Well, it has been 45 years and I was not of voting age yet. But it still
seems that CHP rejected the Dodges at the time. I do remember the Motor
Trend piece, but it seem there was more. I was into custom cars at the time
and not interested much with Mopar except as a source of parts.
I'll defer to your better resorces and probably much better memory.
--
Ray Jones, Jones Ridge, in the Ouachita Mtns near Mena, Western Arkansas
> From: eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:01:06 -0700
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] Dumping on a driveshaft?
>
> Ray, altho it's, admittedly NOT a thing to do, unless you're in
> extremis, the only "recorded" instance of a "tester" dumping a
> driveline, via use of the E-brake, that I'm aware-of, is the subject
> issue of MoTor Trend, where they test the Supr-D CRL 4-dr HT (same issue
> where the CHP accepts the 58 Dodge for patrol usage, in competition with
> lesser makes) and apply the E-brake @ , what? 30 mph?
>
> Doggies were also selected by the CHP in 1959 and 1960 (where they
> sported Polara bodies, but Phoenix front-clips)----BTW, if you have the
> particular "Cars" issue, from 1960, there's a
> "hilarious" photo-caption, @ the CHP test-track, where a 57 Dodge
> Chippie-car is chasing a bathtub Merc, but the Doggie is I.D.'ed as a
> "1959" model!!!
>
> I don't recall if Dodges were selected in 61-62, but the big-dog 880's
> were used thru 64, and the Polaras, thereafter, and then the Coros, thru
> the 70's.
>
> Funny, I never read/heard about Dodges "failing" in CHP testing,
> 'cause-of their E-brake
> systems .
>
> Neil
>
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