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Tim,
Is
your Dodge pretty much stock and in good running condition? Have you ever
taken your D500-1 to a drag strip on stock tires? What are your
times and speeds properly adjusted for altitude if applicable? It shouldn't
be too hard to find out and would sure be fun! Then we could hear of your
first-hand experience.
On a
different note, this Friday through Sunday is the Hot Rod Reunion in
Bakersfield, CA. Lots of neat speed equipment for old hemis and Donovans not to
mention the chance to see old dragsters race each other. Should be a lot of fun.
I plan to be there on Saturday.
Nathan
Nuttall
56
Savoy
Ron,
Judging from your email you are undoubtedly a better source of information on
this than I am. All I can say is that I have gathered information on the D-500
for quite a while and since I was not there I must defer to the source of the
information for credibility. You can weigh this for yourself. I cited "Drag
News" and the issue probably had more than one ad for speed shops, so I am not
sure that this has any bearing on their reported results. Another ad on the
same page is for Drag News itself and it states its office is in Long Beach
California. I am currently looking for what I thought was a very impressive
show for a single four barrel D500 coupe. Early in 56 it was setting records
over and over and was in the low 15s when the article was written, it was a
national magazine I just don't remember which one. The Dragstrip was in San
Fernando I believe and the owner of the Dodge was a Dealer. I'll give more
accounts as I find them. I know the bottom line on a lot of this stuff is very
subjective, I know that where you were and who you were could have played a
part in this and so on and so forth. But I can also speak from a unique
perspective I drove my D500-1 two days ago and that baby digs like a demon.
Tim
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