Musclecars That Should Have Been Made

[nhramnl]

Originally Posted by Bruce Witherspoon

Jeff, I remember a similar all black 66 here in Michigan. I saw it being delivered to the dealership when my father was having service done on our car.

There were factory-built L72 Chevelles and Camaros back in the late 60s. They were the COPO (Central Office Production Order) cars, and they're worth a ton. GM executives and certain performance-focused GM Dealers were allowed to place these special orders. That's where the ZL-1 1969 Camaros came from; they were all COPOs.

[treessavoy]

71 Demon with a 440 bottom and a max wedge top just like Mopar planned.

67-71 Mopar A body with street Hemi.

65-66 Mustang Fastback with a 427/425 Hi riser.

70 LS 7 in the Corvette.

73 455SD in the Tempest.

64-65 Valiant with the Hyper Pak Slant Six and 4 speed.

70 Nova with LS1...from the factory.

JimR

[Greg Reimer 7376]

64-65 Chevelle Malibu or 300 post car with a 409/425,4 speed,3.73 posi 12 bolt.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

64-65 Chevelle Malibu or 300 post car with a 409/425,4 speed,3.73 posi 12 bolt.

Would somebody please correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to remember reading years ago about a run of 1964 Malibu SS hardtops (200 cars?) with 409/340 engines and all were Powerglides.

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

i wish they had a put a 427 tunnel port in the 66-67 Fairlane .

[jasondearduff]

how about a ls6 70 camaro. should have been a no brainer?

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by Stephen & Horace Johnson

i wish they had a put a 427 tunnel port in the 66-67 Fairlane .

That would have been one sweet ride.

Or the 1966 Pontiac GTO, since the 421 was still being installed in the larger vehicles, a nice retro-version of the 63' HO 421/405HP dual-carbed
12.0-1 compression engine in the 66' GTO.
Paul

[Jeff Colvert]

67 Mustang 427 Med. Riser 2 4v crab intake 4 speed.
70 Mavrick Boss 302 4 speed.

Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

1967 Chevelle Malibu SS427
A L-72 427/425HP engine.
That would have been 'one sweet combo' for the street.
Paul

Yeah, that would've been great, Paul, but as we all know, GM had that IDIOTIC anti-racing ban in effect that limited the cubic inches (400 cu. in. max) in the very popular mid-size supercars up 'til the Fall of 1969 when the new '70 models came out with the mega-cube big-blocks.

The ruling only effected the drag strip and not the street, where more than a few street Chevelle SS's had a 427 swapped in place of the factory 396 of whatever version that was originally in there.

M68

[mopar68]

Speaking of "fantasy combos," Dodge and Plymouth should've offered the (four barrel) 440 cu. in. Magnum and Super Commando in the plain jane Super Bee and Road Runner models, respectively, rather than in just the more expensive and heavier R/T and GTX models.

Dumb move on Chrysler's part as far as I'm concerned. But then again, that only effected the drag strip classes. Many a factory 383-powered B-body sooner or later received a 440 wedge in its li'l brother's former place on the street back during the supercar and street racing heyday of the 1960s and 1970s and beyond.

1964-1965 Dodge and Plymouth B-bodies with 426 HEMI 4-barrel (Nascar version).

1970 & 1971 T/A Challenger and AAR 'Cuda available with optional 440 Six Pack/Six Barrel and 426 HEMI options. Oh yeah....

1972-74 Challengers and 'Cudas w/big-block powerplants (a la 1970 & 71) and Challenger with R/T option continued instead of being replaced with "Rallye" (Challenger) name which just did not have the right "ring" to it.

1970-72 Plymouth Duster and Dodge Demon with 340, 383 & 440 Six Barrel (Six Pack) option.

And the ultimate 1970-72 A-body option: 426 HEMI engine w/aluminum heads + 1969 B-body-style lift-off fiberglass hood + Super Track Pak. Optional, for "off road use only": 426 HEMI w/magnesium cross ram manifold + 1968-style S/S lift-off hood w/scoop and Super Stock rear spring suspension + Dana 60 rear end.

M68