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Contents: Up Front – Front Man (The project car dilemma – so much cool stuff to build, so little time), Readers’ Pages (Mercury dies, the Corvette is Kentucky’s state car, and an awesome dog on page 12) Greasy Stuff – This Guy’s Garage (If cool cars were a dime a dozen, admission here would only cost you to nickels), Horsepower! (QMP’s big-block Chevy swallows automotive journalists whole), The $2,650 Big-Block Chevy (The big-block theme continues with this engine, which makes less power but costs a lot less than the one before it), The 396 Stroker (When does a 461ci Chevy look like a stock 396? When West Side Performance builds it, that’s when), The 445 Oldsmobile Torque Monster (We’re not just catering to the Chevy guys. Here’s a large displacement Olds that makes 511 lb-ft), LS3 Heads And Cam Swap (Like a modern engine mixed with your vintage iron? Feast on our 570hp LS3. This issue is all engines all the time), Quick Tech: Flowmaster Exhaust Install (Ever wondered how to piece together a tight, rattle-free set of pipes? Look no further), What’s Your Problem? (You’ll be a cam timing and bearing clearance expert after Smith sets you straight) Fun Stuff – Krass & Bernie (The guys trash a Charger while driving to the parts store. We’ll bet it was fully restored by the time they got home. If only it were that easy in real life), John Calvert’s ’64 Fairlane (Blisteringly fast and painfully good-looking, John’s Fairlane made staffer John McGann swoon), Doug Thomas’ ’66 Nova (Another Roots-supercharged big-block Chevy. Good thing this is the big-block issue), Doug Young’s ’68 Camaro (Hey Doug – sorry about the wait), Quick Car: Mitchell Vannetta’s ’68 Firebird (Though late to the party, Mitchell brought his ‘Bird out to our Engine Swap Drags. He and a friend basically rebuilt the car in two weeks. We were impressed) Out Back – Junkyard Crawl (Magneto scored an awesome 440-powered D100 pickup. We’re envious), Speed Game (Ever heard of Get Wax? Neither had we until we were sent a sample. It worked better than we expected), Rear View (It’s like looking at baby pictures. This shot is from 1955, and CC was only two years old. By the way, should we redo all the articles listed on the runsheet?)
Issue: October 2010
Condition: Very Good