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Randy Greene's - Hot Pontiac's

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      This is a very rare Canadian built 1970 Pontiac GTO that's owned by Randy Greene, he is retired from United States Marine Corps where he worked on helicopters.  The GTO had some serious upgrades over the years, starting with a hopped-up 455 c.i. Pontiac engine equipped with a big Holley carburetor supplying the air/fuel mixture. It's mounted on top of an aluminum Edelbrock Performer intake manifold.   The fumes exit through long-tube headers & Flowmaster mufflers. A high lift-long duration cam was installed giving the exhaust notes that nice rump- atty-rump sound! The 455 is backed up with a 3-speed automatic transmission, that was filled with a 3000 rpm high-stall torque converter and it's controlled by a Hurst His & Hers shifter .  The chassis was filled with the best parts from QA1, including control arms, sway-bars and heavy duty end links. The rear end was filled with 3:42:1 gears and a posi-traction differential.    Randy said he has owned the car for

Joe Morrison Nitro Pilot

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      Joe with Big Al Liebmann , car owner's,Rocky Pirrone & crew at Raceway Park . Joe Morrison from Warren, New Jersey wears many hats,he is a successful businessman running his own landscaping company full time. He also plays guitar in a rock band and he also drives a string of Nostalgia Drag Racing Cars . As of 2020 he is the NHRA's newest Top Fuel driver for Team Leverich. In the beginning of January we had a great conversation where we discussed how Joe got started in Drag Racing , who his hero's were growing up,who helped him along the way and of course the great cars he got to drive on the way up to Top Fuel status . Joe said he was going to the Drag Races since before he was born. Really! His mom was working in the timing tower at Island Dragway while she was pregnant with him,and his Dad worked the starting line when he wasn’t racing in Jr. Stock, Stock Eliminator or Super Stock.He kept going to the track as a family even after his dad had to stop racing