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Originally Posted by heckinohio

Re...the post about the Swiss Cheese frames 'tearing', needing replacements........I had two of the cars at the same time. The first one and the second oone, Mickey Thompson and Royal Pont. Both bodies had a wrinkle in the outer fender centered in the rear wheel opening. The Royal car body was cracked just below the back edge of the rear side window, in the horizontal section of the body. My wifes ratty '63 driver has the same cracks. The M/T car had no frame damage I could discern, but had a 1" tubular traction set up that came from the lower control arm to just short of the rear bumper, Gas Rhonda had a similar set up on his '63 Ford in '63, so I suspect Mickey Thompson did that himself. I still have that junk here.

As some of you may know I have the only aluminum frame. I wrote recently to PHS and they have no info on it although it has a rather complete builders plate with specs and application plainly listed. PHS told me that they have virtually nothing on the '63 SD program other than a few adverisment copies. They speculated that the aluminum frame may have been going to be the fix for the Swiss Cheese frames that were breaking. Pontiac got off that hook due to the Jan '63 racing cut off. No additonal information has come to light since. I have the PHS letteer here...........Hey, I may have a picture of it on file in my computer............I will try to figure out how to add it to this post, if not I will Post it seperately.

I was asked for a 'url' in order to post a picture here and I have no idea what that is........Check the next post.

heckinohio - That frame you’re talking about is one of the most interesting things I have ever heard about !! Sounds like it might be the only one in existence! Would be a great conversation piece if you brought to Norwalk in August!!!