Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

How about this for a sleeper.

http://www.impalass427.com/72res/66biscayne.jpg

Factory 427 / 425 hp. scary [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

Like Keith posted about being deaf. You'd have to be blind to miss those flags on the front fender.
Ron [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

Most guys old enough to know what this is are going blind and deaf, HUH?
Motown [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

Everytime I see the fifty fastest or the list posted here I wonder why the 69 Nova was chosen over the 68 Chevy II nova. They both had the same drivetrain(as far as the 396/375 models anyway). why did they choose the second year for the list? Just curious.
Tommy

Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

Nice car....I always like that Supersport script on the rocker...

Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

The 50 fastest list from the September 2001 MCR has a 68 Nova at the top of the list. The numbers came from the pure stock drags. I think that earlier lists came from old magaine road tests, which were pretty inconsistent. For example, November 68 Pop Hotrodding had a 68 L-78 Nova run 14.26, while September 68 Car Craft had a similar car run 15.20. Later, Hot Rod ran a 13.87 with their 69 L-78 Nova. So if you made a list with that old road test data, the 69 looks faster, but there was probably no real difference.

Re: Top 10 Sleepers
 

Thanks BBDON and BELAIR62. I like the 68's since they have so many one year parts on them. I also like sticking the key in the dash instead of the column!

Tommy