Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's

Dago Red · 09-24-2010, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by W J

I agree Vic.....or a Valiant 2 dr. post.....or a '66 Valiant convertible. Those 273/235hp Mopar motors were great.....WJ

Been done. Matt Steen runs mid tens with his Valiant.

Adger Smith · 09-25-2010, 12:42 AM

I believe I ran up running against the Warren and Register car when a guy in Texas ended up with it. It was a regular at Paris and Hallsville.

bill dedman · 09-25-2010, 01:59 AM

Matt Steen's Valiant is a S/S car.

Angela Bushmaker's 235/273 Valiant runs in K/SA, usually. Her car is competitive (mid-to-high 11's) but is no giant killer. It has benefitted from a moderate amount of HP reduction, but like Bob Glidden in his heyday, Wade Owens's 283 is seemingly needing a factor on the driver....

Billy Nees · 09-25-2010, 08:52 AM

[QUOTE=bill dedman; It has benefitted from a moderate amount of HP reduction....[/QUOTE]

It has also benefitted from an Edelbrock intake. Apparently those stock intakes (for which there is no # listed) must really be rare! Or maybe it's just a west coast thing.

bill dedman · 09-26-2010, 01:35 AM

Mopar to her on the intake! Even with the intake and a horsepower reduction, it's still nearly half a second behind the class-record-holding 283 Chevy that dominates the class.

"Just work harder"????

Nobody can work that hard...

Shawn S.Kvaas · 09-26-2010, 03:11 AM

Bill,which class and what record does this 283 hold?

Billy Nees · 09-26-2010, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Mopar to her on the intake! Even with the intake and a horsepower reduction, it's still nearly half a second behind the class-record-holding 283

She would only be 2 tenths behind if the 283 had the right intake!

bill dedman · 09-27-2010, 06:10 AM

Shawn,

My mistake; I was referring to Wade Owens' '66 Chevelle, but he's not the record holder...
My apologies for the mistake... dunno where I got that..

Wade_Owens · 09-28-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

She would only be 2 tenths behind if the 283 had the right intake!

I can't honestly say how much the 459 intake is worth. I have never used any manifold but that one. However, laying a 457 or 858 next to the 459, its obvious which one to use....

Wade O

Mark Callanan · 09-27-2010, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dago Red

Been done. Matt Steen runs mid tens with his Valiant.

What class does that run in?

09-25-2010, 12:42 AM	#2
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's I believe I ran up running against the Warren and Register car when a guy in Texas ended up with it. It was a regular at Paris and Hallsville. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

09-25-2010, 01:59 AM	#3
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's Matt Steen's Valiant is a S/S car. Angela Bushmaker's 235/273 Valiant runs in K/SA, usually. Her car is competitive (mid-to-high 11's) but is no giant killer. It has benefitted from a moderate amount of HP reduction, but like Bob Glidden in his heyday, Wade Owens's 283 is seemingly needing a factor on the driver.... __________________ Bill

09-25-2010, 08:52 AM	#4
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,495 Likes: 3,600 Liked 7,741 Times in 1,740 Posts	Re: Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's [QUOTE=bill dedman; It has benefitted from a moderate amount of HP reduction....[/QUOTE] It has also benefitted from an Edelbrock intake. Apparently those stock intakes (for which there is no # listed) must really be rare! Or maybe it's just a west coast thing. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

09-26-2010, 01:35 AM	#5
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's Mopar to her on the intake! Even with the intake and a horsepower reduction, it's still nearly half a second behind the class-record-holding 283 Chevy that dominates the class. "Just work harder"???? Nobody can work that hard... __________________ Bill

09-26-2010, 03:11 AM	#6
Shawn S.Kvaas Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pitt Meadows, B.C. Posts: 47 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's Bill,which class and what record does this 283 hold?

09-27-2010, 06:10 AM	#8
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Under-Rated Cars From the Mid-Late 60's Shawn, My mistake; I was referring to Wade Owens' '66 Chevelle, but he's not the record holder... My apologies for the mistake... dunno where I got that.. __________________ Bill

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