Re: Super Stock Supercars of 1962

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the heads up on the article. I used to know a fellow who raced a 1962 Ford 406 back then. He told me that when the 1962 Mopars showed up at the 1/4 mile he threw in the towel, switched to Mopar and never owned anything but since. He was in his mid 70's last I saw him and still had Mopars, including a Superbird or Daytona, I can't remember which.

Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. As for controversial styling, the 1962s have that. But just drive one and you'll love it.  The real controversial styling for me is the 1961 Dodge and Plymouths. I used to not care for them, but now I think the '61s are neat, especially the dashboards. Regardless, with either a 1961 or 1964 Plymouth or Dodge you are not expecting to see another one at your local car show. 

Gary H.  


>  -------Original Message-------
 
>  
>  The April 2015 issue of Collectible Automobile has an article on 1962
>  Super Stock Cars. The sedans reviewed include the Chevy Biscayne 2D
>  409 ci 409 hp, Ford Galaxie 2D 406 ci 405 hp, Pontiac Catalina 2D 421
>  ci 405 hp and Plymouth Savoy 2D and Dodge Dart 2D 413 ci 410 HP. The
>  Mopars had a 250 lb weight advantage over the Chevy, 450 lb over the
>  Ford and 570 lb over the Pontiac. The Mopars had a 10% edge in 0-60
>  mph (5.8 vs. 6.3 for the Pontiac and Chevy) and 14.1/101 in the
>  quarter mile vs. the next best Chevy at 14.9/98.
>  
>  Although I owned one, I have never cared for the 62 Mopar body, much
>  preferring the 62 Pontiac, but numbers don't lie. They also don't lie
>  in values. Collectible Automobile estimates that the two Mopars in 2D
>  sedan form are worth 10% more than comparable Pontiacs, 50% more than
>  comparable Fords and twice a comparable Chevrolet Bel Air 2D sedan
>  (although a HT Bel Air closes the gap). Interesting. Bob from Maine
>   

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