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More power for an old steel Chevy

Too pretty by half: this restored and modified 1955 Chevrolet 3200 NAPCO 4WD pick-up has had a serious heart transplant.

It is now powered by a 223kW (300bhp) Chevy 350 cubic inch V8. Power goes to the rear wheels only, or to all four through a 1950s third-party NAPCO conversion.

The Chevrolet 3200 was a member of the “Chevrolet Task Force” series of

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