My first car. 1971 Chevelle SS 396, calinduction hood, burnt orange with black stripes
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Karl W Andersen
Well, gentlemen, upon further inspection, you will find this Chevelle has been fitted with a 396.
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Karl W Andersen
It should also be noted that both the SS396 (actual displacement was 402CI’s) and the SS454 came with hood pins as standard equipment. I highly doubt that someone removed the pins, I believe this to be an SS wannabe.
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Karl W Andersen
Upon further consideration I will alter my previous statement to state that this might be a wannabee. Did anyone see that 68 Buick Skylark Special W/the Buick 400CI engine? It looks a little rusty but that would be a sweet ride, I had a 400CI Buick engine in my 68 Skylark. White with a black vinyl roof & plain old wheel covers. The #’s matched. I could leave a nice burnout for a block or more, didn’t compare to my 68 GTO or my 69 Firebird but could still haul ass. It had a bench seat and an automatic transmission. That was one of my favorite cars, I smashed it up less than a week after I bought it. After that accident the car would dog-track almost 2 feet, it was like driving a sail boat into a cross wind when I drove it to the junkyard. The block was cracked and the rods were knocking, it was really steaming by the time I got there and you could see a trail of smoke down HWY 45 for over a quarter mile, black and blue, like that poor Skylark was.
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Ed Cornell
’70(not ’71) Chevelle SS454.
Melody Roles White
My first car. 1971 Chevelle SS 396, calinduction hood, burnt orange with black stripes
Karl W Andersen
Well, gentlemen, upon further inspection, you will find this Chevelle has been fitted with a 396.
Karl W Andersen
It should also be noted that both the SS396 (actual displacement was 402CI’s) and the SS454 came with hood pins as standard equipment. I highly doubt that someone removed the pins, I believe this to be an SS wannabe.
Karl W Andersen
Upon further consideration I will alter my previous statement to state that this might be a wannabee. Did anyone see that 68 Buick Skylark Special W/the Buick 400CI engine? It looks a little rusty but that would be a sweet ride, I had a 400CI Buick engine in my 68 Skylark. White with a black vinyl roof & plain old wheel covers. The #’s matched. I could leave a nice burnout for a block or more, didn’t compare to my 68 GTO or my 69 Firebird but could still haul ass. It had a bench seat and an automatic transmission. That was one of my favorite cars, I smashed it up less than a week after I bought it. After that accident the car would dog-track almost 2 feet, it was like driving a sail boat into a cross wind when I drove it to the junkyard. The block was cracked and the rods were knocking, it was really steaming by the time I got there and you could see a trail of smoke down HWY 45 for over a quarter mile, black and blue, like that poor Skylark was.