The Car of My Dreams

[FullerH]

L88, was that the aluminum 454 cid block? I was unaware that you could get one of those for the street.

 

[Bob W]

Bob W, I looked up the Ariel Atom. Is that thing even legal to drive in the United States?

I believe so. The British-made version is street-legal in Britain, and the US-made cars have a different engine setup to meet our emissions standards.

This may be the answer, from an April 2006 Businessweek article:

Although not street legal, the Atom is available as a kit. That makes it eligible for registration and street driving in some states. Reports have suggested that several (including the model Leno ordered) have already been registered with the notoriously thorny California DMV.

-Bob

 

[GarageBoy]

L88 was the 427 equiped with the high rise intake manifold and high lift, long duration cam with high flow heads. Same engine they ran LeMans and Sebring in (it was an RPO, so it was avail for the street)

The aluminum version of the L88 was the ZL1.

 

[locomike]

"If you see my bike on a trailer, someone stole it."
"I haul ass, not bikes"


Best Wishes,
-Bob

Well then how do you get your dirtbikes to the MX track or the woods? If you think of a bike in the back of a truck and a streetbike pops into your head, you might own a Harley...