Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihuxk!rs55611 From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Muscle_car != Sport_car Message-ID: <648@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 14:43:54 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxk.648 Posted: Wed Jun 6 14:43:54 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jun-84 08:10:30 EDT References: <468@hou2h.UUCP> <899@eosp1.UUCP> <1972@rlgvax.UUCP>, <1550@uw-june> <476@hou2h.UUCP> <1989@rlgvax.UUCP> <1561@uw-june> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 23 What do we call the first Camaro Z-28, with the 302 engine. This car was very little removed (during its first year or two only) from the versions used in the Trans-Am race series, except for the engine being de-tuned, and having a full body, with interior, etc. The suspension was not very much different, and the car handled tremendously. A similar situation exists for the first ('65 and '66) Shelby GT-350s. Hertz used to rent out these, in a special Hertz gold and black paint job. It was common practice to rent one, take it to the weekend SCCA race, run it as is (just pump up the tires) and return it on Monday. (How did it get all those little dents, you ask?) Although these two are muscle cars, and from Detroit, they both handled better than many sports cars. They were about as close to race cars as you can get, and still be legal. Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611 AT&T Bell Laboratories PS: Speaking of street-legal race cars, anyone remember the Pegaso? (Or, remember reading about it, as they were very rare.) This Spanish car was made in the late 50's, early 60's, and was exactly the same as Pegaso's Formula 1 car of the same era, but with a full body. The engine and chassis were unchanged.