1961 Corvette
 

1961 Corvette,,,

Car weight.........#2905 lbs.

Available with a few engine combinations,

* 283/230 HP...4-Barrel..................Manual or Power-Glide
* 283/245 HP...'Dual-Quad'............Manual or Power-Glide
* 283/270 HP...'Dual-Quad'............Manual Only
* 283/275 HP...'Fuel Injection'........Manual Only
* 283/315 HP...'Fuel Injection'........Manual Only

A very hot combination was the......283/270 HP (Code #CU Engine)

NHRA Classes

1965 = C/S
1966 = D/S
1967 = C/S
1968 = F/S
1969 = G/S
1970 = H/S
1971 = H/S
1972 = SS/J

Here, a 1961 Corvette 'Rapid Rabbit' out of Pennysylvania, owned by Dick Hare.

1965........C/Stock National Record Holder at 13.02

These 61' 283/270 HP Corvette's were very popular in the Northeast 'NED 1'.

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Another photo from 1965.

The Musser Brothers out of Reading, Pennsylvania

'BAN~ZAI'.........273/270 HP 'Dual-Quad'........C/S

This car broke the C/S Record (13.02), and re-set it to 12.98 in late-1965.

1965 Springnationals Class Winner
1965 Indy Nationals Class Winner
1965 C/S National Record Holder

Engine by; Lee Cruppi

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1961 283/270 HP, featuring the twin Carter WCFB 385 CFM Carburetors,

http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225...Vq-pXE-MkA.jpg

In 1965 the C/S 'BAN~ZAI'

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after sitting on the shelf for who knows how many years!

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The Aluminum 'Dual-Quad' intake

Chevrolet Part #3739653

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1961 Corvette

1968 NHRA Classes

* 283/230 HP........'4-Barrel'........................................... ........................................J/S or J/SA
* 283/245 HP........'Dual-Quad' with Hydraulic Camshaft.....................................H/S or H/SA
* 283/270 HP........'Dual-Quad' with Duntov #097 Mechanical Camshaft..........F/S
* 283/275 HP........'Fuel Injection' with Hydraulic Camshaft.................................F/S
* 283/315 HP........'Fuel Injection' with Duntov #097 Mechanical Camshaft......C/S

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Bought one of these setups once, intake and carbs with linkage. Ran it on my '59 Chevy wagon. Paid $200 for it and sold it for $200. Wonder what the worth would be now?

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Curt Rees

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Nice pics of the Musser Bros vette.
According to the NHRA web site, Ernie Musser was R/up to Dave Kempton in 1966 in the Jr Stock class. It also shows Jon Callender as the winner of Jr Stock in 1965.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1966

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1966 Indy Nationals

Junior Stock Championship Finals

Dave Kempton's 1962 'C/SA' Plymouth Sport Fury 383/343 HP
vs.
Ernie Musser's 1961 'D/S' Corvette 283/270 HP
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Dave Kempton ran a 13.08 @ 108.17 MPH on a (National Record of 12.97 @ 108.57 MPH).
over
Ernie Musser's 12.97 @ 107.14 MPH on a (National Record of 12.78 @ 110.29 MPH)

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Ernie and Barry Musser, out of Reading, Pennsylvania

* Winner.......................................1964 Eastern Drag News Championships (Maple Grove Dragstrip)

* Class Winner (C/S)..................1965 NHRA Springnationals
* Class Winner (C/S)..................1965 NHRA Indy Nationals
* Winner.......................................1965 Eastern Drag News 'Top Dog Award'
* NHRA Record Holder (C/S)....1965 (October 1965 --- 12.98)

* NHRA Record Holder (D/S)....1966 (May 1966 --- 12.90)
* Class Winner (D/S)..................1966 NHRA Springnationals
* NHRA Record Holder (D/S)....1966 (July 1966 --- 12.78)
* Class Winner (D/S)..................1966 NHRA Indy Nationals
* Stock Eliminator.......................1966 NHRA Indy Nationals (Runner-Up)
* Champion..................................1966 NED 1 (Top Performance Car)

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