Well the Road Runner had one of course but so did the 1966 Fairlanes with the R-Code 427. There were only 57 built but that's still enough to qualify as a production car. The lift-off hood moved to the option list in 1967.
No, on both accounts. The Road Runner, the A12, 440 six pack Road Runner to be specific - the brother of the 440 six pack Super Bee, had a hinged hood, never was a lift off, not even on the Super Bird. So, only the Super Bee of the Mopars had the fiberglass lift off hood. 57 built doesn't meet my, or Nascars, definition of production. R code 427? Sounds like race car only, hence, not production dealership where ANYONE could go buy it, over the age of 18. I could be wrong, should I post it as a question, and see what the rest of the gang says?
Sorry, you're right about the Road Runner. Whether the 66 Fairlane 427 can be called a regular production car on the basis of a run of 57 does, I admit, sound dubious. Different rules are applied by sanctioning bodies at different times and the only thing the '66 was intended to do was run on the drag strip so all it had to do was satisfy the NHRA. The FIA has at times accepted runs of 25 and 50 but those were set for prototypes and I think the lowest limit for what could be called production cars (in the sense of things which could be registered for road use) is usually 100. On that basis the '66 Fairlane is a race-car special but it was built by the factory and was road-registerable and just a variation of a regular production model so something like the COPO 427 Camaros of which there were fewer than 100. If it's built by the factory, has a VIN and can be registered I think of it as a production car even if the FIA doesn't. However, if brought before a judge, I suspect you'd win the case and I'd lose.
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ReplyDeleteWell the Road Runner had one of course but so did the 1966 Fairlanes with the R-Code 427. There were only 57 built but that's still enough to qualify as a production car. The lift-off hood moved to the option list in 1967.
ReplyDeleteNo, on both accounts. The Road Runner, the A12, 440 six pack Road Runner to be specific - the brother of the 440 six pack Super Bee, had a hinged hood, never was a lift off, not even on the Super Bird. So, only the Super Bee of the Mopars had the fiberglass lift off hood.
Delete57 built doesn't meet my, or Nascars, definition of production. R code 427? Sounds like race car only, hence, not production dealership where ANYONE could go buy it, over the age of 18.
I could be wrong, should I post it as a question, and see what the rest of the gang says?
Sorry, you're right about the Road Runner. Whether the 66 Fairlane 427 can be called a regular production car on the basis of a run of 57 does, I admit, sound dubious. Different rules are applied by sanctioning bodies at different times and the only thing the '66 was intended to do was run on the drag strip so all it had to do was satisfy the NHRA. The FIA has at times accepted runs of 25 and 50 but those were set for prototypes and I think the lowest limit for what could be called production cars (in the sense of things which could be registered for road use) is usually 100. On that basis the '66 Fairlane is a race-car special but it was built by the factory and was road-registerable and just a variation of a regular production model so something like the COPO 427 Camaros of which there were fewer than 100. If it's built by the factory, has a VIN and can be registered I think of it as a production car even if the FIA doesn't. However, if brought before a judge, I suspect you'd win the case and I'd lose.
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