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    The engineers at FAST™ have taken the XIM™ to a whole new level. The coil-on plug ignition controller, originally developed for use with FAST™ XFI™ systems, is now available in a standalone kit for GM LS1/LS6 and LS2/LS3/LS7, Ford Modular, and 5.7L and 6.1L Hemi engines.

    These kits enable programmable control of the popular late model coil-on plug ignition systems, independent of the fuel delivery method or any factory computer. The Standalone XIM™ features easy-to-use on-board dials to create a customizable timing curve (instead of using a collection of pre-set curves) and to adjust a vacuum advance feature and rev limiter.

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    Howard “Dutch” Darrin was already an accomplished automotive stylist when he arrived back in California in 1937 after a successful career in Europe. Having concluded that custom coachbuilding was declining on the Continent, he perceived opportunity in the California film industry’s star machine, and soon counted among his clients such household names as Errol Flynn, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Darrin’s success attracted the attention of Packard, and the company included two dramatic Darrin models in their 1940 catalog, a Convertible Sedan and a Convertible Victoria, the latter of which was advertised in the Saturday Evening Post with the headline "Glamour Car of the Year! (Of course, it's a Packard)."
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    The debut 1967 Camaro shared some mechanicals with the 1968 Chevy II Nova. Almost 80 factory and 40 dealer options, including three main packages, were available. In 1967, a Camaro RS/SS convertible with a 396 engine paced the Indianapolis 500.

    Only 602 Z/28s were sold in 1967, along with approximately 100 Indianapolis Pace Car replicas. The 1967 and 1968 Z/28s did not have the cowl induction hood, optional on the 1969 Z/28s. The 1967 Z28 received air from an open element air cleaner or from an optional cowl plenum duct attached to the side of the air cleaner that ran to the firewall and got air from the cowl vents. 15-inch rally wheels, were included with Z/28s had while all other 1967-9 Camaros had 14-inch wheels.
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    The 1953 Corvette was designed by the very talented Harley Earl, Chevrolet’s chief designer. GM listened to the demands of the GI’s that returned from Europe wanting an American sports car. Production was limited to only 300 units the first year so selling the entire production of the entirely new model was not a problem. The first Corvette reached the end of the assembly line on June 30, 1953. The first 53’ Corvettes were all built by hand, in the back of a customer delivery garage in Flint Michigan. Chevrolet made it clear the new Corvette would only be available to high profile executives and people of power and influence. An example is John Wayne received a Corvette for promotional events. . The first two 1953 Corvettes were engineering test cars and according to official records, were destroyed. Of the first 300 Corvettes, approximately 225 are known to exist today.

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    Ford Vice President Lee Iacocca’s “Total Performance” program reached around the world into international motorsports, but one of its biggest impacts was felt on the drag strips of America with the sensational Thunderbolts. Built by contractor Dearborn Steel Tubing, the Thunderbolts were stripped and lightened Fairlane Tudor sedans, each one modified to accept Ford’s sensational 427 CI Galaxie V-8. The 1964 Thunderbolt presented here is number 68 in the Thunderbolt production sequence of 100 cars. It was originally purchased through Webster Ford in Schenectady, New York by racer Elwood Banker, who raced the car as the “Hemi Hunter.” described the car as “unbeatable.”
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