1967 Plymouth GTX ~ '440 Super Commando'
Equipped with a 4-Speed Transmission, and a Dana-Rear w/3.54 Gears
'Super Stock and Drag Illustrated'
New Car Performance Test "Part 1"
The Plymouth Dealership out on Long Island {Hempstead Chrysler-Plymouth} installed for us,
a set of 'under-chassis' Hooker Headers.
And we brought along set 8.00" x 15" Cheater-Slicks mounted on a set of new 'Keystone' Wheels.
Westhampton Drag Strip out on Long Island.
Driver - Eddie Romano
After a quick timing check, and removal of the Air Filter element. And with 'closed' Headers running
thru the stock exhaust system, Eddie took the GTX to the starting line equipped with the 8"-Wide
asphalt grabbing 'Prowler Slicks' filled with 20 lbs. of Air-Pressure.
On Eddie's 1st-Attempt, he lit the 'slicks-up' coming out off the Line, and pulled up before he even shifted
into 2nd-Gear.
In the 2nd-Attempt, Eddie came off the line much better, but he couldn't get the shifter mechanism
cleanly into 2nd-Gear. Eddie again pulled up and cruised thru the traps at 70 MPH.
In the 3rd-Attempt, Eddie was finally able to get the GTX down the track, but still not without gear-shifting
problems, as the GTX pulled a 14.32 @ 100.19 MPH.
In the 4th-Attempt, Eddie ran into problems slamming the shifter from 2nd-to-3rd Gear, as the GTX
barreled the track where Eddie put down a 14.47 @ 98.75 MPH despite significant shifting problems.
After the '4th-Time' down the '1/4 Mile', Eddie was begging the Plymouth Representative to pull out
the Console and rip out the 'Inland Shifter'.