We take a look back at Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins' iconic 1971 Chevrolet Camaro racing in the Pro Stock class. Only at www.hotrod.com, the official website for Hot Rod Magazine.

331CI, 680HP, '74 Jenkins Competition Pro Stock Small-Block ChevyDon Wallace, Tampa Bay, FLIn the history of famous drag race cars, there are pivotal cars that changed drag racing technology ...

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 ...

Race fans might not be sure who Grumpy Jenkins is, but you can still count on him being a force on the drag racing scene.

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 ...

Based on a 1974 Chevrolet Vega, "Grumpy" Jenkins' drag racer revolutionized the Pro Stock class and won 13 events in its first year at the strip.

That's what people who were close to Bill Jenkins called him in the early days, Jiggs or Jenks, not Grumpy. That was before he became a celebrity and didn't come until he'd over-extended Jenkins ...