You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[LT1vette]

OEM...You are right on where are all these cars. I have a 66 Bisc, with a 454 in it (NOM).

I can count the # of B model cars with BB's on one hand that I have seen. I can tell you for sure I've seen more L88 Vettes, more COPO cars, more 427 Cobras than big block full size Chev's and Pontiacs....

Interesting point you made...

[Lee Stewart]

You never see the BB full size cars because they fell out of favor once the Pony Cars took over the market. Plus, for Chevrolet, you had to jump through hoops to get an L72 427 in a full size.

Go to the drag strip and what do you see? Camaros and Mustangs.

[60sStuff]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

You never see the BB full size cars because they fell out of favor once the Pony Cars took over the market. Plus, for Chevrolet, you had to jump through hoops to get an L72 427 in a full size.

Go to the drag strip and what do you see? Camaros and Mustangs.

Exactly …… that’s another reason why they are so scarce and rarely shared.

Beauty, Brawn and roomy in a sleek body.

Who has one in Survivor form?

[Lee Stewart]

It's a 1957 Chevy 150 Sedan with . . . a "Corvette V8" option - that's what the brochure calls it - the dual quad 283. With a 4 speed and not much else the Curb weight is: "estimated" at 3370 pounds.



So how much less does our beloved 1969 Z/28 weigh against the 150? Answer . . .

120 pounds: 3370 vs 3250

Both Curb Weights are sourced from Automobile Catalog.

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/m..._z28/1969.html

[Lee Stewart]

Lets look at the 1967 SS427. There weren't many made because no one wanted them. Yes it has a 385HP 427 in it. But it weighs 4085 pounds.



For not much difference in the sale price - you could get a 1967 RS/SS L78 Camaro and it only weighs 3350. That's more than 700 pounds lighter than the SS427.

BTW - I could get that same 427 in a station wagon.

[Lee Stewart]

Mercury was totally unaware (or were they) as to how much they would change the sport of Drag Racing with their all fiberglass flip-up body back in 1966

[Lee Stewart]

20 years! That's the time difference between the 1944 P51D Mustang and the 1964 SR-71 Blackbird (first flight: December 22, 1964)

[Lee Stewart]

I was under the impression that the SS427 was only available in the Sport Coupe.

[Lee Stewart]

At the age of 3, my son Alex was totally fascinated by "Yellow Equipment." Back Hoes, Bulldozers, you name it - he LOVED them. So much that when we took a trip in the car, if he saw some he would literally throw a tantrum if we didn't stop to let him either look at them or watch them work.

In my travels as a Salesman, I came across a new development being built not that far from where we lived. So I thought Alex would love to watch them at work - close up - instead of from the car.

So off we went. Got to the site and he couldn't get out of the car fast enough to watch the men and machines at work.

So I had this great idea (or at least it seemed so at the time) that I could ask one of the machine operators to have Alex sit in the seat of a Bulldozer. I carried him over to the Dozer which was just resting and talked to the operator and explained my idea. "Sure! - Let me just fire this baby up!"

You know that LOUD SHRILL sound a construction diesel engine makes when it first starts up. That scared the living bejeezes out of Alex. He started crying and wouldn't stop until we got back to the car.

Needless to say, that was the last time Alex wanted to look at . . . Yellow Equipment.

[Lynn]

"It's a 1957 Chevy 150 Sedan with . . . a "Corvette V8" option - that's what the brochure calls it - the dual quad 283. With a 4 speed and not much else the Curb weight is: "estimated" at 3370 pounds."

I know this is a bit nitpicky; but I don't believe you could get a four speed in a Chevy (other than Corvette) in 57. Dealer installed maybe; but other than that a stick was three on the tree. Guess you could count an available OD unit as "fourth gear".