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Old 10-13-2018, 01:02 PM   #1
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Great article.... isn't this what Factory Stock is trying to achieve?
sorta... only one model for each brand today.
Back then.. Arrow, Omni, Volare, Fairmont, Zephyr, Pinto, Vega, Monza, Starfire, Cutlass and....Camaro.
Big and Small Block.
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Old 10-13-2018, 04:29 PM   #2
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sorta... only one model for each brand today.
Back then.. Arrow, Omni, Volare, Fairmont, Zephyr, Pinto, Vega, Monza, Starfire, Cutlass and....Camaro.
Big and Small Block.
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Reaching back a little further Cuda, Dart, Hornet, Gremlin, Challenger, Maverick (including a “taxi”), etc. Point being innovative ways to get the job done and drivers that could tell you exactly what the car did and what it needs...no computers. The Golden Age to be sure.
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Old 10-13-2018, 05:00 PM   #3
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Reaching back a little further Cuda, Dart, Hornet, Gremlin, Challenger, Maverick (including a “taxi”), etc. Point being innovative ways to get the job done and drivers that could tell you exactly what the car did and what it needs...no computers. The Golden Age to be sure.
LOL... and some how, Tech inspectors sorted it all out...and I recall one combo had to add weight, but don`t remember which one.
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Old 10-13-2018, 05:53 PM   #4
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LOL... and some how, Tech inspectors sorted it all out...and I recall one combo had to add weight, but don`t remember which one.
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The combo that had weight added usually had Bob Glidden on the doors !
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innovative ways to get the job done
and there you have it!!!

When the sanctioning body dictates everything, then innovation becomes illegal.
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