In a message dated 9/30/05 5:06:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vics@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > 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 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/