Mike Alstott’s Got A Bitchin’ Camaro

Mike Alstott is auctioning off his custom-built 1969 Camaro convertible and giving the entire bid amount to his foundation, which is pretty sweet. The auction starts on January 21, so cash in those $50 gift checks you got for Christmas and get to bidding. Alstott helped assemble the engine himself and the interior has actual football leather accents. For the mechanically inclined, here are some of the details:

• DART SPLAYED CAP BLOCK
• SCAT STEEL CRANKSHAFT
• STEEL H BEAM STAINLESS STEEL CONNECTING RODS W/ UPGRADED BOLTS
• MAHLE FORGED PISTONS
• DART PRO-ONE ALUMINUM HIGH PERFORMANCE CYLINDER HEADS
• COMP CAMS HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLID LIFTER CAM SHAFT

Hey, I know what a couple of those words mean! Here's the line that gets your attention, though:

565 CUBIC INCHES, 675 HORSEPOWER 625 ft lb torque

Now that's a big damn engine. For comparison, a stock 2002 Camaro (the last year of production) had 224 horsepower. Not only will you be the fastest and therefore coolest ride on the road, but everytime you start the engine, an environmentalist somewhere gets a sharp pain in his nuts. How can you not bid on it?

Yeah, and good luck getting that song out of your head.