Re: [Chrysler300] Lettercar Trivia

["paul paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 5/27/2019 8:20 AM, John Grady jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote:

> I was thinking that 430 engine too , did not know about 3x2 ; T bird ( 4
> seat) had it as option with a 4 bbl , in 58 . Stick too I think . Maybe
> 3x2 was there, too ?
> A friend had put one in a 55 t bird for drag racing , blew first gear a
> lot . Had the ???hemi in cuda  ??? problem.. no traction.
> I often wondered what engine family that 58-60 430 engine came from ?
> It???s own ? First of 460 type?  Or a larger FE  390 / 406 ? Also Lincoln
> 368 Y block and predecessor which won Mexican road race .. defeated the
> 331 hemi, right?  You never hear about those Lincolns , but they seemed
> to do ok . Ford???s 300? Especially 53-55 . ??? export parts??????And very rare
>   57 Lincoln is a beautiful car.
> On the other hand Fords were dogs no matter the hp claimed . I had a 57
> Ford custom , police interceptor 312 ; dog. 406 a joke on street. On the
> other hand some underrated cars included 57 Pontiac 347 . 347 is a LOT
>   more CI than the 57 chev 283 you hear about . Close to same car around
> it. Pontiac could kill a chev ,in 57,  probably a 300C  too till 100 or
> so . The nemesis of my 392 57 Dodge was a Pontiac 347.he could kill a
> D500 by two lengths. 4 speed automatic.  Why 392 went in.  394 olds no
> slouch either. And Rambler rebel ! = Surprise !
> Fastest car around Boston in those days was a 480???394  olds 3x2 ,B&M
>   hydrostick 3x2 , 50 olds coupe , 4:11 . End two carbs ran alcohol (
> hah!) . Could kill a 425 hp 409 .


> Sent from my iPhone not by choice


What about the Studlybaker Silver and Golden Hawks,  they ran pretty
well also.



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