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[Greg Hill]

Looking back at the parts books from 1970 would be an eye opener. I know more about Chevys because I worked two summers at the Chevy dealership in my hometown. I spent $26 for a 327/350 hp cam for a 283 in 1967. If you go by what's in the parts books and not how the cars came from the factory things would be a whole lot different. The 396 guys could run the zl-1 cam and the 850 carb. The small block guys would get the off road cam which was made for the trans am cars. All the manufacturers had high performance items in their parts books but they were never allowed into stock until the last few years. The reason that these parts were not in the NHRA class guide is that first they didn't come from the factory that way and second Farmer would have never and didn't put them in the guide.

Oh and by the way, the police interceptor manifold was only approved for the cobra jets for super stock and not stock in 1968. To suddenly after 40 plus years find these documents that support letting these parts in is a little suspect at best.