More Nascar themed full-sizes.....

I listed early to mid-60's full-size cars in the last post because that's what was really run in Nascar in the '60's. However-in the late '60's-just as the manufacturers shifted to intermediates for their muscle machines-so did racers. Mopar guys started using Road Runners and Chargers, GM guys started using Chevelles ( and Monte Carlos after 1970 ) and Ford guys started using Torinos and Mercury Cyclones and Montegos. ( I loved the red and white Wood Brothers Mercurys piloted by Cale Yarborough and David Pearson ). Anyhow- Just because Nascar racers switched to the intermediates in 1966 or '67 ( Remember Smokey Yunick's "cheater" '66 Chevelle? ) doesn't mean your  limited to pre 1967 cars if you want to build a Nascar themed full-size. In fact some of the later models may be better choices because they'll have better suspensions, standard front disc brakes, and more powerful engines. Here's a few great examples. # 1. 1969-72 Plymouth Sport Fury. Peter Graves drove one on "Mission Impossible". Most will have 383 cubes under the hood and some will have 440s. The semi-fastback, slab-sided body will look badass with radiused fenderwells, monster tires and Nascar-style graphics. #2 1968-72 Ford Galaxie / LTD. A lot of these will have 390 cubes under the hood, and some '71-72 models will have 400C or 429 V8s, which is, if anything, a plus factor. # 3. 1967-69 Pontiac Catalina. 400 cubes standard, and a fair number will have 428s. # 4. 1967-70 Chevy Impala. The Chevys again rank last for the same reason. All the others have big-blocks as standard equipment, while the Impalas mostly have small-block motivation. Even the desirable "SS" models are this way. Of the 75,000 Impala SS models sold in 1967-only 2,128 were 427s. However-there is more speed equipment for a small-block Chevy than anything else on the planet, and a big-block is an easy swap if you want one. Since these full-sizes were generally the top of the line, they usually have luxurious interiors, and cool options like disc brakes and factory air that make them nice to drive. Mastermind