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Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 10:45 PM

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Neither the Paxton Supercharger nor the 427 engine were options on the 1968 Shelby GT Mustangs

Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 10:58 PM

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Dual exhaust (and chrome exhaust tips) were never available on the 1969 Dart GT. Both the optional 273 and 318 V8s were 2 BBL single exhaust options.

What they did was take a stripe delete GTS and switched out the emblem on the trunk:

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Too Many Projects 08-24-2021 11:00 PM

Find the promo for the '67 Camaro SS with the 327 emblems on the fenders. It's possible GM hadn't planned to introduce the new 350 when those pics were taken, but that one promo pic has led MANY people to believe a 327 was available as an SS since then...:rolleyes2:

Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 11:08 PM

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Initially the Upper/Lower pinstripes came standard on the 1967 Coronet R/T. The Lower were cancelled shortly after production started due to the slow down they created.

Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 11:14 PM

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The Hemi engine was NOT available in the base or Special Edition Charger yet Dodge built this one for PR. It's restoration was shown on a popular car oriented TV show whose name escapes me. One of you guys probably remembers it.

Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 11:18 PM

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I always liked this ad. The ad company working for Dodge saw the future - just not for it's client.

Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Too Many Projects (Post 1560582)
Find the promo for the '67 Camaro SS with the 327 emblems on the fenders. It's possible GM hadn't planned to introduce the new 350 when those pics were taken, but that one promo pic has led MANY people to believe a 327 was available as an SS since then...:rolleyes2:

https://i.postimg.cc/cLSm0DXF/00.jpg

Are you referring to this photo? It's a 1968.

You can clearly see it's not an SS: no hood treatment. But the verbage below the photo says it is.

Lee Stewart 08-24-2021 11:42 PM

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That's not an R/T grille.

https://i.postimg.cc/vBBhCc3M/00.jpg

Too Many Projects 08-25-2021 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart (Post 1560589)
https://www.yenko.net/forum/cache.ph...m0DXF%2F00.jpg

Are you referring to this photo? It's a 1968.

You can clearly see it's not an SS: no hood treatment. But the verbiage below the photo says it is.


If I remember, it was a Red '67 badged as an SS but with 327 emblems on the fender. Been quite a few years since I ran across it.

R68GTO 08-25-2021 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart (Post 1560572)
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1970 Boss 302 with 1969 wheels and one funky color combo never available from the factory.

Ford knew that not all their PR photos would be shown in color so they outfitted many of their cars with colors that would look good in B & W.

Interesting placement of the stripe behind the rear wheel. Much lower than production version


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