History records that on February, 5, 1970, Malvern, Pennsylvania Chevrolet star, Bill, "Grumpy" Jenkins wheeled his ZL1 engine 1968 Chevrolet Camaro match racer "Grumpy's Toy VI" to the first ever ...

Jenkins used a '62 Corvette cast-iron dual-point distributor even though the engine was spinning more than 9,000 rpm. C. Drivetrain Games Grumpy's Toy XI was the first Jenkins car to run a Lenco ...

When Chevrolet introduced the L79 in 1965 for the Corvette and Chevelle, it soon became known as a Hemi-killer thanks to Grumpy Jenkins and his Nova in 1966. It lasted through 1968, but for 1969 ...

Jenkins match-raced that same steel car, fitted with a 427 "fat-block," in late '67, and mounting one of the first 8-barrel tunnel-ram inlet systems, he copped the runner-up Modified slot at the ...

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. Skip to main content Skip to navigation < > Menu ESPN.

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 ...

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 ’6 ...

Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, who helped build the NHRA Pro Stock class with his innovations of the internal combustion engine, died Thursday. He was 81. Skip to main content Skip to navigation < > ...

NHRA Pro Stock racer Bill “Grumpy’’ Jenkins, one of drag racing’s most influential stars, has died. He was 81.