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Old 01-24-2026, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Copo_Cartel View Post
I was told early on ….by a well connected person that was at the drag strip ….saying that the motor was an L-88 ….that had replaced the L-72 . Only for the magazine test session.


Wow if true also sounds like the same trick Jim Wangers pulled off w/ the 421 powered GTO they supplied Car & Driver for their 03/64 Ferrari/Pontiac GTO performance comparison.
The positive results of that article greatly affected GTO sales also cool too, the car exists today w/ who other than our own SYC Member Tenney.

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