I saw a hotted up version of the 1967 model 1600 GT fitted with two massive Webers by Pat Crea Motors in Melbourne. I myself bought a new 1967 standard sedan fitted with a heater by the showroom. Belletts were probably the best cars to hot up as at the top speed of 91 mph they ran as smooth as oil and the 5000 rpm could be raised to 5500 for short periods. I fitted 165 Bridgestone radials which made a huge difference, reversed the rear spring which was easy to do and ran the car with negative camber to increase its cornering ability. I changed the rear muffler to a racing sausage type muffler which had a more high pitched exhaust than yours and also much louder as you could heat it accelerating 2 km away. Finally I had the mechanical fuel pump changed to an electric one as they tended to leak petrol after 2 years. The icing on the cake was fitting extractors which made the top speed higher at 105 mph. Oh and I fitted two large Hella fog lights for my trips to go skiing.
This reminds me of my 69 Corona 2dr SO much, holy cow! LOVE this!! This is a rare one for SURE
I saw a hotted up version of the 1967 model 1600 GT fitted with two massive Webers by Pat Crea Motors in Melbourne. I myself bought a new 1967 standard sedan fitted with a heater by the showroom. Belletts were probably the best cars to hot up as at the top speed of 91 mph they ran as smooth as oil and the 5000 rpm could be raised to 5500 for short periods. I fitted 165 Bridgestone radials which made a huge difference, reversed the rear spring which was easy to do and ran the car with negative camber to increase its cornering ability. I changed the rear muffler to a racing sausage type muffler which had a more high pitched exhaust than yours and also much louder as you could heat it accelerating 2 km away. Finally I had the mechanical fuel pump changed to an electric one as they tended to leak petrol after 2 years. The icing on the cake was fitting extractors which made the top speed higher at 105 mph. Oh and I fitted two large Hella fog lights for my trips to go skiing.
Thanks for this. I always thought these looked really cool.
Why does it say "DOHC" on the grille, though?