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: > > >>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] > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > [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/