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 appeared, ...

"Show us your struts," we cried, and Team Jenkins complied. Encouraged by our shouts of "take it all off,"Grumpy's crack crew pounced on their Pro Stock Camaro and peeled away nearly all its panels.

Of course, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins didn't invent the big-block 1967 Camaro but his touch in choosing, prepping, tuning, and driving his now famous, plain white '67 Camaro made a lasting impact on the ...

Introduced in 1970 as a replacement for the rear-engined Corvair, the Chevrolet Vega became an instant hit in the then-new subcompact market. The nameplate moved 277,705 units in its first model year ...

NHRA Pro Stock racer Bill ''Grumpy'' Jenkins, one of drag racing's most influential stars, has died. He was 81. Jenkins died on March 29. NHRA president Tom Compton says Jenkins played an integral ...