01 / CURRENT CORRALB5 Blue
B5 Blue
Challenger
The 2015 Scat Shaker that brought me back to the hobby.
392 HEMI • Shaker
1986T-Type
The car that started it all1986 Buick
1986 Buick
T-Type
I bought the dark-blue T-Type at 18 years old. It went through many revisions, culminating in its final mid-2000s form: a girdled 109 block, heavily massaged 8445 heads, and an extensive supporting-modification list built for approximately 600 horsepower.
It was more than a performance build. The Buick competed in IASCA and USAC stereo competitions, earned a best finish of fourth place, and reached 141 dB in the 501–1000-watt class. Eventually, changing interests led me to sell it, and having another hobby car remained a dream for years.
In 2015, I decided it was time to return—but I did not want to start another Buick build from scratch. A brand-new B5 Blue Scat Shaker, apparently ordered and then declined, was waiting at Nielsen CJDR. It was exactly what I wanted, and I drove it home that night. Today, the Challenger remains beside the Trackhawk in my current corral.
≈600 HPFinal Buick build
141 dBCompetition best
2015Return to the hobby
