wagonwedge330
Well-Known Member
Is it just me? Has anyone else noticed new love for these incredibly cool, hip, bad *** rides of the early 1960’s we simply referred to as early B Bodies? There’s no denying our beloved early B’s kicked the rock from under the wheel of the idea bandwagon, that “horsepower would sell more cars”, a fact that previous auto executives at the big three were afraid to admit. Thankfully, we MoParians can wear that badge of honor, our early Bs are solidified in the Halls of horsepower fame, and arguably ushered in the new era of factory Horsepower Wars in the 1960’s!
In fact the early B bodies created a movement, and rarely given the due deserved!
I met and became friends with one of the nicest car guys on the planet several years ago, he leans towards the traditional hot rod thing, but he’s always happy to share stories about the days after his dad purchased the new family business.... a racetrack in rural Indiana! Muncie Raceway.....the friend told me when he began working, helping his dad with the family business, thus began his love affair with fast cars! He’s shared many stories, even inside “scoops”, on some of early drag racing’s more colorful characters if you will, but among all these tales is my favorite about the first Max Wedge, a 1962 Plymouth Savoy, my good fried remembered rolling into his father’s racetrack, the reactions everyone had from other racers, track personal, and how unbelievably wicked these factory Chryslers really were and how he described it as other worldly lol.....
Maybe it’s because I’ve never paid as much attention, and after thus years events, I appreciate chatting, (six feet apart, of coarse), a little more, and appreciate my neighbor asking questions about the Polara or Coronet, however, I just don’t recall as many folks asking questions or seem to be so interested in the ‘63 Polara! Is it a renewed love affair with old cars? I don’t know, I suppose I’m just curious, and at the end of the day, whatever it is, if it’s anything at all, I don’t recall any classic, vintage, or muscle car as cool as a 1962-1965 B Body Chrysler Corp vehicle, and surly no other car ever made me smile when I push the button with DRIVE written on it.......
In fact the early B bodies created a movement, and rarely given the due deserved!
I met and became friends with one of the nicest car guys on the planet several years ago, he leans towards the traditional hot rod thing, but he’s always happy to share stories about the days after his dad purchased the new family business.... a racetrack in rural Indiana! Muncie Raceway.....the friend told me when he began working, helping his dad with the family business, thus began his love affair with fast cars! He’s shared many stories, even inside “scoops”, on some of early drag racing’s more colorful characters if you will, but among all these tales is my favorite about the first Max Wedge, a 1962 Plymouth Savoy, my good fried remembered rolling into his father’s racetrack, the reactions everyone had from other racers, track personal, and how unbelievably wicked these factory Chryslers really were and how he described it as other worldly lol.....
Maybe it’s because I’ve never paid as much attention, and after thus years events, I appreciate chatting, (six feet apart, of coarse), a little more, and appreciate my neighbor asking questions about the Polara or Coronet, however, I just don’t recall as many folks asking questions or seem to be so interested in the ‘63 Polara! Is it a renewed love affair with old cars? I don’t know, I suppose I’m just curious, and at the end of the day, whatever it is, if it’s anything at all, I don’t recall any classic, vintage, or muscle car as cool as a 1962-1965 B Body Chrysler Corp vehicle, and surly no other car ever made me smile when I push the button with DRIVE written on it.......
