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Wow...another "old HO" emerges & a LOADED W66 to boot!

This also confirms my observation that MOST LS5/W66's were "heavily optioned"...especially automatics.....anybody ever seen a "stripper" HO formula?

NJ steve,this one has about the same option count as yours,I think? (32 vs 34) on yours,including the 2 Canadian mandatories?)

Looks like they forgot the rear spoiler?...what a shame....

ALL of the "important stuff" from under the hood is gone?

That'll be a 5-10K setback for the new owner.....

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Old 05-10-2013, 01:45 PM
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If you bought this engine you'd be 90% there:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-455-HO-...3b951f&vxp=mtr

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Old 05-10-2013, 02:05 PM
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I used to own that car a couple of years ago. It was in need of sooooo much repair and replacement, I let it go. It is missing the original 455HO, air cleaner, manifolds, carb, etc, TH400, and even the rear end has been changed out. The hood is bad, but can be fixed, there are rust thru holes in both rear quarters under the vinyl top, the trunk floor is history and has been horribly fiberglassed as a repair. The side stripe I painted on in about 15 minutes to show my wife what it would have looked like. Sad sad story to a once beautiful car. Can you imagine how this car looked new? Silver with black vinyl top and deluxe black cloth interior with reflective black side stripe and honeycombs! It was hard to let it go. I hope someone gets ahold of it and restores it.

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I used to own that car a couple of years ago. It was in need of sooooo much repair and replacement, I let it go. It is missing the original 455HO, air cleaner, manifolds, carb, etc, TH400, and even the rear end has been changed out. The hood is bad, but can be fixed, there are rust thru holes in both rear quarters under the vinyl top, the trunk floor is history and has been horribly fiberglassed as a repair. The side stripe I painted on in about 15 minutes to show my wife what it would have looked like. Sad sad story to a once beautiful car. Can you imagine how this car looked new? Silver with black vinyl top and deluxe black cloth interior with reflective black side stripe and honeycombs! It was hard to let it go. I hope someone gets ahold of it and restores it.
That's a shame.......the underneath pics didn't look TOO bad......

Those cars look STUNNING in silver.

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I used to own that car a couple of years ago. It was in need of sooooo much repair and replacement, I let it go. It is missing the original 455HO, air cleaner, manifolds, carb, etc, TH400, and even the rear end has been changed out. The hood is bad, but can be fixed, there are rust thru holes in both rear quarters under the vinyl top, the trunk floor is history and has been horribly fiberglassed as a repair. The side stripe I painted on in about 15 minutes to show my wife what it would have looked like. Sad sad story to a once beautiful car. Can you imagine how this car looked new? Silver with black vinyl top and deluxe black cloth interior with reflective black side stripe and honeycombs! It was hard to let it go. I hope someone gets ahold of it and restores it.
I thought I remembered it...


Agree - it would have been stunning when new.

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Wow...another "old HO" emerges & a LOADED W66 to boot!

This also confirms my observation that MOST LS5/W66's were "heavily optioned"...especially automatics.....anybody ever seen a "stripper" HO formula?
...."semi" stripper.....from over the hill.....
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...."semi" stripper.....from over the hill.....
Bossbirdta, do you happen know much about that car?

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Bossbirdta, do you happen know much about that car?
just enuff to get in trouble

its a 4-speed car, standard interior/console/gages/Formula wheel/honeys/factory rear spoiler.....

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...."semi" stripper.....from over the hill.....
my 72 F400 is being done with no rocker spears like that one. blatantly incorrect, and looks so good

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my 72 F400 is being done with no rocker spears like that one. blatantly incorrect, and looks so good
mine are on with 3M 2 sided tape

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my 72 F400 is being done with no rocker spears like that one. blatantly incorrect, and looks so good
Saving some weight are we???

Those are actually Ist gen Camero parts,as I recall...

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...."semi" stripper.....from over the hill.....
A sundance 72 HO/4spd?

I think I'm in love!

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The 2nd up close picture shows a license plate bracket, but still shows something coming all the way down to the bottom of the spoiler.. My eyes are getting bad and I don't have my reading glasses on, so maybe this is just a shadow..But sure looks like a stripe, nice well defined lines etc.. ?????
I think it's a shadow from the plate.
In the 1st pic, the center peak of the spoiler is to the left of the plate/shadow.


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