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Its a genuine 351 matching numbers car, with no expense spared back in the early 1980s when it was built. And I do have an engineers report for EVERY modification listed below, including the 6/71 supercharger and twin holly carbies, so its fully street legal which is very rare in itself. It did actually compete in the cannonball cup (or cannonball run as it was also called - the cup was the official title) and I have everything to prove it. I got renowned gearbox guru Paul Rogers to rebuild the extra heavy duty auto box for me about 4 years ago, and its been faultless since. The engine could do with a really good tune up, as I had to swap the dizzy as it failed about 2 years ago and I havnt tuned it properly since. I have a replacement twin-point dizzy for it that will go with the car for anyone wanting to keep it period correct. I do have some old dyno sheets showing 450hp at the tyres from the early 80s, so it does have a little bit of get-up and go. The LSD 9in diff is in great order, as is all suspension and sway bars. Some of them still have stickers on them from over 30 years ago when fitted. Even the original tyres are still on it and in good condition. Still has all the original analogue phone, police scanners etc when fitted for the race. These of course no longer work properly as the analog network was shut down years ago now, and police etc all use different frequencies now, but it does still turn on and operate. Full roll cage with harnesses front and rear. Aircon is fitted but needs a new belt and re-gas. Power steering works fine. The twin Holly carbies have been rebuilt by Matt DeSpirit with boost referencing done, originally ran water injection to prevent detonation which is still fitted but not connected.
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