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Part of which tuner car you choose depended on where you lived. Growing up in southern Missouri, we listened to WLS radio out of Chicago, thus knew about Nickey. But, because of Marty and his ads, I was well aware of Motion as well. I am sure I read about some of the other tuners, but those are the two that I remember most. But, if there had been a Chevy dealer in town who sold Yenkos, then I am sure that would have made a differnce. Instead, there was a Ford dealer across from the house, so I still remember the first Boss 302 and 429 to roll off of the transport.

And, the horsepower thing was very much a part of the game. Especially with Chevy. The ZL-1 5 HP more then the L-72, the L-78 going from 425 in the Vette to 375 in other models, etc. Back then, well, still today, a lot of buyers go with the engine boasting the highest HP rating, taking the dealers word that the numbers are correct. Some things never change.