@ron-cooper14 years ago
The factory drag wars were just heating up in 1961, and for the Nationals, the NHRA introduced the Optional Super/Stock (OS/S) class for cars using special factory components that were not yet factory equipment. In this round, Dave Strickler's original Old Reliable, a Honduras Maroon 409 Biscayne, was paired against the 390 six-barrel of Indiana Ford dealer Ed Martin. In 1962, OS/S became the Factory Experimental (FX) category and in just a few years spun off into Funny Cars. The stockers and floppers had gone their separate ways.
The factory drag wars were just heating up in 1961, and for the Nationals, the NHRA introduced the Optional Super/Stock (OS/S) class for cars using special factory components that were not yet factory equipment. In this round, Dave Strickler's original Old Reliable, a Honduras Maroon 409 Biscayne, was paired against the 390 six-barrel of Indiana Ford dealer Ed Martin. In 1962, OS/S became the Factory Experimental (FX) category and in just a few years spun off into Funny Cars. The stockers and floppers had gone their separate ways.