[Chief of the 60's]

[muscle_collector]

I don't think I have seen this picture before. bill never mentioned this car to me. what was it running?

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I don't think I have seen this picture before. bill never mentioned this car to me. what was it running?

I have no clue. Never seen it before either. Even if it was a Canadian Pontiac it would have been a SBC. Unless he changed it. I'd like to know what class it ran in.

[misterp266]

An Acadian. Looks like U/SS on the window. Apparently had a 427 in it.

[Jeff Hamlin]

I thought I had some info on file but sadly lost when PC crashed a few years ago.
John K., had a webpage going but let it fade away :-(




The Acadian behind one of the early '66's

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by misterp266

An Acadian. Looks like U/SS on the window. Apparently had a 427 in it.

Is it a "U" or a bad looking "V"?

There is nothing in the 1967 rule book for either class but those classes do show up in the 1973 book, so this is a later photo. "U" class is 18.00 to 18.99 and "V" class is 19.00 to 19.99. Both seem very slow which tells me that this car may be a 6 cylinder. Both classes are also automatic.

Side note.... Bad Banana, the car in the far lane, was a local car for me.

[GT182]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

That could be the '67 GP that Mike Pemberton rescued in Nevada and restored several years ago. I would bet money that it is the same car. I haven't seen that picture before, but the "H" decal on the door looks like one I got from him.

What ever happened to Mike? I saw Linda Vaughn last summer at the Ridgely, MD show and she didn't know either. Once he sold the '67 GP he just disappeared.

[400 4spd.]

I have no idea what Mike is up to. The last time I talked to him was when the car was scheduled for auction. He is really a die-hard Olds 442 guy, and he told me he was going to get back into those after the GP sold. He said he knows Olds, but had lots to learn when he started his GP restoration. I can tell you he was very grateful for all of the help he received here.
But based on that conversation and the experience he relayed that he had with Miss Vaughn at SEMA, I wouldn't expect those two to be staying in touch. Ironically, a few months ago I found a scrap of paper with his number on it.

[242177P]

Originally Posted by misterp266

Apparently had a 427 in it.

Correct. Ran in B/Modified.

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

John K., had a webpage going but let it fade away :-(

Still have any old bookmarks?

[400 4spd.]

Did anyone else notice the '64 Plymouth hood scoop?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

Did anyone else notice the '64 Plymouth hood scoop?

My dad had one of those that he was going to put on our GTO.

(Thankfully) he never got around to it.

K

[400 4spd.]

Keith, if it's an original and you still have it around, it's worth some big bucks.

[johnta1]

Who's John K.?

Here is some info that Steve Hoog had on this Knafel car:

Car & Driver:
1967 Acadian 427 HT
(Canadian Pontiac)
Larry "Doc" Dixon

Car Name:
Tin Indian

Notes:
B/Modified Championship AHRA world Championships (Deland, FL)

[Jeff Hamlin]

His son John.

[johnta1]

Thanks, Jeff. Thought maybe that was it.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Who's John K.?

Here is some info that Steve Hoog had on this Knafel car:

Car & Driver:
1967 Acadian 427 HT
(Canadian Pontiac)
Larry "Doc" Dixon

Car Name:
Tin Indian

Notes:
B/Modified Championship AHRA world Championships (Deland, FL)

So then why was the class so slow? Surely a 427 can do better in the 1/4. Also, Super Stock had to use the factory block. Did a '66 Canadian Pontiac have a 427? Was there even a 427 in 1966?

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Is it a "U" or a bad looking "V"?

There is nothing in the 1967 rule book for either class but those classes do show up in the 1973 book, so this is a later photo. "U" class is 18.00 to 18.99 and "V" class is 19.00 to 19.99. Both seem very slow which tells me that this car may be a 6 cylinder. Both classes are also automatic.

Side note.... Bad Banana, the car in the far lane, was a local car for me.

[242177P]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Was there even a 427 in 1966?

67 Acadian. And there were plenty of 66 427s...

[SRR]

I don't believe a 427 was stock in a Acadian. They had shock towers like an older Mustang and without mods wouldn't fit. Maybe it was a stroked SBC?

[Chief of the 60's]

Had to run stock bore & stoke for Super Stock. Now, maybe later on it ran Modified Production but I would have to read my old rule books as to what you could run in that class.

[Jeff Hamlin]

Originally Posted by SRR

I don't believe a 427 was stock in a Acadian. They had shock towers like an older Mustang and without mods wouldn't fit. Maybe it was a stroked SBC?

That looks to be correct for both '66 & '67.
The 389 was the largest in the A-Bodies.

The 427 was for the Big Gals