75 Mopar Missle Wire Car

jmcarter · 08-02-2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Philip Saran

It got it's name from the wire cables X'ing across the back of the body to add
stiffness to the chassis/body.

That's annotated in one of the restoration photos I provided a link to....probably one of the trickest cars ever built...but when you're competing against guys like the Grump, Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin, Jack Roush, etc etc it better be trick. Those where the days...these days the innovations are slight tweaks carefully hidden from view by anyone not on the team.

Myron Piatek · 08-02-2012, 08:47 PM

Mopar Action did a rather extensive article on the car in their August 1995 issue. According to the article, a person named Jeff Johnson out of Colombus, Ohio owned the car at the time and was restoring it then. Photos show it to have been pretty complete and in good shape, I guess after his restoration efforts, but still needing some "correct" pieces.

The title of the article was "Chrysler's missing link Pro-Stocker. The 1,880 lb curb weight always amazed me.

Who owns it now? In CA?

chris3racing · 08-03-2012, 10:03 AM

Myron, the titanium parts are not on the car. On the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Reunion website is a news release writen by the original builder. I have several photographs from the days the cars were originally built.

Hemi Moose · 08-03-2012, 02:32 PM

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I have several photographs from the days the cars were originally built.

...can you post some of them.

08-02-2012, 08:47 PM	#2
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: 75 Mopar Missle Wire Car Mopar Action did a rather extensive article on the car in their August 1995 issue. According to the article, a person named Jeff Johnson out of Colombus, Ohio owned the car at the time and was restoring it then. Photos show it to have been pretty complete and in good shape, I guess after his restoration efforts, but still needing some "correct" pieces. The title of the article was "Chrysler's missing link Pro-Stocker. The 1,880 lb curb weight always amazed me. Who owns it now? In CA? Last edited by Myron Piatek; 08-02-2012 at 08:53 PM.

08-03-2012, 10:03 AM	#3
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 75 Mopar Missle Wire Car Myron, the titanium parts are not on the car. On the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Reunion website is a news release writen by the original builder. I have several photographs from the days the cars were originally built.