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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

You're correct, the info provided is somewhat inaccurate. Firstly the Bill Bourke special can't really be claimed to be the only big block sedan built by Detroits
factory as they didn't actually build it, it was built here in Oz first as a GT, they just took it and ripped the Clevo out and put in the big block. Secondly, the story about it being a way of showing Bill Bourke that four doors could be muscle cars is wrong too. Bill Bourke was the one who pushed the idea of a four door muscle car and he lead to its creation. It was the Americans who laughed at the idea of a four door muscle car. And thirdly, the Bill Bourke special was a reward for Bill Bourke's sales performances in Australia. The Americans were very happy with what he had done down here as President, so they said they would build up a special car for him if he sent over something for them to work on. He organised a GT to be taken off the line and sent over to Detroit where they did the special paint job, shaker and big block conversion with the C6 R servo auto plus the other special bits they added like high back seats etc.

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