Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

X2, I will hold back on my original reply...

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

I don't think the 64 Dodges were ugly, but this one comes pretty close.
http://image.automotive.com/f/featur...trip_photo.jpg

http://moparmuscle.automotive.com/11...art/index.html

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

It looks like a 1962 to me and 62's didnt have hood scoops. Notice this picture shows a hemi scoop and in the article that you can click on the same car has a Max Wedge hood scoop.

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

OK,,,,,,,,,,,,maybe not the 'bride',,,,,,,,,,how about the 'bridesmaid',,,
for the 1964 Dodge

Too bad Mopar didn't go forth with the proposed 1964 426 Street-Wedge/Power-Pak.
A high-lift solid camshaft (.480 lift, with 284* duaration), and an in-line/dual-carb aluminum medium-riser intake manifold with twin Carter 500 AFB's.
A 426-S/375 HP package.

Would have been a great 'sleeper' street-killer for 1964.
The car still would have been classed in A/S or A/SA back in
1964 and 1965.

http://www.oldride.com/library/files...0_overview.jpg

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

Aw come on, these cars are just like a bulldog..........they're so ugly, they're cute

JimR

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

When Tom Morota got the1964 Ply it was a Alum. nose car .Black with red int.Then he Painted it pink.He traded a 1963 max Wedge Convert. with a 383 for the 1964 car.

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

HM,

Those Dodge cars you posted, are 1962 Models,,,,,,

The 64' Model 440 cars with the 426-S (365HP Street-Wedge)
were better looking.
On the later NHRA classifications, the 64' Model 440 weighed in at
#3384 lbs. and had a class factor of 9.26 wt/hp.
1964 = A/S
1965 = A/S
1966 = B/S
1967 = A/S or SS/D
1968 = C/S or SS/E
1969 = D/S or SS/G (early in the season), then SS/H (later in the season)
1970 = E/S
1971 = E/S
1972 = SS/G

To be honestly fair, I never saw a Stock-classed 64' 426-S 365HP Street-Wedge
run any quicker than 13.20's.
And a Super Stock-classed car run quicker than 12.40's.

The better drag race car, was the 1964 Dodge Polara (convertible).
At #3519 lbs., it had a better weight factor at 9.64 wt/hp for classification.
It fell better into its weight class, one class up than the 2-Door Sedans


pc

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

If you're referring to the photo's in posts #36 and #38, yes those are 1964 Dodge & Plymouth hardtops...the only photo I posted was of the Blair's Speed Shop which is a 1962 Dodge Dart.

http://image.automotive.com/f/featur...+rear_view.jpg

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

How about this,,,

February 1966,,,,,,
C/SA record of,,,,, 13.04
Held by a 1964 Dodge Polara convertible, 426/365HP Street-Wedge

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

...just having fun reading through some of these old threads, and ran across this one...

Back in '64, my next door neighbor, having just gotten out of the Marines and getting a job for IBM, came home with his new Plymouth Fury convertible... MAX-WEDGE 4-speed... what a neat car!!! I remember thinking how "expensive" that engine cost... seems like it was about a third of the window-sticker price. To this day, that was the MOST OUTRAGIOUSLY SCAREY car I've ever ridden in!!!

It seems like I remember reading somewhere that there were only 3 or 4 of these built... Max-wedge, 4-speed convertibles... is that true?

I've always wondered what happened to that car... dark-blue, light-blue interior (bench-seat), white top... anyone ever hear of it? This was in Toledo Ohio.

...and... to the best of my knowledge, it NEVER went down a quarter-mile track... always street driven...

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/U...g.grid-6x2.jpg

Almost as good as a little blue pill!

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

Paul,

The 426 Street Wedge represents a blend of BOTH the Old and New. The '64 motor is now rated at 291 Hp by NHRA and can run in Stock (F/SA thru J/SA with various weights and bodies) as well as the NMCA Nostalgia Super Stock classes with the exact same set-up. There are some superseded parts including 915 heads (with 1.60" exhaust valves), intake manifolds and even the new aluminum Edelbrock heads (with a 50# weight penalty). Of course the small carburetor and .431" lift cam still remain. Overall, it looks pretty good,


As an example, the Plymouth could run in H/SA on a 12.15 index with a minimum weight of 3515 pounds. I actually ran this combination a little bit (1/2 second under) last year but didn't like running in the 11's and shelved the project for the time being.


Times change but the 426 Street Wedge could be a neat and fairly inexpensive way to run races in TWO sanctioning bodies with ONE car!


Al Corda

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

Al,

Did not know the NHRA dropped the 426-S (365 HP) all the way down to 291.

Always felt the 426-S was way overrated back in the day. But 291 HP....WOW !

One of our friend's ran a 64' Sport Fury in C/Stock in 1968..... It was a massacre.

Smartly switched transmissions to a 727 Torque-Flite, and moved over where C/SA was much easier.

Camshaft
Valve Train
Carburetor
Intake Manifold
Cylinder Heads
Compression

All needed help. Just like the 383's.

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

Al,,,,,,,,

1971 U.S. Nationals

E/SA.........1964 Plymouth Station Wagon - 426 Max-Wedge

(9.00 - 9.49 Wt/Hp)

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...n_71nats-f.jpg

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

I've got everything to make a correct 426S for my '65 Belvedere. My thought up until reading thru this thread was to pull out the 440 in the next few years, throw in the 426S and run in the Pure Stock drags. Now, not sure I want to slow down to 13 second runs. Felt sure it could go high 12s with slicks, not so sure now.

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

Have the 62Dodge Blair car here in Florida, looks the same except has a bolt in bar installed later on, those old tires still hold air but it is still ugly.
Any how, have a 63 Dodge lightweight that was sold new by Reedman motors, anybody know here Herb Freels 63 came from, possibly it is the same car. thanks

Re: 1964 426-S 'Street-Wedge'
 

my best friend at the time had a 1964 polara 500-all black-red interior -4 speed -manual steering and brakes-with console -purchased in mass about-1985---beautiful car ,i did the engine over for him-and we reassembled the vehicle-with 4.89 rear axle and slicks and drove the hell out it-never to the track -so no et,s--havent seen him in years-probably 26 years -i think he still has it along with a blown 67 red gtx we drove to the car craft street machine nationals and a all black 67 gtx with a six barrel on it -all outstanding cars---going back to mass in two weeks --ill look him up nad see what the story is---dave