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Art & Inspiration Songs that mention a car or engine by name

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  1. BJR
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    I was just thinking about all the car songs of the 50's and 60's, and the ones that mention a specific car or engine by size or name, like hemi or flathead, etc.
    Right off the bat I got "Little Deuce Coup" with a flathead mill will walk a Thunderbird, "409" Shut down with a "Fuel injected Stingray and a 413. "Rocket 88" "Beep Beep" with Nash Rambler and Cadillac. "Dead mans curve" with a Stingray and a Jag. I cannot ever remember a small block Chev mentioned in a song, 265, 283, 327, or 350. This is funny considering it is the most swapped hotrod engine of all times. The closest I can come up with is "fuel injected Stingray" to mention a small block Chev engine. Post up what you can add to the list.
     
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  3. brsturges
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    I always liked "Hey Little Cobra" by the Rip Chords. No engines mentioned but you get a Cobra, Cadillac, Stingray, and XKE mentioned by name.
     
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    Hot Rod Race
     
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    Rocket 88, James Cottons version is the one I like
     
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    I´d say Chuck berry was a car guy. I had the honor to see him live in concert twice. RIP Chuck and rock them up there!
     
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    Little GTO.
     
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    Riviera is covered also
     
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    Hemicudas are a bit quicker than the others, alright:)
     
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    "I've got a '69 Chevy with a 396, fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor..."

    Racing In The Street -- Bruce Springsteen
     
  12. Jan and Dean - Surf City written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.
    "I bought a '30 Ford wagon and we call it a woody.'' upload_2019-10-7_16-37-17.jpeg
     
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    Crazy 'bout a Mercury Alan Jackson
     
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    Dead Man's Curve
    Little Deuce Coupe
    She's Real Fine my 409
    Little Old Lady from Pasadena
     
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    "She's a Road Runner engine in a '32 Ford..."

    Ramrod -- Bruce Springsteen
     
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    Bucket T
    Jan & Dean
     
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    I'm Bad I'm Nationwide-ZZ Top
     
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    "Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive"

    from the song Sugar Magnolia by the Grateful Dead, just a little later than the 60's though, 1970 on the recorded date.
     
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    Reverend Horton Heat's Big Blue Car-Rev Horton Heat
    Switchblad 327-Brian Setzer....There's a small block Chevy song!
    '49 Mercury Blues-Brian Setzer
     
  21. See the USA in your Chevrolet ....Dinah Shore
    Gon'na buy me a Mercury
    One piece at a time ...Jonny Cash (Cadillac)
    Hot rod Mercury .....Don Walser .....[]
     
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  22. There is a 396 with "fuelie heads" ???

    Huh - Who knew !!!

    Oldmics
     
  23. "pulled up in my 6-4 impala"

    Boys in the hood- Eazy-E
     
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    Suicide Doors-Rev Horton Heat
     
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    The legend of Jakie Tiger by Rattleshack

     
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  26. Beep Beep. HRP

     
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  27. Fun - Fun - Fun - Till Her Daddy took the T Bird away.
    Beach Boys

    Oldmics
     
  28. One piece at a time. HRP

     
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