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Old 02-26-2016, 07:26 PM
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Default Re: HUBERT PLATT's Georgia Shaker III Barn fresh

Those Fastback Chevy II's are just wild freaks.

Anyone have a good source on their history?
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Old 02-27-2016, 05:28 PM
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Default Re: HUBERT PLATT's Georgia Shaker III Barn fresh

Search on here for Fastback info as there was a lot of talk a while ago, mainly the Alan Green car. They were originally meant for road racing with all their mods: lightweight fiberglass where possible, front suspension geometry changes, big brakes, rear Corvette suspension, engine set-back... but as the story goes this changed after the GM '63 "ban". The 3+ cars hit the drags and over time (most?) went to solid rear axle, altered wheelbase, ...


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