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Cannot like this post enough.
His garage was great.
GTO wagon
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It isn't, because it has no hood.

No one really cares though. I've seen cops let lots of stuff pass right by them.
 
It isn't, because it has no hood.

No one really cares though. I've seen cops let lots of stuff pass right by them.
Not all states require a hood though. The only thing possibly illegal is the blower being a visual impairment. Some jurisdictions might take issue with the wheelie bars as well.

I wouldn't call anything about that car particularly illegal though. Those are all just a"fix it" ticket at best.:)
 
This Mustang II that was built by Joe Ruggirello used to basically own the streets of Detroit. The current owner restored the car to what it looked like back in the late 70s and early 80s. This car has a 505 cubic inch V8, and when it was built, a 500+ cubic inch big block was virtually unheard of. It could do a 10 flat quarter mile at 140 mph back in 1977. Only one car could actually beat this back then, and that was Steve Lisk's Challenger.

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Indeed, those two cars were the kings of the streets in Detroit back in the 70s. The big block was built by a young Jack Roush, who accompained Rugirello for the street wars most of the time. The car disappered, then popped up again some years ago in E-Bay or something wearing twin turbos and white with blue stripes paint.

Here is Lisk's Challenger:
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The car had a modified, tunnel-rammed with Dominators 426 hemi with a Lenco box behind it, and was capable of 9s... in the street. According to Lisk, he beat Rugirello like 3 of 5 times or something. Here is a great article from 1976 Car and Driver about these two squaring off. A long read, but oh so worth it.
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Indeed, those two cars were the kings of the streets in Detroit back in the 70s. The big block was built by a young Jack Roush, who accompained Rugirello for the street wars most of the time. The car disappered, then popped up again some years ago in E-Bay or something wearing twin turbos and white with blue stripes paint.

Here is Lisk's Challenger:
hrdp-9807-11-o%2Boutlaw-street-cars-then-and-now%2B.jpg


The car had a modified, tunnel-rammed with Dominators 426 hemi with a Lenco box behind it, and was capable of 9s... in the street. According to Lisk, he beat Rugirello like 3 of 5 times or something. Here is a great article from 1976 Car and Driver about these two squaring off. A long read, but oh so worth it.
RuggirelloMustangCarDriver1.jpg

RuggirelloMustangCarDriver2.jpg

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RuggirelloMustangCarDriver5.jpg

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Damm man, that is one long story for sure. But thank you very much for sharing it with us, I never thought a rivalry could spread so far within the muscle car world. The cars themselves are incredible as well, which helps.
 
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