Jack Grice Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Some people were probably scratching their heads over this title. This is one of my favorite sportsman drag cars. Bruce Sizemore's H/MP 300 six powered Maverick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Very cool car Jack! I never heard of or seen pictures of this drag racing car but I will try to find some info on the internet. Very interesting subject, thanks for bringing this to light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 could be a real pain in the third member for his competition...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Very cool subject and very nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Oh! How Cool! Yes one of my favorites also! I’m so excited!!!! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Did you make the decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I remember that car. I think everyone hated to race it. As a H/G car it almost got a half track head start, or so it seemed. I wonder how many drivers red lighted against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grice Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, iBorg said: I remember that car. I think everyone hated to race it. As a H/G car it almost got a half track head start, or so it seemed. I wonder how many drivers red lighted against it. It was H/ Modified Production and ran in the 11's. It was a 300 truck six with 3 Weber carburetors and a 4 speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Extremely cool build Jack, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grice Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 15 hours ago, dragcarz said: Did you make the decals? Gooche Decals made them for me as a custom job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Powers Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Jack, great subject to do a model of and his Pinto was also a formidable Modified Eliminator contender. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 16 hours ago, Jack Grice said: It was H/ Modified Production and ran in the 11's. It was a 300 truck six with 3 Weber carburetors and a 4 speed. At least I got the H right. The point is still the same. Most cars in its eliminator were much higher up in the category. I've tried to find the records from the early 70's to find how much of a head start it often got. In many cases both cars would pre stage, the tree would count down for the Preperation H car (which ran on or below the record), and after the third bulb or later (full tree), the other lane would start counting down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Nice work on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Beautiful build. These "lower class" cars are too often overlooked, but they are truly the foundation of drag racing. This build reminds me of another Ford 6-cylinder car, could be the same one. Anyway the builder used three 351 heads on this engine. He cut the front two cylinders off one head, the center two from another and the last two from yet another. He used some form of pressure-brazing to join the pieces; supposedly it gave him much better horsepower. Just a tidbit of useless trivia. 18 hours ago, iBorg said: I've tried to find the records from the early 70's to find how much of a head start it often got. If my old brain remembers correctly, it was 1 or 1/2 second per class differential. Another factor, especially in the stock-type classes, was an automatic got a 1/2 second headstart over a manual in the same class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) I love straight OHV sixes (and eights). IMHO, the sanctioning bodies missed the boat by not having specific classes for them. Good job. Edited May 18, 2020 by Reegs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Really nice model love the 6 cal and the history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crime Dog Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That's a great build, Bruce Sizemore was looking for the 1:1 car a few years back. He was on a maverick/Comet owners board looking for it, stated the car was sold in the spring of 74 to an Elwood Robinson in Delaware. Don't know if ever found it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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