How fast..faster than a Corvair!


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Posted by George Wellman on Friday, August 10, 2001 at 8:14PM :

In Reply to: What do you know about a 1951 Plymouth? posted by Drew Rogers on Thursday, August 09, 2001 at 9:52PM :

I used to drag race a 1950 as a kid, about 35 years ago. Paid $35 for car, milled the head and consistently beat Corvairs, Falcons etc in my "N" stock class. Loved it! Best run was about 19.6 seconds with an open exhaust at 70 mph.

217 engine has a shorter stroke so revs a little better. I used to run to 5000 rpm (measured on a Sun super tach) and shift full throttle. It never failed, I drove it to the races, (Milan raceway near Detroit) and then home, and of course during the week.



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