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Larry's launch technique: "I burnout hard and leave at 3,800 rpm on the transbrake," he told us. Shifting 6,200, the '58 goes through the traps at 6,000-6,200 rpm. Weighing in at 3,780 pounds with a driver, the Pontiac posts 1.7 60-foot times and 11.80 e.t.'s at 115 mph in the quarter-mile.
Oddball's Revenge - 1958 Pontiac Chieftain

 Larry's launch technique: "I burnout hard and leave at 3,800 rpm on the transbrake," he told us. Shifting 6,200, the '58 goes through the traps at 6,000-6,200 rpm. Weighing in at 3,780 pounds with a driver, the Pontiac posts 1.7 60-foot times and 11.80 e.t.'s at 115 mph in the quarter-mile.  View Related Article

 

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