Z11 Impala

[Belair62]

I would like to see some photos of this Z11 in race trim from back in the day..

[Casey Marks]

I sent Randy a copy of the pic, hoping that he would comment on the car, but he hasn't yet.

YES - Cindy's dad was one of the original 13 Ramchargers. He attended the Chrysler Institute with Dick Maxwell, Tom Hoover, and all of the other *names* that are associated with the early *after-hours* Chrysler racing program. It's kinda funny, I get the monthly Dodge magazine that they send out to existing customers. In the one a couple of months back, they did a two page spread on the Ramchargers, including pics of THE original Ramcharger - - "The High and Mighty". Amongst the pics in the article, there was a picnic picture that clearly shows Cindy's mom next to some of the other wives, Maxwell, Thornton, etc. Her dad STILL has more vintage Ramchargers pics, and we are slowly but surely getting him to dig them out so that we can make copies. He left Chrysler in 1966 to go work for *cough* Ford *cough* ..........

Sorry to hijack the thread .....

[whitez]

Don:
It has been a while, just read your post re my 63-Z-11. Your correct the stories are very similar ie: only shown one year and the air cleaner story. I have had the Z-11 well over 20 years now and still have it.
The " Living Room " as you called it, is just a climate controlled Car Room built for the Z-11 and some of my old COPO cars that got a little out of hand and I will admit is probably a little overdone. The local building code regulations forced the issue.
Also just read the thread on your L-89, congrats great looking car.

Don Wattie

[rich p]

Just ask and you shall recieve pictures of this car on the track in its day cloths. Coming soon, need to scan monday

[Don_Lightfoot]

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Don:
It has been a while,
Don Wattie

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Yes it has Don. I didn't know you were a member on here. You would not believe the blizzard just east of Toronto we drove through on the way home from your place that day, one of the worst I can remember. I knew it wasn't your "living room", just using that as a superlative.

I reminisce and talk about that Z-11 sighting every so often as it is the only one I have ever seen in person. Glad to know you are still an active collector. Hope to hook up with you again some day

[Mr70]

Fred Nolan says HELLO Mr.Wattie.

[Verne_Frantz]

Hello Don,
I didn't know you were a member here either. It's been a long time since I've seen your white car.

Also, as to the aluminum inner fenders (earlier photo in thread) on the Strickler Z-11, they weren't part of the '63 Z-11 package. Those are '62 aluminum inners that Jenkins added to the '63. The "story" goes, they ruined the dies when they did the '62s, so they weren't going to risk another set on the '63s.

Verne.

[rich p]

How many times have you seen a Z11 motor in a rare photo

[Paul_S]

Nice piece. I like the color combo. That web site has some nice pics. -Oh... and Alan Green Chevrolet had some nice toys back then.

[mssl72]

I like the vintage engine stand. Is it a cash box or a tool box?