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A guy I knew in high school in 1970, bought a brand new El Camino with the LS6 engine. He brought the car/truck over to us right after he bought it.
He told us that the insurance was cheaper if he got the 450 Horsepower engine in a pick-up rather than in the Chevelle. I'll never forget when he opened the hood and showed us those "454 450 Horsepower" air cleaner labels. ![]() ![]() |
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That's absolutly right about elco's Lotta Ia. farm boys bought them and registered them correctly as trucks. Insurance co's never caught on.
Had a friend who bought a 68 GTO 400 2bbl auto column shift for a lower rate. Only 2 bbl goat I ever saw. |
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Here in Ontario, our el Camino is registered as a car. I got good insurance rates on our COPO Chevelle because it was just a V8 Malibu. Who was I to argue.
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Chevelleless after 46 years......but we did find a low mileage, six speed, silver 2005 Corvette. It will just have to do for now. ![]() |
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As we all know the VIN # didn't tell us what motor was in the cars. Ins. co. only had the type of car to go with. A Four dr hemi was the sleeper of the times.
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![]() When I was a freshman in high school, my neighbor ordered a '71 Chevelle SS convertible as a gift from his parents for graduation from high school that year. He had to order the car with a bench seat, column shift and no stripes at all to secure reasonable insurance on it. It was a 454 and a neat car. On occasion he'd give me, a drooling freshman, a ride to school in his SS 454. I remember it had an AM 8 track. Not an AM/FM 8 track, just an AM 8 track. The car was absolute trash in about three years and I'm sure it's long gone now. |
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My 68 GTO has Push Button AM with 8 Track and rear electric Antenna...
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~JAG~ NCRS#65120 68 GTO HO 4 spd Alpine Blue /Parchment 2 owner car #21783 71 Corvette LT1 45k miles Orig paint - Brandshatch Green - National Top Flight - last known 71 LT1 built. 71 Corvette LT1 42k miles Original paint - Black - black leather - only black LT1 known to exist. NUMEROUS Lemans blue Camaros, Monza Red and Daytona Yellow Corvettes & a Chevelle or two... Survivors, restored cars, & other photos https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos |
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