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348 was on the boards starting in 1955-56. Cars were getting bigger and heavier. The 348 were put into cars before the trucks. There were a couple of 56-57 Chevs with a 348 for testing back then.

All the W blocks have the same dimension on the outside. No such thing as a tall deck 409. The 61 409 was a punched 348 with the 348 350 HP heads. They had a core shift problem and that is why only 142? were made. 62 was a different block than the 348 but still the same dimension on the outside. You can take a truck 348-409 and interchange any W head combo including the Z11.

1961 409 was a bore and stroke 348. They had core shift problems and that is why only 142? were produced. 1962, the 409 was a totally new block with the same outside dimensions as the 348.

If you had a pick between a 67 GTO 400 4 speed, to a 67 Vette, L88 4 speed, rest my case about the definition of a muscle car. LOL! Definition of muscle: muscular strength; brawn: It will take a great deal of muscle to move this box. Definition of car: a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine and able to carry a small number of people.

Then came the L88 Vette. 1966 to 1969.

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This is the load board that I would use to fill the slots on my 10 car haulers when I couldn't completely fill on my own. Brokers, dealers, transport companies and myself post loads on this board. Be glad to answer any questions. Thanks Dave

Never seen dual updrafts on a Dodge.

I ran a 440 RR from a roll with my Eldo and got him by a car length. MAN!! was he mad. Then he wanted to go from a stop. I said if you want to run a half mile. He declined. Good Times!! love your story. These big boats were under estimated.

I had a 70 Eldo with a 500 cubic in engine from a roll could beet 90% of the muscle cars on the road back then. I had a cam, shift kit, and reworked the carb and dist. From a dead dig, I would not have a chance unless it was a half mile race. I got the car down to the mid 14s. Not bad for a 4700lb car. LOL. Talk about luxury!! Specks; Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado, model year 1970, version for North America (up to September) 2-door coupe body type FWD (front-wheel drive), automatic 3-speed gearbox petrol (gasoline) engine with displacement: 8194 cm3 / 500 cui, advertised power: 298 kW / 400 hp / 405 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 746 Nm / 550 lb-ft characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5613 mm / 221 in, wheelbase: 3048 mm / 120 in reference weights: shipping weight 2100 kg / 4630 lbs base curb weight: 2140 kg / 4718 lbs how fast is this car ? top speed: 208 km/h (129 mph) (theoretical); accelerations: 0- 60 mph 7.6 s; 0- 100 km/h 8 s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 15.6 s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com) fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c: 24.8 l/100km / 11.4 mpg (imp.) / 9.5 mpg (U.S.) / 4 km/l

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I know that. I have gone back 10 years and some parts were not sold and I bought them cheap. You will not know until you tried. I also PM him.

My friends G sold for 160k?

It was also supercharged and the r4 was highly modified to do196. It was not a high mass production car. It was mostly hand done. A Very interesting car as I do the research. GMs 62 327 Vette fuelie with a 2.30 gear would do almost 200 in 62. http://www.danjedlicka.com/classic_cars/studebaker_avanti.html http://www.studebaker-info.org/Rseries/R3Misc/R-enghistory.txt http://www.aoai.org/forums/topic/2526-interesting-ebay-listing-and-r-1-question/

http://www.studebaker-info.org/AVDB1/R2000/63R2328/R2328.html

I had 2 of them. Really a great car. A few internet pictures.

Could not find the clips on their web.

1962 SD that we ran in the early 80s

SOLD??

SOLD??

Another Corvair with air and its a convertible.

RIP DON. My dad worked with the 348-409 when Don was racing the big W. He switch to Ford when GM pulled out of NHRA and NASCAR.

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/6207140970.html Side mounts factory??

I bought this in 1968 for 400.00. I was 16 at the time in 10th grade. The area is Detroit. 2nd home is Woodward Ave. Home of the Super Dream cruise every August. 30K plus cars and a million people. 1965 Impala SS convertible, triple black with 20k miles. 409-400 4 speed. After a lot of work from high up people at the GM Tech Center, the car ran 12s with 7in slicks. The car weighed 4100lbs. Beat a many Mopaers including a few Hemi's. HEHE. Not actual pictures of the car.