The Parting Shift: Ronnie Sox and a Group of Amateurs Flog Big Block Four Speed Muscl

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This is why the internet rules. Our pal Joel Nystrom managed to not only find but post a piece of incredible drag racing history on YouTube. The video he found, called “Shut Down King” was made in 1966 and shows one of the great “Pros VS Joes” moments in drag racing history. Ronnie Sox and [...]

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What a great video, must have been a real blast being one of the young guys selected to be tutored by Ronnie Sox. And it does a great job of placing the whole "muscle" car performance deal in perspective -- what was 'hot stuff' back in the day is pretty tame now. Kind of chuckled at the 'tech inspection' to make sure the cars were factory stock; my understanding is the manufacturers went out of their way during the muscle car era to ensure the car magazines, etc, received teaked cars. It also reinforces that although Ford was making an all out effort in several types of motorsports, they were missing the boat in the showroom and on the street. The hemi was kicking some bigtime ass!

Thanks for this guys (and especially to Joel Nystrom), an enjoyable look back at a bygone era.