Warren Johnson's '74 Camaro recreated (1 Viewer)

[Rajunz]

Now this is a cool car, great job..................

A WARREN JOHNSON PRO STOCK TRIBUTE

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

You are absolutely correct, that thing is sweet!!

 

[Sean D, shondoo]

NICE!!!!!!

Sean D

 

[T.Smith]

That's cool.

I've known Bill Neri for over 10 years. He and everything he races is always 1st class.

 

[Super Mod]

I'm waiting for the Wally Booth tribute Gremlin to appear

 

[Rajunz]

It really is a work of art. He may have taken a little artistic freedom on the hood scoop though..........

 

[chop]

WJ has purchased the car he won his first NHRA P/S race with. I believe he won Englishtown in 79 with an Olds Firenza . I was by the shop a while back and saw this piece of history.

 

[Jon C]

It really is a work of art. He may have taken a little artistic freedom on the hood scoop though..........

Not to mention the beadlocks...

 

[Johnny Mopar]

Awesome look back in time...excellent work.

 

[Jim]

Gosh, he even re-created the Minnesota race track, eh?

 

[Wayne]

Gosh, he even re-created the Minnesota race track, eh?

Post of the Year nominee!!!

 

[TooTall999]

Not to mention the beadlocks...

Sounds like it's built for a nostalgia pro-stock circuit, so it isn't a restoration, just a modern version of a classic pro-stock.

 

[Chi-Town Brown]

Sounds like it's built for a nostalgia pro-stock circuit, so it isn't a restoration, just a modern version of a classic pro-stock.

Its a brand new state of the art (Bickle I believe) fully adjustable car. And Very well done I might add. It looks good Bill.

 

[Mary]

Way Cool

 

[marlin]

No kidding ..That is a SWEET ride !

 

[DrRocket]

There's a good picture of the original car taken at night over at the NHRA site wallpaper section.

If you're logged in there, you can find it here.

I was at the 2008 Northstar Nats, and he'd just located and bought back that Firenza. I think I have a picture I took of it somewhere around here. I'll try and post it later tonight when I get home. I seem to remember him saying in an interview that he looks at the safety equipment it had at the time, and it scares him to think about driving as fast as he did in it with that equipment.

 

[Sean D, shondoo]

WJ has purchased the car he won his first NHRA P/S race with. I believe he won Englishtown in 79 with an Olds Firenza . I was by the shop a while back and saw this piece of history.

That's a Firenza? I thought it was a Starfire. Anyway, isn't this the car that was the first to top 180?

Sean D

 

[chop]

That's a Firenza? I thought it was a Starfire. Anyway, isn't this the car that was the first to top 180?

Sean D

The Firenza was based on the Starfire. It was some kind of special model,kind of like an IROC Z,it's still a Camaro.

 

[DrRocket]

The Firenza was based on the Starfire. It was some kind of special model,kind of like an IROC Z,it's still a Camaro.

Nope, totally different car. Not a Camaro at all. Based on the Chevy Monza.

 

[chop]

Nope, totally different car. Not a Camaro at all. Based on the Chevy Monza.

HUH? An IROC Z 28 is based on a Camaro body. I'm not saying the Firenza is a Camaro @ all. Here's a quote from Setting The Pace,a book about the first 100 years of Oldsmobile. "A sporty Firenza trim option debuted on Starfires for 1979,which also boasted a new front end with single headlights". The Starfires had dual headlights.