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Bob Glidden's Restored 1973 Pinto

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Bob Glidden's '73 and '75 NHRA World Champ 1973 Pinto Pro Stocker. It was restored by Bruce Weiss back in '1991. I apologize for the video quality as it was taped on VHS and converted to digital. It was captured at Miami Hollywood Motorsports Park during an all Ford event early 1991, making a shakedown run.

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@bugme9085 2 года назад

I have great memories of this Pinto when I met Bob and his family, they were so nice to me , we took pictures together ,and he let me sit in the drivers seat,of his this Pro Stock car,made my day.

@chrisauten2039 2 года назад

High winding small block, dry hop after burnout, .....brings back great memories of pro stock back then!

@ac1888 Год назад

My favorite era of pro stocks.

@ethanwilber7960 2 года назад

The algorithm has brought me some seriously cool shit this time

@MikeMiller-fc2cc 2 года назад

@Mike583 2 года назад

When I seen the Pinto on the strip,I hadn't even read the headline yet,my thoughts immediately went to Bob! I lived about 30 miles from him. I always enjoyed watching him race & almost always win at the NATIONALS! One year he broke on the line & lost against "Dyno"! One day I was watching an NHRA event on tv. They were showing highlights of Bob's career, & announced his passing. Both shocked & saddened is a huge understatement! So many of the greatest Ford racers are gone now, & he's the one that hurt me the most. I'm glad he was able to carry on with the Pinto. I wish him all the best,make Bob proud!❤👍

@joecucch8261 2 года назад

I remember in the early seventies Glidden and Grumpy Jenkins match racing at the summer national events. Low 9's to high 8's and the fans loved it !!

@smallchunkaground2071 2 года назад

It's a shame most of these old pro stockers sitting in museums. Nice to see this one out working. Whether your a Chevy,Ford,or Mopar fan I think we could all agree Bob Glidden and a handful of others were geniuses when it came to gaining that little edge over their competition. It didn't come easy back then these guys basically lived in their shops.

@unionrdr 4 месяца назад

I found out that, if you wanna be the champ, you better marry the damned car! I won division 1 GTP championship in '97 doing just that. Won every race but one and sneezed a motor that time. Those old timers were right about the marriage...

@scootergeorge7089 2 года назад

Saw this car at the NHRA Winternationals in '74.

@joelalleman9591 2 года назад

bob glidden , the greatest drag racer EVER !!!!!!!

@scootergeorge7089 2 года назад

Really? Great as he is, I believe Don "Big Daddy" Garlits is the greatest drag racer ever. Most pro stock wins ever was by Warren Johnson with 97. That's a dozen more than Glidden who I rooted for against Grumpy in the seventies, at Pomona.

@chucktaylor9190 2 года назад

@@scootergeorge7089 Glidden would have had a lot more wins if the NHRA didn't penalized the Ford Cleveland engines. Against the SBC the Ford cars were 300lbs heavier and 150lbs heavier vs BBC.

@scootergeorge7089 2 года назад

@@chucktaylor9190 - If you want to bring up weight breaks, the Hemi cars were the first to dominate Pro Stock. They only stopped winning when penalized. And Glidden switched to the Boss 429 for a while. May have ran out of parts!

@chucktaylor9190 2 года назад

@@scootergeorge7089By '81, the last year before 500" rule, they were all over the place and had long and short WB breaks; motor-----LWB---SWB AMC ------6.65--6.70 Ford FE---6.40--6.45 BOP BB----6.40--6.45 SBFWind---6.50--6.55 SBFClev---7.00--7.05 SBM-------6.70--6.75 SBC-------6.80--6.85 BOP SB----6.50--6.55 BBC-------6.50--6.55 429 Boss 426 Hemi 427 SOHC all were--6.40--6.45 I think at one time the 351C had as much as 7.15 on it. Hemi ended up with one of the best breaks!

@scootergeorge7089 2 года назад

@@chucktaylor9190 - In 1974, Hemi cars were set at 7.00 pounds per cubic inch. That was the heaviest. But wheelbase also came into play. And it seemed every year, NHRA was changing the rules. A lot of Hemi guy went to AHRA or IHRA. Glidden was an all time great but a large part of his skill was building a car to take advantage of fluctuating rules.

@johnmartinii77 2 года назад

Remember all of the Hooker Header ads in the magazines with pics of the pinto back in the 70's?

@oldscoolcooldiecast1879 2 года назад

Wished they made a hotwheels of this or a model car kit definitely cool car

@unionrdr 4 месяца назад

I wish! I have Dyno's maverick, Mr Bardahl's comet and a few Sox & Martin cars.

@thomasstark5381 2 года назад

He surprised alot of competitors with his little " cocky" Ford !

@dannycalley7777 2 года назад

T.S. ................the Chevys and Mopar folks still have PTSD from that Ford ????

@Mark-mu5ko 2 года назад

I remember having to repair the front end on it when the trotttle hung open at George Ray's. I was watching it go down the track and we were hollering for him to lift as it turned left, then right, and then a big swing to the left and hung a pole. the cage was well built as it stayed square and we only had to rebuild the right half of the front end. That acid dipped body was super thin.

@cdl9239 2 года назад

Great video my memories of Bob is the red Ford probe he made those cars popular

@scootergeorge7089 2 года назад

The Probe was slated to replace the Mustang. As soon as fans of the car found out, FoMoCo was told in no uncertain terms that a front wheel drive Mazda was no Mustang. The Probe, nice as it was, was shelved. The Mustang live on. And didn't Glidden also run a Fairmont?

@chriscatarcio2983 2 года назад

Thank god it's not a automatic.

@robertmcdevitt7873 2 года назад

Money shifted it. Love this setup tho.

@halseyknox 4 месяца назад

I heard that nostalgia Pro Stock was going to be a vintage class.....is this happening yet?......Love 70's pro stock....not like today's shit

@taylormayberry4826 2 года назад

Miss that place now west palm is gone

@certifiedgearhead8227 2 года назад

We were a track sponsor there during the Moroso years. I'm not even living there anymore yet the closing has torn a big hole through my soul. I feel your pain.

@t.s.racing 2 года назад

I was told by very reliable sources that the sale did NOT go through, but the track will still NOT reopen. I feel your pain, next to Bradenton, Moroso was my favorite place to race.