----This beauty belongs to a friend in Illinois and is very very impressive. He spent many years on the resto and probably didn't use one repro part. Lineage is very impressive as well. I'm sort of surprised he's selling, but he may be wanting to capitalise on the current prices!.....Bill S

I don't get red stripe tires on cars built previous to 1966 model year?? :no: :rolleyes2: Been seeing this a lot lately.

This Vette would look fantastic with proper width white walls...or...black walls. JMO. - Bill W

Red stripe tires were available from the factory on '64 and '65 GTOs.

K

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Ford’s Experimental Turbine T-Bird

https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/...rd/#more-90012

This photo must have been taken at the Ford Proving Ground in Dearborn, next to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.

You can see the windmill in the background.

K

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Was the 1968 Corvette and it's previous show car prototypes the first cars to use T-Tops?

Actually . . . no.

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That honor belongs to the 1948 sports car prototype by Tasco.

And for those of us without the mega bucks . . .



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Speaking of which - I have been meaning to share with the team that I had to put new tires on the Grand Prix. The older radials that were on it were starting to come apart.

I liked the thinner 5/8" white wall that it came with but due to the tire shortage and general status of 14" tires it was not meant to be. I was trading off size (P225/75R14 vs up one size vs down one size), white wall (and width) vs redline, availability and price.

After agonizing over my excel spreadsheets I made a decision and went with one size down (P215/75R14) and 1" white walls from Coker. Took about 4 months to get them through Summit Racing.

I wasn't so sure if I loved them at first, but upon further review I see that they are actually a bit more "authentic".

Before, after and vintage photos shown below.

K

----Having had my 64 421 HO 4spd GP I agree with you. When I bought mine in Washington state it literally had white letter Grand Prix after market tires. I drove it all the way back to Massachusetts, but made a stop in Chicago and got correct Coker Firestone white walls from some guy there. I couldn't make it home without putting correct tires on it!.....Bill S

Oops..:blush:..an obvious misspeak on my part! I was thinking in Chevy terms! No disrespect to our Poncho friends!! :beers:

But red stripes on a '63 SWC is still wrong!

Keith, excellent tire choice, the GP looks great!!

I can't speak for radials, but in bias ply, I've observed Coker casting multiple size designations into a single dimension tire, which can result in a larger than original dimension tire
A few months ago I was in need of a set of 7.75x14 blackwalls, which Coker doesn't offer. They do offer 8.25x14 in black, the dimensions are exactly the same as 7.75 white! Not the first time I've seen this.

WOW !!! That is nice

Agreed. Stunning!!:worship:

Dual duty "curb feeler" exhaust tips...:no:

1967 Impala 427
 

Where are they?

For a predominantly Chevrolet site, I never see these gorgeous big car 427’s.

One of my all time Favorite hoods from the 60’s.

----I remember from somewhere that there was a plan at Chevy to have an optional tri-power 427 SS in 67, but it didn't materialize. Hence the hood. They could have had a 427-400 option. Major bummer that it didn't happen!!!.....Bill S

OEM...You are right on where are all these cars. I have a 66 Bisc, with a 454 in it (NOM).

I can count the # of B model cars with BB's on one hand that I have seen. I can tell you for sure I've seen more L88 Vettes, more COPO cars, more 427 Cobras than big block full size Chev's and Pontiacs....

Interesting point you made...

You never see the BB full size cars because they fell out of favor once the Pony Cars took over the market. Plus, for Chevrolet, you had to jump through hoops to get an L72 427 in a full size.

Go to the drag strip and what do you see? Camaros and Mustangs.

Exactly …… that’s another reason why they are so scarce and rarely shared.

Beauty, Brawn and roomy in a sleek body.

Who has one in Survivor form?

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It's a 1957 Chevy 150 Sedan with . . . a "Corvette V8" option - that's what the brochure calls it - the dual quad 283. With a 4 speed and not much else the Curb weight is: "estimated" at 3370 pounds.

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So how much less does our beloved 1969 Z/28 weigh against the 150? Answer . . .

120 pounds: 3370 vs 3250

Both Curb Weights are sourced from Automobile Catalog.

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/m..._z28/1969.html

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Lets look at the 1967 SS427. There weren't many made because no one wanted them. Yes it has a 385HP 427 in it. But it weighs 4085 pounds.

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For not much difference in the sale price - you could get a 1967 RS/SS L78 Camaro and it only weighs 3350. That's more than 700 pounds lighter than the SS427.

BTW - I could get that same 427 in a station wagon.

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Mercury was totally unaware (or were they) as to how much they would change the sport of Drag Racing with their all fiberglass flip-up body back in 1966

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20 years! That's the time difference between the 1944 P51D Mustang and the 1964 SR-71 Blackbird (first flight: December 22, 1964)

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I was under the impression that the SS427 was only available in the Sport Coupe.

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At the age of 3, my son Alex was totally fascinated by "Yellow Equipment." Back Hoes, Bulldozers, you name it - he LOVED them. So much that when we took a trip in the car, if he saw some he would literally throw a tantrum if we didn't stop to let him either look at them or watch them work.

In my travels as a Salesman, I came across a new development being built not that far from where we lived. So I thought Alex would love to watch them at work - close up - instead of from the car.

So off we went. Got to the site and he couldn't get out of the car fast enough to watch the men and machines at work.

So I had this great idea (or at least it seemed so at the time) that I could ask one of the machine operators to have Alex sit in the seat of a Bulldozer. I carried him over to the Dozer which was just resting and talked to the operator and explained my idea. "Sure! - Let me just fire this baby up!"

You know that LOUD SHRILL sound a construction diesel engine makes when it first starts up. That scared the living bejeezes out of Alex. He started crying and wouldn't stop until we got back to the car.

Needless to say, that was the last time Alex wanted to look at . . . Yellow Equipment.

"It's a 1957 Chevy 150 Sedan with . . . a "Corvette V8" option - that's what the brochure calls it - the dual quad 283. With a 4 speed and not much else the Curb weight is: "estimated" at 3370 pounds."

I know this is a bit nitpicky; but I don't believe you could get a four speed in a Chevy (other than Corvette) in 57. Dealer installed maybe; but other than that a stick was three on the tree. Guess you could count an available OD unit as "fourth gear".