Rabu, 17 Maret 2010
Kamis, 28 Januari 2010
Or maybe the speed record was 164 mph, depends on the source of info
Just how stock was it? A hemi, yeah, they wouldn't have super tuned that on a dyno, upgraded the guts a little? Dropped to the tallest highway gears available in a 8 3/4 or Dana 60 which were 2.93 and 3.23... maybe aluminum panels? Headers? Hell, I can see the roll cage, so it was prepped for the salt high speed. Well, how about that, a little diggin around on the internet turns up that is was a prototype Satellite, the first street hemi to be installed, with special fuel injection ste ups and dry sumps, and the project was shepherded by Peter Dawson a Chrysler factory engineer who shared a garage with Tom Hoover (father of the 426 hemi) and a variety of rear axle ratios were brought along, http://www.moparmagazine.com/2009/may_june/grassroots_engineering
click on it to get the full size version, and you'll see that the first claim is an overhead cam Hemi that will get you 30 mpg... and the little words that make up the red car on the bottom has the word HEMI above the front tire
Sabtu, 09 Januari 2010
Via: http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/ ( Jon finds cool stuff!)
I'm even just as amazed at the toy! Pretty cool!
This video starts with about 20 seconds of commercial, so quick, go get a cold drink to enjoy while you watch!
For a photo gallery of Don's hemicuda and transporter that I took at SEMA: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/don-prudhommes-funny-car-hauler-1967.html
I also recommend you take a look at Tere's post, Don invited her to hop inside the hauler as he showed her how it was restored: http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/11/sema-celebrities.html
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