One of my brothers had that exact car!! He loved it, I was lukewarm about it. He got it stuck at low tide at the beach, and, well, even though a tow truck managed to retrieve it, by then the incoming tide was taking its toll and swamping the interior. Complete write-off. One less Futura for you guys to look for!!
I have a different take on the 727B Torqueflite’s than what you guys describe. I ran one with clutch replacing the converter ClutchFlite, in a B/A with 426 hemi that I regularly launched at 6000 rpm’s, basic neutral start every time and never exploded it. I also ran one in injected fuel burning A/FC (avatar picture) with a high stall converter and even put it in reverse at ~ 170 mph by accident after crossing finish line, when doing my routine of slapping it into neutral after opening chute at finish line (forgot the reverse lock-out tab after backing up from burnout). Didn’t explode it or really hurt it, even though it locked up rear slicks which I thought was caused by rear-end lock up until I got it stopped and realized what I had done. Also ran one with converter in blown fuel burning AA/FC (before Lenco), many burnouts and dry hops and never exploded one, changed many burnt disc packs and bands though. All that said we knew early on to replace the aluminum planetary gear cage with a steel cage (aluminum cage would split letting gears try to move outward), was that the difference I can’t say for sure but we never exploded one.
1957 Chrysler 300C Convertible 390-hp tire sizes (since October 1956 for North America U.S.) (automobile-catalog.com) 1957 Chrysler 300C Convertible 390-hp tire and wheel sizes What tire size for Chrysler 300C Convertible 390-hp in 1957, the model offered since October 1956 for North America U.S. ? The standard tire size for this Chrysler (USA) was 9.00 - 14. We present here also the analysis of alternative tire sizes with the standard wheel total diameter.
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