1 of 4 videos of my dad putting on some exhibition runs at eddyville raceway in eddyville, iowa. long drive of pure nothing, but they were good runs, srry about the video quality
Missouri Max 1965 426 max wedge satelite
3 of 4 videos of my dad putting on some exhibition runs at eddyville raceway in eddyville, iowa. long drive of pure nothing, but they were good runs, srry about the video quality
Missouri Max 1965 426 max wedge satelite
2 of 4 videos of my dad putting on some exhibition runs at eddyville raceway in eddyville, iowa. long drive of pure nothing, but they were good runs, srry about the video quality
1965 Plymouth HEMI Lightweight
The Dodge & Plymouth A-990 cars were the end result of a change in drag rules mandated by the NHRA and the continuing special high performance program at Chrysler to keep pace with both the rules and the competition.....
Following the end of the 1964 season NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) banned the use of aluminum and/or fiberglass body components on both stock and super stock cars.
The older aluminum & fiberglass-bodied cars would still be eligible to run in stock classes if they had met the minimum production numbers.
The A-990 Mopars would meet these new rules head on and the interior was also lightened as much as possible.
The initial run of A-990's came out of the modification center weighing 500 pounds less than the standard super stock car of 1964 and 250 pounds less than the NHRA requirement.
Now the factory had to add some weight back so they added a steel gas tank shield, a re-enforced roll bar and standard steel bumpers and deck lids...and the cars weighed in right on the money!
These cars were so fast that these A-990's were virtually unbeatable for several years to come and for the first two years...1965 and 1966...they were the ONLY cars in the class at all.....
ET's in the high 10 second range were commonplace with these cars.
The Wedge
1964 Plymouth Sport Fury,426 Max Wedge,4spd.,3:91 gears, original style interior,Crager SS wheels,new paint original color
SOLD: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere midwestclassics
Offered for sale by midwestclassics is this 1965 Plymouth Belvedere. The factory slant 6 runs perfect, starts easily and has lots of pep. Call jim at midwestclassics for details..1-316-992-5986 or visit our web-site at midwestclassics.net Enjoy the video........
Lot S93 1963 Plymouth Max Wedge
The 1963 426 Max Wedge-powered Plymouth was an uncompromising factory racer that, in the words of the company's sales brochure, was "designed to be run in supervised, sanctioned drag-strip competition by those qualified....Yet, it is stock in every sense of the word." Powered by "the best performing engine to come off a production line," the Max Wedge Plymouth was the logical progression from the 1962 413ci version.
Along with aluminum front fenders and bumper, the car's alloy hood featured a large dual-inlet scoop feeding two high-flow Carter 4-barrel carbs bolted to a cross-ram intake manifold. Despite the engine's mass, an aluminum-bodied Max Wedge car weighed in at only 3,200 lbs.
On the track, the big-block Plymouth won everything in sight and helped raise the profile of Super Stock racing to main attraction status. This 1963 Max Wedge, a gem from the Reggie Jackson Collection, demonstrates the roots of that winning formula. Ermine White with a Blue bench seat interior and push-button Torqueflite automatic, its aluminum front sheet metal includes the scooped ram-air hood, and the American Torque Thrust wheels are perfectly period-correct.
Highlights:
- 426ci Max Wedge V-82x4bbl Cross Ram
- Aluminum front end
- Push-button Torqueflite automatic transmission
- American Torque Thrust wheels
- From the Reggie Jackson Collection
