Tim, do your records indicate that the factory race carbs were
2442's ?
Besides the carb linkage, any other special-effects on the race
motors, that you recall?
On 12/20/2013 8:53 AM, Tim Dupont wrote:
Furthermore, I have a big interest in the Dual Four Fury's history because
it gave me some comparison to the D-500-1 story. I had the chase to meet
Johnny Allen at the 50th running of the Daytona 500, the most prolific nascar
racer of Plymouths in the mid 50's (55-58). He was being honored at the
legends banquet. He confirmed to me that Plymouth supplied to him a complete
factory Fury racecar in may of 56. It had the Dual Four setup as well as
Imperial brakes and suspension upgrades. It was so much faster than his 55 he
was forced to relearn his whole operation, from removing almost all tread
from the tires to not running too hard and overheating the motor. Also note
his hood read 260 HP after that. Great guy and still sharp. I finally
located Bernie Hentges who conformed the same experience with a D500-1. He
picked up his car in Detroit at the factory complete with the Dual Four Carbs
and Imperial suspension upgrades. Also note that his hood read 276 HP after
that. For those who wondered or were skeptical about these cars there is
now undisputed confirmation that both Plymouth and Dodge built factory
racecars in 1956. Drivers would eventually or even promptly modify the cars but
they were running upon delivery or as in Brenie's case driven home to
Minnesota. Tim in Golden.
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