[Neil Smedley]

NHRA allowed me to have an aluminum TQ as long as it had the parking brake unit on the tail housing....069J converter...and the STR-14 intake and carbs that I bought from Willard Wright. Bought the car for 20 bucks in Covina, CA and towed it back to western NY. It was my first Mopar and I really liked it....Unfortunatley other SS/IA Camaros had me covered by 3 tenths....SO, the following year switched to a 1961 Dodge Phoenix convertible. That moved me into SS/KA and only 2 tenths short of being competitive. I didn`t stray to far from local tracks back then. The Phoenix was bright red with a white top and the Pioneer was deep purple.. wish I had better pictures of them. Have always been fond of odd combos as Billy can attest to, lol