Chrysler Potvin................

[ajwheels]

Ah, another Monday..........a good day for the early Chrysler Potvin...........now this is just the ticket for the MF Belly Tank................

Tony

[Don Garrett]

That's one sweet package Tony. I'm glad you mentioned that it was an early elephant.

An easy way for our non-gear head members to tell the early 392 etc. from the latter 426
is the location of the distributor/magneto (rear-early......front 426). Also the oil filter location (right rear-early......front left-426).

[N8B]

This is great. Is this solidworks?

[ajwheels]

N8B............I do the models in AutoCad...........yea, kind of a throw-back, but it is effective..........

Tony

[Daytonatim]

What years were these type setups used?

[Don Garrett]

Good grief Tim....can you narrow that down a bit? Crank mounted blowers (actually the old GMC blower itself was used on diesel truck engines) have been around since you were in diapers. Do you mean the Potvin drag etc. or front mounted blowers in general?

[Deuces-wild]

How does 1958 sound?? That year was also the last year of the production 392 Hemi.

[Daytonatim]

LOL..... I guess I was asking about when these things were used in racing and rods. It is a setup that I have never seen untill recently.

OK Don......you don't have anyone fooled.......you have been around since before my parents even met.......!!!!

[Deuces-wild]

My folks were married in 1958.

[ajwheels]

This pic dates from 1959................

Tony

[Don Garrett]

Goes farther back than that.

[Don Garrett]

Is that a blower hanging off the front of that car?

[ajwheels]

Yea, but that ain't no Potvin................now, Chuck's parents may have gotten together around that time...........Don may even have known them..............

Tony

[Don Garrett]

[Daytonatim]

Is that a blower hanging off the front of that car?

That is a stock setup??!!!

I had no idea that they were doing stuff like that back in those days. That Bently looks like it comes from the late 20's or 30's.