In memory of Ronnie Sox new

[BBGASSERS]

what about the 1981 mustang Dean Thompson/Jack Roush car? one championship and one 2nd place only out by 3 points to Rickie Smith. almost 2 for 2 in a row !!!

[thehoundz1]

I met ronnie several times in the early 70"s at York US30 Dragway. One night he broke the world record 3 times at York. 9:18-9:17-9:16......

[IdaGno]

auto pr0n is still the best pr0n - thx much for this tribute

[joeyw30]

i met ronnie and buddy before the 1970 gatornationals, ronnie gave that 10 yr. old kid his jardine header's jacket. i rode into the race with tom hoover " the founding father of the ramchargers, a/fx and so much more. then he was driving the white bear dodge f/c they rented a bay at our gulf station {I-75 & s.r. 26 in gainesville fla!!

[Japopeye]

4:45 lmao RICEVILLE. oxymoron.

[hastms]

WOW!!!!!!!! who is the HOTTIE at the beging ?

[TheRacerbrown]

He and Dick Landy were staying at the motel next to us! They were out with the lawn chairs and what crowd gathered! What storys! Dummy me, why I didin't get some pics, great gentlmen!!!!!

[streetrace442]

Just wondering... Did S&M ever do a Plymouth Cricket into a race car?

[knobbykneepaddler]

@streetrace442 Not too sure of that, but I do remember them running a Horizon in the late 80's at Atco, NJ. Kind of a joke compared to their A, B and E-body hay-days, but still a class act.

[m33fatty]

The '67 notchback Barracuda (S&M replica) at 4:25 is owned by Rich & Craig Pfohl from Dubuque Iowa. The picture was taken at the 1997 MOPAR NAT'S in Indianapolis Indiana.

[danno615]

i really liked this video i am a mopar finatic and at 37 i really hope to win the lottery or somehow find a way to buy a work of art that is a 60's barracuda they are poetry in motion. i do not know much about mr sox but he sure knew his cars and i would have liked to have met him.weird thing is i grew up in kinston a few miles from the dragstrip and him being from greensboro ill bet he may have raced there pretty cool and thanks for the video DRW

[3arntzen]

what car is at 1:46?

[Tarten46]

@3arntzen Its a mercury. Or in this instance training wheels, like on your bicycle. Further proof that the fastest cars come from mother mopar. No? Then explain why all them top fuel and funny cars that say ford and chevy on them have dodge engines? Sweet Jesus that always makes em cry.

[19mg94]

when sox and martin was born the nurses gathered around and said leave these 2 alone they could tell right away they were bad to the bone

[19mg94]

massively

over

powered

and

respected thats a mopar for you

[Ms66chevelle]

Buddy Martin is my cousin and he loved seeing my 66 Chevelle, but I loved that Cuda even more!

[DeleteMeOnline]

Mopars suck,but RS had the balls to run a 4spd like me.

[ballucanb1]

I came up against him at the 73' at the gator nationals he bumped us out of the competition.

He had a big operation and we were a one motor teem.

[danf321]

I loved the Sox & Martin cars. They were the reason I bought a 1970 Duster. Heavily modified 340 c.i. that beat many many cars. I always wanted to do a Red, White & Blue paint job. Never could when I was young and poor. The best were the A/FX class cars. Over the top for the time.

[middsteve]

Good vid dude ...thanx for sharing it with us.

[queensa2010]

jooooooooozzzzz

[1949man]

Red,white & blue--THE BEST ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mopardude426]

4:55 . That picture truely shows that mopars are the meanest and fastest S.O.B's of all time. R.I.P. Mr 4 speed.

[MoparMuscle440]

Ronnie Sox was The Boss. Still Is.

[middsteve]

SOX and MARTIN is the reason grumpy jenkins never found out what the front of a Plymouth looked like.

[98dakrt]

@middsteve no doubt dude. bet he sure knows what barracuda tail lights look like though.R.I.P. RONNIE....MOPAR OR NO CAR

[naderchaser]

@middsteve I think The Grump beat them numerous times. Just think what that rivalry did for not only drag racing as a whole....but for Camaro And Mopar Sales in the showrooms of the day. I was there, I surely remember.

Thank you for taking the time to make this vid, it was wonderful.

Anybody else think that that little Colt just doesn't look right? haha

[seekatree]

@naderchaser and they beat the Grump many times too, it was a great time in drag racing.

[deluxreverb]

I enjoyed the memory and I didn't spend any money MSroadrunner. You need some time out.

[Ms68roadrunner]

I can't stand people like this hemi fred what a geek. trying to make money off of the dear. O he will say he is trying to keep the memory of sox alive. piss on you fred you grave digger.

[caine440]

The greatest 4 speed man ever. He is still my hero. Thanks for the great memories!

[rotativo13]

He is the reason i got hooked on drag racing when i was a kid, R.I.P.

[colwag]

great tribute to mr. 4 sp.i loved all his different cars and there were no slouches in the bunch ronnie rocks miss him

[rd4pin]

Great tribute to a great man.

I remember watching his Z11 Chevy at Piedmont Drag Strip near Greensboro back in the day.

[Bacmaster]

There is no doubt Ronnie Sox was and still is a legend of all time. I still have a collection of old magazines with Sox and Martin I've kept for years. May he R.I.P.

[ghahandi]

Ronnie was KICK-ASS~!!!!!!!!he did a lot for the MOPAR brand. God be with you Ronnie~!!!!!!!  We love you!

[Mr68charger440]

ronnie sox rockd!!! thumbs up me if u agree

[fatasford]

i had a 72 440 mag int 2 4s tunnel it was hard to drive striate line it took all you could do

[staver76]

he chose plymouth cause thats the only company who knows how to make the best muscle car , long live both ronnie and the 70's cuda. CUDA4LIFE

[magnaflowedramx4]

new32, The Roadrunner I drove shifted so fast and hard,even at a lower RPM range, it would still chirp tires going into

2nd gear.Imagine if I was running a tunnel ram with dual quads. ' see you at the dragstrip! Go Ronnie Sox!

[CannTankerous]

Thanks, that was a nice job for Ronnie. Good choice on Thin Lizzy for the soundtrack, too!

[LiveTheWinningLife]

Awesome again...Thank You again

[OFFSHOREJOJO]

Hemi colt hit the spot!!Long Island N,Y.231 street racer back in the 70's

[71bee383]

aint none better.

Ronnie Sox, my all time favorite Pro Stock driver. met Diane at MoPars at the strip in Las Vegas awhile back -awesome lady! wish I could have met Mr. 4 speed himself.

You are greatly missed!

[magnaflowedramx4]

He was a very great driver. I mean no disrespect to Mr. Sox, but I do not believe that anyone can shift faster than a manual automatic transmission. I've been there.

[onenew32]

your wrong. when ronnie went to a lenco, he lost .04 seconds

[goyim1999]

duster at 8:04 badass!!

[earle1127]

ronnie sox==bill jenkens==don nicholson==dick landry==i can go back. best ever pro stock drivers===

[Larryis5150]

God bless my hero`s

[svo65]

they came to glover motors in asheville and showed the cars off. got an autographed picture. it was around 1970?? maybe before. saw ronnie run many times at bristol. great cars in pro stock back then!! peace to all and happy new year.

[harley145000]

Diane,sorry for your loss mr.sox was a great man.

[2vintage68]

Must be getting old, brought tears to my eyes. What a great era that was.

[g3user1usa]

Why the heck did I have to throw away all my SuperStock magazines of those years? I had a few years worth. I'm glad you guys are uploading all those old memories. I sure liked altered wheelbase AF/X vehicles.

[jrwel14]

I use to buy the Super stock and drag illustrated, then, too. Great time!

[gdail]

In 1967 at the Kinston Drag Strip a friend and me were in the pit area and Ronnie Sox was getting into his Barracuda. He asked us if we wanted a ride. We said yeah and jumped in. This was a small track and the owner (Shade Aldridge) would bring in match races. Anyway, he pulled up to the line and we jumped out to a startled crowd (and PA announcer).

I'll always remember Ronnie Sox for giving a couple of kids a great thrill.

Thanks Ronnie.

By the way the other kid was Danny Waters Sr.

[naderchaser]

@gdail NOW THAT....is one hell of a memory. Just think, Ronnie knew he was going to give a couple of kids the absolute thrill of their lives. Probably nothing else in all these various comments people are leaving speaks louder than that as to what Ronnie was like. He probably got the grins out of it bigtime. Wow.

[2vintage68]

Wow! Did that bring back memories...Super Stock magazine, altered wheel base "funny cars", Ronnie Sox, Dick Landy, Al Eckstrand, "Grumpy" Jenkins. What a great era and time that was...ahh so long ago.

[71bee383]

GREAT tribute to my favorite stock car racing team ever!

Ronnie, you may be gone but you will always be the MAN!!!!

[bjjhater]

can abyone tell me what sort of hood the 70 cuda has because i tought it was a 6 pack hood but someone told me it was a hemi style scoop used on the 68 dart's and cudas can ca someone please help me

[MoPar7055]

Wow what a beast, bummer I didn't live in this era

[soxc04]

I lived across the street from Buddy Martin in Burlington, NC and we got to see Buddy and Ronnie and the cars after the weekend races. They both were very generous with stickers. My fondest memory of Ronnie was when he drove me home from Shamrock Golf Course one day. Man could he shift on the back roads. RIP Ronnie!

[OzzInter]

Excellent tribute to Ronnie!

When I was a young teenager and most of those cars were new, Super Stock drag-racing was at its peak.

I still have old magazines from that great era-fond memories!

The Plymouth nameplate has gone and so has Ronnie Sox; may they both live on in our memories!

[soxaroo]

Ronnie was a good man....Mr 4 speed forever and a class act.

[formerice]

The last shot was some incredible driving! Wrecks at the 330' line and still wins! I can't imagine how intimidating it must have been to race against him. RIP Ronnie, wonder if they allow drag racing upstairs? They must!

[12anded]

i remember when i was a kid... the johnny lightning sox and martin edition... loved them, and still have them...

[HOTROD74GremlinX]

I'll never forget the footage i saw once of him in the 71 'Cuda shifting like crazy. R.I.P Mr. 4 Speed

[nemodapimpfish]

4-22-06 RIP ronnie sox

[f1monza]

Thanks for the video. When I was in high school I had all the Sox & Martin Catalogs, posters and models from the team. Ronnie Sox was the most amazing guy in SS and Pro Stock Racing. I liked the presentation they made. Buddy Martin and Ronnie Sox brought true professionalism to racing and raised the sport to a new level. RIP Mr. 4 Speed.

[zlumlord]

AWESOME VIDEO!!I meet ronnie sox several times e-town,atco nicest guy to spend time with fans let alone driving!I have pics of him and car from cecil county dragway in the 60's from my dad,r.s. you are a god up there....

[oldmusher]

I attended a Sox & Martin / Dick Landy Mopar clinic in (ahem) 1967. Sox was a really nice guy. Missed his Comet, and was still whining that Ford wouldn't give him a deal. Ford's loss. Shift fast? Yeah...well...you grind half the teeth off your synchros and see how fast you shift. Unless you want to shift at less than 6500 rpm's.

[633rex]

Ronnie Sox Was The Man RIP my friend

[frydaytomato]

..saw him at the Mopar nats one year , nice guy , got his autograph .He ran his 68' Cuda down the track a few times , pullin' the front wheels a good 30 ft. He broke the trans one pass , pulled it , fixed it , made another pass later in the day .

A racing legend .

[VictorySongRacing]

Best Driver ever, always had the coolest cars aswell!

[hammondleroy]

Great Video & also the music

[sstrollo]

nice job.....I saw some of those cars.....

[joeyready]

Dang, is that a hemi?

[tunnelrat1900]

Wow...I have so many pictures of the Sox & Martin cars that I cut out of magazines in the 60's and 70's.

[jstrawse]

Always the consummate professional the Sox and Martin team was truly one of the best. Like the red soxs of Boston,Chevrolet too had a curse of sorts in letting a would be super star cross the street and play for the other team. RIP RONNIE

[docksteward]

Great video!! I worked at a drag strip during the 70's and 80's and got to see the Sox & Martin team quite a bit. Quick question...Can someone explain to me when and why they started painting their headlights blue? I always remember that was sooo cool. DS.

[8087j]

Awesome vid man. :bowdown:

[1238love]

a real gentleman great competitor a legend as well wonderful memories

[shirtlessman]

Ahhhhhh the good old days. I remember them starting with Chevy. GM got cheap, after racing the Comet Mopar stepped up --------- and the rest is history. I would see them in the pits on the w/e very competive but nice guys.

[Unclemoparman]

Couldn't you use an American band for the soundtrack???

[dlarossa]

Thankyou for this tribute ! It brings back alot of great memories...Live on my friend.

[zigman1962]

an amazing video of a dragracing superhero icon thankyou

[sd455pontiac]

GOOOD stuff! Gone but definately not forgotten!

[sickboystang]

I am 33 years old and I feel very lucky to have met Ronnie at the Mopar Nats in the late 80's. He was capaigning the 68 Cuda and I will never forget the sound of that Hemi being powershifted into second with the fronts in the air! What an impression that makes on a teenager! If it wouldnt have been for the greats like Ronnie Sox, Bill Golden and Dick Landy, I wouldnt have the appreciation for the sport that I have today. Mr Four-speed, I will never forget you or the influence you gave me!

[Jfirearrow]

Sox and Martin at Pamona in the 60's and 70's what great memories. Thanks Ronnie we will miss you. Thanks for the video tribute, really nice.

[600SELV12]

Mr Powershift

I'd love to see today kids try wrestling one of those old lanky shifters of the era. Or getting out after a streetrace with a hammer & getting under the car to straighten out the bent rods. I sure did!

[honkeytonker]

Ronnie was and is still my favorite Dragracer...

The Best! My first car had to be a 4spd so i could

pretend to be Ronnie on Friday and Saturday nites in

my 383 RoadRunner.

[2bad440]

I met him at Englishtown in 89,and shook his hand. For me it is something i will never forget cause i am a huge Mopar fan.

Mrs Sox, and family, hero's are forgotten but LEGENDS never die.

[galahad612]

Thank-you for this tribute.I met this team at Dover drag strip in NY late 60's,truly THE class act of that time.The shifting of that Mopar was seamless.

Better comply with Mrs Sox ASAP.

[adprice1]

Hi

This is Diane Sox, Ronnie's widow. I think this video is great, however, I would appreciate your removing the photos of the duster on the guard rail as that was NOT Ronnie, I would greatly appreciate it if you would make the video a tribute to Ronnnie only by remvoing that part of the footage. I may be reached at 804-740-0315. Thank you for your time.

Diane Sox

[goyim1999]

hello,..id met ronnie and yourself at the holley nhra hot rod reunion in bowling green tenn.. (i think it was 05) ronnie was a cool guy to talk to, and had a hell of a cool history!! he will always have my respect...take care..

[skateusa]

hi my name is Dan and I met Ronnie at South Mountain Dragway a few years back and you video taped me shaking hands with him.He was my dragracing hero as a kid and as silly as it seems for a grown man,that was the greatest car moment of my life and you helped me keep it forever.Thank you so much.

[StarKatz]

Great Dad! Love the music too! :)