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#88 (DC-93) Chrysler Engineering AMELIA Is. Photos, video

 
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odcics2



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:38 pm    Post subject: #88 (DC-93) Chrysler Engineering AMELIA Is. Photos, video Reply with quote

Good opportunity for pics if you're in the area. (Jacksonville, FL)

The car was well received. Smile


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Link to some photos and videos on Allpar:

https://www.allpar.com/threads/dc-93-88-at-amelia-island-show.240695/#post-1085298757

Great sound! Cool
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice footage, thanks for posting. Interesting to see the infield so EMPTY. I know the track was only 1 year old at the time, but I somehow expected a bigger garage.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you're welcome.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I added some under hood and trunk pics to the link on Allpar.

Chromed parts: valve covers, water pump pulley, throttle cable bracket,
oil breathers and cross tube.

Reason for chrome on a nascar hemi??
Chrysler race mechanic Larry Knowlton told me that if it didn't break the record, at least it would look good trying! Laughing

The short block assy is a numbers matching part of the car. It was in it in Feb., 1969 for the Daytona 125 qualifier when the car was a still a Charger 500, numbered 99.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is amazing that this racer is so precise in its restoration 50 years later. Chrysler really reached a technical pinnacle with the Hemi and the wing cars. They were pure bred brute force beasts just built for all out speed. I can't imagine what it would be like driving one at 200 mph, I guess that is why there were larger than life drivers like Buddy Baker to do the job. These wing cars helped build NASCAR unlike the current "race" cars. Great restoration!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ALL the NASCAR drivers back then were HE - Men -- they HAD to be ! 4000 lb cars on Bias Ply Flintstones' or " May - Pop " tires ( Curtis Turner's nickname for Goodyears ), virtually NO driver comfort items, manual steering, drum brakes, full window glass on SuperSpeedways, and a GIANT boat anchor of HOT engine right under the driver's feet. deadbanana I don't know how Mario Andretti even survived 500 miles at Daytona, let alone WINNING the 1967 Daytona 500 !?! Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Racer14 wrote:
It is amazing that this racer is so precise in its restoration 50 years later. Chrysler really reached a technical pinnacle with the Hemi and the wing cars. They were pure bred brute force beasts just built for all out speed. I can't imagine what it would be like driving one at 200 mph, I guess that is why there were larger than life drivers like Buddy Baker to do the job. These wing cars helped build NASCAR unlike the current "race" cars. Great restoration!


A lot of hard work since 1998....

thank you!!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

More video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9cz-CCnQI8 (stock cars @ 11:38 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94UkRgK8LMo (DC 93 @ 00:55 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EesCiXQuzIs (stock cars @ 13:54 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBmpr7R9as (HM8-033S @ 8:17)
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the link, John!
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