Posted by Tim on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 0:37AM :
In Reply to: Re: This is the V8 Spitfire posted by MoparNorm on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 8:37AM :
Are any internals in the block different?
I think '57 Chrysler "Spitfire" was the 354
poly.
This era is interesting because there are so
many combinations of low and high deck, poly
and hemi, A series, B series etc. Also, hemis ended production in Chryslers in 1958,
but 354 hemi continued for 1959 in Dodge trucks. Some have said the plethora of
Mopar motor designs is why Chrysler lost
market share to Ford. Ford offered much simpler motor choices. Chrysler outsold Ford from '37 through '51, losing market share during the early Hemi era.
I like all the old hemis but the Chrysler
hemis is most practical for rebuild
consideration as there are more parts sources.