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    This 1962 Corvette Gasser was built to resemble the car Drag Racing legend Big John Mazmanian raced in the 60's. It was a four year no expense spared build,and features the best period correct parts that could be found or they were fabricated when they couldn't . The main attraction is the all aluminum 434 CID. Chevrolet small block . It's filled with a Lunati crank, CP Carillo connecting rods and swings Ross pistons. For the top end, a set of Bodix cylinder heads, which were fully ported and filled with Manley SS valves. For stellar performance , a Dyres 6-71 blower and a pair of 650 Holley double pumpers are mounted up top.   The owner stated that the combination is good for 650 Horsepower ! And it's street driven on 93 octane pump gas .   This is a factory 4-speed car,so it was natural to keep the manual transmission , the Corvette now features Hurst linkage and a Hurst shifter , power is applied through Lakewood-housing and Centerforce clutch . The interior f...

  The 'Virginia Gentleman' is a  1967 Chevrolet Corvette that was built and driven by John Boughers . Originally the car was green with a white interior and was equipped with an automatic transmission,power windows and air conditioning. John raced the Vette on the East coast from the 1970's to the early 1980's, in 1980 the car was painted red when Champion spark plugs came onboard as a major sponsor. He won many races and was best known as ' The oldest man in Drag Racing '. The power plant was built by Justice Brothers Racing in Virginia with Carlton Philips.It's a 620 HP small block with 13:1compression. It's shifted by an ATI Powerglide with a brake. In 1985 the the car was purchased by Gino's Auto Body and raced by Gino from  85' to 1989 in the West Palm Beach area,in 1985 the Corvette won the five day championship tournament at Moroso Motorsports Park , now Orlando Speed World.  This is a time capsule that deserves to be in someones collect...