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Old 07-26-2023, 01:18 PM
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Did not see the car, wish I had. Looks good.
If true - be interesting to see what they were testing using RAII heads. There were already a number of articles and cars by then running by the time the 69s came out.

George started Leader in late 1967. Think December but his big push was when he bought out the performance side of Royal. If I remember right it was summer of 69.
I also seem to remember somewhere on here a few years back of a story of a RAI FB that George/leader converted to a RAII and was still around.
Leader converted a Regular 400 to a RAII in Ct owned by Bob Krosky . (Trumbull Sunoco) Car was known as break away .

Bill Eckstrom (driver )
From Stephens shared a lot of info w George back then from there RAII car GTO) they raced .. Stephen also had a RAIV bird (that I have )and the RAV pro stock firebird which I have the drive train to Currently that engine is in my RAIV bird. https://youtu.be/aqGcHD2mnKs
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