Re: Maverick’s 1964 Hemi Dodge 330

["Stephen Andrachek" <s.andrachek@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like the part about Mav saying he didn't even want to rev the engine in 
the car because it was the fastest car he ever had and just sitting in the 
car made him nervous.  He said the car never quit pulling hard in any gear. 
That's what Hemi's were all about and still are.

There's a good story on the web about Mav back when the Max Wedge cars came 
out.  Mav liked the automatic but it didn't shift when you hit a gear, so 
they had a guy (last name Ford) who got the trans to shift at about 6500 rpm 
or where ever Mav wanted it to shift.  It seems the upshift control at full 
throtle was run by a centrifigal weight.  By varying the amount of weight 
getting slung around the tranny until it reached the correct rpm for the 
shift gave Mav the edge.  He could concentrate on the lights and on coming 
off the line.  He left the car in "D" and the auto trans shifted where it 
was "programmed" to, making the Mav one of the most consistant winners with 
the new Max Wedge.  Remember, the only choices that year where a 3 speed 
stick or a 727.

Now for the best part of the story.  The Mav lived in a trailer park at the 
time and they were working on the car outside all night.  Whenever they 
changed the weights for the trans, Mav fired up the uncapped car and took it 
for a blast on an adjoining road.  He pissed everyone in the trailer park 
off but he didn't care.  He was ready on race day.  He gave it everything he 
had like he always did.  He didn't quit that night until that trans shifted 
exactly where he wanted it to shift.

I'm glad he's still with us.  I hadn't heard anything about him in a while. 
Lots of guys didn't last until the 40th Hemi Reunion.  If they have a 50th 
reunion I hate to think how many more would be gone.

Chick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ollie" <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: Maverick’s 1964 Hemi Dodge 330


I met Terry Winkler and Family and Maverick and Family at Mopars at Lake
Ponchartrain in New Orleans. We talked to them about coming to Mopars at the
Battleship in Mobile this year. They said they would. All great people.
https://picasaweb.google.com/satellite1965/MoparsOnLakePonchartraian2011#
Ollie

-----Original Message----- 
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Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 11:20 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Maverick’s 1964 Hemi Dodge 330

Hi all,

Check it out if you get a chance:

http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo72011.html

Thanks,
Gary H.

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