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Re: [Land-speed] 1954 Bonneville

To: "Joe & Lynne Lance" <jolylance@earthlink.net>,
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 1954 Bonneville
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:25:49 -0800
The 300 incher wasn't a hemi, it was what Chrysler called a polysphere. Hot 
rodders put 354 hemi heads on the 300 inch block.
Jim

>
> In 1951 the Windsor came only with the 250 cid 6 which grew to 265 cid, 
> this
> six was replaced with the 301 cid hemi V8 in 1955. I believe 1955 was the
> only year Chrysler made the 301 hemi--curious.
>
> Lance
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