timbuk wrote:

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that place sells cool cars

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Yep, Paul has some real nice engines for sale also. 

It is funny to look at all the codes on the documentation. It wasn't as though all those items were extra cost options, it is more of an actual build sheet of sorts. By the mid-70s it was becoming more complex to build cars to satisfy all the various laws, so they seem to have really expanded all the codes and inclusions. As an example there are 2 entries on that documentations just to show that it has the standard rear axle ratio. Also note the W55 Catalytic Converter, a standard item. I remember that back in the early days of the cats there were some problems with getting unleaded fuel. An RPO was available in Canada to eliminate the catalytic converter (fleets, taxis & police usually went for it) but in turn the engines were saddled with 1974-style tuning (not the so-called GM Maximum Mileage System).

Note the low redline on the tach. Some people hear that it is a 455 and immediately want to scream it. Wrong thing to do as the 455 had large mass pistons and high piston speeds due to the long stroke. It would give a nice top speed with the 2.56 rear axle.

Yes Todd, I remember all too well those little plastic seat belt clips. They were simply included to hold the should belts out of the way for normal ingress / egress into the back seat. The clips were designed to fly off and let the shoulder belt tense up naturally in the event that the belts were needed. They used to be easy to find on junkers, but now that most have been returned to scrap metal, stuff like the clips are very hard to find.