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For 1968, Chevrolet enlarged the 283 V8 to 307 cubic inches. A 396 cubic-inch V8 became an option (the first time a large-block V8 was offered in a light-duty GM truck). [14] For 1969, Chevrolet enlarged the 327 V8 to 350 cubic inches. For 1970, GMC phased its V6 engines out of light trucks, switching entirely to Chevrolet-produced engines. [15]
Originally, rat rods were a counter-reaction to the high-priced "customs" and typical hot rods, many of which were seldom driven and served only a decorative purpose. The rat rod's inception signified a throwback to the hot rods of the earlier days of hot-rod culture—built according to the owner's abilities and with the intention of being driven.
The Funny Car Eliminator title at the 1971 Winternats would go to Roland Leong's Dodge Charger, Hawaiian,. [2] with Butch Maas at the wheel. [3]Don Garlits' novel rear-engined dragster, Swamp Rat XIV, appeared at the Winternats, qualifying with 6.8; his best time of the meet was a 6.70, over Jim Dunn's 7.58, in the semi-final: Garlits would win, when Kenny Safford broke in the final. [4]
The usage of the C/K nomenclature was carried over from the previous generation, with "C" denoting two-wheel drive trucks and "K" denoting four-wheel drive vehicles. Chevrolet trucks were denoted in a 10/20/30 series (for 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 3 ⁄ 4-ton, and 1-ton); GMC trucks returned as a 1500/2500/3500 series (badged 15/25/35 from 1973–80). While ...
Featured vehicles include a 1931 Ford Model A Cabriolet hot rod with a DuVall windshield; and a heavily customized Model T that runs on two engines simultaneously, driven by a man named Gordon whose collection also includes a 1973 Dodge Challenger, a 1956 Ford Thunderbird with its original paintjob, a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, a 1957 Chevrolet, a 1969 Corvette Stingray and a street-legal ...
Arizona authorities believe a man was lured out of his home to his death by a stranger seeking help with his car. Paul Clifford, 53, was found dead near a "smoldering vehicle" by Redington Pass in ...
Coddington grew up in Rupert, Idaho, reading all the car and hot rod magazines he could, and got his first car (a 1931 Chevrolet truck) at age 13. [2] He attended machinist trade school and completed a three-year apprenticeship in machining. In 1968, he moved to California building hot rods by day and working as a machinist at Disneyland during ...
But when the truck passed, he realized only one of his friends had hidden with him. The other was lying in the street – one of the attack’s 14 fatalities. “I just start screaming and yelling ...