The two that I think "got away" were both in the summer of 1972. While in the Army, I was driving a 1960 Chevy Bel Air with about 100K on the clock. In those days at 100k, most cars were pretty well worn out and mine was rusty too so I started looking for a replacement.   A guy in my unit was driving a '66 Impala SS, 390HP 427, auto, bench seat column shift with PS,PB and a radio. It had 80,000 miles and was in real nice shape. He wanted $600. I thought the mileage was to high so I passed.   I started shopping local for something with less miles and found a '69 Chevelle SS 396 with 60,000 miles (high for a three year old car) at the local AMC dealer. Like the Impala, it was bare bones....bench seat, column shift, PS, PB and a radio. They wanted $2000. I offered $1825. Neither of us would budge so I went down the road and bought a brand new '72 Nova Coupe with a V8 and three on the tree for $2500.   I still have the Nova but I think either of the other two would have been the better investment. ... View more

I have two winter rides.   First is a 1992 Explorer for the deep snow/harder going and the second is a 2017 VW Sportwagen AWD with a 6 speed stick for the normal/commuting duties.   I used my first "winter car" in 1972, before anyone else was doing it. People thought I was nuts to have two cars......one for winter. ... View more

That Chevy looks like a square body greenhouse on a first gen Ford ranger. ... View more

Buick built a few "sleepers". I have one of them.....a 1968 Wildcat. Buicks equivalent of an Impala 427, mine has a 360HP 430 cube high compression engine.  Factory gear is a 3.07 ratio and with positraction, headers and a very mild cam, it clicks off 14.40 in the quarter like clockwork. Build on the Electra chassis and wheelbase the car is huge (and heavy) but very very comfortable and in the 33 years I've owned it, it still turns heads. ... View more

I recall that the 1966 full size Ford lived on in Brazil at least through 1973. ... View more

Torque is expressed as lbs/ft and work produced is expressed as ft/lbs. ... View more

It looks more like an International Scout than a retro Bronco........but that's ok too. ... View more

Hmmm, I thought that saying only applied to aviation! ... View more

In 2006 or so a friend and I rented a then new GT350H convertible in Miami and drove it to St Augustine. It was #247 or #253......can't remember now. I do remember wondering what it might be worth in the future. ... View more

I have an equally boring VW diesel Rabbit. Bought it 16 years ago and still keep it around for the inevitable. Fortunately, almost everything is available for the car so keeping it going is a walk in the park.   It's only a matter of time before fuel goes haywire again. In the meantime, I enjoy my fleet of gas guzzlers! ... View more

The $5600 option price is probably what killed it. Good ole greed at it's finest.  Who knows, had it been priced properly it might have caught on and forced change with the other truck manufacturers.   GM eventually got what they deserved..........bankruptcy! ... View more

I've always felt  the big cars with the biggest engines were better than the muscle cars. I currently have two. One a 66 Biscayne Wagon with a 427 and a '68 Wildcat. With minor tuning, mild cams 2teens@.050" lifter rise and headers, both run low to mid 14's. Stock gears, intakes and Q-jet carbs. Both weigh north of 4500# (actual weights) too.   Only difference between a '68 and '69 Wildcat other than the styling is that the '68 was on the C body chassis with 4 inches more wheelbase and the fender skirts from the Electra. That extra length (and weight) was in the rear seat foot.well area. Both cars have surprised many over the years! ... View more

Electricman,   The article mentioned those two. ... View more

170, Ford inline 6 and a Chrysler slant 6 198, Buick V6 and Chrysler slant 6 200, Ford inline 6 and a Chevy V6 215, Buick and Olds aluminum V8 and a 3.75 inch bore Chevy six sold only by Pontiac 225, Buick V6, Chrysler slant 6 230, Chevy 6 and Jeep Tornado 6 250, Chevy 6, Rambler V8, Cadillac V8 HT4100), and a Ford inline 6 258, AMC 6 and Jaguar 6 267, Chevy V8 and Cadillac V8 300, Buick V8 and a Ford 6 304, AMC and International 305, Chevy and GMC big block V6 307, Chevy and Oldsmobile 315, Chrysler and Ford voodoo 325, Chrysler and Chevy (5.3) 330, Oldsmobile, Ford truck (FT), Ford modular 340, Buick and Chrysler 360, Ford truck (FE) 368, Lincoln Y block and Cadillac 390, Cadillac 392, Chrysler and International 401, GMC big block V6, International V8 and Ford truck (Super Duty) 410, MEL and FE. Both the same manufacture but two completely different engine families. 413, Chrysler and the Ford V10 425, Buick nailhead, Oldsmobile tall deck and Cadillac ('77-'79) 429, Cadillac and Ford 430, Buick and Ford MEL 440, Chrysler and a White V8 truck engine in the '50's 478, GMC V6 and International V8 ... View more