Me too. Love these cars, but I hate the way this one is jacked up. Must be scary to drive with front leaf springs & centre of gravity that high. I guess it is a matter of personal preference but it would not be mine
No question it's a W block for sure, can't say I ever saw one in person in a 61 Poncho.
I dunno, there is a 409 sticker on the underside of the hood, if that means anything. Nevertheless, what a waste of a nice convertible. The whole point of the dropped axle gassers was to make the car more functional for drag racing; that's why most of them had shortened wheelbases as well. No one was ever serious about drag racing a convertible, it just looks ridiculous.
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1970 LS4 (eventually an LS5) Laurentian 2dr hdtp -and a bunch of other muscle cars...