1957 150

[Darrin Christen]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Allan - Make no mistake - I'm a purist at heart ...........................that being said you have to remember that none of the cars I race came with Metric 200's so a 4 speed in a '57 Bel Air is not a stretch for me .Blasphemy - not hardly as they ran them for awhile in the old days before they were outlawed .As far as the shifter thing is concerned Hurst made a really neat deal for these cars so the seat wouldn't have to be altered .

Jack is right about the 4 speed. My dad raced a '57 150 in the late 60's with a 265 in Q/S. It started out with a 3 speed stick and then a 4 speed until they were outlawed in stock. Instead of going back to the 3 speed he changed over to F/MP. All before my time, but he still tells stories of those days gone by.