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AMC Pro Stockers in Photos
Text by Danny White
Shirley Shahan and her husband at the time HL Shahan had “his and
her’s” Pro Stockers. Shirley had this AMX while HL had a Hornet. (Bob
Plumer Collection)
Johnson & Kathary had this neat little Gremlin called the
Gruntlin’ Gremlin. The AMC did not even have a hood scoop! Jim Johnson
ran a known best of 11.179 at 129. (Photographer Unknown)
Bert Straus came from the Great White North with the Chief Chilly Willy Gremin (K Fengler)
Rich LaMont had the patriotic WIBG backed Gremin that raced in Division 1. (John Johnson)
Wally Booth made the jump from Chevys into the Gremlin X. (Handout)
Engine builder Dick Maskin teamed with Dave Gilbert on this Gremlin with the anteater nose. (Tom Kasch)
In 1973 Booth repainted the Gremlin X in the familiar red,white & blue.
(Tom Kasch)
Dave Street raced his Hornet in early Northeast Pro Stock action despite an accident that forced him to redo the car.
(Mike Rowell)
Dick Maskin had Dave Kanners drive the longer & more aerodynamic Hornet X in 1974. (Thomas Nagy)
Wally Booth got his own Hornet with colors the inverse of the Gremlin X. (Thomas Nagy)
Pat Ulik raced his Hornet with the backing of the Jack Winter Sportswear company. (Thomas Nagy)
Ulik later had his Hornet repainted black. (Larry Rzepzyski)
Andy Mannarino replaced Dave Kanners and Dick Maskin’s Hornet became known as the M&M Boys in 77.
In 1979 Booth’s Hornet got reskinned as a Concord. (Handout)
The last AMC Pro Stocker was Brain Rodekopf in the AMX purchased from
Pat Ulik. The car was raced into the 1982 season in AHRA action with
nitrous injection. (Al Booton)
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