Here's the question, I asked over on FordFe.com, Tom was nice enough to bring it up here.
Point is, (See Picture) its a *1964* Thunderbolt.
I thought those 1964 fiberglass S/S body parts were banned after 1964?
OK I dont know if I'm actually seeing this but is it just me?
What's a T-bolt doing in SS/D=7.00 class at 1969 Indy?
It had to either be factored way down from the 500hp of 1964, or have a steel body at a weight of at least 3520 lb, way heavier than the old T-bolts in 1964.
Anybody know?
Maybe it was 428CJ powered LOL?
https://archive.petersen.org/pages/prev ... ref=327928
It would still have to be a 427, factored to maybe 450hp so
3206/450=7.12
That fits class.
Or a heavy steel T-bolt (Fiberglass bodies were gone after 1964 which is why Mopar did the A990 cars in all (acid-dipped) steel.
3520/500=7.02
That also fits.
Stock class, so it had to be an engine that "came" in the car LOL, from the DST "assembly line".
Also at 1969 Indy, NHRA let Mopar run a STEEL 1964 Hemi car (McCandless Dodge, also ran in SS/D=7.00 class & won) so maybe they also allowed a STEEL T-bolt to run.
I've just never seen one before.
That was the last year the 1964 cars could run in Super-Stock due to the 5-year rule so maybe they had a special all-steel going-away party for the 1st Race Hemi & the T-bolt.