You Can't Make This Stuff Up! - Page 771

**Keith Seymore** · #**7701** 06-11-2019, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

A very rare car. It's a 1962 409/409 HP Impala with a "3 on the tree" manual trans.

Probably wanted the column shift to go along with that sexy bench seat.

I don't know if the Chevy guys were on to this but what the Pontiac guys would do (before the proliferation of Hurst floor shifters and four speeds) was change the rear axle ratio such that they could launch in 2nd gear; that way they only had to make one shift (the 2-3 shift straight down).

K

**earntaz** · #**7702** 06-11-2019, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Dang!!! Looks like my old Deuce except for the wheels ... I think my old Deuce is now in "Deuce Heaven" ...

**70 Forest Green Zee** · #**7703** 06-11-2019, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Lee...how did you acquire a photo of this car? This wagon is owned by a good friend of mine here in Illinois.

**Mr70** · #**7704** 06-11-2019, 01:50 PM

I thought that wagon looked familiar..

**PeteLeathersac** · #**7705** 06-11-2019, 01:55 PM

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W '67 Wagon, cool it's a 4-Spd too!

Love to see more of it...future SYC feature?

~ Pete

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**olredalert** · #**7706** 06-11-2019, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac

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W '67 Wagon, cool it's a 4-Spd too!

Love to see more of it...future SYC feature?

~ Pete

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----Big block as well. Can't quite tell if it's a 396 or a 427......Bill S

**Tenney** · #**7707** 06-11-2019, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

A rare overhead shot of the Alamo

Awesome! Any basement shots ...?

**Mr70** · #**7708** 06-11-2019, 04:37 PM

Bravo!...I was going to say that earlier Tenney,then deleted it as I didn't think anyone would get it.

**67since67** · #**7709** 06-11-2019, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Tom Akin's "Lead Sled". I was the Noob in the service dept. at Schukei Chevrolet when it rumbled into John Day's stall as a brand new car for prep as an AHRA stocker. L72/TH400. 4:56 or 4:88 IIRC. I believe 1 or 2 built?

In the early eighties, now a street car, the second owner would occasionally park it outside the parts dept. at the other Chevy dealership in town where I was at the time. Where is it now, Washington state??

A couple years ago Auto World produced a 1/64 scale of it.

John Day who did the wrenching on the Lead Sled is still racing his alcohol injected SBC dragster at age 80.

Bill W

**67since67** · #**7710** 06-11-2019, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I have this one's survivor hardtop twin!

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