Re: [Chrysler300] Super Stock, Yes with Atlas Bucrons.

[Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As far as I know the title Super Stock came from the Drag Racing 
Organizations.  They were the ones who classified what class you would 
run in.  My 60 Dodge ran in S/SA        Gary Barker

xramkroozer@xxxxxx wrote:

>In a message dated 9/30/05 5:06:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>vics@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: 
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>>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
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>HI VIC & ALL,  THE ESSO BUTYL TIRE YOU REFER TO WERE CALLED ATLAS BUCRONS. 
>EVERYONE I KNOW CALLED THEM BUKES. THEY WERE A SOFT ADHERING TIRE & WORE FAST. I 
>RAN THEM ON MY '57 FI BONNEVILLE WITH THE DEALER INSTALLED ISKY CAM, TURNING 
>13.8 & 13.9. I'M WONDERING WHO COINED THE TERM SUPER STOCK? WAS IT NASCAR, 
>CHRYSLER, OR THE MEDIA. I READ ARTICLE IN AN OLD NEWSFLITE ON THE '59 E , WHERE 
>IT WAS REFERRED TO AS A "SURE THING" IN THE SUPER STOCK SWEEPSTAKES. DOES 
>ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE?  STEVE ESTOK, PUNTA GORDA, FL
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