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LordRaiden

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Hey, I've got a 1972 Corvette, almost totally stock with a few minor engine mods and leather seats in a nice deep crimson red and less than 20k miles on it. Does that count?
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: LordRaiden
Hey, I've got a 1972 Corvette, almost totally stock with a few minor engine mods and leather seats in a nice deep crimson red and less than 20k miles on it. Does that count?
Only if you post pics... ;)

 

LordRaiden

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: LordRaiden
Hey, I've got a 1972 Corvette, almost totally stock with a few minor engine mods and leather seats in a nice deep crimson red and less than 20k miles on it. Does that count?
Only if you post pics... ;)
I don't have pics of my actual car, but this page has pics of a 72 vet that are similar to mine. The only real difference is I have Leather seats and the entire car is a deep Crimson Red and the seats are a dark brown leather.
 

mAdD INDIAN

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Isn't the Pantera technically Italian? it just has a Ford engine in it...thats hte only Americna part of the car.

How about those custom hot rods..do they could as muscle cars? Cause I love those cars based of the 50s Chevy and 30s Ford.
 

thedarkwolf

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Originally posted by: notfred
Thank you for not posting pics of that "Eleanor" car. People actually think that's what a GT500 looks like now.

The first thought that went through my head when I saw 67 Shelby was "Please not Eleanor, Please not Eleanor". I was really surprised it wasn't :).

Most people probably already know about this site but for the few that don't
http://carsinbarns.com/
 

jamautosound

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Originally posted by: Ornery
Buick's 100th Birthday Party this Weekend. - yellowfiero 07/21/2003
  • Buick GS History
    • 1970 saw the greatest Buick GS of all time. GM finally lifted its corporate ban of engines larger than 400 cubic inches in an intermediate body and Buick responded by stuffing a brand new 455 cubic inch engine into its restyled GS. The 455 boosted more displacement, bigger valves, and a hotter cam than the 400 and was also mated to standard cold air induction through functional hood scoops. The 455's was rated at 350bhp and a stump pulling 510lb-ft of torque. This was the highest torque rating of any production engine besides Cadillac's 472 and 500 cid V-8s, and no engine achieved it at a lower rpm (2800rpm).

      0-60 in 6.5 sec, 1/4 mile in 13.8 sec @ 101 mph.
    33 years ago, using a normally aspirated, automatic in a 3,460 lb. car!

Man, I would have loved to be at that party!!

My Favorite car. But I'm partial cuz it's mine. :p
 

cavemanmoron

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that is Not a "Roadrunner"
That is a Plymouth Superbird,1970

In 1969 Dodge had a similar car the Dodge Daytona

At the beginning of the 1969 Model year, Dodge released a special version of the Dodge Charger, known as the Charger 500. This was a specially modified Charger that featured revised bodywork so that the Charger would be competitive on the NASCAR circuits. Unfortunately for Dodge, the Charger 500 did not prove to be an overwhelming winner, but merely was competitive. It wasn't that the Charger was slow, it was that the Ford and Mercury stockers were quicker.

So in order to gain supremacy on the NASCAR circuits, a batch of even more radically modified Chargers were built- this was the Charger Daytona. Featuring the same flush mounted rear window treatment as the Charger 500 (see 1969 Charger 500), the Daytona went considerably further in the quest for better aerodynamics. The final product of extensive wind tunnel testing was a car that had no equals on the track and nothing came remotely close to it in terms of visual impact on the street. An 18 inch nose cone was attached to the front of the car, and a high mounted wing was mounted on the rear. Large Daytona lettering graced the rear quarter panels and reverse mounted front fender scoops, (for tire clearance on the race versions), concealed headlights and special windshield pillar wind deflectors completed the aerodynamic package.

Engine availability on the Daytona was either the 375 hp. 440 c.i. Magnum or the 426 c.i. Hemi, of which 70 were so equipped. In all, 503 Daytona Chargers were built.



http://aerowarriors.com/

Plymouth's attempt at NASCAR domination culminated in the production of the 1970 Plymouth SuperBird. Plymouth's '68 Road Runner was aerodynamically poor, and it became even more so when Richard Petty opted to race a Ford rather than pilot a boxy Plymouth in '69. Richard scored ten victories in his new Ford ride, including a victory in the fist race he drove it in at Riverside, California. This made it abundantly clear to Plymouth that if they wanted Petty back in a Plymouth (and they wanted the all-time winningest NASCAR driver back very badly), they would need a car which Petty felt was competitive, and thus the SuperBird was born. The Plymouth SuperBird won more races in fewer appearances that its winged brother the Daytona, bringing home eight of Plymouth's 21 victories in 1970. The Plymouth was considered a great success, although ironically, Bobby Isaac won the 1970 Grand National Championship driving a Dodge. Richard Petty finished fourth, due to a serious crash at Darlington which side-lined him for several even

 

Prong

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Originally posted by: bunker
My Uncle's Chevelle
Engine
Grill
One more

Don't ask me what year that is cuz I have no idea.


That be a 67. My fave of the 64-67 series. Looking at the engine pics, it could be a 325, 350 or 375 horse motor. A buddy of mine used to have a body shop and painted a pristine 67 SS396 that had less than 10000 miles on it.
 

cavemanmoron

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Originally posted by: Prong
Originally posted by: bunker
My Uncle's Chevelle
Engine
Grill
One more

Don't ask me what year that is cuz I have no idea.


That be a 67. My fave of the 64-67 series. Looking at the engine pics, it could be a 325, 350 or 375 horse motor. A buddy of mine used to have a body shop and painted a pristine 67 SS396 that had less than 10000 miles on it.

cool, i prefer the '68-72 personally ,but,the 1967 is the nicest of the older style Chevelle's
 

Cyberian

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Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Isn't the Pantera technically Italian? it just has a Ford engine in it...thats hte only Americna part of the car.

How about those custom hot rods..do they could as muscle cars? Cause I love those cars based of the 50s Chevy and 30s Ford.
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