Vintage Road Test: Driving the Brutish 427-Powered 1966 Chevrolet Corvette-In the Rai
 

The 396 V-8 introduced last year has been bored an eighth, the compression upped to 11.0:1, and the neat NASCAR Holley three-barrel added for second wind. Grab a rearend ratio; 3.08, 3.36, 3.55, 3.70, 4.11 or 4.56, and the heavy-duty four-speed with the boss 2.20 low; click-click-click, and with the right combination you're at a hundred and forty with no sweat.

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