[s-cars] NAC: biggest engine in American Muscle Car

[serge]

Fredric, size wise GM had the biggest blocks that they were throwing into
"muscle cars." The 455 ci engine came in the Buick Gran Sport, the
Oldsmobile 4-4-2, as well as the famous Hurst Olds, and in the Pontiac GTO.
The Pontiac Firebird also had 455 in'70, but I'm not sure about '69.
Chevrolet had the Chevelle and Camaro, but it came with a mere 454 ci
engine. The Corvette had a 427 in 69, but you may have been able t "special
order" it w/ a 454, but I may be wrong about that.

Ford had the 429 in their Mustang as you know. The 460 ford was huge, but it
was a "truck" engine, I'm not sure you could order it in a passenger car,
that is not to say that a 460 never made it into a passenger car.

Caddy 472 was the biggest engine in '69 but I do not consider that a muscle
car, though I had one (convertible, of course) that made many Camaro owners
cry. I believe the 500 ci Caddy came out in '72.

But the most powerful muscle car engine of the time was the Mopar Hemi. At
426 ci, it was the most efficient combustion chamber design at the time.
Plenty of people drove those Hemis from the dealer straight to the
dragstrip. They came in Dodge Chargers, and a few Challengers, as well as
Plymouth Roadrunners and 'Cudas. Chrysler even shoehorned them into a couple
light-weight A-body Dodge Darts called them "pro-stock" or something.
Anyway, these Darts were very limited production, with fiberglass body
panels, and were not intended to be driven on the street.

All additions/corrections are welcome.

HTH

Serge Filanovsky

95 S6 Avant


> I am looking for a stock american muscle car.
> Thanks all for all your answers I have received so far.
>
> Regards,
> Frederic
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst at rogers.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:29 PM
> To: Joseph Pizzimenti; Frederic L'Huillier; s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] NAC: biggest engine in American Muscle Car
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> Don't forget about Ford and the 460 CI monster.
> I don't know if it ever made it into a mustang or not, but odds are it
> did !
>
> And Chrysler had some 500 + CI Hemi's , but the where not stock motors.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Pizzimenti" <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
> To: "Frederic L'Huillier" <Frederic.L'Huillier at Siebel.com>;
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>> I hate to say it, but where's Rod Haney when you need
>> him?
>>
>> Pizzo
>>
>> --- Frederic L'Huillier
>> <Frederic.L'Huillier at Siebel.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi,
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>>> I was discussing with a friend of mine of the 69
>>> Mustang Boss 429 last
>>> night and wondering which american muscle car made
>>> at that time has the
>>> biggest engine ? and how big is the engine ?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Frederic.
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