Vintage Mopar Muscle

[Dennis H]

I remember the CandyMatic Wagons from Raceway Park.

 

[Dave6T4]

I remember the CandyMatic Wagons from Raceway Park.

The Ramcharger 1963 station wagon was actually called CandyStick, as it used a T-85 3-speed manual. This short-lived experiment could not have been very fruitful, because even after the A-833 4-speed was introduced the next, year, the Ramchargers remained with automatics. There was a 1963 article on the CandyStick in either Super/Stock or Car Life magazine.

 

[VANDAN]

The Ramcharger 1963 station wagon was actually called CandyStick, as it used a T-85 3-speed manual. This short-lived experiment could not have been very fruitful, because even after the A-833 4-speed was introduced the next, year, the Ramchargers remained with automatics. There was a 1963 article on the CandyStick in either Super/Stock or Car Life magazine.

Yes Dave, I may be wrong, but this is where their name "Candimatics" originated ???

 

[Jeff Peterson]

The Ramcharger 1963 station wagon was actually called CandyStick, as it used a T-85 3-speed manual. This short-lived experiment could not have been very fruitful, because even after the A-833 4-speed was introduced the next, year, the Ramchargers remained with automatics. There was a 1963 article on the CandyStick in either Super/Stock or Car Life magazine.

It actually had a T10

 

[Dave6T4]

The Ramcharger cars were painted with Candy Red stripes. Their 1961 car was a 413 SonoRamic Dart, equipped with the heavy duty, hard-to-shift T-85 3-speed stick. They got dared into running an exhibition pass against Don Nicholson's (I think) 409, 4-speed Impala. I think Al Eckstrand was driving, and missed the 1-2 shift, and lost. When the smaller '62 B-bodies came out with the much improved 727 automatic, they never looked back. The Ramchargers were a group of Chrysler engineers who had the knowledge and company support to massage to fine tune the 727 into a formidable racing transmission, far superior to anything the competition could offer. So, the Candy Red striped Dodges with the 727 automatic were named CandyMatic.

 

[Dave6T4]

It actually had a T10

I looked up my original article in September, 1963 CARS magazine, Jeff. As the article was written, the wagon had the 3-speed T-85, and had run a 12.68 E.T. The article went on to say that they were going to test a T-10 4-speed in it as a comparison. The Ramchargers felt they could save a split second by shifting one less gear with the T-85, however. This whole exercise was based on the effects of increased weight transfer with the tail-heavy wagon. Interestingly, the wagon was lettered up in LAWMAN livery.

 

[Jeff Peterson]

Must have been later

 

[Dave6T4]

Chrysler never made them an option behind a Max Wedge, since they were originally designed for 283 in a Corvette. The T-10 was a 1963 option behind 361 and 383, however.

 

[Jeff Peterson]

Chrysler never made them an option behind a Max Wedge, since they were originally designed for 283 in a Corvette. The T-10 was a 1963 option behind 361 and 383, however.

Well if we’re gonna’ nitpick, they put a Max Wedge in a wagon.

 

[Big bill]

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[Big bill]

I have heard a lot of stories about this car I’m my home town.

 

[cjd1963]

 

[Darter6]

Oh the days when you drove to the track and un-capped the headers...

 

[matthon]

My friend has owned this car for decades, he is a hardcore Mopar guy.
He says it is not a factory altered car, however is was built with factory altered parts.
Just the rear is done.
Parked next to my wagon, before I bought it from him.

He knows his stuff, were 'altered' parts available?

 

[Darter6]

I believe they were.

 

[Dave6T4]

Chrysler put out a manual to show how to build your own AWB.

 

[64BEL]

Chrysler put out a manual to show how to build your own AWB.

 

[Big bill]

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[Big bill]

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[Pops1967GTX]

this is PERFECT....