I had a chance to buy a 74 Firebird Formula back in 88. The car had about 60,000 miles on it with a beutiful body. He had put a 400 built for it with RAIV heads, solid lifter cam, 455 pistons with longer aluminum rods. Also had a M22 muncie and 4.56 posi in it. I could have picked it up for $2500.
I rode in it once, went pretty good but had a heck of a vibration. I found out from the guy that bought it that it had a couple spun main bearings. Oh and he sold the motor for just about what he paid for the whole car.
And why didn't I buy it? It was a choice between that or a H McCormick tractor with a loader that has came in REAL handy for snow removal around the yard and pushing vehicles in the shop.
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North Dakotas fastest REAL GTO
10.10 @ 131 MPH in the 1/4
Hoping to get it back together some year.
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