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paulz
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# Posted: 8 Nov 2019 20:25
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Yes, looks like Chucks is too. I had a Chevelle SS396 same year. I was mostly a Chevy guy, but not always. drove this T-bird daily for several years.
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ICC
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# Posted: 8 Nov 2019 22:48
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I wish I had a picture. In '66 Dad bought a Chevy Biscayne, new, special order 2 door with a 427 and three on the tree. White, black wall tires and those little bitty hub caps. Most people did not believe the 427 flags on the front fender until they were left in the dust. A real sleeper. 
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paulz
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# Posted: 9 Nov 2019 09:57
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Hmm, wonder why he went with the 3 speed? I had this '67 Caprice with factory 427, all options, a real cream puff. Had a burnt valve I fixed then sold to a friend, I was more into muscle cars. Best thing about those '60s full size cars was the interior. About 6 feet wide with bucket seats that rival a living room recliner.
I could keep this thread going another 5 pages, trying to resist..
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 9 Nov 2019 22:53 - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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Paul, I was at a wrecking yard in the early 80's and they tow in a 1969 Chevrolet Caprice 427 2 door, kind of a light green, white interior, full console and buckets. All original. Why was is sold to a wrecking yard? Gas hog, was too hard on gas. I think it was just sold as complete vs scrapped out which was good. I was just sick seeing that towed in.
That is the same wrecking yard my brother picked up his 300HP 350 4 bolt main engine (rebuilder).
This was what the car looked like, same color, but white interior, 427 crossflags above marker.
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paulz
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# Posted: 10 Nov 2019 20:06
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I've had some great small block Chevys, building a 350 for my Blazer right now, but I learned early on the key to easy power was with the big block. This was my first car, bought for $200 at age 16 and worth a heck of a lot more today if I had kept it, kept it stock and not pitched the continental kit into a ditch.
When the original 283 wore out a neighbor, mentor and Chevy dealer mechanic gave me a warranty 396. A hot cam, headers and high rise later and the power was about double the 283. My less fortunate pals were still hoping up 327s and didn't stand much of a chance, unless I suffered one of my frequent rear end explosions.
Thus began my long experience with big blocks. The Corvette I still have has the 454 I built for it 25 years ago.
All this was good fun, but these days the average off the floor Mustang or Camaro would clean my clock. Engine technology has come a long way since those days.
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