Chris & Adam Nowak

Plymouth Road Runner 440ci

Father and son team from Doncaster, Chris and Adam Nowak have owned this car for about ten years. The SS266 '69 Plymouth Road Runner runs a 440ci engine with Holley 750cfm carb, electronic ignition, Edelbrock Torker inlet manifold, Hedman headers, a home-made 3 inch exhaust with Flowmaster boxes.

An A-833 4-speed manual gearbox with Hays clutch and Mr Gasket Quickshifter brings the power to an 8 inch rearend with 3.91 gears, on monoleaf rear springs. Rigidity is enhanced with some home-made frame connectors. And there's Centrelines with Toyo slicks fitted for racing. 

"Since fitting slicks we found the ‘weaker’ parts of the drivetrain. First the clutch threw the towel in and then at the next meeting the Sure-grip unit in the rearend packed up.  We got both of these sorted and the car ran a PB of 13.72 at 100mph.  We fitted the monoleafs and some new shocks as the old ones had seen better days."

"We fitted a 750 double pumper carb, FBO electronic ignition package, custom recurved distributor, fibreglass bonnet, kill switch, fitted a sump to the stock tank, plus all new Aeroquip lines and fittings from tank to carb and had the car dyno-tuned on John Sleath's chassis dyno. Overall we are really pleased with the modifications we have made."

The car is now running high-11s, pretty fantastic for what is still a true street car.