[Dragsinger]

Experimental Carburetors and other performance gains*
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It all began 1n 1951 with Granny’s flat head 6 Plymouth, but first some introduction about Granny. During WWII Granny worked in an electric motor rewinding shop. In those days America was strongly united. The Country rallied to the cause during those hard days of WWII, everyone helping, everyone doing something positive for the war effort.
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That is how it was for Granny. She was a tough Pioneer woman, a patriot through and through.
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From time to time at the electric motor shop the Government Inspector randomly checked parts and he noticed that Granny’s rewound motors always tested perfectly. Those motors ran strong, ran cool, and used less amperage to do the job. Out of respect for Government Secrecy and Secrecy of the war effort, the inspector never asked Granny how she wound those high performance motors.
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After the war, it took a few years for the locals to transition from wartime to peacetime but by spring of 1951 Granny was completely back to a normal, domesticated life. Or at least, we thought.
I can only now tell this story because the info has just recently been declassified.
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Once the WWII Peace Treaty was signed the Federal Electric Motor Inspector contacted Granny. It was no surprise to Granny that he called, and no surprise to the inspector that Granny would share her high performance secrets with the correct partner. Granny was a savvy businessperson so she already had a plan in mind to market her electrical skills.
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You may recall hearing stories about how Hot Rodding really caught on all over the country after WWII. One reason for that was the trustworthy bonds and friendships that were established during the war. That is the story of Granny and the inspector. Granny continued secretly developing innovative products, the inspector began working as a Chrysler Fuel Systems engineer, specifically working to produce a high performance, high fuel mileage carburetor.
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After a few months work in the Chrysler Fuel Systems Lab he remembered the electric motor performance that had so impressed him and he sent a letter to Granny. In the letter he offered Granny a consulting job with Chrysler.
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The rest they say is history! Granny and The Inspector teamed up, used the best ideas of Carburetion and Electronics to design the first 100 MPG “ElectraGran” Fuel Metering System. Granny ran the original design on her 1951 Plymouth.
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The performance of her Plymouth was legendary. I remember us in her kitchen having Radio Dinners, (before the days of T V ) listening to commercial after commercial of Companies bragging of that systems fuel savings. One Guy said he was making a living from the gas he was draining out of his car after installing an “ElectraGran” system.
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It was good while it lasted, then one day President Eisenhower called Granny. She was on a Bus that afternoon to Washington. She returned two weeks later with a suite case full of $1,000 bills. Deal is, President Eisenhower explained to Granny how her “ElectraGran” systems would ruin the American Economy.
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Just like that, Granny retired to piddling in the garden. She was always singing and smiling. We found out later that suite case of $1,000 bills was just what she brought home for spending money; the remaining payment was in Gold bars in Fort Knox.
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And to this day you can drive to the South Side of Derrick Texas and find “Granny Retirement Acres” “Granny Lake” “Granny High School” just to name a few.
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At the time of her death, the Gold Fortune that had stored at Ft Knox was transferred to the US Treasury.
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My Granny, a patriot to the end.