Bob Glidden's Restored 1973 Pinto

Bob Glidden's '73 and '75 NHRA World Champ 1973 Pinto Pro Stocker. It was restored by Bruce Weiss back in '1991. I apologize for the video quality as it was taped on VHS and converted to digital. It was captured at Miami Hollywood Motorsports Park during an all Ford event early 1991, making a shakedown run.

[@bugme9085]

I have great memories of this Pinto when I met Bob and his family, they were so nice to me , we took pictures together ,and he let me sit in the drivers seat,of his this Pro Stock car,made my day.

[@chrisauten2039]

High winding small block, dry hop after burnout, .....brings back great memories of pro stock back then!

[@ethanwilber7960]

The algorithm has brought me some seriously cool shit this time

[@MikeMiller-fc2cc]

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[@ac1888]

My favorite era of pro stocks.

[@Mike583]

When I seen the Pinto on the strip,I hadn't even read the headline yet,my thoughts immediately went to Bob! I lived about 30 miles from him. I always enjoyed watching him race & almost always win at the NATIONALS! One year he broke on the line & lost against "Dyno"! One day I was watching an NHRA event on tv. They were showing highlights of Bob's career, & announced his passing. Both shocked & saddened is a huge understatement! So many of the greatest Ford racers are gone now, & he's the one that hurt me the most. I'm glad he was able to carry on with the Pinto. I wish him all the best,make Bob proud!❤👍

[@joecucch8261]

I remember in the early seventies Glidden and Grumpy Jenkins match racing at the summer national events. Low 9's to high 8's and the fans loved it !!

[@scootergeorge7089]

Saw this car at the NHRA Winternationals in '74.

[@smallchunkaground2071]

It's a shame most of these old pro stockers sitting in museums. Nice to see this one out working. Whether your a Chevy,Ford,or Mopar fan I think we could all agree Bob Glidden and a handful of others were geniuses when it came to gaining that little edge over their competition. It didn't come easy back then these guys basically lived in their shops.

[@unionrdr]

I found out that, if you wanna be the champ, you better marry the damned car! I won division 1 GTP championship in '97 doing just that. Won every race but one and sneezed a motor that time. Those old timers were right about the marriage...

[@joelalleman9591]

bob glidden , the greatest drag racer EVER !!!!!!!

[@scootergeorge7089]

Really? Great as he is, I believe Don "Big Daddy" Garlits is the greatest drag racer ever. Most pro stock wins ever was by Warren Johnson with 97. That's a dozen more than Glidden who I rooted for against Grumpy in the seventies, at Pomona.

[@chucktaylor9190]

@@scootergeorge7089 Glidden would have had a lot more wins if the NHRA didn't penalized the Ford Cleveland engines. Against the SBC the Ford cars were 300lbs heavier and 150lbs heavier vs BBC.

[@scootergeorge7089]

@@chucktaylor9190 - If you want to bring up weight breaks, the Hemi cars were the first to dominate Pro Stock. They only stopped winning when penalized. And Glidden switched to the Boss 429 for a while. May have ran out of parts!

[@chucktaylor9190]

@@scootergeorge7089By '81, the last year before 500" rule, they were all over the place and had long and short WB breaks; motor-----LWB---SWB AMC ------6.65--6.70 Ford FE---6.40--6.45 BOP BB----6.40--6.45 SBFWind---6.50--6.55 SBFClev---7.00--7.05 SBM-------6.70--6.75 SBC-------6.80--6.85 BOP SB----6.50--6.55 BBC-------6.50--6.55 429 Boss 426 Hemi 427 SOHC all were--6.40--6.45 I think at one time the 351C had as much as 7.15 on it. Hemi ended up with one of the best breaks!

[@scootergeorge7089]

@@chucktaylor9190 - In 1974, Hemi cars were set at 7.00 pounds per cubic inch. That was the heaviest. But wheelbase also came into play. And it seemed every year, NHRA was changing the rules. A lot of Hemi guy went to AHRA or IHRA. Glidden was an all time great but a large part of his skill was building a car to take advantage of fluctuating rules.

[@johnmartinii77]

Remember all of the Hooker Header ads in the magazines with pics of the pinto back in the 70's?

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

Wished they made a hotwheels of this or a model car kit definitely cool car

[@unionrdr]

I wish! I have Dyno's maverick, Mr Bardahl's comet and a few Sox & Martin cars.

[@thomasstark5381]

He surprised alot of competitors with his little " cocky" Ford !

[@dannycalley7777]

T.S. ................the Chevys and Mopar folks still have PTSD from that Ford ????

[@Mark-mu5ko]

I remember having to repair the front end on it when the trotttle hung open at George Ray's. I was watching it go down the track and we were hollering for him to lift as it turned left, then right, and then a big swing to the left and hung a pole. the cage was well built as it stayed square and we only had to rebuild the right half of the front end. That acid dipped body was super thin.

[@chriscatarcio2983]

Thank god it's not a automatic.

[@robertmcdevitt7873]

Money shifted it. Love this setup tho.

[@cdl9239]

Great video my memories of Bob is the red Ford probe he made those cars popular

[@scootergeorge7089]

The Probe was slated to replace the Mustang. As soon as fans of the car found out, FoMoCo was told in no uncertain terms that a front wheel drive Mazda was no Mustang. The Probe, nice as it was, was shelved. The Mustang live on. And didn't Glidden also run a Fairmont?

[@halseyknox]

I heard that nostalgia Pro Stock was going to be a vintage class.....is this happening yet?......Love 70's pro stock....not like today's shit

[@taylormayberry4826]

Miss that place now west palm is gone

[@certifiedgearhead8227]

We were a track sponsor there during the Moroso years. I'm not even living there anymore yet the closing has torn a big hole through my soul. I feel your pain.

[@t.s.racing]

I was told by very reliable sources that the sale did NOT go through, but the track will still NOT reopen. I feel your pain, next to Bradenton, Moroso was my favorite place to race.

[@jerrypuckett6733]

I have a picture of BRANDON AND TURNAGE I believe that’s the name. I’ll have to look. At beech bend in the late 70s. I think that’s the same car.

[@darrylvohs5526]

I wish would have had the knowledge to swap mine over to a v8 in the 70s. Cool vid, thx.

[@jerrypuckett6733]

My friend had one. I had a Vega with a 289. Yes small block FORD!

[@certifiedgearhead8227]

I built a '74 Pinto Wagon with a 351W, there is a video of it on this channel. Hooker used to make a kit for simple swaps using a 289 or 302.

[@jefflawson7468]

So Alsome👍👍brings back memories 💕👍

[@rogerwhite3644]

Extremely cool 😎

[@raygarrett354]

POWER BY FORD 🇺🇸

[@johnblood3731]

NHRA did him dirty.

[@user-gx8jt8ol7e]

Sure glad it didn’t explode…

[@redleaderone8429]

9.71 barely working it

[@413x398]

Someone into these cars could buy my original paint, 4-speed, unmolested '72 non-runabout and build their own Pro Stock.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

That would be a crime ,use a beat up one.

[@413x398]

@@MrTheHillfolk I would agree, but finding them beat up is not easy, either.

[@chuckselvage3157]

How come Chevrolet or Mopar isn't there winning oh waaaaaaa

[@texasblueboy1508]

People are not remembering Rhier & Morrison with Lee Shepard from Texas

[@jayinmi3706]

Because it was an all Ford day.

[@graemecrellin9483]

@@jayinmi3706 mlio

[@warrenheslip692]

Man those clevos sound good.