Bent up stuff

I have a feeling there is more to this story!

Yes. - There are a lot of details left out. Why did Voncamp's buddy disconnect the PCV, vacuum advance, and advance the timing if the car was running perfectly? When was the 'new cam' installed? If it was just installed earlier that day I'd guess the lash wasn't set properly and the damage progressively got worse the longer it ran. Messing with the ignition timing could have made it run like crap but I don't think it would have bent those pushrods.