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Old 04-27-2011, 07:36 AM
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single 4 bbl.I almost bought the car from gov. Shaffer.The car started life as a HO car and was converted by engineering.I could have bought it for 38K.Tom
Tom,
So, the 390 horse was not a Super Duty, right. I would have thought that a Pikes Peak car would have been very simialar to a NASCAR race car that ran at somewhere like Riverside. The Super Duty NASCAR motors were rated at 405 HP. Also, I'm supprised they would have used the 8 lugs on a Pikes Peak car, something else that was never used on the NASCAR race cars because of the stress involved.

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1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe 3x2 3 speed manual
1960 Pontiac Ventura 425A / 4 speed
1961 Pontiac Catalina Tri Power / 4 speed
1961 Ford Starliner 390 / 401/ 4 speed
1962 Corvette 327/300 / 4 speed
1962 Gran Prix Tri Power / 4 speed
1963 Pontiac Catalina 421/ 4 speed
1964 Pontiac Catalina 3x2 / 4 speed