'67 Festival Pace Car

mr396 · #1 09-19-2005, 10:30 PM

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

jg95z28 · #2 09-19-2005, 11:32 PM

Charley is now officially my hero!

Man, I love that car!

**Charley Lillard** · #3 09-20-2005, 01:44 AM

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

mr396 · #4 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 · #5 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 · #6 10-16-2005, 08:49 PM

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

Seattle Sam · #7 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** · #8 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** · #9 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

rpoz11 · #10 10-19-2005, 09:07 AM

Charley, was there a release date for the INDY timeline that interfered with the production line built cars?
At times I have felt that already assembled cars were pulled to fill these INDY orders. Mark C or someone else disputed my drivetrain at one time based upon timeline "current knowledge" information; so as to refer to the Dan Young Track Car, this car in particular was another RPO designation vs an actual assembly line 'followed car' in respects to the INDY order required; I mean The Dan Young Car wasnt followed from the point of origin on the order sheets to the assembly line to the finished/delivered car....it was a car already completed and retrofitted to fulfill the INDY order?????
Thoughts.....

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