Re: Perhaps a little off topic...

From: george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:14:13 -0800 (PST)

I had a 383,4 speed and 4:10 gears in my 64 back in the day.. Always beat 440's and RR's regularly. Then I raced a 70 340 T/F Duster one night. This car took me by 8-9 car lengths. After we talked. Put his arm around me and said,"If it's any consolation you're 383 is the closet one has ever been!". What could I do but laugh! I stayed clear of the 340's after that. Lesson learned. George -------------------------------------------- On Sat, 2/15/14, dcdriver@xxxxxxx <dcdriver@xxxxxxx> wrote: Subject: Re: Perhaps a little off topic... To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 7:33 PM I too said similar things about the "340's" back then when they kicked my 335hp 383 just about every time I had to run one of those lil "under-estimated HP suckers" lol 275HP my a$$ lol Jim -----Original Message----- From: furyrestored <furyrestored@xxxxxxxxx> To: 1962to1965mopars <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, Feb 15, 2014 7:24 am Subject: Re: RE: Perhaps a little off topic... Great feel good story dan makes me want to get my 340 duster out n spin some donuts in the snowy lot in front of my shop.lol Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From: Daniel McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Subject: RE: Perhaps a little off topic... Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2014 8:29:26 PM I’ve got to get in on this off topic Dart 340 discussion.. The very first brand new car I bought was a 1968 Dart GTS 340 automatic. I was supposed to be buying a 67 Charger but changed my mind when this GTS came in on a car carrier and it was cheaper than the left over Charger. It was the first week of Sept. 1967 so it had to be one of the first 68 GTS’s built. I put 500 break in miles on it the first week and then went to dinner with my wife at Pat’s Hot Dogs. (sort of the Arnold’s in Happy Days of my area) After eating we pulled out onto the highway and after stopping at the first light a 67 396 4 speed Chevelle pulled up on my right side. The light changed and every time he had to shift that 4 speed I got half a car length on him. The second light was a repeat and I beat him by half a car length again. At the 3rd light he rolled down his window so I told my wife to roll her window down. He yelled over to me “All right! What the f*** does Mopar have out now?” (Remember there is no engine badges on a 68 Dart GTS 340) “Just a new 340 small block” I said. “Son of a Bitch” he yelled back and then he made a right turn never to be seen again. That started my love affair with 340’s and some 100+ vehicles later I now have my bucket list car. Another 1968 Dart GTS 340 and since my original was one of the first 68’s built I guess it’s appropriate that this has to be one of the last. It has a build date of July 17th, 1968 at the Los Angeles plant which is about a week before the plant would have shut down for model change. Dan From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jimmie Marchio Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:16 AM To: '62 to'65 List Subject: Re: Perhaps a little off topic... In '69-'70 I feared nothing on the street with my '69 Swinger 340 (4-spd, 3.91). Lost a few races but won most. One night at Ft. Benning chose off a Road Runner. Had no worries as usually ate them up....pulled even in first gear...hmm, even in 2nd... now I starting to wonder...as usually I'm pulling ahead of RR's at this point....he left me like I was standing still in 3rd! Turns out it was one of the first 440-6bbls! I hadn't even known about them yet. Unfortunately he was a jerk about it. But still a fun memory! Ah! I loved my MOPAR... still do. Got that Dart down to 13.08, pure stock with those skinny stock D-70’s! And that’s why I again have a Dart Swinger340. On ‘62 to ‘65 content: The Dart replaced the 1963 Custom 880 ex-CHP car I had...413 but a BIG car. Jimmie in Northern California 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340-4spd, Go Mango in color (original paint) http://www.flickr.com/photos/12601467@N08/ 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Station Wagon 360-Auto/To be a 440 (Current Project) 2006 RAM 3500 4X4 Mega Cab Cummins Diesel Pickup From: Gary Pavlovich Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:49 PM To: Subject: Re: Perhaps a little off topic... Doug, I took my Dart w/340 to the strip one night and beat all cars that were matched up with me till a GTO Judge appeared; man, I thought this is where I get creamed...I smoked him right off the line and pulled to over 10 car lengths ahead to turn a 12.8 @106mph through the muffs to his 13.8; saw him later at a “cruise-in” and he was gracious enough to publicy exclaim he was thoroughly outrun. Gary P. -- -- -- Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. 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