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Old 06-06-2021, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by padgett View Post
And here I thought the Pontiac 4 cyl was a 194. (half a 389).
No first hand knowledge here, but I remember reading in Hot Rod back in the early sixties Mickey was running not only against 1/4 mile records (NHRA), but
international records (FIA) that included standing kilometer (about .6 miles). FIA classes were based on liter engine sizes. 183 cubic inches is 3 liters, a likely class break. It was probably destroked.

http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...ecords_1-4.pdf

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