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Grumpy Jenkins
I've always been a fan of his. Wish I could have met him. I thought this was a great video. He just brutalizes a 4 speed.
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I met him few times, the last was at Corvettes at Carlisle a few years back. (he was at the Kerbeck tent!) My buddy had a NHRA record holding car and when I was free I helped him at big races. Met Grumpy and about 10 other's of the big names of the late 60s early 70s. As I was a Mopar person I got to know Dick Landy the best. |
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I was also a fan of his. Real shifting, real racing. No electronics and air shifters.
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I have talked with him a couple of times, nice guy and definitely knew how to build a Chevy...…..Supposedly he got the name because he was so focused on his work in the pits, he would never talk to anyone. I have seen a few smoke and shift down the 1/4
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Is that a vertigate shifter?
Bob Hamilton was a good friend and neighbor of mine in the '90s. He still had boxes of old home movies of the drag racing days. I wish I had gotten him to sign a bunch of the model kits or diecast they made of his famous Chevelle. He passed away after moving back to FL. https://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/s...evelle-ss-454/ One of my favs Jerry MacNeish in his 1967 Z28. |
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[QUOTE=Grey Ghost;1669931]Is that a vertigate shifter?
I believe that is an off the shelf Hurst Competition Plus. State of the art in that time. |
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I would have to say Mr Jenkins was dam good in the shifting department, but not quite up to the level of who I considered the best Ronnie Sox. Believe it or not another in the very fast shifting club was Shirley Cha Cha Muldowney I knew her when she used to street race, before she went pro and left the area!. |
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I have always been a fan of Bill Jenkins.
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I met a lot of the old drag racing great ones in my teens, but never met Jenkins. I always wanted to meet him, because for some reason I suspected he was a real nice guy despite his nickname. Most of those guys back then were real nice and loved the fans. There were a few exceptions.
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