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04-10-2009, 05:57 AM
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Re: Old Street Scenes
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Dog - that is an awesome shot. How would you describe the performance of a 429 SCJ. Any comparables. What were its strengths/weaknesses. Thanks!  [/ QUOTE ]  Sam I traded a hemi Road Runner in on it, so it was a little tamer - but not by much. It was a strong running car - didn't take much crap from anyone on the street - but was plush and extremely comfortable especially by muscle car standards. The thing I remember most about it was, I was living in a trailer in Chattahoochee, Ga. while stationed at Ft. Benning. There was a four lane road that ran between the two places that had a median about an 1/8 mile wide and at one point, you could see 3 miles of road going down then up again in front of you. It was common practice to run this section of road flat out - the speedo topped out at 120 and would disappear from sight at that point, then the fuel and temp gauges mounted below it would bounce back and forth so rapidly you'd swear they would never work again! Oh to be young and fearless!! 
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04-10-2009, 08:00 AM
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the speedo topped out at 120 and would disappear from sight at that point, then the fuel and temp gauges mounted below it would bounce back and forth so rapidly you'd swear they would never work again! [/ QUOTE ] 
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04-10-2009, 10:17 AM
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Thanks Dog. Great stuff. My best bud as a kid/teenager had a '70 yellow Torino (but w/a 302 2bbl). Have always had a thing for yellow '70s since then. Yours was a beaut (and a beast).
Where did they make their power (rpm). Torque rating? Actual HP? Thanks,
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04-11-2009, 04:24 PM
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[/ QUOTE ] Sam - 375 hp @ 5600 / 450 @ 3400 - the SCJ only was rated at 5 more hp then the CJ and with a lower comp ratio - 11.3 / 10.5. I think the 375 hp rating was about as accurate as the 425 hp rating was on my L-72! Shawn - That shot was taken in Canada - but I couldn't tell you what it is. Glenn
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04-11-2009, 08:18 PM
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WOW! Another GREAT group of photos Dog!
[ QUOTE ]  This one is funny!  (provided no one was hurt) Crashing into the liquor store!   That looks like Barris' "KOPPER KART"  Here's a photo that I took of it at Autorama last year: 
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04-12-2009, 02:59 AM
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Re: Old Street Scenes
great photos.
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Founder of Lost Muscle Cars Discovered; 1968 Dick Harrell L88 Super Chevelle, 1969 Ford Boss Bronco, 1969 KK1201 Boss 429 Prototype, 1964 Savoy 426 Max Wedge (steel nose), 1969 Nova L78 Yenko Sold
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04-13-2009, 08:53 AM
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Re: Old Street Scenes
Great photos.
 Believe it or not, but that picture was taken from in front of my neighbour's place. That building is now occupied by a company that creates movie sets. http://www.fdscenechanges.net/shop.htm
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10-04-2009, 05:37 PM
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Re: Old Street Scenes
Very cool. The bottom pic is Clarks Trading Post in Lincoln NH and is still there. We were up there last week and inside the gas station to the far left in the pic is a 57 Nomad. The gas station owner has 3 or 4 57 Chevys. There was also a 68 Camaro out front being worked on. [ QUOTE ]
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