Re: Super Stock Supercars of 1962
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Re: Super Stock Supercars of 1962



Whops. Typo! I meant "with either a 1961 or 1962 Plymouth or Dodge you are not expecting to see another one at your local car show."

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Regardless, with either a 1961 or 1964 Plymouth or Dodge you are not expecting to see another one at your local car show.
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>  Gary H.  
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>  >  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.
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>  >  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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Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!

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