![]() ![]() Two dozen Mopars wore that name and colors, and Roger drove them into the record books, and into legend. That Plymouth was the first in a long line of “Color Me GONE” Mopars, which ranged from the steel-bodied ’63 Savoy to the steel and aluminum ’64 Dodge 330, to an altered-wheelbase ’65 Coronet, then to a succession of Funny Cars starting with the first Charger-bodied one in 1966. Nationals, only to lose in the Super Stock final to the candy-striped Dodge. Over Labor Day Weekend in 1963, Roger squared off with the Ramchargers at the NHRA’s U.S. ![]() “Color Me GONE” actually got its name when the Lindamood kids painted on the side of it, in watercolor paint, “I am a Plymouth-Color Me GONE!” which was inspired by a popular song of the time. FOR SALE & amp amp lt div styletext-align:center& amp amp. Heck, the (funny cars) didn't even adopt the name or have. Why 1966 was considered the first year of the funny car class does puzzle me. Before going into the details of the fabulous floppers in the 1980s and 1990s, I would like to share an interesting list with you. Here’s something that you might not have known. ROGER LINDAMOOD COLOR Me Gone 69 Dodge Charger NITRO Funny Car PHOTO (20) - 9.99. Okay, now its part four of our fiftieth birthday celebration of the funny car. With a factory rating of 425 horsepower (and Dick Brantsner’s tuning expertise), that Savoy could easily punch a 12-second hole in the air. The creation of Roger Lindamood-who worked in Chrysler’s transmission lab by day - “Color Me GONE” (CMG) was, at first, a plain white ’63 Plymouth Savoy two-door sedan, which Ma Mopar’s crew at Lynch Road Assembly fitted with its latest factory drag-racing package, built around the 426 inch “Stage II Golden Commando” version of the RB big-block. ![]()
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