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Old 09-21-2009, 12:13 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
Was looking for confirmation that the bel-air it still hand an engine in it, would have expected a better showing from a v8...
Other reports say it was an inline 6, which was IIRC the most common engine in that model. And it did leave LOTS of room in the engine compartment: when working on our old one (when I was a kid), I'd sometimes climb in beside the engine rather than trying to reach things leaning over the fenders.
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