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uring the summer of 1957, I had at my disposal my older brother’s 1956 Chevy Sport Sedan (four-door hardtop). It had the four-barrel Power Pack option and Powerglide. Well, as Chevrolet ads said for 1956, “The Hot One Got Hotter.” Being 16 at the time, I had a lead foot and looked for anything to race. Fords with 292 V-8s were

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