The one, The only 1967 IPC

**DW31S** · #1 03-30-2022, 04:24 PM

Wonder whatever became of the car Foyt DID take?

70 copo · #2 03-30-2022, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DW31S

Wonder whatever became of the car Foyt DID take?

It was an 0-1 June build with the group that went to Canada to support Mosport.

According to people who asked him about the car, He gave it to his maid, and her boyfriend used the car to complete some armed robberies.

The trail goes cold after that although several different people have claimed over the years to own the car.

**njsteve** · #3 03-31-2022, 03:08 AM

Maybe its been answered somewhere here already but why did they de-convert the 396/375 hp version to the 325 hp version?

**luzl78** · #4 03-31-2022, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by njsteve

Maybe its been answered somewhere here already but why did they de-convert the 396/375 hp version to the 325 hp version?

I think for reliability. Chevy would look like egg in there face if the solid lifter L78 dropped a valve leading the race cars .

**njsteve** · #5 03-31-2022, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by luzl78

I think for reliability. Chevy would look like egg in there face if the solid lifter L78 dropped a valve leading the race cars .

That is so bizarre that they didn't have faith in the survivability of ther highest performing engine at the time. Yeesh!

Were they running Quadrajets too on the L34/35 engines?

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