In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega ...

Bill Jenkins' "Grumpy's Toy IV" Vega was the first tube ... weight ratio put it in the NHRA's A/Stock class with the 426 race Hemi cars, but Jenkins gave them fits in "Grumpy's Toy I" despite ...

There’s something inherently thrilling about driving a car with motorsport DNA. We’re not just talking about race-inspired designs or performance tweaks, but cars that pack engines originally ...

Chevrolet engineers needed a larger-displacement motor that could handle the needs of the larger, heavier cars that were ... by famous drag racer Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, went for $525,000 at ...

“Like, you’ll feel your stomach shaking as these cars go ... in drag racing have come and made their mark from drivers like “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, to modern ...

Following initial praise, the car ... Jenkins also introduced cool cans, electric water pump fans, gas port pistons, and slick-shift manual transmissions to the sport. Nicknamed "Grumpy," Bill ...

Camaros have long been among America's most-raced cars. Alongside Donohue's Camaro, legends like Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins was campaigning Camaros in NHRA drag racing. Here's Grumpy's 1968 Camaro on ...

Reading the cover story from our July 1970 issue on the1970 Camaro of Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, you might get an inkling of the many technical contributions Jenkins made to drag racing and ...

before she made like drag racer Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, hit the accelerator and sped away. Rajah Caruth didn’t step into a race car until 2019 but even before his first lap Mike Beam ...

A car-lover’s community for ultimate ... Moody was revolutionizing NASCAR and Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins was shaking up NHRA Pro Stock drag racing. Now virtually every competitive off-road ...

When talking about vintage dragsters, we often think about truly iconic quarter-mile runners driven by the likes of Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, and Bill "Grumpy ... racing, the car was retired ...

Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins is drag racing royalty. Educated and trained ... Brennan once asked Jenkins of all the cars he had raced, which would he most like to have back. Jenkins answered ...