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Offline cudabob496

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72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000




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Re: pretty cheap classic Olds
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2018 - 05:46:08 PM »
ugly as sin but still pretty cool !
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Re: pretty cheap classic Olds
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2018 - 11:22:59 PM »
https://www.motortrend.com/news/c12-0509-1966-oldsmobile-toronado/

Friend had a-later model, called it the land barge.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_E_platform, It's actually an e body , GM e body that is.
67 440
72 413 / 727
73 Barracuda w/ 68 440
65 Plymouth Fury III , I sold ,was my Nana's car till 92 yo.
51 Ford F1 239 Flathead, flipped , new cab , stolen
59 BelAir 283 4 door original patina
01 Chevy van 420, 520 miles
06 Crown Vic Police Interceptor
75 HD Ironhead converted to RH shift
73 HD Ironhead
82 HD Ironhead
74 Norton 850
80 HD Shovelhead
80 Husqvarna WR 390

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Re: pretty cheap classic Olds
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2018 - 06:46:04 PM »
I like the styling. Very futuristic. At the time, the desingners
werer told to come up with something different.
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000