[Chrysler300] More on Daytona Beach in 1958.

["Burton Bouwkamp" <northburt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was not at Daytona Beach in 1958 but according to the Daytona Beach Morning Journal, the attachment shows what happened in the Class 7 Flying Mile event. 1958 was an all Pontiac show. They swept the first six places. 
 300D's came in 7th (Larry Rouse) and 8th (Herb Wiseman) - about 10 MPH slower than the first place Pontiac. 

Chrysler Engineering was not involved because of an automotive industry agreement in 1957 - commonly called "the AMA agreement" - not to promote or support vehicle performance or racing activities.

1958 was the last year for Chrysler's 392 cu. in. hemi engine.

Burt Bouwkamp




  


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Sent: 1/25/2010 11:30:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
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All:
For those of you interested in the subject manual shift 300D that ran at 
Daytona in 1958 (driven to Daytona by its owner after pickup at the Jefferson 
Assy. Plant in Detroit), I wrote an article on it in the Club News, Volume 
32, No. 2. (Winter 2006) I had contacted the original owner's wife and 
she and her daughter and grandsons made the trip over to Tahoe to see the 
car. There is included in the article a picture of them with the car.
Regarding the wires thru the sparkplug covers, I am of the opinion the 
second owner probably did that. He apparently drag raced the car. I question 
that kind of modification would be allowed in the stock classes, plus the 
fact that they just barely arrived at Daytona in time to participate. 
Since Dr. Magee is no longer alive, we will never know for sure, I guess.
300ly, Gil Cunningham
Tallahassee, FL


In a message dated 1/23/2010 8:19:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Jim:

That's the car and the owner. The article to which you refer is one of 
the pieces of documentation that I was looking at a couple of months ago.

Where did you see this article? Is it posted somewhere on the net?

Roger Schaaf
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Rich, 

Was that the car that was purchased by Dr. Herbert Magee, Jr. At Ely 
Motors in Redwood City in California? If so, it was featured in the April 15, 
1958 issue of the Chrysler publication Chrysler Times that was sent to 
dealerships. There is a picture with Dr. Magee, dealership owner Leonard Ely, W. 
E. Faraker, Exec. Assistant to V. P, of Sales, Chrysler and L. K. Hancock, 
Chrysler District Manager in the article.

Jim Bartuska
Niles, Mich 

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