Old Bristol with huge big block Chrysler engine
Goes to show, people will do most anything when it come to automobiles. I my mis-spent youth, I too had a need for speed. My fine-running XK-120 drophead got the treatment. I was barely able to keep up with the likes of large Buicks and Oldsmobiles in street racing. I sold the classice DOHC 3.4 to a willing buyer, with the old Moss gearbox with bad synchros. In it's place went a 331 Cu. in Chrysler hemi. Bags and bags of torque. With a 4 speed transmission in high gear, I could pull away from a dead stop at idle. Surprisingly, my engine weight was nearly the same, the engine sitting back quite a bit more. No regrets.
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