| I really liked this guy . He did so much more than the obituary even remotely touched on . I remember from the visit with him , ( thank you Keith) discussing the project —-which he personally headed up— to “ make a smaller 331 style hemi “ for dodge . The resulting 241,270 , 315 /325 hemi and poly weighed about 200 lbs less , competed twice at Indy , and as a 270 won C/ Altered at the NHRA 5 years in a row ( 57-62 ) against 1000 small Block chev , including Jenkins and Yunick max built 283 style engines ( boy do chevy guys hate that) . I saw that car , “going goat” a Ford Hot rod , it had a homemade ram Manifold since 57 , it just walked away from chevs at top end , turning high 12’s . From 270” , 4 2 bbl carbs . Chrysler got idea for rams from him . For sure. Chev woukd be in front off the line , he would catch and pass them . Even chrysler fans may not realize the bore centers on that motor were smaller than later 318 , meaning a smaller shorter engine — smaller than LA — it had a high cam placement compared to GM etc .why it went out to 325” no Problem . And hemi from the first day Chrysler later went with 301/318 wide poly plymouth , why I never understood — larger heavier etc . That 318 poly motor was never competitive . Imagine if we had 241,270 325 little hemi all through the years, later with turbo or super chargers? And 4 cyl version ? Perfect engine for today . As an engineer , I think it was a spectacular design , and just one of many things he did , hands on, not just managing . He was a very rare person , one in a million .. I had hoped to see him again … J Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2022, at 9:17 PM, RICK AND DEBBIE CLAPHAM <rixpac@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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