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Melrose Missile Super Stock (circa 1963)
Drivers: Tom Grove and Charlie Di Bari Engine: 426 CU. IN. Max Wedge Best
Performance: 12.00 ET, 118.26 MPH (in Summer of '64) Restored and owned by Bob
Mosher This car is an example of the type made available when the Detroit
manufactures became interested in drag racing. By 1963 the MoPar wedge engine
had been developed into true high performance equipment with the Dodge version
called the "Ramcharger", and the Plymouth "Super Stock". The engine featuring
dual Carter AFB carburetors on a cross ram manifold was housed in a lightweight
package featuring all aluminum front sheet metal including the bumper and hood
with factory installed scoops. This car was third in a series of cars sponsored
by Melrose Motors, a Plymouth dealer in Oakland. It was raced in both Super
Stock (with a three speed transmission) and Super Stock/Automatic (using the
push button Torqueflite). After winning S/S class at the '63 Winternationals, it
set the class record listed above that summer at Half Moon Bay.
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