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Old 02-13-2010, 7:48pm   #12
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Default 1960 Impala Convertible

1960 Impala convertible with 283 power pack heads and two Carter WCFB four barrel carbs...and a 2-speed Powerglide. The car had both a radio- and a heater-delete option. The color was puke green times three (exterior, interior, and vinyl top). Use to run it on Atlanta's perimeter highway (now I-285) when it was under construction back in the early 60's while in high school. Honest Charlie's out of Tennessee supplied the hot rod parts mail order (typically Mallory dual point distributor, "racing" ignition points, and Packard spark plug wires). When I look back at the lack of maintenance we tolerated on our vehicles (all four shocks usually started bouncing at difference speeds) and the cheap $5 junkyard tires we used, I'm amazed that we didn't have more wrecks or accidents for all the flying miles we ran back then!
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