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I read your "historical notes". For quite sometime now (years) I have
been trying to find info on the exhibition cars that made an appearance
in 1964, known as the Dodge 'CHARGERS'. Your article mentions these 2
cars in the very last paragraph. I was beginning to wonder whether the
actual existance of the cars was maybe some kind of a figment of my
imagination. But back in the spring of `64, a red white and blue, with
blown injected hemi 426, came to my high school in So. Calif. It's
driver was a young fellow named Charlie Allen, He fired that big
beautiful beast up right there on my very own campus, and absolutely
made the hair on my head stand straight up, and if that wasn't enough,
he then put that GORGEOUS monster in reverse, backed up a few yards, and
did a about 4 burnouts, holy shit, right there in front of my great big
wide teen-age eyes! I WAS HOOKED FROM THAT MOMENT ON!!! My greatest
wish, would be to someday build a clone of that car.
    Anyway, after all these years, yours was the only article that ever
made mention of the existance of any of thse FX cars. They were probably
the first to be designated FX, for "factory experimental". And I have
never heard the name Charlie Allen again since.
    If you have, or know of any place that I can find any info on him
and these cars, could you PLEASE let me know.I would like to know what
ever happened to the man that started my love of drag racing (C. Allen).
And I would be most pleased to find any info on the actual specs and
diagrams of these fabulous cars. I've always said that I believe those
cars were the great grand parents of today's Funny Cars.

with regards,
Bruce Beaven

I really enjoyed your wonderful presentation of the Max Wedge MoPars!  I am going to add a link to your page on mine, www.race-hemi-max-wedge.com

I as a kid spent a lot of time in the back of my Mom's tan 880 wagon It had the dual A/C and we travelled quite a bit of the country.
Yes I am still a MoPar fan and own another wagon a 60 Polara wagon you can see on the 60 Dodge home page. Anyway great site great year!!

Hi,
     Just thought I'd drop you a note to tell you how much I appreciated your "63 Dodge website!
     I have owned 2 of these cars.  The first was an original, steel, 330, Max-wedge car, which I sold back in '81 and am told that Galen Govier just recently purchased.  The second is a Blk / Red 440 car which I now have up for sale & can be seen at racer-net.com (NHRA bracket racer category).
     I love the fact that these cars always seem to be the black sheep of the '63-'65 family of MoPars.  Personally, I think that these were the best looking cars of that whole group!
     If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing my '63 please let me know.  I have a tube chassis, Dodge Daytona on the way. (momma say's I can't have 2 race cars!)  I also have another '63 330 car in the beginning stages of resto.

 Outstanding web page! I printed all of it, and while I already know all the information, your pictures were great!
I own the 63 Plymouth Savoy Max Wedge featured, and on the cover of the March, 1999 issue of High Performance MoPar Magazine (check out their website; the entire article is there with photos, but with the April issue out now, it's a back-issue feature.
Keep up the good work!

Gary Perkins in California

I have the revised parts Chrysler Canada catalogue you have was published in December, 1962, and it shows Chrysler Canada did offer the 383-cid V8, but not the 361-V8 in both Plymouth and Dodge models.  Thus the prefix TV-HP is for the 383-V8, not the 361-V8.  Chrysler Canada did not offer the 426 Ramcharger in any vehicle it built in Canada.  As the market in Canada was roughly 10% of the American market, Chrysler felt there just wasn't the volume to justify it.  When the Autopact agreement between U.S. and Canada came into effect during 1965, Chrysler could then import the B-body models from Detroit, Hemis and all.   (The Coronet was not sold in Canada in 1965).

The Canadian 1963 (and 1964) Valiant was basically a Dodge Dart from the door post back, with a Valiant front end, Valiant dash and interiors, with trim that was a combination of Dart and Valiant items to give a Valiant appearance.  The Canadian dealership arrangement was Plymouth-Chrysler-Valiant-Fargo Trucks and Dodge-Chrysler-Valiant-Dodge Trucks.  The Imperial was sold by the largest Plymouth and Dodge dealers in urban centers.
 
The Canadian-built Dodge, by the way, used Plymouth dashboards and interiors.  Thus the Dodge 220 was trimmed like a Plymouth Savoy, the Dodge 330 similar to the Plymouth Belvedere and the Dodge 440 was like a Plymouth Fury.  The Sport Fury buckets and console was offered as an option on 440 hardtops and convertibles.
 
1963 was also the first year Chrysler Canada built convertibles in Canada (1969 the last).  Previously all convertibles were imported from Detroit.  Chrysler Canada built Valiant Signet, Plymouth Fury, Dodge 440 and Chrysler Windsor convertibles in Canada for 1963 and imported Chrysler 300 and Imperial Crown convertibles.  The Plymouth Sport Fury, Dodge Dart (170, 270, GT), Polara, Polara 500, 880 and Custom 880 were neither built nor sold in Canada. 

Hi Bruce.  I'm flabbergasted that someone as far away as you are is aware of my car.  Thanks for the comment.  Aren't computers great?  By the way, you're car and story were one of the first I accessed when we got our computer last year.  I made every body come over and take a look.
Wow! You saved a car that we wouldn't have even thought about.  Way too rough when even the roof is questionable.  It really came out pretty.  It must be quite a challenge finding parts way down there.

Hey Bruce that's a fine ride you have there. What are you?Some kind of Dodge nut.
I really enjoyed reading your page. It is very well done. I also have a 63 Polara,but it's a500. I'm sure you've seen it on the Houston MoPar Connection Club page.
I was lucky ,as mine was in a better shape than you started with. I did'nt have to work as hard,cause I did'nt have the rust problems you had, But your car looks as good or better than mine. Which engine and transmission has your car got? I'll bet parts are a big problem in New Zealand. They are hard enough to find here.
Anytime your looking for something let me know and I'll try to help. I'm always looking for NOS parts. When you own one of these you can't own enough spare parts. You know what I mean. anyway ,good to see another saved 63 survivor.
Jimmy Peavy