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[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

Yeah but they were an option in FE equipped Bolivian mail trucks, a highly guarded secret. Only one year though...

Much like the LT1 powered Camaros and Firebirds (with Ford Pinto rack and pinion steering to boot!) that were allowed a year after the LS engine replaced the LT1 in production cars. As for the 500 minimum production number required to be eligible for Stock or S/S, guessing that went out the window about the same time that all the zero sold to the general public, "Paper" cars were allowed in. Like the factory COPO, Drag Pak Challengers, and Cobra Jet Mustangs were sold with engines, transmissions, and rearends that were totally different than what the showroom available street cars were available with. Plus at that time, the Thunderbolt, and several other combinations, had a power per weight ratio below 8.0, which at the time, was the highest allowed in Stock. So, again, to allow the "Paper" cars to play, the power to weight ratio requirements were changed to make room for the 7.99 and less cars that could run in Super Stock, now fit into Stock.