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When I was in High school my next door neighbors were a young couple and in late 1965 the guy bought a 1966 Ford truck with a camper the same time as my dad. His was blue, ours was white.

One time one of his buddy's at the supermarket where he was manager wanted to borrow his truck with the camper for a hot date and my neighbor probably wouldn't have done it except that the friend let my neighbor borrow his !963 Chevy Impala 409-based 427 cubic inch Z11 race prepped lightweight car, one of only 57 made. I was admiring the car when he drove it home and he asked me if I wanted to go for a ride in it and see how fast it would go. He didn't have to ask twice. It was not formally used as a race car and was the plain metallic grey color that it came from the factory and had no numbers or writing on it. the only giveaway was teh cowl induction hood, which sAs aluminum.

Here's some specs on those cars:

Shipping weight-3245 lbs. Curb weight-3405 lbs.
Only 57 Z-11 Impala's were produced
The 427 W-series engine was rated at 430 HP 475 FT-LBS @ 6000 RPM. (Actual figures 480-525)
Cylinder Heads #3837731 with 2.19" intake and 1.72" exhaust 2 piece Intake manifold #3830623 (top)-#3837733 (bottom)
Water pump #3837691 (aluminum)
Cam #3837736 .556" intake/.556" exhaust lift with 325 degrees duration Crankshaft #3837472
Special cowl induction air cleaner #6418986, #3839764 (duct)
Borg Warner T-10 4 speed transmission (close ratio) Special anti spin rear with 4.11:1 rear gear ratio
Sintered metallic brake shoes and Screened rear brake backing plates with air scoops 15 X 5.5 wheels with 6.70 X 15 bias ply tires
Optional sound proofing and insulation delete Optional heater delete
Hood #3837710 (aluminum) Hood catch #3837718 (aluminum)
Grill filler panel #3837750 (aluminum)
Left fender #3837765 (aluminum)
Right fender #3837766 (aluminum)
Front bumper center #3837751 (aluminum)
Front bumper LH #3837755 (aluminum) Front bumper RH #3837756 (aluminum)

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40 minutes ago, Borg warner said:
When I was in High school my next door neighbors were a young couple and in late 1965 the guy bought a 1966 Ford truck with a camper the same time as my dad. His was blue, ours was white.

One time one of his buddy's at the supermarket where he was manager wanted to borrow his truck with the camper for a hot date and my neighbor probably wouldn't have done it except that the friend let my neighbor borrow his !963 Chevy Impala 409-based 427 cubic inch Z11 race prepped lightweight car, one of only 57 made. I was admiring the car when he drove it home and he asked me if I wanted to go for a ride in it and see how fast it would go. He didn't have to ask twice. It was not formally used as a race car and was the plain metallic grey color that it came from the factory and had no numbers or writing on it. the only giveaway was teh cowl induction hood, which sAs aluminum.

Here's some specs on those cars:

Shipping weight-3245 lbs. Curb weight-3405 lbs.
Only 57 Z-11 Impala's were produced
The 427 W-series engine was rated at 430 HP 475 FT-LBS @ 6000 RPM. (Actual figures 480-525)
Cylinder Heads #3837731 with 2.19" intake and 1.72" exhaust 2 piece Intake manifold #3830623 (top)-#3837733 (bottom)
Water pump #3837691 (aluminum)
Cam #3837736 .556" intake/.556" exhaust lift with 325 degrees duration Crankshaft #3837472
Special cowl induction air cleaner #6418986, #3839764 (duct)
Borg Warner T-10 4 speed transmission (close ratio) Special anti spin rear with 4.11:1 rear gear ratio
Sintered metallic brake shoes and Screened rear brake backing plates with air scoops 15 X 5.5 wheels with 6.70 X 15 bias ply tires
Optional sound proofing and insulation delete Optional heater delete
Hood #3837710 (aluminum) Hood catch #3837718 (aluminum)
Grill filler panel #3837750 (aluminum)
Left fender #3837765 (aluminum)
Right fender #3837766 (aluminum)
Front bumper center #3837751 (aluminum)
Front bumper LH #3837755 (aluminum) Front bumper RH #3837756 (aluminum)

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Well... how fast DID it go? Don’t leave us all in suspense. 

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3 hours ago, railfancwb said:

Well... how fast DID it go? Don’t leave us all in suspense. 

We drove it to a street that was in an industrial area that ended in some railroad tracks and from the first cross street to the dead end at the railroad tracks it was about 300 yards before we had to start slowing down. I seemed like we covered that distance in just a few seconds. The only other car I've ever had a ride in that was that fast was a big block 427 Corvette with Nitrous oxide injection.

The Z-11 Impalas would go from 0-60 in 4.3 seconds and would turn 10.8 second ET's in the 1/4 mile.

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1 hour ago, Eric said:

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Seeing this reminds me... Chrysler (now Fiat-Chrysler) has been bought by another European car manufacturer. Apparently Jeep is the hot property with RAM and Dodge worth keeping but the Chrysler badge itself may go away. The Chrysler Pacifica mini-van may be moved into the Dodge lineup. 

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