Galpin pimps Schwarzenegger's '65 Chevy Impala into 'Bio Rocket' for Earth Day
bankhead submitted on 4/16/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:48:27 PM
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For Earth Day 2007, Galpin Auto Sports, the people behind "Pimp My Ride," have taken a decidedly different approach to their "pimping" by turning a 1965 Chevy Impala SS coupe into an eco-friendly biodiesel-powered beast dubbed the "Bio Rocket.
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The Bio Rocket's engine is a supercharged Duramax diesel engine that runs on B100 - 100 percent biodiesel - and carries a pair of staggering performance figures: 800 horsepower and 1400 lb-ft of torque. This power pushes the Bio Rocket from 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds, quite the feat considering that a 1965 Impala can weigh as much 4000 lbs....
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