Another cool stocker!

[GTX JOHN]

The pictured car belongs to a friend of mine. It is a 413 Max Wedge with the lower compression 11:1 Engine.
It carried a factory rating of 410 HP..... It is currently factored at 395 HP and although it was just built it has run 1.0 plus under. The owner also runs a 66 Dodge Hemi Stocker and has cleaned my clock numerous times at both National and Divisionals!

[bill dedman]

Thanks for the information, John! That's a fitting "sister car" to the D Stock Automatic car of Bennett/Widuch!

[Rich Biebel]

The first GatorNationals in 1970 was won by a '62 Plymouth 383/343. Tommy Callahan drove it & Frank Sulc was his partner. The car was called the Villain........I always liked the car......

Joe Kenney also ran a '62 Plymouth wagon at that time. It was called the "Trick Tank".......Joe was a good guy and liked to have fun. I can recall drinking a couple beers at the "beer stand" with him at Sanair.......Yes they sold beer in the pits and by the case! They also had a bar in the tower......

[D.Holly]

There are a couple more 343 hp. 62 Plymouths that have been running NHRA even before the Bennett D/SA.
Logan Wernet E/SA in div.5 and Dan Walcott E/SA in div. 3

[X-TECH MAN]

Joe Kenneys "Trick Tank" wagon was a 62 Dodge.

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Joe Kenneys "Trick Tank" wagon was a 62 Dodge.

OK Terry if you say so............It's been a while...LOL!!! Dodge, Plymouth.....How 'bout a nice Desoto.....I owned two myself. Cheap street wheels....1 '58 and 1 '59......Both 361's. Real boats!

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

OK Terry if you say so............It's been a while...LOL!!! Dodge, Plymouth.....How 'bout a nice Desoto.....I owned two myself. Cheap street wheels....1 '58 and 1 '59......Both 361's. Real boats!

I didnt mean anything by pointing it out but the Plymouth wouldnt make the 10.5 lb class even as a 3 passenger Fury. It was to lite and they were still rated at 343 HP back in the day plus running the wt. where they fell in the guide. . . The Dodge had to be a 9 passenger (3 seater like the Behemouth) to make the class. This was when you were not allowed to adjust your wt. and had to run the class where it fell in the class guide. Troxells old Plymouth wagon (before the Oldsmobiles) ran a class higher than Joe. Its confusing now to remember now that we can adjust the wt. up and down the natural class.

[oldmopar]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

The first GatorNationals in 1970 was won by a '62 Plymouth 383/343. Tommy Callahan drove it & Frank Sulc was his partner. The car was called the Villain........I always liked the car......

Joe Kenney also ran a '62 Plymouth wagon at that time. It was called the "Trick Tank".......Joe was a good guy and liked to have fun. I can recall drinking a couple beers at the "beer stand" with him at Sanair.......Yes they sold beer in the pits and by the case! They also had a bar in the tower......

the villain was always an awesome car, and still is i have it sitting in my garage right now! the end of the my dad bought the car in early 80 after it was tubbed and caged by don ness and raced by rick johnson who now runs a hemi dart after my dad got it the car was bracket raced with a max wedge. but the car is still up and alive anyone have some old photos of it?

[Philip Saran]

Didn't Don Studley and Al Etter run a 62 station wagon with the 383 two four
barrel carbs in E/SA back in the day out here on the west coast?

[Rick Leininger Jr.]

Originally Posted by Philip Saran

Didn't Don Studley and Al Etter run a 62 station wagon with the 383 two four
barrel carbs in E/SA back in the day out here on the west coast?

Yes they did.