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Buick "Darth Vader" "Bad to the Bone"

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  The Grand National had humble roots beginning in auto-racing. In 1978, because the energy extremity demanded additional svelte platforms, the elephantine 17-and-a-half-foot-long Buick imperial lost a bottom of length and a brace of cylinders. With this everyday base erected on the G- body platform associate degreed an mechanics plan in 1981, the Buick came a significant contestant in NASCAR , with Richard Petty winning the first race of the season — the‘81 Daytona five hundred — in his imperial. The imperial steamrolled the competition. 1981 - 1982 saw Darrell Waltrip skilled worker a imperial to win the Winston Cup steeplechase Championship succeeding.However, the machine swept  the manufacturer’s crown, with a imperial within the winner’s circle in a very gorgeous forty seven out of sixty two races, If that was n’t enough. In 1982, Buick moved  to subsidize on this success and introduced the steeplechase , named for the Winston Cup Championship it had simply won. the first Buick
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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

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  Firebird Trans Am The Trans Am was a specialty package for the Firebird, usually upgrading handling , suspension , and power unit , further as minor look modifications like exclusive hoods , spoilers , fog lights and wheels. In victimization the name Trans Am, a registered trademark, metric weight unit in agreement to pay $5 per automobile sold-out to the SCCA . Four distinct generations were made between 1969 and 2002. These cars were designed on the F-body platform , that was additionally shared by the Chevrolet Camaro . Despite its name, the Trans Am wasn't at the start utilized in the Trans Am Series, as its smallest engine exceeded the SCCA's 5 cubic decimetre displacement limit. The second generation was offered from 1970 to 1981 and was featured within the 1977 flick Smokey and therefore the brigand , the 1978 flick Hooper , the 1979 flick Rocky II , and therefore the 1980 flick Smokey and therefore the brigand II . The third generation, offered from 19
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1965–72 Shelby Mustang

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  1965–1966 G.T.350 The 1965–1966 cars were the tiniest and lightest of the GT 350 models. These cars ar typically known as "Cobras", that was the Ford-powered AC-based two-seat sports automotive additionally made by Shelby yank throughout an equivalent amount. each models use the elapid emblem, similar paint theme, and also the facultative "Cobra" valve covers on several GT350s that were a part of a selling fixing by Shelby, further in concert of his picture symbols. All 1965–66 cars featured the K-Code 271 HP (202 kW; 275 PS) 289 capacity unit (4.7 L), changed to supply 306 HP (228 kW; 310 PS). selling literature mentioned this engine because the "Cobra hi-riser" as a result of its high-riser manifold . starting as a stock pony with a 4-speed manual and 9" live rear shaft, the cars were shipped to Shelby yank, wherever they received the high-riser manifolds, Tri-Y headers, and got larger Ford Galaxie rear drum brakes with metallic-
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