Re: [FWDLK] '57, '58 Dodge production

[Bill Watson <wwatson6@xxxxxxx>]

There were no AAA sanctioned races in 1957.  In 1955 the American Automobile
Association got out of the racing business and its Contest Board duties were
taken over by the newly-founded United States Auto Club.  NASCAR was formed
in 1949 and was never part of, or fell under, either AMA or USAC..

Also, the decision to end factory-sponsored racing came in June, 1957, when
the Automobile Manufacturers Association passed a motion to exclude speed
and racing from all automobile advertising.  With that decision all factory
support for racing came to a halt.


Bill
Vancouver, BC







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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57, '58 Dodge production


> Ray , who was the man who was killed, and when was he killed?
>
> I have (big deal) no records/documentation of any particular factory
> support or involvement in  stock car racing, during the 1957 season.
>
> For the Daytona Speed weeks, Dodge sold three cars to two privateers,
> and to Norm Thatcher (who never actually raced/campaigned his car, for
> unknown reason(s), at Daytona).
>
> That Thatcher car, too, seems to have fallen off the face of the earth,
> after Daytona. Norm Died around 1973 (IIRC).
>
>  Norm's was a sedan; the other two were hardtops.
>
> The factory did NOT provide any assistance to these three cars, at
> Daytona, and no 57 Dodges appeared in the Beach races, or vany other 57
> season races (according to The History of Stock Car Racing).
>
> Among the many things that I don't understand, is how/why Dodge (& CHRY)
> did nothing to supply more D501's, or racing-support, etcetc between
> JAN/FEB (for the lame Speed Week's effort) and late MAR, when the first
> "official" D501's were built and sold.
>
> Dodge even SOLD its first D501 to Kiekaefer, insead of 'trading' it to
> him, for marketing/racing research, etc...
>
> Neil Vedder
>
>

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