Just a little trivia for the group: Valiants weren't officially "Plymouths"
until 1961.
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Subject: [FWDLK] Daytona Hyper Pak Valiants
In 1960, Plymouth Valiant sedans took the first 7 positions in the first
Daytona Compact car race and 1 2 3 in the second.
Then in 1961, the series now called Cannonball Division (still compact races
named after a former nascar commissioner) Daytona road course event was won
by Lee Petty in a Hyper Pak 170ci slant six Valiant. His average speed of
83.564 mph was less than 1 mph slower that of the Porsche that had won the
sports car race earlier that week.
this info and more in the Slant 6 News no. 51 March/Spring 1993
I will be entering my 64 Valiant in the Grassroots Motorsprots Magazine
$1500 challenge
this will take place the last weekend of this month around Daytona
the car will have a 318 S engine from a diplomat cop car (360 heads and
spreadbore intake)
8.75 3.55 (dont have a suregrip but would trade a 3.23 and 3.55 open for
one)
big block torsion bars and 6 leaf rear springs
front and rear swaybars and single piston disk brakes
Jason Ernst
65 Barracuda
61 Dodge Dart Seneca
http://www.grmotorsports.com/
http://ernst.home.mindspring.com/val.html
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