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The rules for the event do allow some modifications that can substantially improve the performance. If every car had to truly be 100% stock, there would only be a handful of cars eligible to race. Here is a link to the rules, www.psmcdr.com/rules which allow things such as a 2.5" exhaust system with performance mufflers and H or X pipes (this modification dropped over 4 tenths of a second from my stock muscle car), electronic ignitions (must be hidden, this dropped almost 2 tenths from my e.t. ), an increase in compression ratio of up to 1.5 extra points allowed over advertised (big power gain), overbores up to .070" are allowed as well as slightly bigger camshaft specs, etc. Some participants choose to take every advantage of everything that is allowed, while others choose to remain as close to stock as they can. The cars are paired up for a best-of-three mini shootout based on their qualifying e.t. which makes most of the races somewhat close. There are no prizes or awards of any kind if a person wins their shootout and there is no prize or award for being the quickest car.

Old fart saliva isn't bad if you can get past the taste and smell. Racing starts @36:00 mark. Plenty of young people there racing are well. Many are second generation participants racing along with their parents. I think there were nearly a dozen younger people racing that were under 21, three or four of which were females. The long walk through the staging lanes is an attempt to show every car that ran on race day and include a little detail about them for context. Thanks for watching and commenting.

In my opinion everyone that brings a car to race is a winner because they are using it as it was intended to be used. But to answer your question, there is not a single winner. The cars are paired for a best-of-three mini-shootout. so half of the cars win their shootouts but there is no prize, no trophy, no award. Just a good time and a few bragging rights. On the first day of the two-day event, drivers test and tune their cars and conduct qualifying times. The mini-shootouts happen on day 2. full rules and event details: www.psmcdr.com

Thank you for the compliment. I try to document this event in a way that represents what it's like to be there in person. The 2024 PSMCDR in less than two weeks away and I plan to be there again.

Aztec Bronze is a great color.

The 2024 PSMCDR is less than 2 weeks away. If there is a '67 442 in attendance, I'll be sure to get it on the next video.

@@TheSteeleGarage thanks for that. And thanks for taking the time to read my comment and reply to it. Subbed.

@@robertmceuen3630 I do remember seeing a '67 442 racing at the event many years ago. It was the 2-door post/sedan body (my favorite). It was painted the dark pewter color which I think is called Antique Pewter. It is the darker of the two pewter colors offered in '67. Hopefully it returns or maybe some other '67 442. I really like the '66-'67 442s and I actually prefer the '67 because I like an automatic transmission and the '66 has a 2-speed while the '67s used the 3-speed automatic (big improvement in performance due to the improved 1st gear ratio).

@TheSteeleGarage Mine was really light yellow with a red pinstripe. 400 Cid with a turbo 400 granny. Was a young, VERY stupid 17 yr old.

@@robertmceuen3630 sounds like it was either Saffron (paint code Y) or Cameo Ivory (paint code T). Either would look fantastic with the red pinstripe. The beauty of the 400 transmission in the '67 442 (and '67 Buick GS400) is that it used a variable pitch (VP) torque convertor. The '67 GTO and Chevelle SS396 used a regular torque convertor. Unfortunately, GM drop the VP convertor entirely in 1968. My '67 GS400 has the VP convertor and it's great. Basically, it has 2 stall speeds depending on the throttle position. A great design and it works very well.

The rules for this event do allow for some modifications that improve performance. www.psmcdr.com/rules If the cars were required be 100% stock in every way there wouldn't be enough legal cars to have an event. :) It's all for fun with no prizes or awards and on race day they pair the cars based on e.t. to make the racing as close as possible. Thanks for watching.

@@254967conwell the rules of the event allow some modifications and performance improvements. If they allowed zero modifications, the event would be tiny since very few cars are 100% original in every way. They pair the cars on Saturday based on their e.t. in order to make the racing close. There are no prizes, trophies, or cash to win, it’s just for fun. The complete rules can be found here: www.psmcdr.com/rules

Yes, Chevrolet produced them until very late in the 1969 calendar year and they were all titled as 1969 models.

@@brianklamer3328 Chevrolet was ripping off their customers who never considered shopping a Ford or Plymouth dealer

I saw a really nice, low-mileage, unrestored example at the Nova Nationals. It was the first one I had ever seen in person. The production totals were relatively low and most have probably been swapped to a V8 by now.

Basically it was a Powerglide without the valve body and solenoids and did not shift automatically between the two forward gears. The driver had to manually move the shifter from Low to High. It was a cheap alternative to the fully automatic Powerglide. A couple of good summary articles: www.chevyhardcore.com/news/the-torque-drive-transmission-chevys-manually-shifted-automatic/ www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-chevrolets-torque-drive-a-dumber-powerglide/

@@TheSteeleGarage Thanks! Never knew such a transmission existed. D

@@TheSteeleGarage Read the article, very interesting indeed! I wonder if this was more reliable than a conventional powerglide. I'm guessing probably not, because most folks did not use it properly. Wonder what would happen if you tried to take off from a stop in high gear? I know what would happen if you pulled it down into low at 55mph! Thanks for the info! Don

If the driver started in Hi the acceleration would be very slow until the car reached a speed of about 25-30 mph. Many drivers of Torque-Drive cars did just that with no ill effects.

@@NickTwisp80 Very cool. You wouldn't burn out the clutches, kind of like trying to start a manual shift car off in high gear by riding the clutch? Thanks for all this info, never knew about this transmission...

Nope , they just didn't sell very many . '70 was the last year for it though .

1970 was indeed the final year of the 4-cylinder in the Nova. There were 2,062 produced. Full production figures can be found here: www.novaresource.org/production.htm

I didn't know about torque drive until this video. I figured powerglide was far enough behind the times for them. Hanging on to those transmissions so long might have signaled the beginning of GM arrogance of we are GM we can sell anything. When a company cashes in its brand name value it is hard to put any back in the bank.

Thanks. I’ve not been able to make new videos because the scanner I use to get digital images from the filmstrip broke. I now have another film scanner so I’m back up and running. If you have a favorite year of Chevrolet from ‘61-‘72 let me know so I can keep my eyes open for the filmstrip in my collection.

I still have a lot more Chevrolet films from ‘61-‘72 to convert and upload (plus some Buick, AMC, and Ford films). I need to pick up the pace or else I’ll never get them all done.

@@TheSteeleGarage well I do appreciate them and thanks!

@@johncornell3665if you have a particular year Chevrolet you want to see, let me know.

@@TheSteeleGarage will do sir

Correct, the new 1970 Camaro was introduced a few months later in this film with the Corvette: ua-cam.com/video/wiOMzvt3vzk/v-deo.htmlsi=vCqZZ6IgrqEtU_uu

They were still trying to move the last of the 69 Camaros.

Yeah, the Z-28 LT-1 was not mentioned.

@@bradkay4794 no , they were having problems with the dies for stamping out the rear quarter panels is the reason for the delay .

Because of the production issues delaying the introduction of the 2nd gen Camaro, they continued manufacturing and selling 1969 Camaros all the way until the very end of '69. On January 1, 1970 they started manufacturing the '70 Camaro with an official introduction date of February 26.

Our ‘66 GTO has been the same way for decades. I remember my dad doing the same thing when I was a kid, decades ago.

As I've been uploading these old training films I've noted lots of errors and omissions in the information presented. I think it's usually because these videos were produced before the cars went into full production.