In a message dated 11/4/2008 2:51:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
lsr_man@yahoo.com writes:
but I have fond memories of running my dad's Chrysler 300C is Super Stock
Automatic! Drive to the strip, take off the air cleaners, pop the hub caps,
unscrew the lakes pipes, and be a big time racer for the day! LoL
Dick
My dad had a 63 Pontiac Tempest, weird little compact w/ the 1/2 a 389 4
cyl 195 in. and a one Bbl.
Automatic powerglide, ton of torque but 115hp advertised. Ran L stock
automatic. We changed the tall Pontiac OEM tires for a much smaller (Corvair?)
tire and rim, lowered our 1/4 ET into the low 16s and won, a lot, all over the
North East. Only other mod was removing the air filter.
Had a pal drove his Dad's 64 four door Chevelle, also Powerglide and the
Chevy 6. Two 6 motors that year, one w/ 120 hp, one w/ 150, I believe. Only
external diff was chrome valve covers and a little chevron for the bigger HP on
the fender. Minimal bod work removed the chevron, junkyard supplied the
stockish valve cover to run two classes lower.Presto, lotsa wins, and even a
huge
Street Eiminator Trophy at York in 1965....
York, PA, four cars at a time, yikes !!!
BOBW
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