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Dwight Southerland · 03-06-2010, 03:52 PM

I have several:

1) 1967 Camaro Z-28, HD close-ratio 4-speed, HD rear axle 3.73, fresh air package, disc brakes, heater delete. I bought this car from a man in OK who had purchased it to go Trans Am racing. It was one of two identical cars. He made the first one into a race car and gave up. Eight years later he gave this to his 16 year old son who hated the car. He put a Pioneer stereo in it, Cragar S/S wheels and air shocks. Then he blew it up. I bought the car out of one of his ranch barns in 1982. Restored the car, sold it in Hemmings. I still see it occaisionally show up in the collector car market.
2) 1969 Biscayne 2-dr bought to be a race car. 427-425 Turbo w/4.56 posi as the only options.
3) 1965 Fairlane 500 4-dr with a 289-271 4-speed.
4) 1969 Camaro 350-255 regular gas motor, 4-speed, spoilers, 3.55 12-bolt posi, PDB, ZL-2 fresh air hood, Strato bucket seats, console, guages, HD suspension. No SS or RS package. The guy lived down the hall from me in college.
5) 1968 Caprice notch-back coupe with a 427-425 4-speed and power steering.
6) 1968 Barracuda 318 2-bbl, 4-speed, 3.55 posi, HD suspension, single exhaust, console, PDB.
7) 1967 Barracuda convertible, 383 auto. This car was blue with red 383 emblems (?) High school friend.
8) 1965 GTO tri-power, 4-speed with 2.93 gears and AC. One of my brother's friends - it was their family car.
9) 1963 Chevrolet Impala wagon with a 409-400, 4-speed. Bought by Julian Martin (Mark Martin's dad) for his wife as a family car.

and my favorite -
10) My dad came home with a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere 4-dr sedan with a 318 2-4 bbl auto posi NO radio car in December of 1957. Seems the new models had come out and they made him a deal on that car because they couldn't sell it. He paid $1850 for it with 54 miles on the clock. The car ran a 15.4 quarter at Gary US30 Dragstrip in Gary, IN, according to my older brother.

03-06-2010, 03:52 PM	#76
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: Oddball Muscle Cars I have several: 1) 1967 Camaro Z-28, HD close-ratio 4-speed, HD rear axle 3.73, fresh air package, disc brakes, heater delete. I bought this car from a man in OK who had purchased it to go Trans Am racing. It was one of two identical cars. He made the first one into a race car and gave up. Eight years later he gave this to his 16 year old son who hated the car. He put a Pioneer stereo in it, Cragar S/S wheels and air shocks. Then he blew it up. I bought the car out of one of his ranch barns in 1982. Restored the car, sold it in Hemmings. I still see it occaisionally show up in the collector car market. 2) 1969 Biscayne 2-dr bought to be a race car. 427-425 Turbo w/4.56 posi as the only options. 3) 1965 Fairlane 500 4-dr with a 289-271 4-speed. 4) 1969 Camaro 350-255 regular gas motor, 4-speed, spoilers, 3.55 12-bolt posi, PDB, ZL-2 fresh air hood, Strato bucket seats, console, guages, HD suspension. No SS or RS package. The guy lived down the hall from me in college. 5) 1968 Caprice notch-back coupe with a 427-425 4-speed and power steering. 6) 1968 Barracuda 318 2-bbl, 4-speed, 3.55 posi, HD suspension, single exhaust, console, PDB. 7) 1967 Barracuda convertible, 383 auto. This car was blue with red 383 emblems (?) High school friend. 8) 1965 GTO tri-power, 4-speed with 2.93 gears and AC. One of my brother's friends - it was their family car. 9) 1963 Chevrolet Impala wagon with a 409-400, 4-speed. Bought by Julian Martin (Mark Martin's dad) for his wife as a family car. and my favorite - 10) My dad came home with a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere 4-dr sedan with a 318 2-4 bbl auto posi NO radio car in December of 1957. Seems the new models had come out and they made him a deal on that car because they couldn't sell it. He paid $1850 for it with 54 miles on the clock. The car ran a 15.4 quarter at Gary US30 Dragstrip in Gary, IN, according to my older brother.