When Grumpy Jenkins created his first tube-chassis NHRA Pro Stock Vega in 1972, he also invented Pro Street. It was the first time that huge tires were completely tucked under a production-car body.

Dobbertin has his own list of what makes a Pro Street car, and once these cars were being judged as a class, there were formal rules. In brief, the idea is to build a beautiful show car with the ...