'67 Festival Pace Car

**Charley Lillard** · #1 09-16-2005, 04:58 AM

You think I wax cars ?.. The whole point of this new car barn was to have a place to keep them where they stay clean and dry. I don't even have to cover them now. Dan Young put their name on the car after they got it from Chevrolet and it was on the 1/4 panels for years. I think when the 93 Pace car came out they wanted mine back at the track on race day but they did not want any sponsor names on any of the cars so Dan Young was removed from the car at that time.

mr396 · #2 09-19-2005, 10:30 PM

did chevrolet put an L34 or a L35 cam in your pace car?

jg95z28 · #3 09-19-2005, 11:32 PM

Charley is now officially my hero!

Man, I love that car!

**Charley Lillard** · #4 09-20-2005, 01:44 AM

Mr 396...Here is a legible copy of part of the GM work order. L34 cam maybe.

mr396 · #5 09-20-2005, 02:35 AM

I think it should read L34 where it says L35. didn't your engine put out something like 280 rear wheel horsepower?

rpoz11 · #6 10-16-2005, 08:48 PM

Charley , that is a very INTERESTING piece of paper!

I will quote one line from that piece:

"Change Powertrain combination from 'as delivered status' to RPO L-35 - 396 V-8 Engine - M-40 Turbo-Hyrdamatic incorporating 3:07.1 ratio positraction rear axle assembly (Garage)."

Was your car delivered initally with a prior already built engine that was not the L-35 4-speed?
If so, what was the original set-up GM delivered prior to the changes?
I ask this as I still refer back to the 67 VN BB PaceCar I viewed years ago that had a similar changes that resemble this statement released to you on this document...

rpoz11 · #7 10-16-2005, 08:49 PM

How about a larger, more complete view of this document?

Seattle Sam · #8 10-16-2005, 09:43 PM

I remember a prior discussion on this board, that Charley's car was built on the production line with a four speed and L78 motor.

**Charley Lillard** · #9 10-17-2005, 01:48 AM

The car was built on a production line with L78 and 4 speed. I have no idea why they wanted to do it that way. The L78 protecto plate was in the glove box. The document I posted a pic of is one that Dan Young retyped because the orig one is hard to read. I will try to scan it and reduce it in size so it will fit on this site.

**92646** · #10 10-17-2005, 08:41 AM

The company I work for buys the dealership but they miss buying the pace car. I think somebody missed a great opportunity.
Mark Sheppard

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