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A Cortez Silver 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS with a LS6 454 cubic inch big-block V8 rated at 450 gross horsepower Pictures courtesy of Corvette Mike Midwest, in Burr Ridge, IL https://corvettemikemidwest.com/used-corvettes-for-sale/1970-chevrolet-chevelle-ss-rare-ls-coupe/

Better is Bigger as Corvette Shares the Spotlight, Corvette Power from C1 to C8, Part 4

By 1970, the writing was on the wall. It was no longer a matter of if government regulation would restrain engine power, it was a question of when. Nevertheless Corvette’s big block 427 would have its stroke increased for the 1970 model-year, raising displacement to 454 cubic inches. Translating to 7.4 liters, the new big-block almost doubled the displacement of…

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