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DeuceCoupe · 07-13-2016, 02:13 PM

Old Thread, new question:

I am looking at the Sep.1967 class records sheet from National Dragster.
It shows Tommy Clise as SS/DA=8.70 record at 114.3mph, 62 Plymouth.

I am trying to figure out what car this is!
I gather that right after that he switched to a 65 426/365 car.
But it says 62 Plymouth here and in Davis' SS book pg185. I cant find anything close to w/p=8.70 except:
62 Fury 3seat wagon 3559/410hp = 8.68
would NHRA let that slide as 8.70?

Or
62 Savoy 2d sdn 3159/343hp = 9.21
This fits but seems a waste in the 8.70 weight class.

Anybody know what car/engine the Clise 62 Plymouth was??

Related question -
On pg 181 of Larry Davis' Super Stock book, he says the new 440 DUAL QUAD Mopar could run in SS/E.
I have to read the NHRA rule book pretty loosely to come up with dual quads being legal, or were there a bunch of factory 440-8v cars I missed?
I read somewhere about the z28 running dual quads too in SS, so maybe it is a general question - when were non-factory dual quads legal in SS ? (I know the 383/343 is a special case!)

Thanks for any memories of these details!

07-13-2016, 02:13 PM	#31
DeuceCoupe Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 267 Likes: 96 Liked 45 Times in 41 Posts	Re: 1967 Super Stock Nationals Old Thread, new question: I am looking at the Sep.1967 class records sheet from National Dragster. It shows Tommy Clise as SS/DA=8.70 record at 114.3mph, 62 Plymouth. I am trying to figure out what car this is! I gather that right after that he switched to a 65 426/365 car. But it says 62 Plymouth here and in Davis' SS book pg185. I cant find anything close to w/p=8.70 except: 62 Fury 3seat wagon 3559/410hp = 8.68 would NHRA let that slide as 8.70? Or 62 Savoy 2d sdn 3159/343hp = 9.21 This fits but seems a waste in the 8.70 weight class. Anybody know what car/engine the Clise 62 Plymouth was?? Related question - On pg 181 of Larry Davis' Super Stock book, he says the new 440 DUAL QUAD Mopar could run in SS/E. I have to read the NHRA rule book pretty loosely to come up with dual quads being legal, or were there a bunch of factory 440-8v cars I missed? I read somewhere about the z28 running dual quads too in SS, so maybe it is a general question - when were non-factory dual quads legal in SS ? (I know the 383/343 is a special case!) Thanks for any memories of these details!