[427TJ]

Rick, I hear you loud and clear. Some of my best moments were behind the wheel of my '67 Camaro with a 327/M-22/12-bolt 3:55 Posi. My point was/is, high-dollar collectors pay the most money for the big-block powered stuff and that's probably why many rare and desireable small-block cars don't get the really big money.

What's a 427 Yenko Nova worth, quarter to half a million? That's just a guess. How about a Deuce? Maybe 150K for a near-perfect one--again, a guess. Can a Deuce whack a 427 car on the track? That race might be close with both cars on stock tires, etc. The Deuce is probably more fun to drive but the '69 427 Nova will get the big dollars from the collectors. Yenko made more Deuces but that's not why Deuces are 150K vs. 250-500K for the 427s.

Stock Street Hemi vs. stock 440 6-Pack? Same thing, the Hemi might get beat by the 440 car in a street race but no one's paying a million for 440 Cuda converts, regardless of the production numbers of either car. 440-6 = $$$ Hemi = $$$$$$$ ($$$$$$$$$$$$)

Okay Ford fans. 289 Cobra vs. 427 Cobra? The race-ready 289 was faster than the early 427 comp cars around the road courses back in the day but any man with a bundle of cash and an ego's gonna' jump at the 427 car. 289 = $$$ 427 = $$$$$

I miss the fun of my '67 327 Camaro but in 1999 I finally got the big-block car I'd always wanted---well, the one I could afford.