The Eastern Automotive 1940 Willys
BB/G Car – 2-Time NHRA Record Holder in 1968
10.25-second ¼ mile, then 9.86 seconds at 138.67 MPH
Body / Chassis
• 1940 Steel Body
• Steel front fenders, hood, and doors
• Chrome metal grille
• Street legal – registered, insured, and inspected
• Headlights, taillights, turn signals, and horn
• Fiberglass rear fenders (widened 2”)
• Fiberglass trunk lid
• Mustang II front K-member
• Fat Man rack & pinion
• Fat Man control arms
• Front disc brakes (Chevelle)
• Boxed frame
Engine & Exhaust
• GM 454 block with .030 overbore (461 cubic inches)
• 10.5:1 compression
• Flat-top Speed Pro pistons
• Forged factory crank and rods
• Short block and heads built by Danny at Brooklyn Shop (Piere Manseur)
• 1971 LS6/7 6272990 heads (open chamber/rectangular port), 2.19/1.88 valves
• Comp solid roller cam
• 7-quart oil pan
• Edelbrock Torker intake
• Holley HP 9381 carburetor (830 CFM)
• Mallory magnetic breakerless ignition
• 1.7 ratio aluminum roller rockers
• Flow Kooler high-flow water pump
• Griffin aluminum radiator
• TH400 3-speed transmission with shift kit
• Manual valve body with deep aluminum finned transmission pan
• 10” / 3500 RPM stall converter
• B&M Ratchet shifter
• Denny’s driveshaft with driveshaft safety hoop
• Chrome alternator
• Full-length exhaust with long-tube headers, electric QTP cut-outs, and Flowmaster mufflers
Rear End / Suspension
• Ford 9” rear
• Detroit Locker
• 4.56 gears
• 31-spline Strange axles
• Heavy-duty leaf springs
• Ladder bar suspension
• Mickey Thompson ET Street 255/60R15 tires
Interior / Electrical
• Beige interior
• Comp Engineering 10-point roll cage
• 1⅝” mild steel tubing
• Bucket seats
• Cadillac tilt and telescopic steering column
• AAW wiring harness
• QTP electric exhaust cut-outs
• Electric wiper
• Rear-mounted battery with NNW battery box and rear cut-off switch
• Holley Red electric fuel pump
• Cooling Concepts electric fan
• VDO gauges with GPS speedometer
• Sunpro auxiliary tachometer with shift light
Wheels / Paint
• Cragar 15” wheels with spare donut mounted in trunk
• Bumpers re-chromed a few years ago
• Painted a few years ago
• Tangerine Pearl paint
• Beige interior redone a few years ago
Asking Price
$140,000
The car has been in the family for over 40 years
