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WILMASBOYL78
03-28-2012, 10:44 PM
One of my local car freinds gave me a September 1968 Car Craft magazine...cool feature on a 68 L78 Nova and how it went at the track. Enjoy...wilma

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff433/WILMASBOYL78/CarCraft_0001.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff433/WILMASBOYL78/CarCraft_0002.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff433/WILMASBOYL78/CarCraft_0003.jpg



http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff433/WILMASBOYL78/CarCraft_0004.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff433/WILMASBOYL78/CarCraft_0005.jpg
Postsedan
03-28-2012, 11:00 PM
Great article, thanks for sharing.

Where is this Test Vehicle today? Does it exist?

Dan
69L78Post
03-28-2012, 11:45 PM
Thanks for posting a readable version Tom.

I bid on a copy of this magazine ( for this article) a couple of months ago on e-bay but lost out.

Oh yeah, Happy Birthday!!

Barry
brent396
03-28-2012, 11:57 PM
Very cool article <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif
WILMASBOYL78
03-28-2012, 11:58 PM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great article, thanks for sharing.

Where is this Test Vehicle today? Does it exist?

Dan </div></div>
Yes it does...in my garage <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif
mockingbird812
03-29-2012, 12:01 AM
No kidding, Tom!!!!!!! Tell us more! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif. What's the build date?
Postsedan
03-29-2012, 12:04 AM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great article, thanks for sharing.

Where is this Test Vehicle today? Does it exist?

Dan </div></div>
Yes it does...in my garage <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif </div></div>

Wow! How did I miss that? Now I know the car, duh!

Dan
69LM1
03-29-2012, 01:03 AM
This part of the article caught my eye:

Engine........ L78 Option Tuned by Bill Thomas Race Cars

And that cougar GTR on the cover is pretty cool to.


<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

Rich Pern
mockingbird812
03-29-2012, 01:46 AM
No snubber on the traction bar. That 12.85 best was with a 2nd gear launch! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif
Mk IV Muscle
03-29-2012, 04:33 AM
That bad boy has got the mile-per-hour to run 11's !
Kim_Howie
03-29-2012, 03:54 PM
(&amp;%#@ COOL!!!