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Old 12-11-2012, 04:10 PM
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Here is a good one for you:

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3447020273.html

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Old 12-11-2012, 04:15 PM
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How'd they do that? 283 w/ 4bbl and 400 hp? Better than the 283 w/ FI in '57 @ 283 hp.

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Old 12-11-2012, 04:23 PM
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How'd they do that? 283 w/ 4bbl and 400 hp? Better than the 283 w/ FI in '57 @ 283 hp.
its the rare Eldabrock carb that makes all the power

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Old 12-11-2012, 04:41 PM
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its the rare Eldabrock carb that makes all the power
And them Valvencovdas too

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Old 12-11-2012, 09:56 PM
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How'd they do that? 283 w/ 4bbl and 400 hp? Better than the 283 w/ FI in '57 @ 283 hp.
Amazing isnt it.

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Old 12-11-2012, 10:06 PM
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Amazing isnt it.
I don't want the truck but I want his expertise working for me. I have a 326 and maybe he can coax 500+ hp out for me.

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Old 12-11-2012, 10:08 PM
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That'd be a nice truck for three or four thousand bucks.

Horsepower costs money, I guess.

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Says he has the build sheet and its a true 75 Formula 455 4 speed.

https://treasure.craigslist.org/cto/6107967802.html

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Old 05-02-2017, 10:37 PM
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Says he has the build sheet and its a true 75 Formula 455 4 speed.

https://treasure.craigslist.org/cto/6107967802.html
All Original except for the paint job, wheels, and the air cleaner decal.

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Yea and the fact 0 75 Formula 455's ever left the factory, they were not produced.

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Old 05-02-2017, 10:57 PM
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Yea and the fact 0 75 Formula 455's ever left the factory, they were not produced.
Ya could have fooled him.

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