Through the long history of the Super Chevy Show series, the Maple Grove event has always been one of the biggest. This year's extravaganza was no exception, with 345 show cars and over 800 racer tech cards sold for the weekend. Track general manager Lex Dudas and the crew at Maple Grove Raceway kept everything running smoothly. The action was pretty much non-stop on the track side, while the Super Chevy Show staff were sorting through row after row of great Bow Tie iron on the car show side. One of the highlights this year was an appearance by drag racing legend and Pennsylvania native Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins. Grumpy was on hand to sign autographs and even hand out his own Top 10 show car awards. Imagine the honor of having your car singled out by "Da Grump" for a trophy. In addition, the True Street racing class was back out in force and there was an absolutely killer Stock/Super Stock combo race. While not an SS or RS, Mike Yannessa's plain white wrapper '67 has a few unique things about it.While not an SS or RS, Mike Yannessa's plain white wrapper '67 has a few unique things abo When built new at Norwood, the 210-horse 327 car ended up with a Posi-equipped Z/28 12-bolt rear, as Mike discovered when he noticed the brackets for the Z/28 factory stabilizer bar. Even rarer is the 2.73 gear ratio, which only 539 cars left the factory with. Its interior is 98 percent original, and the car still wears all it original sheetmetal.When built new at Norwood, the 210-horse 327 car ended up with a Posi-equipped Z/28 12-bol James Brady has been coming to SC shows for a long time. We thought it was cool when he broke out his 1983 Maple Grove "Best Original Chevelle" award. It now has a companion, as James took home the Stock Outstanding award with the very same '72 Chevelle ragtop he won with back in Reagan's first term.James Brady has been coming to SC shows for a long time. We thought it was cool when he br Rose Long brought out this cool '68 Yenko Camaro clone for the show. While the '69 Yenkos usually get all the attention, most forget Don Yenko was cranking out pavement pounding Camaros in '67 and '68 from his Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, dealership.Rose Long brought out this cool '68 Yenko Camaro clone for the show. While the '69 Yenkos In the Tri-Five section, there were bunches of eye-catching cars, including Richard Kauffman's red/white '57 210 two-door sedan.In the Tri-Five section, there were bunches of eye-catching cars, including Richard Kauffm An original dual-quad-equipped 270hp 283 ride, this '57 was the muscle car of its day. Over in the swap meet there were bargains galore. Even though it was a little worse for wear, this original '73 LS-4 454-equipped Vette was available to anyone with 11K burning a hole in their pocket. This was the first year for the body color, 5-mph crash bumper (front only), and the non-removable rear window.Over in the swap meet there were bargains galore. Even though it was a little worse for we Back over in the swap meet, we spotted this 409 short-block for sale. With W-motors the "newest" craze in Bow Tie land, this could be a great foundation for a nostalgia '60s gasser or Tri-Five street build. Top it with the new Edelbrock aluminum heads and intake, you've got yourself a killer powerplant that stands apart from the small- and big-blocks commonly seen today.Back over in the swap meet, we spotted this 409 short-block for sale. With W-motors the "n Old race cars seem to be coming out of the woodwork in droves these days. An old AHRA/NHRA veteran of the '60s and '70s, the "RPM Special" was built by engine builder Charlie Garrett in '65 for E/Gas competition, and later ran in F and D/Gas. In '70 Charlie drove the car to the AHRA World Finals win in D/Gas at Bristol. Sold shortly after, David Lehr bought the car as it sits today a few years ago, and is currently working with Charlie to restore the car back to its 1965 version.An old AHRA/NHRA veteran of the '60s and '70s, the "RPM Special" was built by engine build The True Street gang lined up at first call for the required road cruise to make sure we're weren't dealing with any race cars in disguise.The True Street gang lined up at first call for the required road cruise to make sure we'r The appearance by drag racing legend and engine builder and tuner Bill Jenkins was a highlight of the weekend. Here he signs an autograph for a happy fan. Later, Grumpy hit the car show to give out 10 special awards that he chose himself.The appearance by drag racing legend and engine builder and tuner Bill Jenkins was a highl A few didn't make it through the whole road cruise for True Street, but we still ended up with 32 cars in the staging lanes for drag passes.A few didn't make it through the whole road cruise for True Street, but we still ended up 1 | 2 | 3 | » | View Full Article By Patrick Hill Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
