Another cool stocker!

treessavoy · 11-16-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

You can bet no matter what combo George and Jerry are running, it will be Fast and well built. I am fortunate to now own George's Volare which is a sister car to the one he built for Jerry. Both cars are show quality and well thought out. The '62 they now campaign is another work of art, both visually and mechanically. Jim

Jim,

I read in one of the drag racing magazines that Jerry said that they had spent over $100,000.00 invested in the '62, WOW!

Love those "ugly" Mopars!

JimR

Jim Wahl · 11-16-2009, 07:35 PM

Tree,
I believe that dollar amount. All the stuff in both Volares is first class. When i saw pictures of the '62 it was obvious to me who built the car. George used the same parts and engineered the car the same as the Volares. Jim

Dago Red · 11-20-2009, 07:20 AM

I tracked Jerry down through his car dealership when I was trying to build an Aspen bracket car. Didn't know me from Adam and spent over an hour passing on some of the tricks he'd scienced out racing his Aspen I/SA.

Thanks again Jerry!! Twelve years and it's still a dead consistant money maker.

If the 62 is half as mean as his Aspen was.......................

Mike Fuller · 11-20-2009, 07:36 AM

This is a nice piece,and a welcome departure from the norm. Does anybody know what engine combo it has in it?

Dwight Southerland · 11-20-2009, 08:43 AM

I believe it is the 413 low compression cross ram combo.

John Leichtamer Jr · 11-20-2009, 09:20 AM

383 inline 2x4bbls forget the hp rating

Hammer

Tom Goldman · 11-20-2009, 05:39 PM

383 2x4 was 343hp now 330 hp .......I'd love to build one of these cars, I had a '62 Dodge wagon back in '72 with a 343hp motor,and it flew. .....Of course I got all the good hand me down parts from my Uncle when he got the latest trick cam from Lunati ,or a new converter from Turbo-action!.........Good bodies are really scarce in the North East. ......A good friend of mine, Mike Wiley actually made a nice 4 door car into a 2-door post body ! .........One of the Mopar mags did a feature on it a few years back. ...........Unless you saw the photos of it being done , you'd never believe it! ..............Tom

bill dedman · 11-22-2009, 05:23 PM

It's indeed, a 383 with 2-fours on top; a solid lifter motor with .445/.445 lift at the valve, and a de-factored NHRA "Stock" HP rating of 320; just 6 more than a '71 Duster 340, which has a single 4bbl, hydraulic lifter, motor.

Somebody (Messr.'s Bennett and Widuch) did their homework!!!

LOL!

I think this may be the motor -type that was in a notorious MoPar station wagon back in the '70s or '80s, called "THE BEHEMOTH." Could be wrong about that...

I also seem to remember that it was never an assembly-line option; just an NHRA-legal "dealer-installed-option" from years and years, ago...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this could have been the original "paper car" engine.

Travis Miller · 11-20-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

This is a nice piece,and a welcome departure from the norm. Does anybody know what engine combo it has in it?

Checking the NHRA Classguide shows that in order to run B/SA, the car would be using one of the 413 max wedge engine. Both the 410 and the 420 horse engines have a natural class of A. The 383-343 engine is a natural E with the Fury 2dr hdtp body.

Travis

(Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions.)

Bob Pagano · 11-21-2009, 09:37 AM

Its a 413 crossram. Dwight is right

11-16-2009, 07:35 PM	#2
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Another cool stocker! Tree, I believe that dollar amount. All the stuff in both Volares is first class. When i saw pictures of the '62 it was obvious to me who built the car. George used the same parts and engineered the car the same as the Volares. Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

11-20-2009, 07:20 AM	#3
Dago Red Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 51 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Another cool stocker! I tracked Jerry down through his car dealership when I was trying to build an Aspen bracket car. Didn't know me from Adam and spent over an hour passing on some of the tricks he'd scienced out racing his Aspen I/SA. Thanks again Jerry!! Twelve years and it's still a dead consistant money maker. If the 62 is half as mean as his Aspen was.......................

11-20-2009, 07:36 AM	#4
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11-20-2009, 05:39 PM	#7
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,477 Likes: 892 Liked 883 Times in 237 Posts	Re: Another cool stocker! 383 2x4 was 343hp now 330 hp .......I'd love to build one of these cars, I had a '62 Dodge wagon back in '72 with a 343hp motor,and it flew. .....Of course I got all the good hand me down parts from my Uncle when he got the latest trick cam from Lunati ,or a new converter from Turbo-action!.........Good bodies are really scarce in the North East. ......A good friend of mine, Mike Wiley actually made a nice 4 door car into a 2-door post body ! .........One of the Mopar mags did a feature on it a few years back. ...........Unless you saw the photos of it being done , you'd never believe it! ..............Tom __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

11-22-2009, 05:23 PM	#8
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Another cool stocker! It's indeed, a 383 with 2-fours on top; a solid lifter motor with .445/.445 lift at the valve, and a de-factored NHRA "Stock" HP rating of 320; just 6 more than a '71 Duster 340, which has a single 4bbl, hydraulic lifter, motor. Somebody (Messr.'s Bennett and Widuch) did their homework!!! LOL! I think this may be the motor -type that was in a notorious MoPar station wagon back in the '70s or '80s, called "THE BEHEMOTH." Could be wrong about that... I also seem to remember that it was never an assembly-line option; just an NHRA-legal "dealer-installed-option" from years and years, ago... Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this could have been the original "paper car" engine. __________________ Bill

11-21-2009, 09:37 AM	#10
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 241 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Another cool stocker! Its a 413 crossram. Dwight is right __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA