Vintage Mopar Muscle

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Mooney & Weed's '62 Dart Wagon!

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Chet Gibbs & His "Jayhawker '64 A-F/X Plymouth!

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Chrysler's "Secret" Woodward Garage Plymouth Test Mule!

 

[Hemicbx]

OK, here's my personal favorite. I know it's a year outside our beloved 62-65 window, but it counts as Mopar Muscle for sure

So here the cool part about this pic:

That pic popped up on facebook some weeks back as just another pic of Stahls car. I recognized many things right away and took a printout to my dad for confirmation.

That picture is taken at Keystone Raceway Park in New Alexandria PA. That picture is most likely late 1970. That's my dad driving the car. After Stahl sold it it went through 2 other owners, then my dad bought it in the spring of 70.

Just a few other notes:
Keystone was an NAAR track back then so that D/S designation would not be equivalent to NHRA D/S. That car was always an A/S or B/S in NHRA classes.

I recognized the track and I also recognize the car with the tow bar brackets on the bumper. Funny thing is that those brackets are still laying on the floor of the shop used as wheel chocks.

I have (and have posted) a few other pics of the car from when he owned it, but this is the only one I've seen with him driving it.

Cool:icon_thumright:

-Hemicbx

 

[Ron 73]

Pretty cool finding a picture with your dad at the helm! This isint my thread, but man im sure enjoying seeing all these cars, ya only missed it by a year lol...

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

This is one of my favorite wagons residing in Jimi Vignogna's stable,,,,,,and it's for sale:grin:

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

OK, here's my personal favorite. I know it's a year outside our beloved 62-65 window, but it counts as Mopar Muscle for sure

So here the cool part about this pic:

That pic popped up on facebook some weeks back as just another pic of Stahls car. I recognized many things right away and took a printout to my dad for confirmation.

That picture is taken at Keystone Raceway Park in New Alexandria PA. That picture is most likely late 1970. That's my dad driving the car. After Stahl sold it it went through 2 other owners, then my dad bought it in the spring of 70.

Just a few other notes:
Keystone was an NAAR track back then so that D/S designation would not be equivalent to NHRA D/S. That car was always an A/S or B/S in NHRA classes.

I recognized the track and I also recognize the car with the tow bar brackets on the bumper. Funny thing is that those brackets are still laying on the floor of the shop used as wheel chocks.

I have (and have posted) a few other pics of the car from when he owned it, but this is the only one I've seen with him driving it.

Cool:icon_thumright:

-Hemicbx

Hemicbx:

An B-Body Is A B-Body No Matter How You Look At It! All Mopars Welcome On Here. Just Post Away If You Guys Have Some Pics To Post. And Its Great Hearing From Someone Here At Home To Post This! I Did Not Know How Jere's Car Ended Up Where And With Who It Belongs To Today. But PM Me And Let Me Know How Your Dad Came To Drive This! I Have Lunch With Jere Quite Frequently At Round The Clock & Meadow Hill Restaurants Here In York. Always Seem To Run Into Him And He Likes To Tell Me About The Time He Kicked My Azz At York US30, My First Dragrace With Rigor Mortis! I'll See Him This Week At York.

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Speaking Of York, Here Is A Picture Of John Baughman's SS/AH Hemi Dart. John Lives Here And Owns Baughman's Auto Parts. I Have Know Him For At Least Fourty-Years...We Drove The Circuit Here In York In The Day! He Regularly Runs In The NHRA Hemi Clash With His '68 Dart And His Son Steven's SS/AH Barracuda. Since This Photo Was Taken, The Car Was Repainted And Re-Lettered!

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Don Carlton's Motown Missile Hemi Dodge Challenger!

 

[Ron 73]

Thought i should contribute a little, Some great Mopars.. enjoy these famous great lookers/runners..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIfqmLlO6mo

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Thanks Ron! Great Pictures! And That One Ford Wasn't Too Shabby!

 

[Ron 73]

From Norwalk Ohio if i remember right.. 65, I don't know how many of these i saved but I wanted to show that one yellow coronet, Satellite, not sure honestly.. Nice car and i think the other ones i have are of past the years your showing.. So ill sort them out, maybe i have some extras in the same year range you are sharing.. There is a little of everything in this one but a pretty good video guys..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNdEYSAZL8

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

We Appreciate Your Contribution!

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Doug Duell's '64 Plymouth Draggin' Wagon!

 

[CoronetRTguy]

Anyone know a bit of history of Richard Petty in drag racing? I know the Barracuda he raced went into the grandstand and killed a woman. That car was taken back to his shop and burried, it was also un-earthed a few years back and then crushed.

he wont sell any of the cars they burried or any of the parts that they burried for some reason.

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

It Was Richard's Only Venture Into Drag Racing...And It Happened Because Nascar Banned The Hemi Engine From Competition Because "it blew everything else off the racetrack." Ronnie Householder, Head Of Chrysler Racing At The Time, Told Bill France, Sr. "to stick it in his ear." He Parked All The Plymouths And Dodges For The Year And The Only Thing Running Were The Fords And A Few GM Products. While Sitting Out The Boycott, Petty Enterprises Built 43 Jr. Barracuda Funny Car And You Are Quite Correct With Your Facts, It Was A Disaster! Following Year, Nascar Caved In And Let Chrysler Run The Hemi And Ford Run The "Shotgun" Blue Crescent Side Oiler Ford Motors! Then GM Bitched!

I Talked With Richard A Few Years Back And He Told Me That Underneath What Was The Back Parking Lot At The Petty Compound At Level Cross, NC., Was A Huge Pit They Dug With A Bulldozer And They Buried Hemi Blocks, Heads, All Type Of Engine Parts, Some Of It Brand New From Mopar And Paved It Over Because They Caught A Few People Trying To Dig Up Parts. A Follow Up Conversation With Kyle Revealed The Same Thing! A Few Of His Racecars Did Make It Out Of Petty Enterprises And Into Private Hands, But Not Many!

Follow-Up: When Chrysler Quit Tooling The Hemi And It Was Finally Banned Again, Chrysler, In One Of The Greatest Finishes At The Firecracker 400 At Daytona In 1971 Or 1972, Finished 1-2-3-4 In 426 Wedge Powered Motors!

 

[CoronetRTguy]

It Was Richard's Only Venture Into Drag Racing...And It Happened Because Nascar Banned The Hemi Engine From Competition Because "it blew everything else off the racetrack." Ronnie Householder, Head Of Chrysler Racing At The Time, Told Bill France, Sr. "To Stick It In His Ear." He Parked All The Plymouths And Dodges For The Year And The Only Thing Running Were The Fords And A Few GM Products. While Sitting Out The Boycott, Petty Enterprises Built 43 Jr. Barracuda Funny Car And You Are Quite Correct With Your Facts, It Was A Disaster! Following Year, Nascar Caved In And Let Chrysler Run The Hemi And Ford Run The "Shotgun" Blue Crescent Side Oiler Ford Motors! Then GM Bitched!

Thank you I didn't know that they parked them all. Also when does GM never not bitch ahaha.

Did he make two of the 43 Jr?

I really love that when the hemi came out Petty lapped the field at Daytona I wish I could find the full race on that one.

 

[Ron 73]

This is the first time i heard of that accident, They should have never banned the Hemi, thats what its all about, you bring your best to the track, if the others cant keep up to the Hemi, in this case, then its there problem, one of the reasons i watch very little Nascar now, its all generic, all the same what ever happened to real "whats ya got in that" keeping up? It must have been real cool talking with the king!! Thanks for sharing it, cool information shared here guys! Thanks...

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Richard Petty's 43 Jr. Dragcar

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

This is the first time i heard of that accident, They should have never banned the Hemi, thats what its all about, you bring your best to the track, if the others cant keep up to the Hemi, in this case, then its there problem, one of the reasons i watch very little Nascar now, its all generic, all the same what ever happened to real "whats ya got in that" keeping up? It must have been real cool talking with the king!! Thanks for sharing it, cool information shared here guys! Thanks...

The Hemi Engine Nearly Turned Nascar's Racing Program Into Shambles In The Sixties. Such Raw Horsepower! Richard Said That The First Time For The Hemi In The '64 Plymouth At Daytona "the hood was shaking so bad and the engine making huge horsepower, and the deafening noise that I thought it would "suck the hood down into the engine compartment"!

I've Been Screaming At Nascar For Years About How They Treat Mopar...By The Way...Congrats To Brad Keselowski On His Win Last Weekend At Sparta, Kentucky! That #2 Car Was Hauling Azz, Brad Was Toying With Everybody Else! He Put That Car Upfront When He Pleased! Penske May Regret The Move Their Making Next Year! But...Not To Worry, Dodges Will Be Fielded Next Year Probably By A New Indy Car Team And With Petty On Board Again With Dodge! I Hope...!

Anyone Interested In Talking With John Darby--Nascar Director Of Competetion About How You Feel About Dodge Or Anything Else In Nascar, PM Me, And I'll Send His Telephone Number To You. Last Time I Complained To Him It Was About Carl Edwards Hanging Brad In The Fence At Atlanta! Such A Pathetic Driver!