1962 Mopars, 361/305 HP

[Paul Ceasrine]

Jimi,

Found some minimal information that a few of the 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury 361/305 HP cars
were 'chemically engineered' (lightened by 200 lbs.), and factory prepped for A/SA (10.60 - 11.29 Wt/Hp) in 1962.

The 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury 361/305 HP weighed in at #3267 lbs., and had a 'near perfect' 10.61 Wt/Hp factor.

1962 NHRA Classes,


Classes were changed in 1963

1963 = C/SA
1964 = C/SA
1965 = C/SA
1966 = D/SA
1967 = C/SA

Back in the Day, they kind of 'floundered' in 1968, when the classes were re-factored.
1968 = F/SA
1969 = G/SA
1970 = H/SA
1971 = H/SA
1972 = SS/JA

Back around 1970, you could find these cars sitting in the back 'weed lots' of the Plymouth Dealerships.

We called them the 'Ugly Lots', or 'Old Man Cars'.

What did we know.........

[Hemi Moose]

[tommy d]

Didn't Dave Kempton have a 4 door version?

[Paul Ceasrine]

It didn't take long for some of the Mopar Guys to figure out, rather
than beat yourself up running in A/SA with a Plymouth Sport Fury or
Dart Model 440 361/305 HP in 1962.

Switch over to a Station Wagon (6-Passenger) (#3580 lbs.), and clean up in B/SA in 1962.

1963 thru 1965,
The 361/305 HP 'Mopar Wagons' were classed in D/SA, and were potent runners, and regular Class Winners.

[Jeff Kempton]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Jimi,

Found some minimal information that a few of the 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury 361/305 HP cars were 'chemically engineered' (lightened by 200 lbs.), and factory prepped for A/SA (10.60 - 11.29 Wt/Hp) in 1962.

The 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury 361/305 HP weighed in at #3267 lbs., and had a 'near perfect' 10.61 Wt/Hp factor.

I remembered seeing the attached article years ago showing that Dave Kempton's car still survives, and also that "someone" (Chrysler?) did indeed "chemically engineer" that particular car at least.

http://www.competitionplus.com/2005_...e_fulcher.html