1962 Mopars, 361/305 HP

[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.

[Hemi Moose]

I came across this article on a '62 Dodge station wagon called the 'Tennessee Hustler'...does anyone here remember this one.



http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/zornig62.html

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[Hemi Moose]

Here's an oldie of a '62 Plymouth Sport Fury...

[Hemi Moose]

Paul. would you have anymore info on these Golden Lion 361's, I seem to remember that they came in the full size models...

[Hemi Moose]

Here's one of another '62 Dodge station wagon...anyone know the history on this one.

[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

[DeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

1962 Plymouth Sport Fury and Dodge Polara 500

361/305 HP (Hot Camshaft, Dual-Point Distributor and Dual-Exhaust)
as standard equipment.

Properly 'tweaked', and they were running 13.60's @ 102 MPH.

Dave Kempton went with the 383/343 Dual-Quad 1962 'Sport Fury'
in 1966, which was now classed in C/SA.

The 361/305 HP cars were classed in D/SA in 1966.

Maybe too late (I know) but I was wondering what "Hot Camshaft" meant.

The 383/343-8v (parts counter or in-the-trunk combo) had a solid cam, looks like it may have been the same as the 413/380hp 300H cam?

When I look in the NHRA Blueprint files, a lot of the 1960-63 era Mopars have a hyd cam, eg lift .430 .430, and then an "option" for a solid cam, eg gross lift .444 .458.
The NHRA Blueprint for 1962 361/305hp shows .444 .456 (gross?) lift so it makes me think that is the solid cam.

Did the 1962 361/305hp run this same (solid) cam or have an option for that solid cam?

That might explain why it ran so good.
Mopars are more confusing than Pontiacs sometimes.

[Steve Stasko]

My Grandfather ran the 361/305 in a couple '62 Dodge's from '66-69. It was a hydraulic cam, with a single point distributor.

The 383/343 is a solid cam combination.