And so you have this icon that was also a rocket when powered by the L71 427,
which caught the fancy of gear heads thanks to the trio of Holley carbs parked
beneath the big tri-cornered air cleaner. The L71 was factory rated at 435 gross
horsepower and could crack the quarter in 13.6 seconds at 105 mph and 0-60 was
a mere 4.7 seconds. There was more exotic hardware like the aluminum headed
L89 or the ya-gotta-know-someone-to-get-one L88, but the L71 was the pavement
pounder of choice for the street.
Robert Buckingham of Millstone, New Jersey is the fortunate
owner of this Rally Red ’67 that boasts the afore-mentioned L71 engine,
four-speed close-ratio gearbox and
