Scott Lear
Scott Lear
3/26/18 12:31 p.m.


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Story by Scott R. Lear • Photos by Anthony Neste, Tom Suddard, and David S. Wallens

A derelict, decades-old hatchback sits forlorn on the lawn. The…

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A 401 CJ
A 401 CJ Dork
3/26/18 1:28 p.m.

GM took a page from Collin Chapman’s playbook on those and added lightness.  It doesn’t even take much of a motor to make them quick.  I had the Chevy equivalent back in ‘85 as a high schooler.  Even with just the torquey 305 it was quick for the day.  Too quick in fact.  I totaled mine before I even had my license.  I got in big trouble for that: sneaking cars out at night.  I’d been doing it since about age 14 and never got caught until I wrecked.

TheV8Kid
TheV8Kid HalfDork
3/26/18 6:43 p.m.

We've been getting a lot of love this week. Still one of my favorites. I can't deny it, I like it more with the turbo LS, even though it has yet to beat the small block.

te72
te72 New Reader
3/26/18 10:17 p.m.

Man, that intro had me eyeballing my former Supra, now just a shell in need of some TLC, sitting in my back yard... There's literally no point in me trying to fix it up, I have a perfectly good Supra of the same generation sleeping happily in the garage. Still... your words managed to tug at the guilt a little. Thanks a lot Scott! =P

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