Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
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Automotive history is fascinating on the macro level but when we get down to the small stuff, it's really a gas. This is the story of the strangest use of a rare factory built race car in Mopar history. One of 101 1965 RO51 A990 Hemi powered lightweight Coronets ever built was transformed into a fire truck of sorts when brand new to compete in New York Fire Drill Team competitions.
In this video you'll learn the history of the cars, the history of the competitions, and how drag racing, hot rodding, and fire fighting combined into a tradition that still continues to day.
The legendary 1965 factory light weight Hemi Dodges and Plymouths are machines that will live forever in drag racing lore, but very few people know that they earned an equally fearsome reputation in the realm of this uniquely American competition!
Go to BuyRaycon.com/Lohnes to get up to 15% off sitewide!
Automotive history is fascinating on the macro level but when we get down to the small stuff, it's really a gas. This is the story of the strangest use of a rare factory built race car in Mopar history. One of 101 1965 RO51 A990 Hemi powered lightweight Coronets ever built was transformed into a fire truck of sorts when brand new to compete in New York Fire Drill Team competitions.
In this video you'll learn the history of the cars, the history of the competitions, and how drag racing, hot rodding, and fire fighting combined into a tradition that still continues to day.
The legendary 1965 factory light weight Hemi Dodges and Plymouths are machines that will live forever in drag racing lore, but very few people know that they earned an equally fearsome reputation in the realm of this uniquely American competition!
