On (15 Sep 96) Richard Doherty wrote to Bill Clark...
 RD>  I disagree! They were NOT light! gawd, My partner drag races a '55
 RD> and the damn thing weighs 2800 lb's with a tube chassis!
That sounds about right. What does a GTO or Chevelle weigh in at?
 RD>  The point is that they had only high priced and rare options
 RD> to give them power. Standard was a small 283 and a cast powerglide
I was in southern Ohio during that era and they sure as hell weren't rare
around there. Although I was into rods, I don't remember any of the Super
Stock group complaining about price.
 RD> on the old shoeboxes. They were not meant to be a race car right from
 RD> the factory. They came with LOTS unessential to speed, basically the
 RD> base car was a full size metal monster. Whereas in the 60's they even
 RD> sold versions without hubcaps to save a bit of weight!
In '57 you could also get all sorts of factory go fast combinations.
Serious drag racing (on and off the strip) wasn't as wide spread in those
days, but if you were in a hot spot all sorts of things were available and
reasonably common.
-bc-
bclark@rochgte.fidonet.org
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