It's going to the next Barret-Jackson Auction where they expect it to fetch $80,000-90,000!
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Hey Charles, I didn't know you could hot rod a horse and buggy.crs wrote:Reminds me of my teen age - hot rod years.
David wrote:This is my baby, but with all the surgeries, titanium rods, bolts, pins, etc etc I haven't driven it in two years. both arms working again and I'm walking again so next year summer, zoom zoom..
Looks alot like my first car; 1966 GTO, 4 speed, 389 tri-power, 3.55 limited slip differential (see my screen name).Kansas Ed wrote:That is really nice. 440 I assume...
Our 18 yr old son spent the last couple of years putting this Lemans back together for his
first car. 389 4spd. These were part of his Senior Picture portfolio. He's pretty proud
of this car. I think he did a fine job of it. The original interior was creme color, but he redid
the whole thing in black (easier to keep clean you know)
Ed
Back in the day all of the car magazines carried an ad for the 427 Cobra touting its 0-100-0 time, but I recall it being in the 12's or low 13's. Not 11 seconds, but seriously quick. I have been searching the web for that ad, but haven't found it yet. The 427 A.C. Cobra held that record for a street car for many years.1886 wrote:David wrote:This is my baby, but with all the surgeries, titanium rods, bolts, pins, etc etc I haven't driven it in two years. both arms working again and I'm walking again so next year summer, zoom zoom..
Glad you are feeling more chipper. Not to highjack this thread, Cobra? I read that the originals could run from zero to 100m.p.h. to zero in 11 seconds.?? Could one more knowledgeable on these matters than myself comment on this. Thanks. 1886.
66GTO wrote:Back in the day all of the car magazines carried an ad for the 427 Cobra touting its 0-100-0 time, but I recall it being in the 12's or low 13's. Not 11 seconds, but seriously quick. I have been searching the web for that ad, but haven't found it yet. The 427 A.C. Cobra held that record for a street car for many years.1886 wrote:David wrote:This is my baby, but with all the surgeries, titanium rods, bolts, pins, etc etc I haven't driven it in two years. both arms working again and I'm walking again so next year summer, zoom zoom..
Glad you are feeling more chipper. Not to highjack this thread, Cobra? I read that the originals could run from zero to 100m.p.h. to zero in 11 seconds.?? Could one more knowledgeable on these matters than myself comment on this. Thanks. 1886.
High 12s on the street is big time fast! 1886.TedH wrote:Having this beast of a Challenger in the shop just brought back some good memories of my youth and the hot rod days. I had a '68 GTO that I painted and built a motor for. It wasn't terribly fast, would run high 12 second quarters, but it was a lot of fun. Like many of the guns that have slipped through my hands, I wish I still had that car.
Kansas Ed, that is a fine looking Pontiac your son has there. He, and you, should be right proud of that.
1886,1886 wrote: Sorry for highjacking this thread.. I have read the 427 side oiler produced a factory rated 660 b.h.p. Again, any truth to these claims? Thanks, 1886.
A bit of trivia about the Duntov cam that will make it more "on topic" for Leverguns Forum. It was commonly known as the Duntov 30-30 cam because the valve lash was set at .030" on both the intake and exhaust valves.Kansas Ed wrote:Love the wagon FOF! Duntov cam...haven't thought about those in years....explain the 365 heads??? SBC...or???? Were the 365's the Powerpack heads??
Ed
66GTO wrote:1886,1886 wrote: Sorry for highjacking this thread.. I have read the 427 side oiler produced a factory rated 660 b.h.p. Again, any truth to these claims? Thanks, 1886.
Again, my memory ain't what it used to be, but that wouldn't surprise me. Many of those monster muscle car engines were underrated to try and fool the insurance companies. They would rate a 427 cu. in. engine at say 425 h.p. at 4,300 rpm. What they didn't say was that at 7,000 rpm that engine made 575 h.p., as an example.
The 427 side oiler that Shelby used was basically a NASCAR engine so 660 h.p. on a dyno with open headers and no accessories to drive would be possible.