Sleeper?
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From: ~The DARKSIDE Group~
My ride is a sleeper, you gotta know what to look for on my exterior to get a hint at what lies beneath the skin.
She is very quiet too!
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From: Western NY
I just thought about it a moment ago... The ultimate sleeper was the '69 COPO Camaro. I had an opportunity to buy one brand new back then, but I was only a junior in high school, working part time. Not enough $$ to spare.
Anyway, it was all black, cold air hood, spoilers, steel wheels with the "dog dish" hubcaps, and NO engine emblems...
Anyway, it was all black, cold air hood, spoilers, steel wheels with the "dog dish" hubcaps, and NO engine emblems...
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From: Friendswood, Tx
Sleeper city here. My previous vette was a blown 2000 Coupe- 550rwhp....relatively quiet and completely stock look, no gauges, etc. Drove 40 miles to the track, 60ft a 1.53 and ran 10.82@129 on my first pass.....drove home with the A/C on sippin on a diet Coke. Ironically, my vanity plates read "SLO-VET." God, I miss that car.
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Burning Brakes
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EXACTLY! 
Sleeper city here. My previous vette was a blown 2000 Coupe- 550rwhp....relatively quiet and completely stock look, no gauges, etc. Drove 40 miles to the track, 60ft a 1.53 and ran 10.82@129 on my first pass.....drove home with the A/C on sippin on a diet Coke. Ironically, my vanity plates read "SLO-VET." God, I miss that car.
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Burning Brakes
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That's what I'm talking about . . .
Or the Nickey cars, stripped down Nova's or Biscayn's with a built 427, or a MR. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge Dart with no hub caps, carpet, bench seat and a Hemi.
Or a Vette with stock rims and hood, that is fairly quiet and subdued running in the 10's on pump gas, ie, sleeper.
Or the Nickey cars, stripped down Nova's or Biscayn's with a built 427, or a MR. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge Dart with no hub caps, carpet, bench seat and a Hemi.
Or a Vette with stock rims and hood, that is fairly quiet and subdued running in the 10's on pump gas, ie, sleeper.
I just thought about it a moment ago... The ultimate sleeper was the '69 COPO Camaro. I had an opportunity to buy one brand new back then, but I was only a junior in high school, working part time. Not enough $$ to spare.
Anyway, it was all black, cold air hood, spoilers, steel wheels with the "dog dish" hubcaps, and NO engine emblems...
Anyway, it was all black, cold air hood, spoilers, steel wheels with the "dog dish" hubcaps, and NO engine emblems...
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"Is Fast...Looks Fast" I like the street rods, not the stockers looks as much. Big air intakes, mags, pipes, aerodynamics. Love em
