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Old 07-17-2010, 12:57 PM
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[QUOTE=mike nixon;3803711]This thread's kind of drifted off of it's original question. To push it a bit farther off these are what I remember from back in the day.

Taking Mike's post; less typing:

W30 Old's (raced those)
69GTS dart,383 4spd (local Sheriff had one of those)
69 Road Runner, 440 6pack car (Worked on the Holley carbs for a few of those)
71 GTX 440 Pistol grip Air grabber
67 KR500 Stang (College Friend had a similar car but it was a Holman and Moody Engine)
67 Shelby 'vert
70 Chevelle SS LS6 (Most of those were not that fast really)
71 Hemi Challenger
69AMC AMX 4spd
66 Fairlane GTA (A couple of Ford Guys at work are original owners of these cars)
66 Mercury Cylone 390 Auto
68 Cyclone GT Cayle Yaroborough edition
71 Camaro RS split bumper 454 4spd car
69 Vette 454 4spd (454 cars were not that fast but the L-88 427 cars were)
A couple Cosworth Vegas
71 Torino GT 460 4spd triple Black
71 Comet 302 3spd (how about a BOSS 302 with a In-line Autolite 4 bbl and intake)
70 Camaro Z28
67 Dart GT 273 4spd
68 Barracuda Formula S
65 Impala SS 396 4spd (Uncle had a couple of those cars)
68 Impala SS 427 4spd
70 Ford Torino Cobra 429 Auto
69 Nova SS LOADED 4spd car
73 or so Gremlin X V8 4spd car
AAR Cuda
68 Dodge Charger Hemi car
67 Camaro RS SS 'vert, 350 4spd
70 Chrysler 300 'vert 440 Auto
65 Riviera 425 2x4 car Two friends and one of my uncles have owned the dual quad cars)
Pantera 351 windsor stick [ I drove this one several times and was not impressed]
2 Studebaker Avantis (Almost bought a 64 Avanti vs my 64 GTO)
Studebaker Golden Hawk Supercharged 4spd car
61 Starliner 410 4spd
67 Mercury Park Lane Vert 428 Super Marauder loaded
Every Vette from 57-75 [local collection]
70 Dart swinger 340 3 spd

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