Same goes for anyone drag racing a Mopar with a 727 Torqueflite. They are just as bad!
Recently I saw the worst one. Guy had a mid 6 sec. '72 Dart with a big block/727 (1/8 mile). He staged, light came down and as soon as he matted it (footbrake car) there was junk scattering everywhere. Normally the driver would immediately stop but the car just kept rolling. The windshield was covered in trans fluid. The top of the car looked literally like a bomb went off. There were holes in both doors, the top, the floorboard was GONE, and there is still junk left in the racing surface. Anyway, as I stood there watching from behind the fence, the car still rolling, a couple guys ran out and got the car stopped (by hand...) and pulled him out. After working on him a while to regain consciousness, I noticed that one shoe was missing. Both legs were still there but one shoe was missing. A friend of mine who was at his aid reached into the car and pulled out a shoe...with a foot and ankle still in it.
He was able to save the foot, somehow, but he will never be the same. He's still comes to the track to walk around & say hello but he won't come anywhere close to the starting line. This guy is scarred for life...mentally and physically.
So yeah, if you have a manual trans and you drive it with spirit, or an auto that you use on the strip, do yourself a favor and put a shield on it.
Check this out. This one was mild compared to the one I saw.
MOPAR 727 Trans Explosion - TDR Roundtable
