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A Class ABOVE

THE 358CI EX-NASCAR MILL CAN HAPPILY RUN ON 95-OCTANE E10 BUT STILL PUMP OUT NEAR 750 HORSES ON 6PSI

A BIT over 10 years ago, Angelo Furfaro bought himself a 273ci, V8-powered ’67 Valiant as an occasional cruiser. It was a real survivor, as Angelo says: “It was mint – very little rust, and all the hard stuff like glass and moulds were all pretty good.”

At the same time, Angelo was also getting around in a stout ’63 Nova that he’d revamped after purchasing it off Gavin Dowling (SM, Sep ’14) minus the driveline.

“My wife Kylie and my boys Sebastian and Daniel loved the Nova,” Angelo says. “We cruised everywhere in it: to the drags,

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