#t37

Because some relocations and maintenance were required in the depot of the National Military Museum(NMM), some beauties were outside. Great opportunity to see these beautiful planes in a completely different environment. On the tarmac where they should be.Nice initiative to repeat more often, we liked it!

T-47 Snowspeeders

1971 Pontiac T-37 Racer

Considered by many to be the last of the Detroit “Factory Lightweights,” the 1971 T-37s, when optioned with the legendary 455 HO engine, became very competitive racecars in various NHRA, AHRA and IHRA Stock and Super Stock classes. The combination of underrated engine output and the light weight of the “stripper” T-37 bodystyles made for a sleeper in competition. Racers like Mick Leiferman, Rock Running, Gary and Charlene Wood and Warren “Monk” King quickly found success with Pontiac’s 455 HO in the T37 and other Pontiac mid-size bodystyles. This particular 1971 455 HO T-37 was originally ordered by Warren “Monk” King, owner of Monk King Pontiac in Denton, Texas. The T-37 hardtop was ordered as a no-option car, with radio, insulation and sound deadener deleted, to save additional weight. It is one if less than 25 built. The T-37 was ordered in a black/white two-tone, the white roof being repainted in gold metalflake to match the signature colors of Monk’s close friend “Smokey” Yunick’s racecars. Driven by Ken Risk to multiple national event wins and records, “Black Gold,” as it was named, has logged just over 4,000 original miles and remains in mostly original and “as raced” condition, including a correct 1971 455 Pontiac V-8. This vintage drag race machine is significant piece of Pontiac’s racing history and is featured in Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s, by Charles Morris.