63 Vette with the split rear window.
If you have one car from the 60's, what would it be?
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My story isn't as interesting. Glad you came out of that OK. I was 17, my brother who owned it was in the Air Force and left it behind. He finally let me have it after he bought a mint 69 Camaro in Modesto California. I drove it for a few years (until i was 22 in 1992) when i wanted something "newer" and sold it to a work buddy for dirt cheap. I ended up buying a................Toyota Paseo. Yes, you read that correctly.
Anyway, mine looked like this, just not in as good condition. Mine had had rust under the vinyl top in the C-Pillar.....
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1968 Dodge Dart LO23 Hemi --- only 80 ever produced....
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any mopar with the 340 six pack.
Early Ford Mustang with the 289ci 271 hp V-8 great sound with glass packs
Early Ford Mustang with the 289ci 271 hp V-8 great sound with glass packs
One of my old oil customers still has the one he bought new. His son drives now, and they win with it. He's also the reigning 3 time Indy Nationals Hemi Shootout champ in their Barracuda, a stick car.
How NEAT and thanks for sharing!!!!
My Step Dad has a 70 Dart Swinger with the 340 4barrel and that thing screamsssssssssss!!!! Garage kept and mint condition.
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1969 Camaro Z/28
I love 67-69 Z28’s but IMHO best thing can you can do is put a 350 in them. An LT1 or…
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A friend did put a factory 327/350 HP in a Nova - fast in a straight line - but never felt like the frame/suspension handled the power well …
Typical handling of most iron in the day.
I never encountered a 327HO, just my sleepy kid existence (b 1958). Each and every 327 was a underwhelming dog. But we are talking about mom station wagons and such. Those same wagons went 350 in the later 1960's shortly after and yeah still heavy, but seemed like they put out a lot more than those additional 23 cu in would indicate.
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Many of the 327’s had 2B carbs - Lots of 350’s had 4B carbs …
True dat. The HO ones had 4 BBL and some were even FI. They put down respectable power, I was just not seeing them as a kiddo
None were as bad as the 307!
Anyway, I think all the 327's are 2 bolt, (350 2 and 4) same stroke, 350 was just larger bore naturally. So revved about the same but more volume/power.
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I have two six bolt 325’s now !
Guy I went to school with, his Dad gave him a 1967 Camaro with the 327 and powerglide trans. That thing was a dog also. Beautiful car body shape & interior wise though.
A high school friend had a yellow '69 Camaro with the 396 and 4 sp. The thing was a beast.
Yes. That 2 speed trans and highway gear wasn’t much for off the line performance. It would drop into low gear at 60 mph for passing gear and accelerated hard though. Really was a poor combination for the “muscle car” image that this platform was intended to portray. The 327 with small valve heads, nothing cam, and two barrel carb was a waste of a strong engine. 4 inch bore and 3.25 stroke was a naturally higher strung engine when configured correctly. The big valve, bigger cam, and 4 barrel 300 horsepower 327 on the other hand was strong. It idled smoothly, got decent economy (quadrajet), and powered many different Chevy vehicles.
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