Anyone into "Sleepers"??Stock looking cars that are faster than they appear.

I myself have always had a thing for sleeper looking cars that are much faster than they look.I have always also liked GM B-Body Impalas and their no flash brothers the Belair and Biscaynes. I missed a very nice 1966 Biscayne magazine cover car on ebay 2 years ago which is posted in the pics below,but vowed to someday find a 66 Biscayne or Belair sooner or later.

Heres the car I missed out on,just couldnt afford it at the time even though I tried to get some finances in order,it sold for 24K I think I remember.

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I had an old friend who kept saying he had a nice low mileage 66 Belair barn find at a friends that had a quickie paint job,new exhaustr,good tires,and more for sale.Naturally I said oh yeah sure,and still didnt put much faith in it til he drove up in this.
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Needless to say I was shocked and sorry I doubted him,as he brought an almost identical car as my dream car,same color and interior plus its got an honest 34K miles and very solid just needing interior fabric work.We struck a deal and I purchased the car which has a 283 and power glide trans.
I soon started ordering items like frt disc brakes,15x8 and 15x6 steelies and new tires in the 275/60 and 215/70 sizes.Flowmasters were installed,a retro Sun tach installed,lowered the frt 2" and the rear 2" and removed an add on a/c unit that worked but didnt match the car.

Turned white walls around on the stock 14's
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Tried on a set of my Weld Drag lites ;)
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Rear lowered with 15x8 and 275/60
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Frt lowered,frt disc brakes,and 15x6 and 215/70
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I will have to fix a little rust in some common areas but not much. I am saving what I can to put towards interior,and also towards either a big CU IN smallblock,or a big CU IN Bigblock to stuff under the hood to complete the "sleeper" image.

Show off your favorite sleepers OR your own sleepers if you have them.

By the way,used to be real active on here,just got back into my 1/1 projects for a while.:p

That is pretty sweet!

Here's my favorite sleeper.

[I]"Built with a twin-supercharged LS2, the Bowtie dumps 1,160 horsepower on its ultra-wide rear tires." :ohmy:[/I]

Link to [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/15/is-this-1972-chevrolet-nova-the-worlds-greatest-sleeper/"]1972 Nova Sleeper[/URL]

Shes a beauty for sure. I too have a soft spot for old Impalas and such. Here is a pic of my now sold 62 Biscayne. I loved this car a lot.

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Beauty Chevs guys! I love the wheels on that '66!

Brian,...buddy was talking about getting arrested for various things in Chicago,...

I think here in Ontario,...1200hp would net you a trip to the impound lot....lol...

A relatively inconspicuous car like that Nova would be the way to go.

There's a guy up here with a beauty Nova,...big scoop, laundry and wheelies out back, 600+hp...One day at Sauble I saw the OPP had him pulled over by the Crowd Inn while they meticulously went over his car to determine it's roadworthyness......! Uh-Huh...! :D

I think hp limit here is about 700hp, correct me if I'm wrong...

That Nova I have seen before and it is SICK. I wont ever have 1000hp but maybe around 600 if I play my cards right. The car I have will be fun,and never leave my side til I die. It is funny,I have 4 different sets of wheels and tires for it ranging from Corvette Rallys,Weld Draglites,14" stockers,and the 15" steelies,now all I need is a set of billets or Torque Thrusts to complete my options.

I have to get caught up on some things since I blew through a little savings getting the stance,wheels'/tires,brakes and other things done quickly.The rest will come in time.

Those are some sweet arse rides guys....Im sure id give that nova a go merely to get dusted in a heartbeat! lol

That 62 Biscayne is a fine ride and sure the new owner is very proud.

I do like your Road Runner Project,its badass as they come.

I am unsure of what or why Big B-Body Chevies do something for me.Maybe its because almost anyone can make a lighter Camaro,Nova,or Chevelle quick,but making a heavier,bigger car quick is a challenge for me I suppose.Between my Brothers and I we have probably had almost a dozen 65-68 Impalas so far.