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1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Ram Air Hardtop in Austin, Texas

Written by Ken Altes

I caught this sweet, and slightly tattered, 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 at Lady Bird Lake in Central Austin. It has the Ram Air option with functional hood scoops, higher flow heads with stronger valve springs, and a hotter camshaft, turning out  335 hp. The 400 cu in V8 is an enlarged 389 ci in V8 used in earlier Ponchos. Pretty quick at 0-60 mph at 5.5 seconds, reaching the 1/4 mile, in 14.2 seconds at 100 mph.

1967 Dodge Charger at Bastrop Car Show

Written by Ken Altes

The charming Central Texas riverside town, Bastrop, has an annual car show.  The largest engine available for the 1967 Dodge Charger was the 440 Magnum wedge-head engine rated at 375 hp.   These did not sell well.Dodge Charger posted