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1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013
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dplotkin
Posted 2014-03-29 6:06 PM (#433727)
Subject: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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DIF-RNT
Posted 2014-03-29 6:55 PM (#433732 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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Location: NE Ohio		I've seen this '61 before...nicely done

Like the location of the gauges...vintage style too
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SavoyPlaza
Posted 2014-03-29 7:58 PM (#433739 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: RE: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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Thanks for the photos, Danny!
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ronbo97
Posted 2014-03-29 11:24 PM (#433754 - in reply to #433739)
Subject: RE: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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Nice pics, Danny ! Like the shot with the headlights on. Did you shoot these ?

See you at Mark's Cruise in May.

Ron

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dplotkin
Posted 2014-03-30 9:20 AM (#433794 - in reply to #433754)
Subject: RE: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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Location: Massachusetts		These shots were taken by an employee of LaBrecque Autocraft (East Windsor CT) who moonlights as a photographer for weddings and so forth. Being a master body guy who loves cars he is quite good at capturing automobiles. I must have 75 shots he did, one better than the next.

These shots show the car as she is today and as she was when I finished the build in 2007. From 2008 to last spring she wore radials up front & Micky Thompson drag radials in the back. But Mike LaBrecque convinced me to put her original rubber on for the Connecticut Dragway Reunion Crackle fest last spring and she looks so good I didn't have the heart to swap them back. However, she is a handful to drive like this, with the radials she was pleasant on the highway at 80+.

Below are some shots with her radials on...and a definite personality change. There's also a shot at Mark's next to the 62 Savoy LaBrecque did for another customer well before my car and which inspired my build - even though it came 5 years later.

Looking forward to Mark's...hell looking forward to firing her up for the first time this season, hopefully within the next week or two.

Kind regards,

Danny Plotkin

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db300
Posted 2014-03-30 10:53 AM (#433808 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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What a gorgeous car! Any idea of what size rim and white wall slick he's running?
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sonoramicconvert
Posted 2014-03-30 1:50 PM (#433832 - in reply to #433808)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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this car is one of the main reasons I started collecting 61 sonoramics. when it was featured in mopar muscle or mopar collectors guide( I cant remember which) I was hooked!
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d500neil
Posted 2014-03-30 3:39 PM (#433847 - in reply to #433832)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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dplotkin
Posted 2014-03-30 8:20 PM (#433883 - in reply to #433808)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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Location: Massachusetts		Those are 10-15 Firestone "dragster" slicks. I moved the springs inboard for clearance.

Dan
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baker53
Posted 2014-03-30 8:28 PM (#433888 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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Location: Klein, TX		Wonderful car and excellent workmanship. Thanks for sharing.
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-03-30 8:36 PM (#433892 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2014-03-31 2:03 AM (#433941 - in reply to #433892)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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Location: Parts Unknown		Well, let's see ..... the license plate reads "413 RAM". Just a hunch, but ...
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FIN ME
Posted 2014-03-31 8:48 AM (#433955 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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Wonderful looking car with a great "mean-streets" attitude...love it!


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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-04-01 12:28 AM (#434095 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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Location: Minor Hill, TN		Before my black '61 fury was destroyed a while back my dad wanted to pull out the 318 from under the hood of my car and put a 413 in its place.
It would of been a 4bll carb not the cross rams. I said no because I got better gas milage with the 318
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db300
Posted 2014-04-02 11:58 AM (#434288 - in reply to #433727)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013


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Is there video of this car out there?
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2014-04-02 1:01 PM (#434295 - in reply to #434288)
Subject: Re: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Sonoramic Commando at New England Dragway September 2013



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Location: Parts Unknown		I would be interested to know how 318 fans have been able to tweak them to get maximum
good fuel economy, and what numbers they've been able to achieve.
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