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On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:06:26 -0500, Wayne.B
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:46:05 -0500, KC wrote:

NASCAR has virtually nothing to do with real cars. They use a custom
body with a shape "inspired" by a production car but there is nothing
but the logo that is actually common between them.
These things are built more like airplanes than cars


That's why they don't call 'em 'stock cars' anymore...

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Interesting point. When did they stop calling it stock car racing?

The 60s.
I remember when I could still drag race in a "show room stock" class
but that didn't last long. By 1970 all racing was highly refined
special purpose machines.
We used to see lots of cars drag racing in the 60s with tags on them.
I was competitive in my regular beater Chevelle in 1967 but I never
actually won I was getting low 14s tho with a 327.

I had an IBM friend who did a lot of SCCA in cars he drove to work.
(English cars)

Alas those days are gone

I raced a B production 1964 Corvette in SCCA in the 60-70's. Was
originally pretty close to stock, and by 1974, was tube frames, Greenwood
bodies, etc. went from a $6000 competitive Vette to an $60k++ Vette for
competitive.