Re: 63 Daytona 500 / 63 Sport Fury/Hemi availability

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Richard was indeed at Daytona in 63, but it was a wedge car, not a Hemi. 
Hoover tells me that the whole Hemi concept was not hatched until late 
summer/early fall of 63, which is one of the reasons they used existing B motor 
technology for the base. 

The first Hemi blocks were cast in late 63, for use in the 64 Daytona 500. A 
couple of weeks before the 500, and they had problems with the cylnder walls 
cracking. They cast another run, which wound up in the 64 Daytona cars.

There were no Hemi cars of any kind in 63, a "mule" did not even exist 
because it was a race only engine.  They went right from engineering to Daytona, and 
later to the drag strips.


                                                                         
Steve R.

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