C3 Butcher Ford 460 powered Vette
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8,339
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From: I can walk to MA
Big ugly engine ... well that's not always a bad thing.
Flat butt end ... what were they thinking ... "It looks clean" ?
And the interior ... I suddenly want to play checkers.
(Politely) No thank you.
Flat butt end ... what were they thinking ... "It looks clean" ?
And the interior ... I suddenly want to play checkers.
(Politely) No thank you.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 415
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From: mauriceville texas
Guy took a 76, prob a pile of crap when he bought it. Then turned this out, took some work and a little thinking not much but a little. If they do things like this to enough 76's maybe someday all the garage queens with 10 miles on them will be worth a little more money. His money his car. 
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: NC,USA
Originally Posted by Blair Winch Project
Anyone want to guess what thickness of plywood he used on the back end? 
Just goes to show there's no accounting for taste.
Rick B.
Just goes to show there's no accounting for taste.Rick B.
Where ya mount the outboard on that thing?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2003
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
I certainly don't like the car but a 460 motor is a great motor and has more desireable dimensions then our 454.
Are you saying the 460 is a smaller more compact engine?
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Living in the Hartland
Originally Posted by turtlevette
I sure don't like the way it looks in the engine bay of a C3. It looks too long and too tall.
Are you saying the 460 is a smaller more compact engine?
Are you saying the 460 is a smaller more compact engine?
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 199
Likes: 1
From: League City Texas
And I thought that Motion Corvette took the prize for ugliness.
Hey guys it could be worse.... he could have the Ford blue oval stuck to the sides of the hood
Would that make it a Fordette?
Which brings to mind a guy here in Mich. that took his black Charger, put a 502 Chevy in it and to really **** off the Mopar boys he put little bow ties on the hood. They were so mad at him they wouldn't even let him park with the Mopars.
Hey guys it could be worse.... he could have the Ford blue oval stuck to the sides of the hood
Would that make it a Fordette?
Which brings to mind a guy here in Mich. that took his black Charger, put a 502 Chevy in it and to really **** off the Mopar boys he put little bow ties on the hood. They were so mad at him they wouldn't even let him park with the Mopars.
Last edited by nostgry; Feb 1, 2005 at 12:39 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 174
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From: Ann Arbor MI
Thanks for the post - I'm still laughing. That Vega steering wheel is the only original piece left in the interior - that tells you something.
I thought the trailer hitch was a really nice touch, too.
I thought the trailer hitch was a really nice touch, too.
Race Director
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by turtlevette
I sure don't like the way it looks in the engine bay of a C3. It looks too long and too tall.
Are you saying the 460 is a smaller more compact engine?
Are you saying the 460 is a smaller more compact engine?
Even the 455 buick engine has better specs then the 454.