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Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
Looks like a fun drive.
There's about to be a Corvair resurrection in the Great White North...
Jeff C
Quicker to 60 than a '65 427 Cobra
Well done!
Must be fun in snow!
Daytona trim.
One of the most enduring qualities of an old wooden boat is the smell it imparts to your clothing.
Is Paul a good passenger?
Imagine how good that'd be if you could pull some lard out of it? 4,400 lbs - and I'm assuming base kerb weight means that's dry? My old Jensen Interceptor gave me the heebies at times... and it was "only" 4,030 lbs.
I do like the homage vehicles.... but it's time to stop paying homage to the engine design first patented in 1896, isn't it?
I know side-valves persisted a long time after OHV came onto the scene.... but isn't it time to recognise the advantages of OHC engines? They started taking over only 6 years after the first pushrods were getting bent.
That lazy stump-pulling power is nice, but really.... smaller capacity, higher revving, less weight. It's the future
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome and charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" Mark Twain... so... Carpe the living sh!t out of the Diem
I'd rather look back at my life and say "I can't believe I did that" instead of being there saying "I wish I'd done that"
C'mon, now, Bigfella. All that 'lazy stump-pulling power' is a good thing when you put four beer-bellied, burger-fed Bubbas in thet there car. It takes a lot of torque to overcome the Bubba-nertia. <wink, grin>
Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome and charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" Mark Twain... so... Carpe the living sh!t out of the Diem
I'd rather look back at my life and say "I can't believe I did that" instead of being there saying "I wish I'd done that"
Nope. I'm jus' 'splainin' a reason for the North American love affair with pushrod grunt.
Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome and charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" Mark Twain... so... Carpe the living sh!t out of the Diem
I'd rather look back at my life and say "I can't believe I did that" instead of being there saying "I wish I'd done that"
Well, yeah, there's that. But the Bubbas 'round here are spoiling the brand by thinking that the bestest diesel is the blackest, smokiest diesel.
Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.
Well, I’m sure you deserve it! Enjoy the heck out of it.
Kevin
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There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.
Serendipity. . .
missed it by this much!
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Nosce te ipsum
Overhead cams are nice. BUT.... the cam chains are LONG are often require service to keep from eating the engine. (And timing belts require even more frequent service.) The cam chain on a pushrod is VERY short, and thus is usually good for the life of the engine. Pushrod heads are also compact, and light, which gives a lower engine CG, which matters. Add some titanium pushrods and rocker arms, and the valve train is light enough for 8000 rpm. Add a supercharger and it breathes as well as 4 valve heads. Don't get me wrong, but GM and Chrysler were capable of building OHC V8s many years ago, just like they have for their V6s. But there were good reasons for them keeping pushrods on the V8s. GM has made advances in cam chain design durability and noise on their "high feature" V6, which I think will be very helpful for any upcoming 4 cam V8.
When you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave.
[QUOTE=The Bigfella;5385964].... but isn't it time to recognise the advantages of OHC engines? They started taking over only 6 years after the first pushrods were getting bent.
That lazy stump-pulling power is nice, but really.... smaller capacity, higher revving, less weight. It's the future
How about a nice Mustang with the Voodoo engine?
Katherine, myself,and our pet Rottweiler bitch ****head, just did 2000 miles in the Charger in three days on all types of roads in both wet and dry weather and the car was just flawless. Exceeded all expectations. Comfortable, fast, surefooted.
Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
Nice safe hi-vis color too!
"Simple minds discuss people, Average minds discuss things, and Great minds discuss ideas".
That's a pretty good road test! Glad you're liking the car.
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
Good for you, Kat. A friend has a two or three year old Charger and he loves it. Sounds like it's a good fit for your family.
Hmmmm... an automatic? Can you even BUY this car, with a stick?
"Reason and facts are sacrificed to opinion and myth. Demonstrable falsehoods are circulated and recycled as fact. Narrow minded opinion refuses to be subjected to thought and analysis. Too many now subject events to a prefabricated set of interpretations, usually provided by a biased media source. The myth is more comfortable than the often difficult search for truth."
It's not your daddy's slushbox.
Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
Does it have a special "press here to pop the clutch and smoke the tires" button?
No adversary is worse than bad advice.
Perhaps not... and there's no question that these days, well designed automatics are very good....
...but then again, there's an art, science, and tradition to driving a manual shift car. I've never personally owned an automatic, myself... and take a certain amount of pride in being able to 'stick shift' it pretty well.
Maybe the automatic in a 2017 muscle car is just fine... but would you want a classic sports car with one?![]()
"Reason and facts are sacrificed to opinion and myth. Demonstrable falsehoods are circulated and recycled as fact. Narrow minded opinion refuses to be subjected to thought and analysis. Too many now subject events to a prefabricated set of interpretations, usually provided by a biased media source. The myth is more comfortable than the often difficult search for truth."
Would you want a classic with one.... Norm, it appears that LOTS of people do.
Just as a fun little exploration/expirement, search your local craigslist for cars and limit the model years to a range of something like 1955-1975 with a minimum cost of $10k to weed-out the basketcases. Give it a quick browse, and then go back and add manual transmission to the search filter. My prediction is that the returns are reduced by two thirds. A LOT of those old cars have been converted to auto trans.
No adversary is worse than bad advice.