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Re: [FWDLK] MOPAR EXTREMIST JOINS L-FORWARD LOOK



    Welcome to the list, I used to go to U.S. 30 Dragstrip in the late 50's and early 60's but the one I went to was in Gary, Indiana. A friend of mine had a 64 Plymouth 2-Door Post with a 413 with a dual quad cross ram manifold, and a three speed stick that was very fast, I remember that the stock header dump had a larger diameter than was legal so he stuffed beer or soda cans into them to meet the size limitation, I don't know if they ever made it all the way through the quarter.. I never got to see him run since I was in the Air Force at that time. That engine ended up in another friend's 53 Studebaker after the first friend got married and settled down and the cam in the engine flattened some lobes, it might have also spent some time in a Henry-J that the second friend also raced.
    John
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Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 8:32 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] MOPAR EXTREMIST JOINS L-FORWARD LOOK


Hi Guys,
     I just joined "Forward Look" and my directions was to give a short introduction.

      I am and old Mopar drag racer from the late 50s to the early 80s. I started out drag racing with a 56 Plymouth Fury automatic. In the 5 years that I raced the Fury I won 51 trophy's and had 7 losses. ( I am and extremist) I raced at many East Coast Dragstrips but mostly at York US 30 in Pennsylvania. I dropped out of drag racing in the early 80s and sold all three of my Plymouth Superbirds which I also raced. I won a grand total of almost 300 trophy's on the dragstrips and set 4 Regional records and 1 National NHRA record.
I have owned and raced about 30 Mopars on the dragstrips. I started backing off on drag racing in 1977 because I got tired of people saying "You look like Elvis Presley," it is a shame you can't sing." I hired 5 voice teacher not telling any one of them I had 4 other teachers and learned to sing in about 5 months. (remember I am and extremist) I ended up marrying one of my voice teacher and today I am rated in the top ten Elvis entertainer in the world and my wife Wendy and I are now living in Harrisburg, Penna happily ever after with our 10 cars.

                                                                                       Ron Allyn Swartley
56 Fury Showcar
56 Fury 392 Chrysler 300D engine
58 Fury Golden Commando
65 GT Dart -- Wendy's car
+ half dozen other cars.




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