Posted By: topside
Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/13/11 09:59 PM
I'm curious where a 426 Street Wedge (365HP) '64 Savoy 2-seat wagon would fit in Stock. It's part of the nostalgia theme for this project, and I'm thinking C or D would be about right.
I know Tritak & Morgan & some of the other early B wagon guys ran A/SA, C/SA, and also some SS classes with the same car back then, but obviously some of those classes were run in Max Wedge configuration.
Thanks for any help.
Posted By: topside
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/13/11 10:48 PM
Found classes on the Colesy-Junior Stock Forum; man, they bounced around a lot in different years!
All I need to know now is what NHRA had as a shipping weight, as apparently they weren't factoring the HP back then, they just used advertised HP. Wonder if they used the weight the mfrs told them as well?
Posted By: B5 Bee
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/13/11 11:10 PM
Factory published shipping weight for a '64 Savoy with a V8 was 3205.
Posted By: HEMIFRED
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/13/11 11:18 PM
I have every NHRA rulebook from 1959 to present with a few doubles. There's no way I can acess them today. All my stuff is packed away
Posted By: topside
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/14/11 12:30 AM
B5 Bee, is that weight for the 2-door sedan or a 2-seat wagon?
Posted By: mr_340
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/14/11 01:23 AM
The current NHRA classification guide shows 3654 pounds for the 1964 Plymouth Savoy 2seat wagon. I tried to attach the Excel spreadsheet, but it wouldn't attach.
http://www.nhra.net/tech_specs/classification/classfiles/1964PLY.xls
Posted By: topside
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/14/11 02:46 AM
Thanks, that seems more accurate for a wagon.
Haven't found the '64 classifications yet.
In '65, it would have been classed B/S or B/SA.
In '66 & '67, C/S - C/SA
In '68, E/S - E/SA
In '69, F/S - F/SA
In '70, G/S - G/SA
This assumes the published shipping weight never changed, which I think is a reasonable assumption.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/14/11 03:11 AM
You may also find some usuable info in the big Direct Connection book that Larry Shepherd use to put together. It had a couple of Classification Guide type chapters.
Posted By: BloFish
Re: Got a '64-'69 NHRA Rulebook? - 11/14/11 05:05 AM
I've managed to save only two issues, '65 and '69