67 charger , anyone drag these bad boys?

[freshawk]

Were these dragged , or were they more on a nascar train of thought? I picked up the 67 Hemi charger kit (non Foose issue) and it has a drag option. I have been doing some research , but have yet to come up with any relevant info. 66's , yes , 68-71 , yes. 1967 , nothing.

Thanks!

[Daddyfink]

Most of the ones I know of where run as funny cars. There might have been a few in the street categories.

[freshawk]

Thanks Jesse ,

The street categories , that's more or less what I'm looking for reference on. It's not an easy task , considering how little if any exposure these racers got.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Seems like I remember seeing that body run in Super Stock.

[ScaleDale]

I can find pics of the '67 Coronet - Butch Leal - running as Super Stock (in '67}, but not the Charger.

Dale

[High octane]

A guy I worked with had one back in the late 60's that he drove daily and it looked bitchin'. I think that he also took it to the "strip" as well.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Only photo I could find of the '66-'67 body that looks like it's set up for SS is this.

Edited December 1, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy

[freshawk]

Bill ,

I caught that one as well , however my searched yielded no info. I became curious when i bought the revell 2 in 1 charger kit , which has a drag setup.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yeah, I searched Walt Maynard's cars too, and didn't turn up anything else on this one. Lots of other Mopars under his name though.

What is included as the "drag setup" in the kit?

[1320wayne]

Here's the only one that I could find right off hand. Al Eckstrand car.

[freshawk]

Yeah, I searched Walt Maynard's cars too, and didn't turn up anything else on this one. Lots of other Mopars under his name though.

What is included as the "drag setup" in the kit?

Its basic , headers , slicks , wheels , hood scoop , air cleaner , cool can , and decals ( i might have missed something here...) but noting too crazy.

[Truck parts]

That would be a cool build.

[sflam123]

I think Roger Lindamood (of Color Me Gone fame) ran a 67 Charger. It was very popular on the match race circuit and was considered one of the prettiest cars to come out of the Midwest.

[bismarck]

You might want to upgrade the rear end to a Dana 60 if you run the Hemi.

[Jantrix]

I think Roger Lindamood (of Color Me Gone fame) ran a 67 Charger. It was very popular on the match race circuit and was considered one of the prettiest cars to come out of the Midwest.

Yep, funny car.

I'm no expert on racing done while I was in diapers, but it seems to me that there were probably plenty of these cars that were drag raced. But as a full size car, your horsepower to weight ratio would never be as good as a comparably powered Barracuda. So I think a car like the 66/67 Chargers would fall squarely in the also ran category, and sadly nobody remembers those. I say build it. I'm going to. I had Revell send me decals just so I can.

Edited December 10, 2013 by Jantrix

[freshawk]

Rob ,

That would make sense. Thanks for the input!

[John Pol]

Tickle Me Pink was a charger 67 that is

[gtx6970]

The only one I can think of that gained any kind of notoriety and was considered to be anything close to stock bodied was the Al Eckstrand car ( Lawman )

Tickle Me Pink, Color Me Gone and Stardust cars were all basically funnycars