA Drag Racing-Bill Jenkins' 1968 Super Stock Camaro "Grumpy's Toy" IV C $3.27 C $15.70 shipping or Best Offer BILL GRUMPY JENKINS & LARRY LOMBARDO IN WINNERS CIRCLE 8X10 GLOSSY PHOTO #9 C $3.91 C $10.45 shipping 1960s Drag Racing-1963 Z-11 Chevy "Old Reliable" IV-Dave Strickler-Bill Jenkins C $5.89 C $15.70 shipping or Best Offer The unlikely battlefield was Top Stock, an eliminator category chiefly populated by garishly painted production cars. [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. It was taken back to Jenkins Competition, and the construction of a Super Stock race car began. Click below to begin your paid subscription. Jenkins was personally responsible for building 30 vehicles that set national records in various racing venues and his builds won a total of 61 races including eight championships. The stock duration was 242 degrees at 0.050-inch lobe lift; 0.520-inch lift, intake and exhaust; 114-degree lobe separation; and lash sets at 0.024-inch intake and 0.028-inch exhaust. The unlikely combatants were a pair of bookish engineer/racers. Jenkins did indeed move to the new Camaro, but not before one last hurrah in the Chevy II. My hero from 1970 on. The 67 L78 big-block evolved further, and in 1969 Chevrolet created the most powerful Camaro engine combinations ever: the L72, 425/427 COPO option and the outrageous ZL1, an aluminum alloy 427 ridiculously under-rated at just 430 hp. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750. Top power output came from the L78 option, a 396 with a Holley four-barrel carburetor; single-point Delco distributor; forged steel crankshaft and rods; four-bolt main bearing block; forged-aluminum, 11.0:1-compression pistons; and a mechanical lifter camshaft. Nobody. Jenkins Competition was the white-hot center of the Junior Stock universe in 1966. Jenkins loved to row through the gears, so the car was fitted with a Hurst Competition-Plus shifter controlling a four-speed Muncie M21 transmission. Click below to begin your paid subscription. All rights reserved. Stahl was tall, gregarious, and buttoned down, a luminous figure in a white shirt and slacks, his pocket protector bulging with pens and mechanical pencils. In comparison with the thundering Top Fuelers and nascent nitro-burning Funny Cars, Top Stock provided little sound and no fury. Jenkins spins off the road, plows through some guy's front lawn, grabs First gear, and drives back to my gas station. These proved to be very versatile and Jenkins allowed Lakewood Industries to market them as Traction-Action bars. 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet SS396 Nova 1 Of 4440, Brand New GMP Peachs. [5], Jenkins died in 2012 of heart failure in Paoli, Pennsylvania. 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Born in Philadelphia,[5] Jenkins grew up in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Probably none more than Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins' original Grumpy's Toy IV 1968 Camaro, which was recently resurrected by Dale Carvender and Vicki Bolla of Pittsburgh, PA. We caught up with Carvender and Bolla at the NorthEastern Ohio Camaro Club Fall Classic at Summit Racing, where we got to hear the story. "Jenkins took one look at them and said they wouldn't work, but Strickler insisted that they were going to try them. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Guinn actually knows a lot about the car because his father was on Penskes race team, and hewas there when the car came back from acid-dipping. 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. But they existed. [12], Jenkins also worked on some NASCAR engines. [11], Jenkins built a Vega in 1974 (dubbed Grumpy's Toy XI) that had several firsts which impacted future drag racing cars, including the first dry sump oiling system and a MacPherson strut front suspension. "It hurt power bad enough to let the tires hook up. Some Vintage Toys Have Stellar Value. 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. Lex's Scale Modeling. Jenkins and Stahl invented, refined, and popularized many of the technical innovations that are now commonplace in professional racing. So, we can officially say that this is the legendary Bill Grumpy Jenkins 396-powered Camaro that tore through NHRAs Super Stock class for the 1967 championship. Lombardo won that season's NHRA Winston Pro Stock championship despite the late start. When he found the compact car was to be placed in the same class as the 426 ci/425 horsepower hemi Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars, he commented it "looked like a pretty good gimmick at the time". O Miami Dolphins juntou-se American Football League (AFL) quando uma franquia de expanso foi concedida ao advogado Joseph Robbie e ao ator Danny Thomas em 1965 por US $ 7,5 milhes, embora Thomas acabasse por vender sua participao na equipe a Robbie. Dale and Vicki were hoping to have the car completed by the end of 2015, and it looks like they have a made it. 68 L-79 Nova Registry . It wasn't a grand debut for the first "Grumpy's Toy." Torque To Angle And Torque To Yield, Everything You Need To Know About Fasteners On Gen V GM Engines. The 67 Camaro came with monoleaf springs that produced extreme wheelhop. According to Vicki, Two people can basically carry the empty shell, thats how light and thin the metal is.. ". "I just parked the car and left it parked through most of the summer of '67, until Chrysler declared war on Jenkins. [8] He would also win S/SA at the 1965 Winternationals in a hemi-powered Plymouth named Black Arrow. He was 81 and lived in Malvern. 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 Dondero won the AHRA title. crank to get 430 cu. Grumpy's giant-killer legend was growing. Although hard to see in these small images, when the layers of paint were removed, some of the Jenkins markings were still visible. record with a 9.33. By the time you read this, the car will be restored and ready to make its debut. Wheeling a number of violent Chevrolets, Jenkins was an engineer first, racer second, and tolerated no fools at the line. [3] This car would give him thirteen wins in Pro Stock that year. Photos are from the Chrysler Historical Collection, GM Media Archive, and Car Craft magazine archives. Check Out This Footage of Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Running At The 1968 NHRA Nationals - Gear Jamming With A Cigar Mar 05, 2015 Bryan McTaggart CHEVY, HISTORIC, Videos 5 "Grumpy" Jenkins' status as an NHRA legend is uncontested. This - FAN PAGE - is dedicated to the memory of Motorsport Legend, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins and is managed by Doug Boyce, author of the. [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. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media While the original engine is long gone, the original transmission is still in the car. 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. Sign in to see your user information. Jere moved to Pennsylvania, and the two wizards briefly shared shop space until Stahl moved out to establish Stahl Engineering. "The car is rugged and Stahl doesn't make it any easier to defeat. Both brought an engineering perspective to drag racing and were evangelists for a disciplined, scientific approach to quarter-mile racing that transformed the sport. Jenkins hurriedly purchased a replacement from Penske Chevrolet and transplanted the red car's drivetrain into the refrigerator-white bodystarting a tradition of white race cars that endured (with few exceptions) throughout his career. Cheap price for 1968 Chevy Camaro Pro Stock Grumpy's Toy IV (Exact Detail) 1/18 scale diecast model cars! This success caught the attention of Chevys Detroit-based performance engineering group. On the way back to Pennsylvania after the race, Jenkins' Chevy II was destroyed in a highway accident. In this livery, the car won the very first sanctioned Pro Stock race with a 9.99 -mile e.t., and broke the 10-second barrier. If he was back working Stahl was building his header business when the siren song of Chrysler's 426ci Street Hemi called him back to racing. This moved the engine rearward between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch, producing a slightly more favorable front/rear weight bias in the nose-heavy car. eBay. "Two of the East's predominant Top Stockers matched equipment, and Jere found the beam first," McFarland wrote in HOT ROD. #(1) My P hotos are Approx. The little Chevy II was also adorned with the Grumpys Toy moniker for the first time. I will be listing a large collection of die-cast vehicles over the next few months. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. Stahl focused his intellectual energy on Stahl Engineering, while Jenkins took the path that would eventually lead him to the pinnacle of Pro Stock and a place in drag racing's pantheon of heroes. Jenkins used a small block-based 331cuin (5.4L) in a Chevrolet Vega fitted in the class' first tube chassis,[2] which debuted at the 1972 Winternationals. And don't think Chevy's Camaro isn't going to be a worthy strip contender. "So that's where 'Grumpy' came from.". Quote. [3] He became known in national circles as the engine builder for Dave Strickler in the early 1960s. Yet the season-long struggle between Bill Jenkins and Jere Stahl was a clash of the titans: Chevrolet versus Chrysler, small-block versus Hemi, privateer versus factory. [3] Considered the "Father of Pro Stock", Jenkins-built engines were used to win five NHRA Pro Stock championships and three American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) championships. Grumpy's Toys1968 BILL JENKINS CHEVROLET NOVA SS 396 Diecast 1:43 Pre-Owned $259.88 or Best Offer Free shipping from Japan Free returns Sponsored 1966 66 CHEVY CHEVROLET NOVA SS BILL GRUMPY JENKINS 1:64 SCALE DIECAST MODEL CAR Pre-Owned $11.99 Buy It Now +$4.99 shipping 19 watchers Sponsored GREAT PRICE NHRA changed the 1972 rules to allow drivers with a small block wedge engine to run a lighter car. XXVI, No. 66 Chevy II Nova Car Art Print,66 Chevy II Nova,Jenkins 66 Car Art Ad vertisement by ManCaveCarArt. Soon, other drag racers were eager to pay for the counsel and hands-on touch available from one Jiggs Jenkins. SPEC Clutches: For That Next Engine Swap Or OEM, Shop Tour: Brian Tooley Racing Expands To Be A One-Stop, Moroso Anti-Roll Kit Is The Right Tool For The, Steer Your Classic Ride Straight With A New CPP Steering, NEW LS Bellhousing For Magnum And T56-Shifted Hot, Fenix Is A Next-Gen 69 Camaro With 1,180, A Brothers Quarrel Results In This Fine 1955 Chevy, Is This Barn Find The Worlds First Corvette? In 1972 he recorded 250 straight passes without missing a shift. [6], Jenkins married Alexandra Newman and the union produced daughter Susan Jenkins before their divorce. A link to reset your password has been sent to your email address. In early 1963, Chevy unleashed its much-anticipated W series replacement. Jenkins success with the Chevy II set the stage for the divisions first pony car, Chevys new 1967 Camaro. Trim Tag. The L78 engine appeared unchanged from the assembly line, save for the Hooker headers with 2-inch primary tubes. A Middle Stock Eliminator victory at the AHRA Winter Nationals was followed by an ignominious loss at the NHRA Winternationals. Jenkins removed the vent windows and put 1968 Camaro door glass in the 1967 body, added the trim to the doors, and also added hidden-headlights to the front end. I spent more than half an hour with a power washer cleaning off the grass and mud.". Early Version Full-size Tonka Jeep--in Very Nice Shape! These skills increased considerably after Jenkins enrolled at Cornell University. Their improbable rise to stardom could be the story line for a real-life Revenge of the Nerds. Seems to me it has the SS rear panel that I've seen in other photos. for Billboard s Maybe that is why it mysteriously burned to the ground after the 1966 season and what is with the the 666 on the rear quarter panel. Although still badged 396, the 1970-71 396 was overbored 0.030 becoming a 402-inch engine. Bill Jenkins was a newly minted statistician in 1968, and one of the first black officers in the United States Public Health Service (PHS), when a colleague told him about a government study . 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 3/7 map index pdf muscle cars and the massive "need-for-speed" engines of the late '60s were out, and fuel efficient compacts were in . Bill Jenkins passed away in 2012 and Jere Stahl passed away in 2016, both leaving an indelible mark on the history of drag racing and hot rodding. Vin -114278W331441 . They just dont make em like this anymore. Copyright 2023 BangShift LLC. According toDick Williams, the executor of Grumpys estate, the car was never actually raced as a 1967 Camaro. Excerpts of Jenkins taken from "NHRA National Drags" (1968)Credit goes to Bee-On Video.http://beeonvideo.homestead.com/Video edit and enchancement by one-hea. Car was bought as a used car from Ed Rinke Chevrolet and was supposedly used by GM engineering before Grumpy. I love this car , enjoy | By Muscle Car Jr Inc | Facebook Log In Forgot Account? 8, August 1937, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. 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. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. Of the 5,181 big-block cars produced in 1967, only 1,178 were L78s. Grumpys Original Camaro Z28 is officially undergoing restoration. Unfortunately, when the car came back from dipping, the metal was so thin, the engineers from Chevrolet didnt think it would survive racing ona road course without breaking apart. "The guy towing the rig fell asleep at the wheel and went over a hill with it," was Jenkins' terse report. Advertisement. Drag Racing team, to take part in the First International Drag Festival, a series of six events held that fall. Bill's Nova ran in A/Stock class at NHRA events, and was reputable for winning races against 426-cid Dodge and Plymouth Street Hemi cars. Studious looks on the faces of the numerous Chrysler personnel in attendance appeared to indicate that increased factory attention will be focused on this and other stock classes during 1967.". *** Very nice detail with opening hood. Youll get interviews aplenty, looks around the cars and of course, great historical drag racing footage. 2, February 1935, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. After tuning the chassis, the car clocked low-9.6 second passes on race day and Jenkins won the event. 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 married Polly Wood and they had a son named William and a daughter named Dani-El. [3] Jenkins used the car to win five of the first eight events of the season (some of them regionals) and six of eight Nationals. Mar 05, 2015Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, HISTORIC, Videos5, Grumpy Jenkins status as an NHRA legend is uncontested. But for a brief moment in 1966, Top Stock was the biggest show in drag racing. Nov 4, 2006. At a match race at Detroit Dragway in 1962, Stahl met Dave Strickler, Jenkins' partner in a series of Old Reliable Chevrolet Super Stocks. 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