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Yeah looks like a roadrunner from the rear. 5.7 hemi probably
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No such thing in that era.
You could get a 6.3-litre V8 (383ci), a 7.0-litre Hemi (426ci) or a 7.2-litre V8 (440ci) in a Road Runner.
This looks pretty base, though, so I'd assume it's a Satellite – not a Road Runner. They could be had with smaller V8s, too, including a 4.5-litre one (with conventional heads).
*Edit* Just looked it up on the VED checker – it's a 5.2, so 318ci. Not quite the smallest engine in the range but almost there!
Had a 440 in my Charger. Arguably a better engine than a Hemi – lighter, easier to work on, etc. A good 440 would really give a Hemi a hard time.
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Well it was a damn cool thing to see any day, let alone a day today, though someone commented on my instagram I think that he works in Fedex just down road from OcUK so I am surprised not seen it before, sounded really nice, not loud just that classic American V8 burble which to be quite frank is one of the best automotive sounds ever!
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A 5.2 V8 for the "base spec". These days you'll be lucky to get a 1.6 with barely enough power to get it moving
The 1.6 will have more HP though
The 1.6 will have more HP though
Some 60s muscle cars give modern ones a run for their money.
They only started getting **** in the 70s when emissions laws appeared.
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Looks like 230hp in 1967, though it was fitted with a thermoquad which in roadkill circles are now legendary (for the wrong reasons).
A tower of power without doubt!
A tower of power without doubt!
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Can confirm.
Prefer the old school one by a long shot. You can see the car moving when he revs it
a thing of beauty
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And 340lb ft, which is useful.
Thermoquad's actually a really good carb once you find one that doesn't have a warped base. I used one on my 440 (above) briefly and it was sweet. I didn't have the right linkage for it, though, so couldn't really use it (was fouling the kickdown set-up). Think it's still drifting around at home, now that you mention it!
Many were 3-400hp. But There were a few that made well over 400.
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Anyone notice, on the One show (on BBC1) last night the old fella who met up with his old girlfriend of 65 years ago was driving round in a mint, white 1984 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi.
I've not seen a cavalier on the road for about 10-15 years!!
I've not seen a cavalier on the road for about 10-15 years!!
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Nice spot. Bet it sounded fantastic especially on the first start this morning. Never seen it before and we're not far from the FedEx.
I live in Silverdale and work in Tunstall, I've seen it a few times around town, have you ever clocked the local Red Ford Gran Torino? (a-la Starsky & Hutch complete with white stripe) I've followed it through the Chesterton Maccy's drive through a few times but never got the chance to speak to the owner who seems surprisingly young from apperance.
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They've not really moved on much in power then lol.
