Re: IML: The forward look

[dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

jefrey and Rob, good responses.  Here are a few thouhts.

Quoting "Jeffrey M. Fastov" <jfastov@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Thank g-d they didnt use imperials.

This was back in 1983 when the value of these cars was low, and my guess is many
of the cars sacrificed would not have survived anyway.  Had these been
Imperials, the publicity offered would have probably saved many more than the
16 or 20 killed.  The cinematography was fantastic, and the Imperial styling
would have really shone.  Probably the 1960 model year would have been the
optimum with the massive front bumper.

Quoting Rob McCall <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

 
> The Fury would have had a Poly motor, not a Hemi.  Plymouth never had an
> early Hemi.  Hot Rod Magazine dropped one in a project car then ran it, but
> the factory never did.  

Rob, these cars were most certainly heavily modified.  The handing of these cars
was certainly much better than stock.  My guess is there were drive train mods
too.  Early in the show a twin carb engine is obvious (did polys had ever dual
carbs) and the valve covers seem wider.  May be some of the cars for some of
the performance scenes had 440's, as they were more plentyful and more powerful
than either hemi or poly.  But I do not think the sound was 440-like.

D^2 



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