1962 Mopar 383/343 HP 'Stocker'

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Barnstorm

Rick Johnson in Super stock trim.

Appears to be the car formerly raced around my area by Callahan and Sulc.

They won Stock at the first Gatornationals with it...1970 I think it was...

Frank Iaconio drove it for a while and even tried it with a stick.....a 3 speed was the only trans that was legal....It did not work too well with the 3 speed....

[Paul Ceasrine]

Just To Name A Few Who Won With This Combination;

First Off

Dave Kempton, 1962 Sport Fury 383/343 HP

1966
* C/SA,,,,,,,,,,,,Ties National Record,,(12.97) (August 1966)
* C/SA,,,,,,,,,,,,Class Winner (Indy Nationals)
* Junior Stock Eliminator Champion (Indy Nationals)

1967
* SS/EA,,,,,,,,Class Winner (Winternationals)

1968
* C/SA,,,,,,,,,Class Winner (Winternationals) (w/1962 Belvedere 383/343 HP)

Great article about Dave Kempton and the 62' Dodge "SHAKER" car in High Performance Cars Magazine (I believe it was April 1967)

Note:
Don't be confused, Dave Kempton ran the 62' Sport Fury with a 361/305 HP combination from 1963 thru 1965 (in C/SA Class), and also ran
that combination at the 66' Winternationals (but in the new D/SA class)

He won D/SA Class at the 1966 Winternationals with a 13.52 @ 102.73 MPH.

For the rest of 1966 (Springnationals and Indy Nationals) he ran the
383/343 combination in C/SA.

[Arnold Greene]

Darrell Davis, Div. 2 Tech Director and more recently Chrysler exec, ran a 383/343 wagon in the late sixties that was really fast. He could run far under the record, at will.

[Barnstorm]

We've toyed with idea of running one in SS. With an intake and some heads.....

[Paul Ceasrine]

Joe Kenney
Hopewell Junction, New York

'The Trick Tank'

1962 Dodge Model 440, 3-Seat/9-Passenger Station Wagon
383/343 HP

* Set '7' National Records with this car.......

1969
* G/SA,,,,,,,National Record Holder
* Top 5 Points Leader 'NED 1'
* G/SA Class Winner,,,'First Annual' Eastern Canada Can-Am Championship
* Stock Eliminator Champion,,,,'First Annual' Eastern Canada Can-Am Championship

1970
* H/SA,,,,,,National Record Holder,,,,,, (110.99 MPH)
* Top 10 Points Leader 'NED 1'
* Stock Eliminator Champion,,,'NED 1' Stockers Bonanza (Dover Drag Strip)
* H/SA Class Winner,,,,,,Indy Nationals
* Stock Eliminator Semi-Finalist,,,,,Indy Nationals
* SuperNationals,,,H/SA Representative (Semi-Finals of Stock Eliminator)

1971
* H/SA Class Winner,,,,,Summernationals
* Third-Round Stock Eliminator,,,,,Summernationals

[Frank Castros]

We know Jimi Vignogna owns the Behemoth but where is the Trick Tank today?

[Paul Ceasrine]

1970 Photo

Dover Drag Strip

Big Stockers Meet in 1970,,,

"NED 1 Stockers Bonanza'

A ton of New Jersey Racers headed up to New York to participate in this Big Money Event.
64 of the top Northeast Stockers attended.

Championship Run,
"Banana 1", 1957 Chevy Model #150, 283/250 HP (Class M/SA),,,,,Frank Iaconio
versus
"The Trick Tank", 1962 Dodge Model #440 Station Wagon, 383/343 HP (Class H/SA),,,,Joe Kenney

National Records at the time;
M/SA = 13.50
H/SA = 12.55

[jimi]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

We know Jimi Vignogna owns the Behemoth but where is the Trick Tank today?

frank the trick tank is in the pittsburgh area, it is black and white mini tubbed and gets lots of time bracket racing.