Cars > Challenges > “Lucifer” Vs “Land Shark”
1972 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham
“Lucifer”
1963 Pontiac Grand Prix
“Land Shark”
Head to Head
About “Lucifer”
I got this car in pieces and I have put it together and made it run. Not a real common car, I have only seen 2 others myself, one of which was in a junk yard. I picked up the car from an 18 year old kid who had driven the car drunk, and ditched it into a pole, the body was really rough and the interior needed a lot of work (it still needs some work but it's better than it was). He had also torn the motor out to try and rebuild it, but he didn't know what he was doing. I tralered the car to my house and started the project of putting it back together and rebuilding the motor the correct way, and replacing parts that needed to be or would need to be soon (Alternator, starter, fuel pump, carb, belts, wiring harness, voltage regulator, rear end, u-joints). It's also been bored to a 480.
About “Land Shark”
My wife (BigBlueBonnie) gave me this car for a Christmas present. She is awesome.
It is a 1963 Grand Prix with a 421 HO engine, with tripower and a 4 speed.
Many car enthusiasts today didn't know Pontiac made a 421 CID engine and what that engine really was. In 1963, there weren't any GTOs, Camaros, Mustangs or Chargers prowling the streets. If you wanted a muscle car, you got a full size car with a monster engine. The 409 Chevy, 413 Mopar and 421 Pontiacs ruled the streets. The 421 HO Pontiac engine with the tripower was one of the best back then. It was the first of the large journal Pontiac V-8s, the grandfather of the 455.
It isn't a big block. Pontiac never made small blocks and big blocks. Every Pontiac V-8 from the first 287 in 1955 to the last 455 had the same external dimensions.
Yes, Land Shark is big, loud and fast. I stomped a first generation Camaro in some stop light drag racing during the test drive.....twice! The Camaro passenger kept looking over at the Grand Prix and asking the driver "What the h*ll is in that thing?"
The car features power steering, power brakes, power antenna, a Deluxe AM radio with rear speaker and 8 lug wheels.
The name (Land Shark) was bestowed upon her by WildWIlliam, who I was following one evening after a car show. He had his top down and said it was like a Land Shark following a minnow.
Specs for “Lucifer”
This car is huge, it also has a 440 V8. It weighs a lot, and it's dimesions are huge by huge.
Specs for “Land Shark”
421 CID HO engine
Tripower
4 speed
Loud dual exhaust
Factory Options for “Lucifer”
This car comes with AC, AM/FM Radio, Cloth/Vinyl Seats, PW, PD, PS, AT, RWD, Automatic Lights
Factory Options for “Land Shark”
Power Steering
Power Brake
AM radio
8 lug wheels
4 speed
421 HO
Tripower
Power antenna
Rear speaker
Mods for “Lucifer”
The engine has been bored to a 480 and there is also a Carter AFB Carb installed. I have also made a custom wiring harness for this car as I could not find anyone that has one. It also has a tape player in it instead of the stock radio (I did not install it) but I have the original that will be put back in.
Mods for “Land Shark”
No modifications listed.
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| Points for Lucifer | Total Votes | Points for Land Shark |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | 16 | 21 |
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