Hemmings Muscle Machines

Parallel Pursuits

"…the realm of the muscle car devotee has become more varied..."

Someone was asking me recently about the engine in the ’69 Camaro I’ve owned since I was a teenager. My Camaro was born with a 350, but not the 350-hp version it has now — the original was a two-barrel, and that block was lost to the scrapper back in the ’80s, thanks to the previous owner.

When the person inquiring heard that the original engine was gone, he expressed that it was a shame,

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