[Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale....was... OT--Whipping Shitties?????

[SVTSHO (Bill Byrer)]

The Talladega as a race car had the Boss 429, the street version had a 351.
A regular street Torino could be ordered with a non-Boss 429.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 2:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale....was... OT--Whipping
Shitties?????


> IIRC, they said the Talladega was the only Torino to have the 429.
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Sun, August 22, 2004 1:57 pm, Ron Porter said:
> > The Talledega was like the Charger Daytona and the Plymouth Superbird.
It
> > had the body pieces for better aerodynamics, but the rest of the car had
> > the
> > standard engine and drivetrain pieces. It was just to certify the body
> > configurations for the track.
> >
> > IMHO, they were all ugly, but they accomplished their purpose in NASCAR.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 10:55 AM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale....was... OT--Whipping
> > Shitties?????
> >
> >
> > There was an interesting show on Speed last weekend that I'm sure is a
> > rerun of an older series, but I just paid close attention for the first
> > time.  I'm sure that old timers know this already.  It was about the
Ford
> > Torino Talladega, which was a car specifically built for running NASCAR
> > but that could be bought at Ford dealer.  The story said about 500 were
> > sold in 1969.  I don't know when the idea of homologation went by the
> > wayside, but the idea of being able to buy and race a factory built car
> > seems like a good idea.
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Carl Prochilo
> > 92 Ultra Red Crimson
> >
> > On Sat, August 21, 2004 9:40 am, Ron Nottingham said:
> >> You must not be reading the same classifieds... There is always some
> >> ex-NASCAR Taurus for sale in mags like Stock Car, Racer, etc.
> >>
> >> Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
> >> 89 325i
> >> 90 SHO
> >>
> >> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Rick Glass" <rick@pitroadproducts.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>> There was one on ebay not long ago......
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Jason Hartberger" <at3hartberger@mail.com>
> >>>
> >>> > In reverse. And not for long.
> >>> >
> >>> > Or, if you get one o' them NASCRAP taurii, you can do them all day
> >>> long.
> >>> Oh
> >>> > wait, you can't; they're not for sale........
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>> > From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> >>> >
> >>> > > How the hell do you do donuts in a SHO???
> >>
> >>
> >>
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