RE: [Chrysler300] Yunick on Kiekhaefer

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question re mention of Yunick and Chev? - about 1957 didn't Smokey Yunick 
drive Pontiacs, and about this time Pontiac was regarded (seemingly by many 
motor scribes/punters) as likely the hottest street stock car as against the 
300C ( the 300C being the end of the Mercury 'Mr K' 300 race story?)

This may have been Pontiac were smarter than Chrysler re prepping 
(cheating?) their roadtest cars - those over in the US offer comment if you 
know/wish - Royal Pontiac became notorious in the 60s for their non stock 
'stock' road test cars.

I know little about Mr (Mercury Outboards) K, but it seems likely as a 
'reasonable guess?', he and Smokey must have exchanged a few poorly 
chosen/received words or some fender paint at some earlier time, and 
seemingly Mr Yunick was not too impressed by whatever subsequent/final 
discussion they may have had re this incident - that is my guess, that how 
these 'toilet games' often begin - when one tries to be smarter than one 
should !?
Smokey went on to become a real US race hero/driver, whilst Mr K I think did 
OK out of his outboards?! Chrysler and racing 300s - no story/fairytale 
there, apart from one spectacular 'private entry' result at Bonneville, with 
a twin blown 300F?!

Great to hear Lawton went so well - pity it a bit hard to drive a 300 there 
from Australia, never mind what the gas bill would be there and return - I 
look forward to the shots going on site.

Christopher in Oz where the nation looks like it facing it's near 2nd driest 
year in (whiteman) history


>From: "Owen Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "'Wayne Graefen'" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>,"'Intl 300'" 
><Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Yunick on Kiekhaefer
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:26:53 +1300
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>I would say this......... it's the only time that Chrysler was BEHIND
>Chevrolet back then!
>
>Owen
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of Wayne Graefen
>Sent: Tuesday, 3 October 2006 9:11 a.m.
>To: Intl 300
>Subject: [Chrysler300] Yunick on Kiekhaefer
>
>I was researching on Carl Kiekhaefer and ran into this out-of-context quote
>from Smokey Yunick.   I'd be curious what the full context is if anyone 
>ever
>runs into it!
>
>Wayne
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>   On Carl Kiekhaefer:
>   "For years we had a picture of Kiekhaefer framed on the toilet seat in 
>my
>garage."
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