<VV> Re: Thought I'd seen everything

[Gary Swiatowy]

Don't know about the Nats but it would actually be a hit at Chryslers at
Carlisle!
Just has to be MOPAR Powered, there are plenty of people who subscribe to
the theory that all you have to do to make a Chevy Run is put in a MOPAR
motor!
Gary Swiatowy
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> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:26:46 -0800
> To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
> From: Tony Underwood <tonyu@roava.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Thought I'd seen everything
>
>> Hot Rod magazine ran an editorial about this sort of thing...  included
> comments about a Corvette with a Ford 428 SCJ engine that ran like a bat
> outta hell.   Also included was the story of a Camaro in Texas with a
Dodge
> 383 Magnum engine in it.
>
> I know where there's a straight and solid '69 Chevelle Malibu 9-passenger
> wagon with a dead smallblock, covered in honeysuckle, sitting doing
nothing
> for over a decade...  and I have a 440 Magnum engine on a stand...
> although the owner likely won't get off the car very easily.    The swap
is
> possible, with some oil pan fabrication.
> I always liked the looks of the '69 Chevelle.   Note that it bears a
> resemblance to another car which was available in '69, at least through
> May.   With a 727 Torqueflite automatic and those stiff rear end gears in
> the 12-bolt that HD 9-passenger wagons came with, the combo would not only
> run well but would also make a pretty decent tow vehicle along with
> providing carrying capacity for stuff.    Good for those trips to shows
> etc.   Big hit at the Mopar Nats, I bet.     Or not...  ;)
>
>
> tony..