Dick and Dave Stoker aka The Stoker Boys.  1940 Fords our 1st a 1940 Deluxe Sedan with a 355 cu inch sbc from Racing Head Service with a Edelbrock tunnel ram and 2 390cfm Holly's, 350 turbo and a 57 Chevy rear. Our 2nd a 1940 P/U with a 41 hood with a 355 cu inch sbc from Jasper Racing with a Dyer v6-71 blower with 2 625cfm Carters , a TCI 350 Turbo manual shift and a 69 Chevy 2 rear. Our 3rd a 1940 Standard Coupe also with a 355 cu inch sbc from Racing Head Service with a 350 turbo and 69 Nova 10 bolt rear.

Dick & Dave Stoker's 1940 Ford Standard Business CoupeDick & Dave Stokers's 1940 Ford P/U    This is a story of our trip to Memphis Tn. for the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in 1980 with our friends and Club Members Gary Volpicelli and Alan Mitchell . We drove  our 1940 Ford 2 door Deluxe Sedan , Gary drove his 4 inch chopped  30 Model A P/U and Alan drove his work in process 1940 Ford 2 door Standard Sedan . Alan had gotten the Sedan in April and it was thrown together rather quickly by him , Dick , Ron Weibly , and I in about 5 months of very late night work sessions at the garage . We put a 283 SBC with a 350 turbo in it with a Nova rear, we got it done so we thought about a week before we were going to leave for the Nats .

    Alan plans were to leave on Friday night and go to Illinois to see some relatives of his first wife Donna's with Gary and Dick and I leaving Saturday after work about 6 PM , this part of the plans went fine . Gary and us left about 6 as planned and drove to just inside Ohio for the night , got up early the next morning and drove to Kingsville Ohio for breakfast at one of my favorite little truck stops . Back on the road and traveling in the passing lane as was our usual lane we were making go time until we heard the truckers talking on the CB about a Smoky up ahead in the center so we backed it down and got to the right . We got pass the Smokey and he pulled out heading our way , he got next to Gary and then next to me and asked us to pull to the side which we did. He got out of his car and came back to me and asked if we were traveling with another car and I said no and he said there was a woman named Mitchell that had called the troopers and asked to be watching for us , now I knew what he was talking about . It seems Alan had broken down and was at the next exit at a tow truck drivers house looking for us , we got directions from the trooper to the tow truck drivers place and were on our way . Alan had meet a great guy in the tow truck driver and he had put Alan and his family up for the night and fed him and was letting him use his tools to work on the Sedan , he had rubbed a hole in his Transmission pan and lost all his fluid . when we got there they were sure glad to see us and we went to work pulling the pan off and trying to repair the hole which we did.

    We were back on the road in no time and running together and it was decided that we would run together to Terre Haute Indiana where Gary and us would head south to Smithland Ky to see relatives of Dick and mine and wait for Alan to meet up with us in a day or two. We were making good time in the passing lane again until Alan wore  another hole in the tranny pan , we made it to the next exit and bought some more fluid and used our copy of Fellow Pages to locate a guy near Indy who helped us out with a new tranny pan and the use of his home to get it back on the road and another whole chapter of stories that could be told . Again we were back on the road and stayed the night in Terre Haute and in the morning Alan headed west and Gary and us headed south . 

    It's about here where  I should tell you about the " Lightning Rod" it was a 104 inch antenna with a strobe light on top that I had gotten from one of my warehouses when I worked for Dave Cardner at Crown City Speed Shop , I had it for a couple of years and hadn't put it on anything because Dave said I would be the biggest squarrel in town. This thing would thrown a arch of light in about a 40 foot circle ,boy was it bright . We decided we were going to put it on for our trip to Memphis and use it a little , traveling out on the interstate on a flat road you could see it about 5 miles . Traveling down the interstate between Terre Haute and Evansville we used it a couple of times and you should have heard the truckers talking , you could hear them coming at you on the CB saying [ what the hell is that ] , like I said you could see it for 5 miles . We had a great time on that trip with the light and if I could have gotten any more of them would have sold a lot .

Home built late 80's early 90's by Rick Edwards - 1948 Ford Pickup -

SBC engine, Richmond 5 speed manual transmission, Ford 9 inch posi rear.  Been driving over 20 years to shows, as far north as Canada, and as far west as Oklahoma City.  It has been great fun and very reliable.  I have put almost 80,000 mile on it.

    This is a picture of my 1987 Mercedes SL560. I've owned the car for about 2 years, I purchased the car as is. The car has a 5.6 liter motor about 250hp it is a convertiable that also came with a hardtop. It is also equipped with auto trans., power windows and leather interior.

This is my 1939 Nash Lafayette Coupe.

This is my 1939 Nash Lafayette Coupe

Hello My Name is John Zachary, I am new member to 7 Valley Street Rods. My car is a 2010 Chevy Camaro. I bought this car last year and have enjoyed driving it ever since. 20 years ago I drove a 1976 Monte Carlo, But raising kids and life got in the way of keeping it. Now that our children are grown up we thought it was time to buy another car that we would enjoy driving. Last summer We went to a lot of car shows, and drag races. Me and my son raced this car 5-6 times at Skyview and ESTA. We can't wait until spring come so we can get back to the strip.

It's 1963 Impala S/S with a 1974 350 Cu. In . HP with a Tremac 5 speed transmission ,350 HP+ , 2 Edebrock 4bl carbs , Hedmen ceramic headers , 4:11 rear gears

The first car I ever drove (on the road legally) was my parents 57 Ford Custom 300. I did some customizing, four barrel carb, fender skirts, dual hollywood mufflers, decal pinstripes, and floor shifter. Later I purchased a 57 Ford Convertible of my own but the Custom was always my favorite. Had been looking for another 57 Custom for some time and this one came up on e-bay so we went to Delaware to take a look and drove her home. This car is exactly like the one I used to drive only the first one was all black. The car has had an older restoration and has a 272 y-block engine. We have had a lot of fun driving it around.

The first car I ever drove was a 57 Ford Custom 300. Customized it with 4 barrel carb, fender skirts, floor shift, decal pin stripes, dual Hollywood mufflers and plastic seat covers. I proceeded to ruin the rest of the car but the seats are probably still mint and boy were they cold and hot. Purchased a 57 Ford Convertible later but the Custom was my favorite. Had been looking for another Custom and this one came up on e-bay. We went to Delaware to look at it and drove her home. She is a great driver and we have had a lot of fun with it so far.

In May 2013, my husband Ken (another 7 Valley Street Rod member), gifted me with a Wedding Anniversary present of a life time:            A 1967Chevrolet Camaro.

  Marina Blue with Blue Bucket seat standard interior.

 It was born in the 4^th week of December 1966 with a 250ci straight six engine rated  at 171hp, a 2 speed power glide with a steering column shift, standard bucket seats in medium blue, and a rear antennae.  This car is a very low optioned vehicle. J

This car has a good history and is in remarkable shape for its 48 years spent in Central New York weather. It is still 98% complete and runs and drives.  It has only been owned by women: The original owner, my friend, who bought it from the original owner in 2012, and I. The car still has it’s Protect-o-plate from the dealership and the original drivetrain.

Ken was able to drive it home with no issue.  It now resides in our garage next to his 1966 Chevelle SS that he has been doing a complete rotisserie restoration.

Doing an analysis on the car has yielded some sad facts.

The 2 speed power glide will not shift into second gear and the right rear shock mount is bad. The engine will start and run but is tired. All the weather proofing seals are bad, the windshield leaks and the driver’s door window felt is a mess. Rust is starting to rear its ugly head on the floor pan and front fenders.  Some chrome is missing on the drip rails and the rocker molding is gone altogether.  The engine compartment needs a thorough degreasing and overhaul.  The dash is cracked, some of the seams are coming apart on the seats and the door panels are peeling.  Most of the bright work is in good condition.

  A so-so paint job, most likely happen 15 to 20 years ago in a different shade of blue that I do not care for, as well as new rear ¾ rear quarters with detectable seams in the trunk and a new gas tank install that damaged the trunk pan ( bolts through the pan).  The rear bumper needs to be replaced and the interior is not the best, but usable.

 After a review of the overall condition of the car, the decision was made to turn this car into a Resto-mod:  A new engine, a manual transmission, performance and safety driven suspension upgrades, a new paint scheme, and a new interior.  The goal of this car will have the feel of a 1967 Camaro with 1969 upgrades that will be fun to drive when you put the hammer down but still civilized enough to actually drive to shows.   The original drive train will be stored.

 A 2” cowl induction hood was purchased and installed. A used black console and black steering column for a floor shift was obtained thru friends and swap meets.  Used bumpers for plating cores were bought for $20.

 In the summer of 2014, we were able to buy the manual transmission: Muncie M21 4 speed with linkages.

A 1962 small journal 327 factory rated 300hp engine will be the new heart for this car.

The owner of the engine, a close friend,  had been making plans to rebuild it into a powerhouse for his 1967 Malibu that was leaving his horsepower demon feeling deprived.  He made several nice purchases for the new engine:  An Edelbrock Rolling Thunder hydraulic roller cam #2201, and Edelbrock Performer RPM intake #7101, a new Forged 4340 crank and new bearings. The engine was torn down, greased and boxed with all the brackets and accessories.  The owner sold the car before rebuilding engine. So he no longer needed it.    We were able to buy the motor and parts for great price of $600. 

  I then spent hours on the internet researching parts and I became a member of the Hotrodders.com.  This website and forum has become an invaluable source of information for me.  I cannot stress how much they helped me in selecting the parts for my rebuild.  They walked me through every component selection of my engine.   Many of these members and moderators are professional hot rod builders with decades of experience.   They are mighty wise!

http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/1962-327-350-hp-build-67-camaro-306866.html#post2420762

The block will be planed to 9.0 deck height and bored .030 over.  This engine is expected to produce 430+ HP, with the power band 1500-6500 rpms with a 700 cfm carburetor and 1-5/8 full length tubes headers by Hedman Headers Elite.  

 I bought a matched set of Sealed Power Hypereutetic aluminum flat tops with two relief valves pistons .030 over; H660CP30 from the internet for a thrifty price of $165. They are rated at 9.51 compression ratio with 64cc chambered heads.

 A pair of Pro-filer aluminum heads as cast was purchased directly from Pro-filer for $1090, as ordered:

 SBC 23 Degree Cylinder Head, 11/32 Guides & Steel Seats, Intake Port Size: 180cc, Intake Ports, Chamber Size: 64cc As Cast Chamber, Spark Plug Orientation: Straight Plug, Intake Valves: 2.02/1.600 Valve Job, Spring Package: Standard .650 Lift 1.525 Dual Springs, Steel Retainers, Keepers Assembled, Casting Style: Standard Cooling.  These heads flow approximately 300cfm and are taking the racing world by storm for their performance vs price.

 A set of Scat connecting rods, Forged 4340 I-beam rods from Northern Auto parts, # 2570020P:  Chevy SB 5.700" Pressed, 2.000" PIN, ARP 8740 Bolts.

Retrofit Howard hydraulic lifters 91164N, with link bar for older engines. $334.

I also bought a very nice set of aluminum tall valve covers from Billet specialties.  The script is machined in, not raised.  I am still looking for breathers that I like.

While I have already accumulated a lot of parts, I still have a long way to go before I have a running engine for this car.  Money and time….  J

I will post more later.  I hope you enjoyed my post .

Lori-Anne

1956 DODGE CORONET - 2 BARREL 4.4L 270 CID V-8

      Push Button automatic power flite transmission

My love of Classic Cars started when I was a kid growing up on the farm.  I would see them running up and down the road and thought that I would own one someday.  Then one day I was out looking for another job because working on the family farm was not for me. I lucked out getting a job working at FML Industries.  I worked hard and moved up in the Company.  Then one day Mike, the owner, came in with pictures of his 1956 Golden Hawk he was going to be restoring. After a while Mike started to acquire more cars.  I loved going up to help move them around.  Then tragedy struck, Mike became ill and passed away.  It was not easy thinking of the cars he loved working on just sitting there. I would always drive up and check on the cars.  Then one day I was checking on them and thought that it would be great idea to get one out and get it running.  So I approached Mike's wife, Donna about purchasing one of them.  It was a 1949 Jeep Willys Delivery Sudan that she agreed to sell me.  I got it running and so begins my childhood dream of owning a Classic. I had the Willys for about three years.  I was still going up and keeping an eye on the cars for Donna.  One in particular I had my eye on was the 1956 Dodge Coronet which I acquired in 2013. I also joined the 7 Valley Street Rods that same year.

This is my street rod at the New York State Fire Chief's Conference this past June at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Oneida, New York.  My previous employer, Spartan Motors of Charlotte, Michigan, always displays their custom fire truck cab and chassis's at this trade show.  I have always helped them with this show, even after I retired, and several years ago they asked me to bring out my Fire Chief's Car and put it in their outside exhibit area. It was such a hit that I have done it every year since. It is a good conversation piece and gets many comments from firefighters and fire chiefs.   

 Mary and my cars are kind of a rekindled interest in cars of the era that we were brought up in. Our first project is, and I say "is" because they are "always" a project, a 48 fat fender chevy  that we purchased with a newer paint job and interior. We drove it for a year as it was but it would not do the job "I" wanted it to do so I spent some money. That's where the inheritance money part comes in. I first put in a Mustang Kit front end and a 3:31 Chevelle rear end. Then with the help of a good friend I  rebuilt a SBC 400 and had a 700R4 rebuilt to go with the combination. I bought a American Auto Wire harness and replaced the tail lights with LED'S. Along the way I picked up a sunvisor that I revamped to fit the  car and made some, what I call, eyebrows for the  head lights. That took some of the ugliness out of the exterior I hope. But the way it was matched my profile. As for the 78 corvette, it was purchased about five years ago and we have enjoyed driving it the way it is. It was my wife's choice and I kid her about it but the previous owner maintained it very well and we think it was a good buy.

 Some of the trips we have taken include Macungie, Pa. for a car show, Bennington, Vt. at Hemmings Motor News  several times for their Thursday night Cruse-in and trips to Mass., Vt. and NH. for Car Shows and road trips .We both laugh about our childrens inheriatince , our money pit and reliving our childhood but DON'T TAKE OUR CARS away from us!!!

Since I grew up in the 50's, James Dean was my mentor and I always said I was going to own a Roadster like his.  Well, raising a family and having a career that took me on the road, that never happened.  So, I told my wife when I retire I am going to own a Street Rod.  I ran across this '34 coupe in New Jersey that was for sale due to the gentleman having a stroke and had to sell it.  I took a rental truck and car trailer to New Jersey and brought it home to finish.

I decided to make this a "theme" car, thus the reason for it being a Fire Chief's Car.  I have been a volunteer firefighter since I was 18 years old and spent most all of my working career in the Fire Apparatus industry. Though I was never Fire Chief in the fire department, I am a past president and now a life member, as well as President of the Homer Fire Department Life Member's Club.

With Mustang II IFS and Triangulated 4-Bar Rear Suspension with Coil Springs and Shocks, this car rides real well and handles even better.  In fact, I had the chance to tag along with the Cortland All Ford Mustang Club to Watkins Glen International Speedway for a special event, which consisted of three laps on the road course and lunch in the Clubhouse. I was pleasantly surprised at how well this car handled on the track, especially in the turns. Real fun to drive.

   Back in late 1999 there was a rumor going around that a couple of guys were going to try to put on a national type of car show in the Syracuse area , they approached the Car Club Association of Central New York about helping them with it by having members of the Association help man some of the jobs during the show . The Association decided to volunteer to help and the show would  donate money to the Association to be given to some of the charities in  the area . Our Club asked to work the gate where all the show cars entered and our job would be to check and make sure that they had the right credentials on the car to get in and that the car meet the year restrictions for the show and to take the tickets of the people in the cars . The club was allowed to do this job and we started with their first show in 2000 and have been doing it every since . After a couple of years the 2 guys started The Right Coast Association a car club association like N.S.R.A and Goodguys and the Syracuse Nationals had it's own group . The 2 guys eventually split and 1 of them  Bob O'Connor stayed with it and  with the help of his family now control  Right Coast . The Car Club Association still works for the Syracuse Nationals but  the Clubs that were working now get the money so they can use the money to support charities in their area.

   Our Club has worked the Car Gate [ Gate 10 ] at the New York state Fairgrounds for the Syracuse Nationals since the first show and have had to make a lot of changes in the last 15 years to keep up with the growing number of entries , to keep the cars moving and not cause any bottle necks . We work in 3 different shifts with the first shift getting there about 3:30 - 4:00 AM to start the day . Over the years the early morning shift has been getting more and more cars there early for that special spot everyone is trying to get in on the grounds . We go out and walk the line and check the cars and take tickets on the first group of cars so that when the gate opens they can get right in and create less time for them to move , that first group of cars through is something to watch as they go thru . the first crew works till about 9- 10 in the morning and the next crew takes over for them till about 1 when the 3rd crew comes on . We have a pretty good time working the gate and have made a lot of friends as they come thru having fun  with them is part of the job .

Hello everybody, my name is John Zachary I live in Cortland,NY. I have always been a car guy. I grew up watching my dad (Ron Zachary a founding member of Seven Valley Streetrods) chopping tops, and spraying Candy Colors on friends cars in our garage in Scott, NY. Dave Johnson Sr. and dad painted a lot of show cars in that garage, I remember most of them winning awards at most of the shows in the 70's. During the summer we would travel all over the east going to car shows. Like the Hickoy Rod Run, Norwich, Little York, the East coast Nationals in Maryland, and  Carlisle, PA.  It was a great way to grow up. In the winter dad would go to the indoor shows NY.  The Club would always win best club display, and most of the cars in the club would bring home some tropheys. When I was 18 I bought a 76 Monte Carlo from St Petersburg Fla. My dad painted it black and I polished and cleaned that car all the time. I drove it for 8-9 years storing it in the winter, it only had 78000 miles on it the last time I drove it. After a divorce it sat in a garage for 12 years, just sitting there. My sons said that they wanted to get it back on the road but never really had the chance to get it running again. Just last year I sold it. I really didn't have any kind of cool car while I was raising four children, but now they are all adults, so this past summer I bought a 2010 Camaro.  It feels great to have a car to clean and polish every weekend, and to have people say nice car when ever I pull into a gas satiation or store. I had forgot what that felt like, It's really cool. My son Cruz and I went drag racing with it this past summer 5-6 times. We had a blast doing it.  I made it to two semifinal rounds,and Cruz won the whole thing at ESTA in the street trophy class. After that we were hooked. So now I am back into the whole car scene full bore, with my Camaro, and writing and taking pictures for Hot Rods & Harley's Magizine.  I don't own a cool Street Rod, but covering car shows and writing about them lets me enjoy the hobby as much as the next guy.  I love seeing what guys are doing these days to their rides, and how some of that old school  stuff is creeping back into the cars being built today.  I hope that we can get some young blood interested in the industry, that is the future of the Club, and the future of Hotrodding.

 1931 Ford Model A “Vicky” - Alan & Jackie Mitchell

BODY

The all steel body,(except for a fiberglass grill shell) is basically stock.  Modifications are: front fenders, splash aprons and running boards are molded together, door handles removed, windshield laid back three degrees, rolled rear pan, gas door and license plate frenched in rear panel, 39 Ford tail lights sunk in fenders.  The top was covered with black Mercedes cloth in the Vicky’s leather back style (done by Scott at Ace trim.)  Owner designed and made 14 gallon aluminum gas tank is installed behind the rear seat.

CHASSIS

The chassis is a TCI two by four frame with a Model A front cross member and a three inch Z’d rear cross member.  The front end is a traditional five inch dropped chrome super bell axle mounted on a chrome super slide spring, with a adjustable “dead” and regular spring perches.  Stainless four bars keep everything aligned.  Early GM 11” disk

Brakes are mounted on original Ford spindles.  The rear is an early chromed Jaq with 3.31 gears, Wilwood disk brakes and Alden aluminum coil-overs.

ENGINE / TRANSMISSION

A “67”   283  was bored .030 over and fitted with Keith Black hypereutectic domed pistons, a mild Clevite cam, 164cc heads yielding 9.5:1 compression ratio. (Machine work done by Joe Spisak at precision auto).  3 deuces on a Weiand manifold provide good looks and plenty of fuel and air flow.  Mallory electronic ignition fire it.  The “69” 350 turbo transmission was rebuilt utilizing a shift kit and a builder made high stall speed converter.  (Work done by Smitty”s transmission in Homer.)  A superior aluminum radiator supplies the cooling.  

INTERIOR

Interior is very basic to say the least.  The seats are Ford escort, the gauges are Haneline,  mounted in the original dash, as is a custom auto sound AM FM C/D controller.

The overhead console serves as a glove box, and speaker mount.  Other features are;  “82” Monte Carlo tilt steering column with a Cavalier  ½ leather wrap wheel, a Hurst shifter.  A  Kwik Wire fuse panel is mounted behind the rear seat and the harness runs under a console / tunnel the length of the car to the dash.  Future plans call for everything to be covered in a mix of leather and cloth.