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teegeefla,
My memory of when I was a young man is a little hazy but I believe the said Chevrolet Impala was bought by our great Australian Touring Car legend Norman Beechey. He raced it successfully against the then current crop of Jaguars here. Much tailout racing and desperate slides. No looking after the tyres. He ran the Gurney sintered metallic linings on the drum brakes and then stroked it with a Mickey Thompson (USA) stroker kit. I believe to over 409 Cu inches. He then sold it to race other cars succesfully. In his retirement he bought it back, restored it and still has it today. Sadly demonstrated, or run in hillclimbs road rallies or sprints only. Registration US 409.
I understand from current interviews that he says with todays technology it puts out more HP than in its heyday. Still an impressive unit and I think my memory of it bellowing around our circuits still transfixes an old man. There are many photos of it here in Australia but I am unsure how to load them.
Ah memories!!!!
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