Engian & drag legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins dies - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

MACH1RAMAIR · 04-03-2012, 07:46 PM

Got the news this morning Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins died today or last night.
Even though I have been a Ford man all my life I respected Bill's talant for building and tuning cars.
He will be missed by everyone who knew him.

RAT · 04-04-2012, 07:53 PM

At age 5 or 6 years old, my brother taught me how to draw a drag car on the track. The car was Grumpy's Toy. I had never seen the car before this so I was an instant fan when I first saw Bill on the track. He was the first pro drag racer I had ever heard of. We will miss you Bill 'Grumpy'...

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MACH1RAMAIR · 04-04-2012, 09:45 PM

I drag raced from 1959 to 1973 almost every weekend at Cecil CO, Maple Grove, Atco, Vinelind etc. and ran into, talked to a lot of these legands.
I also would go to Yorks Muscle Car madness every year to see the old drag cars and talk with the Legands.

you can go to yorkus30.com or Google Muscle Car Madness in York PA. they have a lot of old/new pictures of these old guy's and their cars they use to race back in the 60's including (The Grump) as he was known by his fellow drag racers.
PS he was grumpy most of the time.

04-03-2012, 07:46 PM	#1
MACH1RAMAIR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Quarryville PA Posts: 713	Engian & drag legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins dies Got the news this morning Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins died today or last night. Even though I have been a Ford man all my life I respected Bill's talant for building and tuning cars. He will be missed by everyone who knew him. __________________ 2004 Comp Orange/auto/Iup born; 10/06/2003- #328 of 7182 & 1 of 1039 Comp Orange vin; 1FAFP42R14F134291 Mods; catted MRT H pipe, Magnaflow catback, C&L cai tube, PHP spacer, UPR upper/lower control arms, 35 % tint, Alum. drive shaft, AUBURN posi, Moser 31 spline axles, Richmond 410 ring & pinion, NT05R 275/40/17 drag radials, Diablo tuned, Dyno tuned by Johnny Lightning Dynoed at; 270 Hp 302 torque. 9/26/07 13.07 / 106.00 MPH BFG's 6/08 12.97et / 107mph 5/12/2010 13.00 et

04-04-2012, 07:53 PM	#2
RAT '10 TLAC FS Champion Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bossier City, La Posts: 439	Re: Engian & drag legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins dies At age 5 or 6 years old, my brother taught me how to draw a drag car on the track. The car was Grumpy's Toy. I had never seen the car before this so I was an instant fan when I first saw Bill on the track. He was the first pro drag racer I had ever heard of. We will miss you Bill 'Grumpy'... http://books.google.com/books?id=IdA...page&q&f=false __________________ RAT 65-FS Red River Region - SCCA 2004 Torch Red Mach 1 5 speed IUP K & N Air Filter Denso IT16 MM 1/4" wheel spacers Kumho XS Mach 1 Floor Mats Hawk HPS Brake Pads Tokico D-Spec Struts/Shocks Steeda 35 MM Anti-Sway Bar

04-04-2012, 09:45 PM	#3
MACH1RAMAIR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Quarryville PA Posts: 713	Re: Engian & drag legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins dies I drag raced from 1959 to 1973 almost every weekend at Cecil CO, Maple Grove, Atco, Vinelind etc. and ran into, talked to a lot of these legands. I also would go to Yorks Muscle Car madness every year to see the old drag cars and talk with the Legands. you can go to yorkus30.com or Google Muscle Car Madness in York PA. they have a lot of old/new pictures of these old guy's and their cars they use to race back in the 60's including (The Grump) as he was known by his fellow drag racers. PS he was grumpy most of the time. __________________ 2004 Comp Orange/auto/Iup born; 10/06/2003- #328 of 7182 & 1 of 1039 Comp Orange vin; 1FAFP42R14F134291 Mods; catted MRT H pipe, Magnaflow catback, C&L cai tube, PHP spacer, UPR upper/lower control arms, 35 % tint, Alum. drive shaft, AUBURN posi, Moser 31 spline axles, Richmond 410 ring & pinion, NT05R 275/40/17 drag radials, Diablo tuned, Dyno tuned by Johnny Lightning Dynoed at; 270 Hp 302 torque. 9/26/07 13.07 / 106.00 MPH BFG's 6/08 12.97et / 107mph 5/12/2010 13.00 et

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