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"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak) 04/28/2014 at 15:52 • Filed to: found on the 'net

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Racescort666 > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 15:54

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BODY ROLL!!!

EL_ULY > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 15:55

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ay guey!! RACECAR!!

area man > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 15:55

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I like how he's trying to correct the body roll with his left arm. UGHHHH PUSH PUSH PUSH CMON

deekster_caddy > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 16:05

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I love how they showed stuff like this in the original advertisements along with "Look how good this handles blah blah blah"

ptak appreciates old racecars > deekster_caddy 04/28/2014 at 16:19

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You know what it most likely handled a lot better than anything FoMoCo, GM or The Other One were putting out at the time (it's a '58 Dodge). Despite not offering a sports car, Chrysler owned American performance during the 1950s. The 1958 Chrysler 300D put out 380 HP from the factory (I know that's 1958 horsepower, but that's still a lot more than the average car at the time).

deekster_caddy > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 16:53

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Haha. I would more likely think all of the full size cars of the era handled about the same. This looks like it may be rolling more than average... maybe a worn bushing here or there?

It pretty much came down to HP or Torque numbers depending on what you wanted to do. The early Hemi's rocked it! I almost got my hands on a '58 Chrysler something about a decade ago. Can't remember what it was exactly but it had a teeny carb and it said Hemi all over the place. I want to say it had a 331? It was big and had very bouncy seats, and it was lime green is about all I can remember.

ptak appreciates old racecars > deekster_caddy 04/28/2014 at 17:26

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I don't know. They certainly bragged about the performance.

Should have bought it! Those really are gorgeous cars.

DailyTurismo > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 18:34

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DailyTurismo > deekster_caddy 04/28/2014 at 18:34

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I love the use of the term "Road Hugging Weight" in old FoMoCo adverts.

deekster_caddy > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/28/2014 at 20:23

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I tried to but couldn't contact the owner in time. It needed a lot of help. I think it went for like $500. I saw a lot of potential in it. I dug about on those this afternoon and now I'm pretty sure it was an Imperial.

ptak appreciates old racecars > deekster_caddy 04/29/2014 at 07:42

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Wow, a '58 Imperial. That's one of my favorites.

People harp on about the '59 Cadillac and how crazy the styling was but I really think the Imperials had the wildest styling.