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Originally Posted by Lynn
Yup, with very few exceptions 1974 was officially the start of the slumber years.
And the bumpers were just one factor.
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By way of reference: first pass in that car in 1978 was a 15.10.
I was going 14.90's by the end of the day.
A few years ago I broke the race motor and put the original 454 back in just so I could move it around and keep everything lubed up.
It occurred to me "...if I can drive it, I can RACE it!"
It went 12.20's with the original, unopened 90,000 mile smogger motor, presumably due to chassis/driveline mods, induction and exhaust changes, and weight reduction over those many years.
K