Re: 1966
OJ Hiding,
Yes, you can see the range of C/S in 1966.
Weight bracket 9.50 - 10.59, very big GAP!
From a 66' Chevrolet Biscayne (station wagon) 427/425 HP
to a 66' Mustang (Hardtop) 289/271 HP (K-Code).
Wonder what that looked like on the starting line??
On the 66' Hemi Charger for A/S.
The Hemi Charger weighed in at #3895, and fell into the top-end of the A/S weight bracket (8.00 - 8.69), with an 8.65 wt/hp.
The Hemi Belvedere and Hemi Coronet (sedan post-cars) weighed in at
#3640 lbs. A much better weight break for A/S.
Not only were the sedan post-cars #250 lbs. lighter, they were more rigid, because of the post design. The Charger was designed like the hardtop-coupe.
The less weight and more rigid design was probably worth 4/10's quicker ET.
The Hemi Charger was geared more towards Nascar.
PC
Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 06-19-2010 at 11:00 AM.
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