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Old 10-14-2002, 02:51 PM
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High Performance Pontiac mag.

Hi

I was flipping thru my small collection of HPP magazines and encountered the mention of Gale Bank's record breaking Bonneville Salt Flats T/A. On the February 1987 cover billed as World's fastest Trans Am, to be specific.

As this was brought up in a thread somewhere here, thought I'd pass this along... It clocked in at 267 MPH!!

I'd like to hear more about that one - Also interested in the Firehawks early history

Thanks all,
Bill S.
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If I'm not mistake,not sure if it is the same car, but didn't one go 300 mph?
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Yeah I have a Popular Science mag that had an article on that car too. Here it is:
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Old 10-15-2002, 04:23 AM
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Twin Turbo Nice

Cool!

hehe
I wish I cought that issue... back in 1989/90 I had a subscription to Motor Trend but not nearly as interesting.

I wonder what the twin turbo L98/LT1/LS1's did?

Bill
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