Golden Commandos Raced At Detroit Dragway
Going to Detroit Dragway in the 60’s was so much fun. As a MOPAR lover my two favorite cars were the Golden Commandos & Color Me Gone. I even had the Plastic Models I put together for these two hot rods.
Yes the 60’s were a very special time for drag racing. Thanks to the Golden Commandos for giving us all these great drag racing memories.
We are very lucky to have one of the original members of the Golden Commandos. Join the group here -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1166285873413298
“The Golden Commando’s drag race club was conceived in 1962 by a group of technicians, mechanics and engineers from Chrysler Corporation Central Engineering Department in Highland Park, MI with each member being a specialist in a given area of expertise including engines, transmissions, fuels, body, and suspension. In October of 1962 the Golden Commando’s club began drag racing an early 1963 Plymouth Super Stock Automatic. They stormed onto the Super Stock scene setting low E.T. at Detroit Dragway in their first competitive runs”.
Visit The Michigan Motor Sports Hall Of Fame for the complete story here–> https://www.mmshof.org/index.php/inductees/inductees/378-the-golden-commandos
“In 1965 the Golden Commandos fielded their wildest ride yet and in doing so they changed the landscape of drag racing forever. The altered wheelbase cars became known as those “funny looking Mopars” or “Funny Cars” as we know them today. The Golden Commandos were the unlimited class winners at the Super Stock Magazine’s 1965 meet in York Pennsylvania”.
See lots of information from this blurb and more at ALLPAR –> https://www.allpar.com/threads/the-golden-commandos.229191/
A great story from MotorTrend online
“A roar in ’64? Oh, yes, there was. The Beatles played on Ed Sullivan’s stage while Dr. Stangelove competed with Mary Poppins for big screen honors. The surgeon general announced that cigarettes had a direct link to cancer, and both Harpo Marx and General Douglas McArthur bowed out to never return. For performance car fans, it was the GTO, Mustang, and Plymouth’s Barracuda that were all-new that year, but for hardcore power fans, it was the latest Chrysler engine making first waves at the Daytona 500 that sealed the deal. The Hemi: Roar it did”.
See the whole story here–> https://www.motortrend.com/features/ramchargers-vs-golden-commandos-back-story-revealed/
