1969 L72 Biscayne - Page 2

**markjohnson** · #11 01-13-2010, 03:33 AM

It's pretty neat that the L-72 was an RPO in 1968 and 1969 while it was only available as a special order COPO in Chevelles and Camaros in '69. One of the best street engines ever available. I wonder how heavy one of those stripped-down '69 L-72 Biscaynes really weighed? It was probably not much heavier than a Rat-motored Chevelle loaded up with options.

**William** · #12 01-13-2010, 03:52 AM

There was a cherry, super low-mile Frost Green L72 'bisc in Milwaukee many years ago. Either sold or no longer does shows.

Keith Tedford · #13 01-13-2010, 07:11 AM

I'll say amen to Mark's comments on the L72 engine. In about 200K miles ours got one valve spring, oil, filter, belts, a fan clutch, water pump and hoses. It wasn't babied but wasn't totally abused either. In the Chevelle parts book is a chart listing the weights of the various options. Tally up your options and then go to another chart to cross reference which springs to use. You can add a couple of hundred pounds by loading a Chevelle with all the goodies. It would be getting the weight up there with a stripped big car. I don't know how accurate the scales were but our Chevelle weighed 3700 with half a tank of gas.

**Zach Carter** · #14 01-13-2010, 04:51 PM

Mike,

My car was sold out of Laks Chevrolet. I would love to find plate frames or a trunk name plate for the car from Laks.

Zach

**SS427** · #15 01-13-2010, 06:28 PM

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It was Red with Bisquick in gold down the side.

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There are some pretty well known shots of a Biscayne with Bisquick on the side floating around on the net or am I thinking of another car?

**PeteLeathersac** · #16 01-13-2010, 06:40 PM

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It was Red with Bisquick in gold down the side.

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There are some pretty well known shots of a Biscayne with Bisquick on the side floating around on the net or am I thinking of another car?

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As we've discussed here in the past there was at least a half dozen or more cars running the Bisquick moniker back in the day..

~ Pete

**tom406** · #17 01-13-2010, 07:36 PM

Yeah, woe be the man trying to find anecdotal evidence on cars named "BisQuick" or "NovaCaine", the veritable "John Smith"s of the Chevy drag car world......

69L78Post · #18 01-13-2010, 08:07 PM

I think mine used to be called Hurri-Cayne. It was originally owned by Dick Ross, a stock eliminator racer out of Michigan. Can anybody back this story up, maybe remembers the car?

Barry

Smokey · #19 01-14-2010, 01:04 AM

I remember looking through an old NIA mag like from 2-3 years ago...and wasn't there pics of 3-4 of them together at one of the shows??

69L78Post · #20 01-14-2010, 02:22 AM

I don't suppose you still have the mag do you?

Barry