And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, July 3, 2023
The Winged Dodge/Plymouth Nascar Challenge! Dodge Madness!
He missed a few backstory details. The problem was that they needed 5 mph to beat Ford. 5mph. The 50 extra horsepower to do that was not going to happen with the technology of the time. The 426 was already maxed out. Body mods did the trick. Personally I quit watching NASCAR in the 80s when they were no longer cars you could buy for the street.
Yup. When they were no longer "stock" cars, I lost all interest. That said, King Richard was one of my childhood heroes, right up there alongside Big Daddy Don Garlits.
I have read that the Superbirds weren't flying off the dealers' lots in 1970. Some dealers removed the nose cones and wings in order to sell them. Al_in_Ottawa
True story, they were spendy and a little tough to pilot on city streets and tight parking lots due to the extra size. Another fun fact, the wing was set up that high so they could get the spare outta the trunk and not to get it up out of the boundary layer airflow like some folks believe.
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ReplyDeleteHe missed a few backstory details. The problem was that they needed 5 mph to beat Ford. 5mph. The 50 extra horsepower to do that was not going to happen with the technology of the time. The 426 was already maxed out. Body mods did the trick. Personally I quit watching NASCAR in the 80s when they were no longer cars you could buy for the street.
ReplyDeleteExactly. I felt the same way.
DeleteThat was the whole point of the Superbird and the end of "stock car racing".
DeleteYup. When they were no longer "stock" cars, I lost all interest. That said, King Richard was one of my childhood heroes, right up there alongside Big Daddy Don Garlits.
DeleteI have read that the Superbirds weren't flying off the dealers' lots in 1970. Some dealers removed the nose cones and wings in order to sell them.
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
True story, they were spendy and a little tough to pilot on city streets and tight parking lots due to the extra size. Another fun fact, the wing was set up that high so they could get the spare outta the trunk and not to get it up out of the boundary layer airflow like some folks believe.
DeleteMy dad bought us an AFX slotcar set with blue and orange Daytonas, played the hell out of that set.
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