Great shot. I'd like to drive it. ;-) On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:30 PM, P N Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > This '64 Dodge 330 was one of 50 factory drag-racing cars that Chrysler > built in 1964. They were equipped with a hopped up version of the 426 cubic > inch hemi V8, with dual 4-barrel carbs on a ram manifold, 12.5:1 compression > ratio and warmed over valve timing. The front bumper, doors, fenders and > hood were aluminum, and the side windows were lexan. The cars had no > backseat and is equipped with two small front seats from a compact Dodge > van. Radio, ac and heater were deleted. No sound deadening was used. This > car, which was owned by Chicago's Grand Spaulding Dodge, ran the quarter > mile in 10.8 seconds at 130 mph with Pat Minick driving. It disappeared > after the 1964 season and was resurrected in 1979 by a weekend warrior, who > was unaware of its origins. Many years later, his son totaled it at a > dragstrip in Wisconsin. While the car was gathering dust, he grew curious > about its past and researched the fender tag data and VIN number. It's > history was easy to determine. It has since been restored to its original > 1964 race condition, and is owned by South Oak Dodge in suburban Chicago. > > I shot it on an airport tarmac in Columbus, Ohio. The pavement was a mess, > so I created a gray, concrete-like surface in PhotoShop. The light was > awful. It was a dark and gloomy day, but I pumped it up a bit and sharpened > the car's shadow. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11836389&size=lg > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >
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