273 cid Chrysler LA-block V-8 engine, Carter four-barrel carburetor, 235 BHP, TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms, torsion bar and anti-roll bar, live Sure-Grip rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, front disc and rear drum hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 106"
By the 1960s, the world’s few re..
3,781 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine, triple SU carburetors, 265 BHP, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with torsion bars, double wishbones and anti-roll bar, independent rear suspension with coil springs, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 96"
Reporting from the March 1961 Geneva Salon, Autosport magazine’s co..
RPO ZL-1 427 cid alloy block-and-head V-8 engine, single Holley 850 CFM four-barrel carburetor, Muncie M-21 four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with unequal-length A-arms, heavy-duty coil springs, and stabilizer bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic five-leaf springs, hydraulic front disc and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 1..
427 cid OHV V-8 engine with dual four-barrel Holley carburetors rated at 425 HP, four-speed “Top Loader” manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil spring over shock absorbers, semi-elliptic rear springs on live axle, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 119”
Before the birth of muscle cars, America’s need for speed was ad..
427 cid Motion Performance built V-8 engine rated at 435 HP, Muncie M21 four-speed transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes; wheelbase: 98"
Performance cars from the 1960s needed no help in turning in some impressive quarter mile times, but if anyone wanted to truly smash the competition they needed only to contact ..
413 cid OHV V-8 engine rated at 375 HP, three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission, torsion bar independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel power-assisted drum brakes; wheelbase: 126"
In the 1960s, nothing said performance louder than a Chrysler V-8. Whether it was on the stock car oval or the quar..
427 cid RPO L88 V-8 engine, single Holley 850 CFM four-barrel carburetor, est. 560 HP (factory-rated 430) at 6,400 rpm, Muncie M22 close-ratio four-speed manual transmission, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, independent rear suspension with lateral struts, radius rods, and transverse leaf ..
427 cid V-8, 425 HP, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension, solid rear-axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 108"
In 1969, Chevrolet offered the Camaro with a slew of optional performance equipment but the diamond in the rough was the Central Office Production Order, or COPO, stripped..
RPO 579D 283 cid V-8 engine, Rochester mechanical fuel injection, 290 HP, Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with unequal-length upper and lower A-arms, coil springs and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, trailing radius rods, and anti-roll bar, RPO 687 HD ventilated four-wheel ..