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Could your average factory worker afford say a '67 Chevy back then?

Yeah, it's not so much the enjoyment of the vintage classics I'm talking about... It's like say back in 1967 you pulled into mainstreet with your new freshly washed car and everyone saw it! Nowadays nobody cares. Cars in general don't offer people that much status anymore.

Even from someone like me who loves cars; I'm starting to think the cost-benefit is actually pretty low unfortunately and it often feels like a scam... You'll probably just make fun of me for pointing this out but ever consider even a POS old beater car costs thousands of dollars to keep on the...

My point is that 15yrs ago you didn't need a 408 stroker LS motor and/or a Twin Turbo setup just to compete with the new crap lol... Nowadays new cars are basically maxed out as far as performance and efficienty which is a good thing overall but it takes the fun outta hotrodding. Why is it so...

So I graduated HS in 2007 and back then I was known for having one of the fastest cars; a 1990 Mustang GT 5.0 with 225hp. It's just crazy how much things have changed in the 15yrs since then.... Right now my daily driver is a 1995 Acura Legend with the 200hp 3.2 V6. It does 0-60 in 8 sec...

Thanks for sharing, sir! Yes the 455 Buicks and Olds were the king of the stoplight wars back then! I mean, 500-510lb ft at 2800rpm? Even the 440 magnum couldn't touch that at 480 lb ft@3200... I imagine if you had just a stock 70-71 GS 455 Stage 1 from new to like 2005 nothing could beat it...

That's the kinda story i wanted to hear, chief! Where did you get the 440 from? My dad had a '71 Super Bee with a 12:1 compression 383 built up in the 80's. She was running a 600 Weber/Edelbrock with stock intake manifold for street. Bet she woulda made ~475hp with a 750 Holley and high rise...

Really, nobody had a big block anything in the 80's? I just met a guy at the bar who said his brother let him drive his '69 Super Bee 383 4-speed to the prom back in 1986.... That's bad azz, man! In 1986 literally nothing could beat a Super Bee 383. A new Vette L98 or Grand National would be...

I'm probably romanticizing things but i love to hear stories like "in 1987 the pretty boy blonde QB of our HS football team was given a brand new 5.0 Mustang GT convertible from his rich parents but he lost to some grease monkey who took out his dad's 396 Chevelle from the pull barn...." I mean...

The '05 GT500 was a game changer for sure with 500hp. I remember cruising around back in '03-04 and the fastest new cars were the Cobra Mustangs. They ran low 13's-high 12's stock. Back then any old G-body or Nova with a hot 327-406 could keep up with one or dust it if you hook. Back then...

It makes me so sad and I know it's been a long time coming..... Must've been fun back in 1979 to actually build up a 327 small block to 400hp with your friends in the garage and beating 99% of new cars on the road. Nowadays why bother? A new Tesla does 0-60 in like 3 sec. I know a lot of you...

You wouldn't think so. These cars fascinate me and there isn't much info on the G-body Elkies used... So I thought maybe the air force bought a bunch of 396's in bulk back in the 60s and stuffed them in the G-bodies. Could you bolt a BBC to a metric 200 or 700r4 without massive upgrades?

I know you couldn't. If you read my full post I said they may of had extra 396's laying around in case the older Elkies blew a motor. Would a fresh 1969 motor still run in 1982 if it had never been used? I've read many articles stating the G-bodies had 396's in them.

What don't you believe about it?

Why would they have a turbo bottom end if they're N/A?

I bet that title got your attention! :wtf: The Air Force has always used high performance "chase cars" to help land the U2 spy plane. They used to use 68-69 SS 396 El Caminos, which were fast enough to quickly accelerate as the U2 lands 100+mph down the runway. Eventually they switched over...

But is the alcohol bad for older motors? That's what I was asking. I know the compression ratio is fine for the low octane...

I ran into an older gentleman that was admiring my 1978 Cadillac. He asked me what gas I run in it and I told him 87 regular. He then told me that 87 octane pump gas has alcohol in it which is bad for the fuel system on older cars. He advised me to run 89 octane instead. So...... I'm...

I recently read something that stuck with me; "every car eventually goes from being dated to classic..." A couple days ago I saw a black mid 90's Camaro parked at a gas station and it suddenly occurred to me "this car is now a classic." It just looked so cool and sleek sitting there, but not...

Your work truck is also built for racing. Thanks I'll be here all week lol :)