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Originally Posted by unruhjonny
very cool!
Based on the "6.5 Litre" wouldn't this be a pre-1967 promotional item?
iirc:
6.5L = 389ci
6.6L = 400ci
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Just to add, the decals would be 1968 as Pontiac marketing shelved the "Tiger" theme for 1968 and introduced their new promotional theme "The Great One."
Pontiac was not the only company to use the Litre designation.
In 1965 Ford Motor Car Division decided to introduce a new engine, using the FE block. This new powerplant would sport 428 ci, and would be a high torque, streetable big block. It was dubbed the "Thunderbird 7-Litre " and was slotted to appear on some of the 1966 models. Fords executives decided that what better way to introduce the engine than to create a special marque to showcase it. Using a Galaxie 500, with an XL Interior, some added features and some custom badges, the FORD 7-Litre was born.