1970 LS6 TRIPLE BLACK RAGTOP

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-----Thanks Darryl,,,Obviously not the same car, although mine was also green new. The one I had was sold new in Boston and was 350hp dual quad Cobra powered. Supposedly one of 5 Griffiths built to that standard......Bill S

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They built two different series that I am aware of. The 220? and the 400? I believe the 200 was a standard 289 4 barrel and the 400 was the 289 hipo. Ours was the hipo rated at 315 h.p. single 4 barrel as I believe the 289 Cobras were as well.

I have never heard of the dual quad model but it was basically a garage built car like the Cobra and I am sure there was a lot of experimenting and you could probably get most anything you asked for.
As I am sure you are aware, Jack Griffith was building these cars on the east coast when Shelby was building the Cobra on the west coast. The Griffith was supposedly guarenteed to do 160 "out of the box" and were faster and lighter than the Cobras, but the Cobras eat them up in the corners.

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-----Yup,,,Mine weighed 1900lbs dripping wet, and was one of the fastest stock automobiles I ever drove. I found out many years later why they were so light when an owner at the Meadowbrook Concours let me in on a secret. The frames were exhaust tubing. Made sense to me although I have never checked that fact out. I never (even back then) would have gone 160 in one. It scared me silly at 100/110. The thing wouldnt begin to hook up so I thought drag racing at the strip would be fruitless. On the street from a role it was a way different situation. Mine was a 200........Bill S

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-----Yup,,,Mine weighed 1900lbs dripping wet, and was one of the fastest stock automobiles I ever drove. I found out many years later why they were so light when an owner at the Meadowbrook Concours let me in on a secret. The frames were exhaust tubing. Made sense to me although I have never checked that fact out. I never (even back then) would have gone 160 in one. It scared me silly at 100/110. The thing wouldnt begin to hook up so I thought drag racing at the strip would be fruitless. On the street from a role it was a way different situation. Mine was a 200........Bill S

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I took a gearhead friend for a ride in it on 7 Hills Road, a blacktop straight road with hills. The car needed shocks (4 Konis in the rear) and at 130 in 3rd gear it was floating all over the road with my buddy screaming SLOW DOWN!! The car had a lot more in it but I never saw it.