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Old 07-02-2023, 10:41 PM   #520
Nick Heath
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Default Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone View Post
Yes. I just thought of that, and came back on to correct myself.
The Regal is the only one de-factored to 163. Makes it an R, T, U car.
The full size that makes V is 176 hp..In other words not de-factored like the Regal.
Only 302 FFFords can get reduced, across the boards, I guess.

So, how fast did the Doolittle / Mc Kay , Jewell black car ever go? Seems to me it should go plenty fast.
Wasn't Darwin Hardy's blue "Hardy's Hangup" Buick a LeSabre with a 252?
I remember that car being quite fast for its day and a 13hp difference in U/SA would be 260 lbs!
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