Seven Hyper-Pak Valiants entered NASCAR's 1960 compact-car race at Daytona and swept first through seventh. NASCAR never ran that race again.
Median 83 hp across 153 similar cars
Lead trim: Valiant 170 Slant-6 Hyper-Pak (dealer kit)
Plymouth Valiant Hyper-PakVALIANT-HYPER-PAK · 1959–1960
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FactSeven Hyper-Pak Valiants entered NASCAR's 1960 compact-car race at Daytona and swept first through seventh. NASCAR never ran that race again.
Plymouth product planning director Jack Charipar gave impetus for a stock car racing version of the Valiant, and while Chrysler engineers developed the Hyper-Pak for the track, the Hyper-Pak dealer tuning kit option for the 170 cu in slant-six was made available in limited quantities on 1 December 1959: 153 lb·ft (207 N·m) of torque, a 10.5:1 compression ratio, dual exhaust pipes on a single muffler, a manual choke and a larger 15 US gal fuel tank (the all-aluminum slant-6 with a reproduction Hyper Pak intake manifold is shown on the page). For the first NASCAR compact-car category at Daytona on 31 January 1960 Chrysler engineer Dick Maxwell built a fleet of seven Hyper Pak Valiants with 148-hp 170-ci sixes with a single four-barrel and ram manifold, high-load valve springs and long-duration, high-lift camshafts: Marvin Panch won the 10-lap road course at 88.134 mph with the Hyper-Paks taking the first seven places, and the 20-lap tri-oval race at 122.282 mph, the remaining Valiants placing 1-2-3 (a multi-car accident on lap four took out the four leaders, including Richard Petty), so that "NASCAR never did that race again". The page gives 148 hp only for those race engines, so no power is entered for the dealer kit.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valiant 170 Slant-6 Hyper-Pak (dealer kit) | 1959–1960 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 148 hp | 153 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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Seven Hyper-Pak Valiants entered NASCAR's 1960 compact-car race at Daytona and swept first through seventh. NASCAR never ran that race again.
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