Since a Canadian Dodge is basically a Plymouth body with Dodge front sheet
metal (a.k.a. Plodge), it is a couple of inches shorter in the wheelbase
and
slightly lighter than a US Dodge of the same body style. If they were able
to get away with using the US Dodge D500 engine or a Fury engine, it
should
be slightly faster than a D500 or a Fury. A 2 door sedan is lighter than a
Fury hard top by about 200 pounds.
Or maybe the car's sponsors were Canadian.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jan & Roger van Hoy
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:19 PM
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Subject: [FWDLK] 1956 NASCAR
The June issue of Collectible Automobile has a nice article about the
August
1956 race at Road America, Wisconsin.
Some of the cars are Canadian Plodges, some are American Dodges. [A
Plodge
was driven by Buck Baker ; I see one, possibly two more.]
What was the largest engine available in the 1956 Canadian Dodge? 303?
What
model would the two door coupes be in the race? In addition to the
possible
weight advantage, what other reasons were there for running Canadian?
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '56
Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
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