Re: [FWDLK] '57, '58 Dodge production

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

AIR, one of K's drivers was killed and he quit racing then. may have 
been one of the Flock Bros.
And the Chrysler factory was VERY involved with his racing.
Ray


On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:11 PM, eastern sierra Adj Services wrote:

I've often wondered about how/why no other individuals came forward to
campaign Mopes, during the 57 season, given K.'s successes in prior
years.

Maybe F.&C. WERE supplying parts/equipment/info freely to racing teams;
it's too bad CHRY never decided to promote racing
because it certainly COULD have done so.

Can you imagine Exner & Iaccoccoaoa working together with Smokey Yunick,
with their  designing/ marketing/racing expertise???????

BTW: Smokey is/was my idol, & he worked as an independent contractor-
consultant to both Gee-em, & Furd, but, never with/for Chryco.

Besides opwning "The Best Damn Garage In Town", his motto was :"They
never said you Couldn't " ...do something.

Neil Vedder


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From: Paul Holmgren <PAULHOLM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 30, 2007 10:57:07 PM CDT
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57, '58 Dodge production
Reply-To: PAULHOLM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


RE: Chrysler and the AAA/NASCAR 1957 season, I am not well versed
on this topic so sometimes I know enough to avoid hoof-n-mouth,
and this be one of those.  (Whew)

There are others much better informed about this aspect of
Chrysler's history.

I do feel that many of the elements were there had someone wished
to successfully champaign a 300 or the Dodge's in 1957.  Many
progressive ideas about what it would take to compete were
apparently there had there been the $$ to do it on the tracks.

Personally somehow I got the impression that there was a bit of
"WAY behind the scenes' wrangling going on about the rampant
success the 300's had in 55 and 56. There was no way the 300's
represented the 'common man's car. I seem to recall that at least
one of the records set took decades to be broken, and only after
they added so many races to the season that it became just a
question of when, not if.

and thats all I'll pontificate about openly this late nite,
(trying to limit the slings and arrows pointed my way :-)  )

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