Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins
Photography by Pat Smith
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Winternationals - 1970
Grumpy's Toy 1968 Camaro
THIS PHOTO OF GRUMPY'S CAMARO AT MID TRACK WAS TAKEN AT THE INAUGURAL PRO STOCK EVENT AT THE 1970 WINTERNATIONALS. GRUMPY WON THE EVENT.
Orange County International Raceway - 1970
Grumpy's Toy 68 Camaro
THIS WAS THE WEEK THAT STARTED IT ALL!!
THESE PHOTOS OF GRUMPY WAS TAKEN AT ORANGE COUNTY RACEWAY. THIS EVENT WAS ONE WEEK AFTER THE INAUGURAL PRO STOCK EVENT AT THE WINTERNATIONALS.CHECK OUT THE ZOOMY COLLECTOR GRUMPY WAS TESTING! THE GRUMP REMOVED THE ZOOMY DURING ELIMINATIONS. IT WAS A NEAT EVENT BECAUSE THEY WERE RUNNING ON THE ROSIN.
GRUMPY WON THE INAUGURAL EVENT AT POMONA, THIS EVENT AND THE GATORNATIONALS THE NEXT WEEK. A VERY IMPRESSIVE START!
Orange County International Raceway - 1975
Grumpy's Toy
Pro Stock Vega
THIS PHOTO OF GRUMPY'S VEGA WAS TAKEN IN THE STAGING LANES AT ORANGE COUNTY RACEWAY.THE VEGA RAN THE SMALL BLOCK CHEVY AS COMPARED TO THE BIG BLOCK IN THE CAMARO. IN 1970, FORD RAN THE MAVERICK AND COMET WITH THE BOSS 429 HEMI, BUT NHRA LATER CHANGED THE ENGINE SIZE RULES FOR THE SMALLER WHEELBASE AND LIGHTER VEHICLES.