Racing the Family Car

[John Boland]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

I'm sure everyone has done it, at least once.
Sneaking your mother or father's car out to the track, for
a little 'accelerated performance test'...

In 1975, my father gave in and bought my mother a new
'luxury car' instead of a 'performance car',,,,,,a 1975 Chrysler Cordoba.

A maroon-colored, 'Crown Edition', with a maroon-colored padded Landau vinyl-roof.
Even maroon 'semi-crushed velvet interior'.
My father skipped on the 'fine Corinthian leather' interior package.

Looked like a 'semi pimp mobile'.

Equipped, with a 'semi-rare', 400/235 HP 4-barrel (option), with dual-exhaust and with a 3.23 Sure-Grip Posi rear.

Well, it was taken (without approval) to the drag strip,,,,,,

No class, just Bracket-racing in 1975.,,,,,
We hit 16.60's with it,,,,,,,a 'one-time event',,,,,,,,

If I remember right, that's a "Lean Burn" engine, it could use leaded gas at a time when everything else was switching over to unleaded. It had a computer attached to the air cleaner housing.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by John Boland

If I remember right, that's a "Lean Burn" engine

Tidbit of Chrysler trivia, if you look into the history of the Lean-Burn system you'll find that it was built for Chrysler by a little company that became MSD.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Dennis,

Just me and my friend,,,,,,,,no family members,,,,,,

The only thing I had to do at the track,
just pop-off the custom-deluxe wheel covers, and
remove the air-cleaner top.

Don't think the H78 x 15's spun at all, when I left the line.
Can't remember if it was a 'Lean-Burn',,,,,,,,???

[GTX JOHN]

Here are a few:

Mom's 62 Olds 98 4 Door. 16.73 @ 82.79 @ Irwindale
It won G/PS for quite a while until 65 Chev. 396 Wagons
started racing. 394/330HP "slim Jim" auto. Scales said
5400 lbs without driver but I can believe it was that heavy.

Dad's 67 GTX 13.83 @ 102.15 @OCIR 440/375
3740 without driver. 3.23 Open Torqueflite 49 State
Carb (750) a four speed dist. (Dual Pts).
B/PS and it was fast but could not beat Holiday Olds
442 B/PSwhich was a dedicate Racecar with 4.33 Gear

Dad's 69 Charger 500 14.18 @ 99.22 @ OCIR Stock
but no A/C Belt. 3885 Lbs. without driver.

BTW Driver was 308 Lbs (Did not believe scale on that one either)
More to come ...... Kid say back to Garage (Lunch is Over!)

[Hemi Moose]

I just had to post these one's.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

Not one car lettered,,,,,,,,,,,,the day of daily driver racing (1974 thru 1977)

Mucho' boring!!!!

[BlueOval Ralph]

Took my dads 57 Ford to opening night at Detroit Dragway in August of 1959 a 272 2 barrel 3 on tree. 17.10 at 77 mph.