[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by rexs73gto

Back in the day when they were running the T/A in the trans am circuit they were limited to 5 litre engines so they used the chevy engine for the cars from canada because they came with a small block so they were factory engine which made them leagel to run. If not they wouldnrt have been able to race the T/A back then.

That's a fallacy.........there were NO Firebirds built in Canada till 1993...........I believe that 1977...was the first year that an sbc (305) was factory installed in a bird...

[bossbirdta]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

That's a fallacy.........there were NO Firebirds built in Canada till 1993...........I believe that 1977...was the first year that an sbc (305) was factory installed in a bird...

it was an old loop hole in the SCCA rule book prior to the 1970 season. kinda like an SD396 Beaumont type of thing????...