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I still have a car magazine (CARS Illustrated?) from the early '80's where they drag test a stock '70 Roadrunner 426 Hemi dual quad 4 speed 4:10 Drag Pack car against a stock '70 Buick GSX 455 TH400 3:42 in the quarter mile. The Buick smoked the Hemi car 3 for 3 by over a full half second. The Hemi was superior when modified by engine gurus to race at high RPM, but was pretty much a turd on the street. I remember the 440 6 paks running harder.
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Yes. Many of them. I own three factory performance cars right now from the '60's. But I used to work on them all and it was cool because 40 years ago, a tune up on a 10-15 year old musclecar made a huge difference. Points, condenser, plugs, resetting the carbs, setting up the distributor, etc. It was very gratifying because you could immediately feel and see the difference, unlike today with modern stuff. I still work on and love working on the vintage stuff.
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Life seemed so much simpler and more gratifying back then. Maybe it's because I was just growing up then. |
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But I'll tell you, the stock bias ply tires only seemed to last about 15-20,000 miles and you had to change the plugs, points, and condenser every 15,000 miles. And there were only about 5 channels to choose from on TV! But, no AIDS, no gas stove bans, no ANTIFA, and no MADE IN CHINA. Good times. |
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The Buick Riviera from '63 to '74 was no slouch and a super luxurious, well appointed, and fast road car. Buicks are one of the best cars out there and are the least appreciated. They equal Olds in quality, and are superior in fit, finish, and build quality to Cadillac, Pontiac, and Chevrolet. I'm a Pontiac fan, but also an ex automotive tech and know what time it is. |
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My buddy had a '68 Dart with a 383, auto, tall gears, probably 3.23 or something. Despite all the mathematicians comparing gearing and who should win, in the real world we street raced all the time and my RR was not faster than his Dart -- although it FELT much faster cuz of the 4:10s. |
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