Sign in to see your user information. 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. for Billboard 's June 22, 1968 edition: Billboard June 22, 1968 "the guitar strings are attached near the mouth of the rifle barrel - which forms the neck of [] These primarily lower-classed cars required a high level of skill in preparation and tuning. The Chevy IIit wasn't bad.". Some poor kid driving a Corvair sees Jenkins barreling down on him in his rearview mirror, panics, and hits the brakes. For 1971, the Demon 340 replaced the Dart Swinger 340 (aside of a few special-order Canadian Dart Swingers). [3] He led development of GM's new splay-valved cylinder heads for the Chevrolet small block V8 engines, utilized in the new Pro Stock Truck category in 1998. Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, as memorialized in a classic poster from Moroso. Currently, Dale and Vicki have a 427 cubic-inch big-block engine built for the car. Henry Smokey Yunicks Mark II-powered 1963 Impala took the pole and led early until valvetrain failure forced him out of the race. I decided to bring the car back out and race for Jenkins' team." 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet SS396 Nova 1 Of 4440, Brand New GMP Peachs 1/43 Bill "grumpy's" Jenkins 1968 S/s Nova Ss396 #1930 1/24 Grumpy Jenkins Nova 1/18 Grumpy Jenkins 1968 Nova SS396 Pro Stock 1968 Bill Grumpy Jenkins Chevy Nova SS396 "The car is rugged and Stahl doesn't make it any easier to defeat. In 1968 it used a short stroke 3.47 in. The little Chevy II was also adorned with the Grumpys Toy moniker for the first time. 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. Drag racing has had some famous rivalries. NHRA changed the 1972 rules to allow drivers with a small block wedge engine to run a lighter car. I blew the picture up and it looks pretty plain-jane. Bill, who was a pioneer in the sport of drag racing, achieved more in the sport and contributed more to the sport than almost any other single individual. They found Penskes name, the words Grumpys Toy, and the numbers 777 etched into the metal. "Two of the East's predominant Top Stockers matched equipment, and Jere found the beam first," McFarland wrote in HOT ROD. [5] He married Polly Wood and they had a son named William and a daughter named Dani-El. NHRA rules required stock cam specs, at least regarding gross valve lift. By 1965, Jenkins had split with Strickler, and drove Doc Burgess' Hemi-powered Black Arrow Plymouth to the Top Stock title at the Winternationalsthe first of Grumpy's 13 NHRA national event victories. XVI, No. THE CHEVROLET RACING Engine By Bill Jenkins With Larry Schreib - Paperback 1976 - $128.86. 12, December 1940, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. Logged. Lombardo raced for Jenkins until 1979, finishing third in 1977 points, second in 1978, and seventh in 1979. So it was in the world of Chevrolet. bore siamese cyls design. Select Post; Deselect Post; 66 Chevy II Nova Car Art Print,66 Chevy II Nova,Jenkins 66 Car Art Ad vertisement by ManCaveCarArt. This 1977 Country Squire Motorhome Was Abandoned for 15 Years! He was lost in his own world; he was like an artist that way. As soon as the untouched car rolled out of the trailer, herecognized itimmediately. Newly-tooled open wheels, "factory stock" style front bench sea and rear seat with authentic engraved pattern. On the way back to Pennsylvania after the race, Jenkins' Chevy II was destroyed in a highway accident. This seeming mismatch propelled Jenkins to legendary status with his giant killing, small-block Chevy II. Funny Cars Lightning Aircraft Car Racer Car And Driver As most of you recognize Drag Racing Legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins' passed away back in March of this Year. 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet SS396 Nova 1 Of 4440, Brand New GMP Peachs. This 1966 Nova has been built to replicate the late Bill Jenkins L-79 Nova racecar. 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. All rights reserved. Storied Past [8] He would also win S/SA at the 1965 Winternationals in a hemi-powered Plymouth named Black Arrow. 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! 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. Grumpy's Toys offers a long overdue examination of drag racing legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins and the 17 Chevrolet race cars that bear one of the most famous names in drag racing. 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 . 2. In an era in which NHRA conducted only four national events annually, Stahl achieved an unprecedented sweep of three of them in 1966: the Springnationals (Bristol, Tennessee), the NHRA Nationals (Indianapolis), and the World Championship Finals (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Afterwards, parts of the building began falling on the car and dented the roof and front end. These housed 2.20-inch intake valves and 1.88-inch exhaust valves controlled by dual valvesprings. Lone Star Throwdown 2023: If You Like Custom Trucks, Then This Was THE Show Of 2023 So Far. After winning the second Pro Stock race in Gainesville, Florida, the NHRA forced the car into retirement because, in their words, it was too old. [3] He matched Wilt Chamberlain as the professional athlete with the highest salary in the United States. A link to reset your password has been sent to your email address. His reply was Only the guy that got me interested in Camaros in the first place, and the reason I bought my 1968 Camaro when I was 15 years old., Two people can basically carry the empty shell, thats how light and thin the metal is. Vicki, car owner. Advertisement. 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. [3][12] Lombardo replaced Jenkins in the driver's seat for the second race of the 1976 season in NHRA. 1/18 1966 Chevy Nova , Bill Grumpy Jenkins , drag car , VHTF , in the box , 2022 RACING CHAMPIONS MINT BILL JENKINS GRUMPY'S TOY 1966 CHEVY NOVA #4, Racing Champions 1:64 1966 Bill Jenkins Grumpys Toy Chevrolet Nova, RACING CHAMPIONS Mint 1966 Chevy Nova SS Red Bill Grumpy Jenkins RC014 2021, Racing Champions 1/64 -Chevy Nova 1966 Bill Jenkins 'Grumpy's Toy' Car, RSC 1968 Camaro Pro Stock Bill Jenkins Grumpy's Toy IV 1:24 Scale Diecast Car, 1/64 RACING CHAMPIONS MINT BILL JENKINS GRUMPYS TOY 1966 CHEVROLET NOVA WHITE. But Chrysler had no room for Jenkins in its program, so Jenkins looked elsewhere. Jenkins was short in stature and gruff in demeanor, and his favored trackside attire was a pair of loud Bermuda shorts and a T-shirt, accessorized with a cheap cigar. 1968 Chevrolet Nova, Bill Jenkins, Grumpys Toy V Color: white / race graphics exterior, black interior: Producer: GMP 1/43rd scale Release Date: Date Disc/Due: LE: Price: $49.95 This is a replica of Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins "Grumpy's Toy V" Super Stock Nova SS 396. [6] He started working on motors on his neighbor's tractor engine. 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. It carried Jenkins to hugely popular Pro Stock wins in its first two events of the 1970 season: Pomona and Gainesville, where he defeated Mopars ace, Ronnie Sox. XXII, No. [1] Between 1965 and 1975, he won a total of thirteen NHRA events. Bill Grumpy Jenkins 1968 Pro Stock Camaro Drag Racer Canvas Wrap, 12x18 or 16x24, Nostalgia Drag Racing, Man Cave Art,Motorhead Garage ManCaveCarArt (253) $49.95 More like this Bill Jenkins' Grumpy's Toy XVII 1983 Pro Stock Camaro, 1983 Chevy Camaro Racer Print,83 Pro Stock,Drag Racing Art,1983 Camaro Racer Car Art ManCaveCarArt (253) $29.95 [3] Jenkins-built engines continue to be used. 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. 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. Two weeks later, Stahl was in Monza, Italy, helping Ecosse compete in the Race of Two Worlds, which pitted Indy Cars against European sports cars on the high-banked Monza oval. Click below to begin your paid subscription. His passion for performance got him noticed by many locals, and he began helping them modify their vehicles. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google There are many neat moments here, but our favorites include the in-car segments with Jenkins up on the wheel. In early 1963, Chevy unleashed its much-anticipated. 1968 Chevy Nova 1 1/18. Lex's Scale Modeling. Interestingly, the same factory cam was used in the later L72 427/425. 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. 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. For that reason, this car was pushed into a corner of the Penske shop and almost forgotten. Jenkins left college without a degree, but he took with him a deep grasp of metallurgy and mechanical principles. 1966 Chevrolet Nova - Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins | Auburn Fall 2014 | RM Sotheby's, Customize your preferences and enjoy a tailored experience when visiting us, Access history files and inspection reports for your favourite cars. 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. This footage from the 1968 NHRA Nationals takes a look in and around Jenkins world as the race unfolds. Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Malvern, PA. Vin - 114278W215410. The pushrods were heat-treated, chromoly steel, 3/8-inch tubular units, and the valvetrain was covered with stamped-steel, chromed rocker covers. This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 20:44. I had a really good time, and I thought I'd like to race one. Torque To Angle And Torque To Yield, Everything You Need To Know About Fasteners On Gen V GM Engines. D.K. The 396 came in both low hp and High Perf versions. During the restoration, theoriginal front subframe was not removed, as the rollcage is welded to it and they did not want to damage the integrity of the car. Guinnconcededthat he believed Dale and Vicki do have The Toy, so they documented everything as they started cleaning the car to begin the restoration. 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 They may need minor dusting from transport.Here is a GMP 1/18 Bill GRUMPY Jenkins 1968 Chevy Nova SS Grumpy's Toy V Muscle CHEVY II .No original box. "I got into a disagreement with Chrysler about the transmissions, and they stopped my support," Stahl recollected. Authentic kit of Bill Jenkins' 1966 Nova drag car. 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. 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[2] [clarification needed] Most of these wins were won with a four-speed manual transmission. 1/43,1968 Chevy Nova SS 396,Bill Grumpy Jenkins/GMP, 1:43 GMP 1968 Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Chevy Nova SS 396 - Rare, 1:43 GMP "Grumpy's Toy" V, Signed! 14, September-October 1920, Lionel Corp Lionel Trains Installing Nos 110 & 111 Trestle Sets For All, Doll Directory A Guide To U.S. Doll Museums, Collections & Hospitals Plu, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. 11_ ST 68-11427 WRN _____ BODY. During the 1960s, Junior Stockers acquired a near cult following, especially on the East Coast. 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. 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. On Jenkins 68, it has an SS emblem in the grille, but does't have the SS simulated hood intakes, nor the Super Sport emblem on the lower trailing ends of the fenders the 68's had, and the only year for that. 12188103_10205140416098445_7215557424739895846_o. 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. Dale and Vicki were hoping to have the car completed by the end of 2015, and it looks like they have a made it. A mechanical aptitude developed at an early age allowed him to quickly acquire an in-depth knowledge of engines. Vice Grip Garages 1980s Built Chevelle Drag Car Goes On The Dyno Results Are NOT What We Expected! Although Bill had raced and won with Chrysler products, the majority of his customers campaigned Chevrolets. Stahl found a copy of The Sports Car by Colin Campbell in a Frankfurt library. 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