What is "Modern" Pro-Street?

[Kenny_Cox]

I considered my fathers 1961 Oldsmobile to be a "modern pro street". It started as a prostreet car but luckily we got through to him. He got hooked up with colorado customs and installed a set of 18x8s on the front and 20x12's on the rear. I would have to scan the image out of a magazine to show the lips but damn they were huge. I sure do miss this car.... Rumor has it the new owner converted it back to pro street, such a shame as far as I am concerned.

[awr68]

That would be a shame! Cool car!!

[Kenny_Cox]

Thanks man he did really well with the car, was one of the top five finalists for street machine of the year, i just don't remember what year haha.

[Steve Chryssos]

Cam Evans and I orchestrated this beast back in Y2K starting with an insane engine build. Back then, we conspired to build a coupla monster "cover" big blocks to stimulate newsstand sales of Popular Hot Rodding. The 638" Monster Merlin story did well, so a 705" all aluminum Monster Merlin must do better right? Somewhere in between, TF driver Tony Bartone stepped up to fund the whole deal--engine and car.
A Pro Streeter with NASCAR cup martinsville brakes, a C4 vette clip and overdrive? People didn't know what the hell we were doing. Outsiders thought we were nuts or stupid. But everyone involved was on the same page. The Bartone's are hardcore drag racers that also love Porsches and Ferraris. So they knew the deal:
Big brakes, slightly wider front tires, overdrive, fuel injection and the rest was pure pro-street. The 4L80E made the 4.56 gears work better. The front clip and brakes didn't hurt E.T., so why not run 'em? The biggest challenge back in Y2K was the rear tires. The car was actually mocked up/built on Pirelli Scorpion SUV tires while the search for tires continued 345/70-17!! By the time the car was done, the only reasonable available choice turned out to be Prowler tires at only 295mm wide. The Mickey T's make the whole deal work now. Modern pro street is way easier.
I just re-read the article for the first time since 2002. The car still looks fairly current. Read it HERE

[HRBS]

Steve...... you know I'm diggin this.

[fesler]

Pro Street new style how about this

[907rs]

Originally Posted by fesler

Pro Street new style how about this

Pretty cool car, Fess.

[HaulinAsp]

Originally Posted by fesler

Pro Street new style how about this

That stance is killin .....



Killin the chit out of the exhaust system..... You wouldn't get a mile down the road before that exhaust gets ripped off the car up here in Jersey!

[Josh69]

Fesler, that is awesome. My last '69 Camaro had a tunnel ram with a fuelie style scoop and I sold the car after I removed it to go pro-touring. I just didn't feel the same about the car with the scoop gone.....wish I had left it alone and still had the car. This brings back memories...

[cwylie]

Originally Posted by fesler

Pro Street new style how about this

This car on Air Ride? Stock front subframe?