Re: Dodge Hellcat Warning
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">More like the 1978 Indy Pace Car Corvette debacle.
The 1973 Superduty issue was due to the fact that the factory kept postponing and trying the cancel the option due to EPA involvement and the new found hatred of "high performance" in the new era of fuel economy. Fortunately for the enthusiasts, the engine guys had already built the components for the allotment of engines and Pontiac was forced to build the cars or scrap all the engines. These delays pissed off the dealers so much, to have their customers left hanging, that a lot of the orders were converted (without the customers approval) to the standard D-port 455 4bbl engine.
My car's original owner had to literally kick down the door of the Pontiac zone manager in New York City and threaten him, in order to get his SD order accepted and built... You just don't mess with a 6'8" tall, 300 pound linebacker when he tells you that he wants to buy a car and you are the man blocking the sale from proceeding! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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Yep, I went to high school with a kid who's dad still owned the 73 T/A he ordered new as a Super Duty. Delay after delay and when it finally showed up, it was a standard 455. The worst part was that when he ordered it, the dealer had an SD car in the showroom that had been ordered and rejected, but he didn't like the color. By the time his car came in, that one was sold. It was at the tail end of the model year and he said he didn't care for the 74 restyle, so he was stuck with the D-port car.
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