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Old 04-27-2018, 12:01 AM
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I was out Saturday in Manassas in the Yorkshire area. This guy had several early 60s Mopars on his lot. This was a motor i hadn't seen before ---

Chrysler 300F cross-ram
The 1960 300F introduced a new, higher power 413 cu in (6.8 L) Wedge engine delivering 375 hp (280 kW) in standard form. To boost power at lower and mid rpms, a special "cross-ram" intake manifold was derived. Instead of the normal V8 engine central intake manifold with carburetor(s) on top, the cross-ram consisted of two pairs of 30 in (760 mm) long tuned pipes that criss-crossed so that each set fed the opposite side of the engine. The carburetors and air cleaners hung off the sides of the engine over the fender wells. These long tubes were tuned so that resonances in the column of air helped force air into the cylinders at those engine speeds.
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Tach it up, tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down

It happened on the strip where the road is wide
Two cool shorts standin' side by side
Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a 413
We're revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean

Tach it up, tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down

Declinin' numbers at an even rate
At the count of one we both accelerate
My Stingray's light, the slicks are startin' to spin
But the 413's really diggin' in

Gotta be cool now, power shift, here we go

Superstock Dodge is winding out in low
But my fuel injected Stingray's really startin' to go
To get the traction, I'm ridin' the clutch
My pressure plate's burnin', that machine's too much

Pedal's to the floor hear the dual quads drink
And now the 413's lead is startin to shrink
He's hot with ram induction but it's understood
I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood

Shut it off, shut it off, buddy now I shut you down
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy now I shut you down
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy now I shut you down
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy now I shut you down
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Old 04-27-2018, 12:51 AM
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Two cool shorts standin' side by side
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In the song, it sounds like "sharks," but "shorts" apparently is correct. It meant short wheelbase.
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Old 04-27-2018, 12:18 PM
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In the song, it sounds like "sharks," but "shorts" apparently is correct. It meant short wheelbase.
Always, and I mean always and always will say "Sharks" as the REAL and True Lyrics for this. Obviously changed for some obscure politically correctness lost to the sands of time
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Old 04-28-2018, 01:54 AM
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Always, and I mean always and always will say "Sharks" as the REAL and True Lyrics for this. Obviously changed for some obscure politically correctness lost to the sands of time
Hey, Dave! I was just trying to bail you out for your misquote.
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Old 04-28-2018, 08:40 AM
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^^hehee - need to hang in one of these guys to debate

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Old 05-10-2018, 08:18 PM
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Toll Road, westbound, today at 7:15pm. Nice!
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Old 05-10-2018, 09:24 PM
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Hey, Dave! I was just trying to bail you out for your misquote.
LOL not mine! Copied from interwebs! As long as we know how it should be, it will be ok!!
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Old 05-13-2018, 10:40 PM
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Driving down NC-158 near Coinjock this morning, we passed (going the opposite direction) a car that looked much like a roller skate. Small wheels, open cockpit (which is where your foot would go in the shoe). He was going at least 55 MPH...too fast for a photo.

Edit - the old kind of roller skate, not inline...
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Could be twins?
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