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claysamx · by **claysamx** on Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:09 pm

If I should start talking about the Henry J I had over 40 yr's ago.Would there be anyone here????

spudster · by **spudster** on Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:21 pm

i would like to hear about it Clay. henry j's were cool little cars and made great hotrods!

claysamx · by **claysamx** on Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:54 pm

Thanks for asking me about it. That was 40 years ago. What I had was a 1953 Allstate Henry J. I believe the Allstate was made by Sears. When i bought it was modified. Had a straight axle under it and narrowed rear end with a 538 postive.That is what it had when I bought it.All I did was put a Chevy 409 engine with a power glide trans. Had to move it back 15%had to have a special drive shaft made for it. The wiring was fucked up on the whole car. Could never have brake lights and turn signals at the same time. I didn't put any license on it. We ran it in the alleys and streets here in town. It would move out pretty good. Spring time came and I headed for Rockford Dragway. I heated up the tires in bleach. 10 1/2 slicks. Pulled up to the red light to race. I punched gas good when it was yellow. That is when it pucked. I sold it off one part at a time.
Then went out and bought a Chevy SS 396.

spudster · by **spudster** on Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:09 pm

well I bet it was fun anyways. I saw one for sale here at a swap meet years ago... it was modded for a chrysler hemi, but had no engine or trans.. it was rough but was a nice complete rolling chassis. someone snapped it up.

69Rebel · by **69Rebel** on Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:59 pm

Wasn't it Grumpy Jenkins who, after losing to Wally Booth, remarked "What next, am I going to get beaten by a Henry J?"

BADASS74GremlinX · by **BADASS74GremlinX** on Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:28 pm

No it was Ronny Sox I believe who said that.

69Rebel · by **69Rebel** on Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:01 pm

I knew it was one of them.
Thanks

spudster · by **spudster** on Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:04 pm

holy crap Bart is a veritable cornucopia of awesome drag racin trivia! thats rocks Bart!

I was racin once at kennedale and beat some dude drivin.. uhh something and when I went to get my timeslip he was there mouthin off with his freinds and he said "this sucks. I get beat by a fuckin rambler" that shit always gives me a kick :lol:

BADASS74GremlinX · by **BADASS74GremlinX** on Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:46 pm

Hey no prob Spud,You should see how irate people get when my buddy Todd 86's some big mouth on the track with his Gremlin or when people stand up and cheer becuase his car is so damn cool versus everyones"me too" rides

spudster · by **spudster** on Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:52 pm

rock on bro, I'm right there with y'all trust me!

fuck a buncha cookie cutter cars

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