1971 Chevrolet Corvette
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Many will consider 1971 the beginning the end for the horsepower wars. With unleaded gas becoming the standard and smog regulation's tightening, there were an increasing number of hurdles for the big three to jump through. This would also explain the reason that other than the amber parking lenses the 71 Vette was well a 70 Vette with amber parking lenses. Chevy had their engineers working on how they were going to meet the demands of Uncle Sam and till get the muscle that Corvette was known for. Enter the LS5 454 Big Block. Introduced in 1970 it was instant success. Though the 71 model was down to only 365 ponies it was still turning out a tire boiling 500 plus ft-lbs of torque. This 71 maintains its original LS5 under the hood and runs absolutely astounding. With the simple turn of the key the big block comes alive and you can tell you have opened up a completely different animal than the other run of the mill stingrays. Not only is the LS5 a much more sought after option it is just, how should I say it, well it-s just way cooler. From the exhaust not coming out of the...