Oddball Muscle Cars

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Max-Wedge,
Did any of the 1962 413 Max-wedge wagons come through with a
HC 13.5-1 420HP engine?
Did any of the 62' cars come through with some type of a light-weight package?
Paul

I dont know about the 62 wagons. The one thing I have never been able to prove or not prove was I had heard that the ORIGINAL 13.5 comp. 420 HP 62 Plymouth 2 door Savoys (no Furys or Dodges) were stamped from a thinner gauge metal (not acid dipped). The 410 HP versions were heavier and had the regular thickness metal bodies it seems. I never had the chance to use a micrometer on one to see if there was a difference. I have met a couple of owners with what was supposed to be original 420 HP Savoys (now running brackets with 440's) and thier cars were much lighter on the scales (approx 150 pounds) than some of the 318/383 cars and these were not gutted bracket cars.

[HEMIDARTDAVE]

Paul,
There were supposedly no '62 wagons, Dodge or Plymouth, built with HC or LC 413s at the factory, according to the D. Davis book. That's not to say one or two didn't slip out the back door.
Dave

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE

Paul,
There were supposedly no '62 wagons, Dodge or Plymouth, built with HC or LC 413s at the factory, according to the D. Davis book. That's not to say one or two didn't slip out the back door.
Dave

No Max wedge wagons but you could get the controversial 413/395hp with two inline carbs, 413 single carb and the 383/343 two inline carbs.

JimR

[Paul Ceasrine]

Jim R and X-Tech Man,
You gentleman know your Mopar stuff.
Someday, I've got to check out (2) old junkyards where a bunch of
old Mopars are resting. All 62' thru 64' cars. Start looking under the hood.
X-Tech on the 62's. I wonder if any of those cars went through
'Chrysler Chemical Engineering'?
Those .038" steel fenders, doors, hood and deck lids had 'mucho steel.'
PC

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Jim R and X-Tech Man,
You gentleman know your Mopar stuff.
Someday, I've got to check out (2) old junkyards where a bunch of
old Mopars are resting. All 62' thru 64' cars. Start looking under the hood.
X-Tech on the 62's. I wonder if any of those cars went through
'Chrysler Chemical Engineering'?
Those .038" steel fenders, doors, hood and deck lids had 'mucho steel.'
PC

I dont know if they used "Chemical Engineering" or not but its possable that they were stamped out of thinner steel like the original 1965 Hemi fenders, hoods, and doors when NHRA outlawed the new cars having the alum. stuff.