Re: [Chrysler300] did anything compare/rival 300s pre 1963?

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In 1962 we were Drag Racing our 1961 Chebbi SS 409 4-speed convertible.  
One of my Strip slips was against a 300 H which I beat by a bunch. The  
only thing that could beat me was another 409, a coupe 200 #'s lighter.  
This was at US 30 Drag-away in York, PA. This was an Airport which was  
active. The Air charts showed it closed on weekends, except for  
emergencies. We sometimes had to wait while a plane landed. Grumpy  
Jenkins was the tech inspector then.
So you can throw the 409's into the mix. They were not popular,  
everyone liked the 327's, but were much more like the Hemi's with huge  
amounts of low-end torque. I had to replace the 409 with a Corvette 327  
to sell the car. Turns out later it was one of 7 built! If I only had  
it now...................
This was our Family car with 3 kids riding in the back. A former  
"Factory built for drag car", I got a Certificate of Origin when we  
bought it, as we were the first to title it.

Those were the days, Ray


On Jan 13, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Michael Reed wrote:

> I started drag racing in '57. There was one drag strip in Michigan.  
> The Chrysler 300 was never beaten in the top stock class -- to my  
> recollection. The 300's dominated the class (and I recall a '55 or '56  
> was the winner every week, but I don't recall if there were any '57's  
> racing).
>
>  Mike in near-summer-like Lake Odessa, MIÂ (wish the "F" were here!)
>  Â ----- Original Message -----
>  Â From: Owen Grigg
>  Â To: 'christopher beilby' ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Â Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 15:44
>  Â Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] did anything compare/rival 300s pre 1963?
>
>
>  Â I did see an old article some years back where they drag raced a  
> number of
>  Â the new '57 production cars. The one that came out on top was the  
> Rambler
>  Â Rebel with the 327ci(?)V8, next was the Vette followed by the 300C.
>  Â So straight line speed, I guess AMC were on top!
>  Â Owen
>
>
>  Â So finally to the question - this maybe for those who knew the cars  
> when new
>
>  Â - what cars other than 300s in the period say 55 - 63, were a good  
> second
>  Â best or alternative to the 300 - were any better to drive, more  
> fun, or real
>
>  Â serious rivals?
>  Â I left the 57 Vette out of my original potential comparison because  
> of it
>  Â it's very poor, too close, 'in your face' steering wheel position',  
> and
>  Â build quality, etc, plus it was more a sports cars versus what the  
> 300s
>   offered re travelling fast in comfort. (Over the last year, I  
> discovered
>  Â near 400 bhp 1969-70 428 and 455 engined shorter wheelbase Pontaic  
> Grand
>  Â Prixs - which were likely, would be, rivals for a 'Chrysler 300' had
>  Â Chrysler been still building them, but they were not - prior to  
> finding
>  Â these, I never knew of them, so maybe there are still some
>  Â undiscovered/unrecognised cars out there that were better than many  
> knew,
>  Â know today?)
>
>  Â have fun thinking if snowed in, or ignore if better things to do.
>
>  Â yours Christopher
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