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    Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs

    1960 Rambler American Custom

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    08/16/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    Coolness UDMan! Know of anywhere that has video/film of these races? The persh.org link isn't working for me, but that may be all at my end... Thanks!
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    So that's why they had the Hyper-Pak option! I had no idea about Volvo participating, looks like they were PV's and not Amazons, though.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    I wish I had a Holman Moody prepared Studebaker.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    Chrysler seriously needs to resurrect the Plymouth Valiant.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs

    I wish Murilee posted these images, so I will.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    It's the Three Mopars of the Apocalypse! Run for your life!
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    As an alternative to crushing them, this would have been a highly fitting (and very jalop-friendly) use for all those CARS victims. Imagine that poor C4 'vette, the Maserati BiTurbo, and the Mercedes 380 all out there trading paint! Toss in a few Durangos and Exploders for comedic value.
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    08/15/09

    @mechimike: And we call it Lemons.
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    08/15/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: That's what Jay Lamm shoudl have done- created another LeMons class for vehicles under $4500.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    Wow...holy body roll there, Batman! Damn this looks like fun. OK, I'll say it- why isn't NASCAR doing this today? They were so attuned to the public sensibilities abck in the 1960's, but 4 cylinders are all the rage now. I'd love to see me some Focus on Cobalt action! Throw in some volvos, hondas, Mazdas...

    A lot of the dirt tracks around here are wising up, realizing the old RWD beasts they like to thrash around are drying up and getting pricey. So they're running 4-cyl classes now. 2.3 Mustangs mostly, but they're starting a FWD class, too. I'd love to enter the Tunachucker Volvo in one of these races. If it holds together for the LeMons South race (God Willing) we may just do that.
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    08/15/09

    @mechimike: They used to ... they ran the Dash series for four-cylinder "sedans" that were actually scaled down tube-framed racers similar to their Cup counterparts through the '70s, '80s and '90s.

    NASCAR eliminated the series due to a lack of interest, but there are still a lot of those cars running in various short-track events throughout the Southeast.
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    08/15/09

    @mechimike: I run a 4cyl 1985 Reliant K-car @ my local 1/2mile dirt track. It's great. My initial investment was less than $300... most of it in required saftey stuff.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    /6 FTW! I ran mine with the oil lamp burning for a week and it didn't hurt it. It only topped out at 115mph though. I wrote "HEMI" on the back window with shoe polish and took it to the strip. It ran a 20.20 at 68mph making it the slowest vehicle I have ever raced to date. I have since added two cylinders and almost cut the E.T. in half.
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    08/15/09

    In reply to Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
    Frightening to behold. Probably even more frightening to drive.
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    08/15/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Damn those are some ugly looking cars! And I still love them!
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    06/13/09

    In reply to 1960 Rambler American Custom
    Supercharged Quad 4 fits right in!
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    06/13/09

    @413wedge: Orphan marque powers...UNITE!
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    06/13/09

    In reply to 1960 Rambler American Custom
    Fender skirts would complete the look!
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    06/13/09

    @413wedge: Rear and front. Like the early-'50s Nash Rambler it was based on.
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    06/13/09

    In reply to 1960 Rambler American Custom
    Nice find Murilee!
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    06/13/09

    In reply to 1960 Rambler American Custom
    It's funny how this car looks dowdy and lumpy at certain angles (front quarters, say), but almost sleek from others (side/rear).


    The incongruous Continental kit makes it even better, I think.

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    06/13/09

    In reply to 1960 Rambler American Custom
    I'm curious: does the spare wheel go up with the trunk lid when it is open or does it stay down?

    As usual: nice find Murilee!
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