This Camaro SS convertible was acquired by Tilghman Chevrolet in Kenton, Tennessee to become the dealership's sponsored race car and given the nickname "Sneaky Pete" by driver Carl R Tilghman Jr. Tilghman Jr. owned and campaigned the car from the early 1970s until 2009, the longest-known running single owner stock eliminator By the the 1980s, the Camaro had become a major contender in IHRA Stock Eliminator Classes as national champion and national record holder multiple times in Stock/Automatic class including the Stock Champion at the Motorcraft Gateway Nationals in 1986 In the 1990s and through the 2000s, the car was campaigned in NHRA divisions 3 and 4, running in both the 1/4 mile and the 1/8 mile Raced such locations as Jacksonville Raceway in Tennessee, Carlisle Drag O Way in Arkansas, Bristol in Tennessee and Ohio Valley Raceway in Louisville, Kentucky When the car wasn't on the race track, it was parked at the dealership's showroom floor Factory Garnet Red car repainted in period in its Red, White and Blue appearance Presented in as-raced condition with 48 NHRA official contestant decals and hand-painted lettering intact Original sheet metal and shaker canisters Displayed at the 2022 MCACN show 350 CI V-8 engine built by Wingo Racing Engines to NHRA stock eliminator specs 4-barrel carburetor Headers and dual exhaust MSD 6AL ignition Automatic transmission with ratchet shifter 12 bolt rear end Special ducted hood Trunk-mounted battery and fuel cell Roll cage Stewart Warner auxiliary gauges Weld 5-spoke wheels Hoosier rear slicks For more information, please visit mecum.com.
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