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09-06-2007, 05:38 AM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
A police car is a police car. RPO, COPO, COP Co., whatever... if its black and white with 4 door handles it ain't a supercar. Gimme that gun.
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09-06-2007, 05:39 AM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
and one last thing.. is the Pete Estes built 68 Z28 vert considered a SuperCar?
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09-06-2007, 05:40 AM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
That's a good question... personally, I just think it's a specially made convertible Z, and am glad they only built 1. I'll run for cover now with my popcorn and my gun...
 I admitedly don't know much about how the '63 Z11's were built/ordered, but I'm guessing they'd fall into the category of Supercar pretty easily but I'm not sure...was the Z11 option an RPO? I guess if it was, they're not "Supercars" by definition, but are bad ass either way. The same can be said for many cars of the era.
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09-06-2007, 06:44 AM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
Z11 was an RPO...those were in the days of the FACTORY wars...as was Super Duty and Max Wedge stuff...the dawning of an era that made COPO cars possible.
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09-06-2007, 08:42 AM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
I'm sorry but c'mon, the Z-11 Impala is definitely a Supercar. Easily one of the most "Supercars" the General ever sent out the door. It was so wicked, GM themselves banned them after mid-year it was so wild. Aluminum nose, 13:1 compression, practically had a tunnel ram on top of the motor. Let's not even mention that beautiful air cleaner. I've gotta lot of respect for LT-1's but I would line up a '63 Z-11 against a Deuce Nova any day of the week.
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09-06-2007, 03:38 PM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
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I've gotta lot of respect for LT-1's but I would line up a '63 Z-11 against a Deuce Nova any day of the week. [/ QUOTE ] Once again... nothing to do with what a supercar is or isn't. The 435hp vette in the original question would beat a deuce too, but it's still not a supercar by definition. Sorry.
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09-06-2007, 04:47 PM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
It's not just HP, rarity, cool options, etc.... We as a group just think that the COPO pipeline being used for performance options & dealer skunkworks are cool enough to devote a site to it - and a show, and drag race, and memorabilia....
An LT1 in a Deuce combination is no different than an L72 in a Camaro - both combo's were available in other cars, but they were special for the Nova and Camaro. These combo's don't have to beat other RPO combo's to 'earn' a place in the SuperCar world... Silly as they seem to some, the big spoiler COPO is 'in' - if for no other reason than to add to the debate! Sorry, LM1's get kicked to the curb.
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09-06-2007, 04:56 PM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
[ QUOTE ]
It's not just HP, rarity, cool options, etc.... We as a group just think that the COPO pipeline being used for performance options & dealer skunkworks are cool enough to devote a site to it - and a show, and drag race, and memorabilia.... An LT1 in a Deuce combination is no different than an L72 in a Camaro - both combo's were available in other cars, but they were special for the Nova and Camaro. These combo's don't have to beat other RPO combo's to 'earn' a place in the SuperCar world... Silly as they seem to some, the big spoiler COPO is 'in' - if for no other reason than to add to the debate! Sorry, LM1's get kicked to the curb. [/ QUOTE ] OK, how about a certified LM1 with dog dish wheels ?
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#10
09-07-2007, 08:08 AM
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Re: Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?
Once again... nothing to do with what a supercar is or isn't. The 435hp vette in the original question would beat a deuce too, but it's still not a supercar by definition. Sorry. [/ QUOTE ] Depends on the rear ratio. Alot of those 435hp vettes had 308 rears. They'd run 150 +  but not that fast in the qtr. A friend of mine bought one thinking he was gonna blow us all away. (This was in late 70)I ran him with my L78 nova and beat him by almost a car length. After we passed the qtr mile mark, he blew by and just kept goin. 3 weeks later, he got drunk, and wrecked it. 
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