kubotaguy, thanks for bringing the question up, I've been wondering the same thing. The hemi's I remember were from the late 50's and 60's. In 55 Chevy shocked the industry with that little 265 V8, then in 56 put dual quads on it and blew everyone else off the road. That was back in the days of Arkus Duntov, an engeneer form Chevy who knew how to make things go fast. Factory sponsorshp at Daytona was big then, so Ford, and Dodge joined in the horsepower race. The Dodge "Daytona", "Super Bee", and their other Chrysler cars with a "Hemi" were just simply raw horsepower that blew every body away. I had a 61 Chevy with a 348 tripower, four speed that was quite a machine but no match for a "Hemi", I tried to trace it down a few years ago but never found it. I used to really enjoy stock car racing till it went the way of Pro Football' Baseball, and all professional sports that have simply turned from being a sport to being a huge business now with their only intent to generate revenue. I've probably said enough by now to lose every friend I've made on the board, but that's just my honest feelings. Frank.

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