If You Could go Back In Time, and Design One Performance Car.

[Paul Ceasrine]

I'm Mopar,
But it would have been nice to see a 1968 Pontiac Firebird
Factory Super/Stocker for 1968.
Since the 428 was available.
A nice SD-428
12.5-1 pistons, round-port heads, .550 lift camshaft,
Aluminum DP intake, and 850 Holley.
Plus the other proper S/S goodies.
Would have made a nice SS/D car
PC

[283nova]

62-65 novas with the 425 horse dual quad 409 4 speed and a heavy duty 12 bolt rearend. with alot more rear tire clearance and a way better designed front end.

and in 67 the l88 427 in a nova

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by 283nova

62-65 novas with the 425 horse dual quad 409 4 speed and a heavy duty 12 bolt rearend. with alot more rear tire clearance and a way better designed front end.

and in 67 the l88 427 in a nova

Mad Malcom Durham raced a nova with a 409 in the mid '60's, even altered the wheelbase if I remember rightly.

JimR

PS '67 Nova with a '70 LT1 350.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Mad Malcom Durham raced a nova with a 409 in the mid '60's, even altered the wheelbase if I remember rightly.

JimR

PS '67 Nova with a '70 LT1 350.

It was a 1964 Chevelle with the Z-11/427 engine, Jim. Then he changed the trim into a 1965 and altered the wheelbase the following year to use the Rat motor style 427 for match racing. He raced a lot at the long gone Aquasco drag strip in Southern Md. The first time I saw him race was against Ronnie Sox's 1964 Comet and he whipped his butt in a 2 out of 3 match race that Sunday. I had heard he outran Sox the night before at Cecil County. I talked to him a lot before his passing from cancer and he was a great down to earth guy and his kids turned out to be good people also.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

It was a 1964 Chevelle with the Z-11/427 engine, Jim. Then he changed the trim into a 1965 and altered the wheelbase the following year to use the Rat motor style 427 for match racing. He raced a lot at the long gone Aquasco drag strip in Southern Md. The first time I saw him race was against Ronnie Sox's 1964 Comet and he whipped his butt in a 2 out of 3 match race that Sunday. I had heard he outran Sox the night before at Cecil County. I talked to him a lot before his passing from cancer and he was a great down to earth guy and his kids turned out to be good people also.

Thanks for the correction, thought it was a nova but then I'm old. They showed up one night at Atco with the car on a flat bed truck and they had to remove the car by hand because the ramps wouldn't hold it. Half the pits helped. He was indeed a nice guy.

JimR

[Bret Kepner]

I don't need to bring up the AmphiCar again, do I? LOL!

[Paul Ceasrine]

Bret,
Only if you mention the Prop size!
Paul

A nice view.
An AMC Marlin (with a 343 HP Typhoon) towing the Amphi-Car to the track on a Bock trailer.