RE: [Chrysler300] Muscle cars, Not, Super Stock, Yes

["Victor J. Selvaggi" <vics@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember my '60 Dart Phoenix Convert. with a 383 ram induction engine
(which I am currently building a clone of). The car had a 2:93 rear and
it was impossible to prevent the tires from breaking loose. Racing at
Westhampton Drag Strip and Islip speedway was a Saturday and Sunday was
a pilgrimage of all the hottest cars here on Long Island. Of course if
you ran across the enemy (GM--Ford) on the parkway leading to the tracks
a little preliminary contest had to take place. Racing behind Republic
Aviation at night was always a treat. Those days, who ever got to the
finish line first was the winner. No such thing as breaking out. Does
anyone remember the ESSO Butyl tire. It would last 3-4 trips to the
track. When the "62 max wedges came out, it was a whole different ball
game. The 300's never got too involved in this type of racing but who
would want to race a gentleman's performance car.
Oh the fabulous "50s and '60s. 
  Vic Selvaggi
   2  F converts.

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Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Muscle cars, Not, Super Stock, Yes

Ah, yes.

I remember a friend with a 59 Catalina ran a full second faster in one
run 
than he ever did before or since.  Guess which one he lived by for ever
more.

I did all my strip racing before the tree was introduced.  Was also
running a 
57 Ford at the time.  No trophies with that one, but did make it past
the 
Chevs, Plymouths, etc. once and was beaten in the trophy run by another
57 Ford.  
The Chevy guys who were taunting me left before that run.  Trophies came

later with a 60 Fury.

Sure do miss the flag man!

George Clineman


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