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Old 07-10-2011, 08:27 PM   #5
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Default Re: Best Super Stock Station Wagon/All Time?

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Originally Posted by JRyan View Post
Mark Y,

My '65 300 Deluxe Wagon at the original 283/220 classification weighed 3318 lbs., which was la natural 15.00 lb. weight break car. As Mark B. explained, they did away with Q, and it became an R car and that's how it's listed in the 1976 rulebook "Classes R ---- 15.00 to 15.99". At it's natural HP and weight, it was always in the 15.00 weight break class until they started factoring engines. Even at 235 HP the 300 Deluxe is still 14.11 at natural weight and can still run N at 3695 lbs., which we did for years. Now at 227 HP it would only have to weigh 3575, only 105 lbs over it's original weight.

Why "Q" and "O" were confusing in SS but not in Stock is beyond me, but thanks for reminding me Mark.

Jerry
That's right. Now I remember . Don't forget, there weren't dial -ins to look for. They'd just look for the class and then the correct record or later, index.
Somebody must have blew it one time at a Nat'l , so that was the solution.

It had to be early 75 at least before they changed that.
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