1962 Mopar 383/343 HP 'Stocker'

[Paul Ceasrine]

The 1962 Plymouth 'Sport Fury'

With a car weight of #3271 lbs. and 343 Horsepower
had a near perfect 9.54 Wt./Hp. factor.

See;
Dave Kempton,,,,,,"SHAKER",,,,(1966 C/SA,,,National Record Holder,,,12.97 @ 108.57 MPH as of June 1966)
Doug Kahl,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'Lansing Automotive'
Callahan & Sulc (Frank Iaconio),,,,'THE VILLAIN'

or

The 1962 Dodge Polara 500

With a car weight of #3313 lbs, and 343 Horsepower
had a nice 9.66 Wt./Hp. factor

See;
Rick Johnson,,,,,'C/Stock Automatic'

or

The 1962 Dodge Model #440 3-Seat/9-Passenger Station Wagon

With a car weight of #3608 lbs. and 343 Horsepower
had a perfect 10.51 Wt/Hp. factor.

See;
Bob Burkitt,,,,,,,,'BEHEMOTH'
Joe Kenney,,,,,,,'TRICK TANK'
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A 'crying shame' that Mopar didn't continue that 383/343 HP 'In-line Dual-quad' after 1962.
Many more 63', 64' and 65' Plymouth and Dodge cars were out there,,,,as well as better styled cars.

It was clearly a better performer in class than the 426-S 'Street Wedge' of 1964 and 1965.

Maybe even brought it back for 1968, in the 383 Road Runners and 383 Super Bee's, as a 'special order option'.