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[ediskrad]

Was the 66 Dodge Charger inboard fire extinguisher system be the tall container behind driver as I have seen in other brand photos?

[C5HM]

Do not believe that Mopar cars used the same Ansul "Purple K" system employed by Holman Moody cars. The shots I have seen show only a small, hand held "hardware store" style manual fire extinguisher in Nichels cars. I have sent a photo to Tom Mooty and asked that he post it.

[Tom M.]

Sorry it took me a couple of days, I've been covered up with work activities lately. Here are the photos Dr. Craft provided.

For what it's worth I don't recall seeing any other kind of fire suppression system except the small extinguisher myself either. I suppose having the charred seat belt latch of one of your drivers and friends residing in your desk drawer as a reminder tends to make a car owner a bit more aware of mitigating risks. And before anyone asks, the dual cooler setup in the one photo wasn't typical. Note how the hoses from the passenger side cooler run forward, I believe this was a transmission cooler for Riverside.

[C5HM]

[MarkJ]

I've got this shot of Buddy Bakers 1966 Charger with the old Firepak system. Apparently, he was driving for Ray Fox at the time. those 2 pictures above look like Plymouth Belvederes and might be from 1967.