7:55 The difference in horsepower numbers between the '68-'71 1.9 liter cars and the '72 and later models is mostly due to the change in the reporting standard: the earlier cars advertised SAE Gross numbers while the later models were advertised by the SAE Net figures.
How dare you say the Del Sol should be forgotten. It was way more reliable and leaked way less than Miata’s. I have owned both and I liked the targa roof and the power back window
The 'K' Car platform was absolute garbage especially the Dodge Aries. They were notorious for cracked headers. And, the interior was cheap. There's no doubt that Chrysler had already begun working with Mitsubishi back then because they weren't producing turbos on their own and Mitsubishi already released the Cordia for the US in 1982 with the help of Chrysler. Then low and behold Diamond Star Motors was born in the 90s which included the Eagle Talon and Mitsubishi Eclipse. Yea, there was no way that Chrysler would make such innovations on their own.
I had a 72 olds cutlass s with a 350 rocket but replaced it with a 70 455 rocket and put disk breaks on the front and replaced the rear springs with springs out of a 70 ford pickup witch made more down force on the rear-end and gave more traction to the rear then I added headers and slapped on a holly 650 double pumper by the time I was done I was pushing about 600 horse and 10s inches quarter mile 😮😮 god she was fast I miss her
Comfortable. Like sitting on a sofa. I had a 1976 Ford LTD, 1983 Cadillac de Ville and 1990 Lincoln with air ride. All better than current Nissan. Gas milage of SUV.
My mom had a base model Laser that was the most gutless car I have ever driven. You had to turn the A/C off to turn onto a busy street. Fast-forward to high school, and my girlfriend's brother had the turbo Daytona. That thing was a monster compared even to my 5.0 Mustang.
My mom had a 1984 Continental.. When my parents learned that the body style for the 1990 Continental was going to be VERY different; rounded, and more aerodynamic, my mom traded her 1984 model for a 1989 "Signature Series"model w/ a Landau top.. The last of the "shoe box" look.. That was her last car as she was getting older and decided on her own to stop driving, herself.. My older brother kept her Continental in excellent condition (including conditioning the leather seats) until 2003 when our family sold it.. My brother would joke, saying the hood ornament was for "sighting in pedestrians".. We were awful 😄
In 85 my dad bought a new burgundy colored one with matching interior upholstery , super silent inside and rode like a boat on clear open waters. Loved it. Had it for over 20 years before he sold it.
Honestly, I preferred the bustleback Continental over the bustleback Seville by far. RWD makes all the difference to me. The interior also just seemed better overall. Lincoln may have been late to the game with downsizing, but they got it right. Once Lincoln decided to go FWD with the Continental, it was over. The Town Car kept that division alive.
ACTUALLY, the 1999-2002 Aluminum Block, 3.5 liter V6 engine was just fine. It does manage to spin the BIG rear tires, but there could have still been a Hard Top HIGH-PERFORMANCE TRIM. It's not like Plymouth and Chrysler had no other engine options around at the time. There was just no reason to come so far with such an advanced exotic looking car, only to lack a higher performing trim version of the same car. If Lotus was able to swallow its pride and make a smart deal with Toyota, then Plymouth or Chrysler could have done something similar, while still keeping the car ALL AMERICAN MUSCLE. They could have borrowed the 4.0-Liter Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8 engine that was naturally aspirated. Another power option could have been borrowed from the Buick Grand National (GNX) Turbo Charged 3.8 Liter V6 engine. Incredibly, this car was actually faster than the Corvette and the Lamborghini Countach. 🤫 TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITY MISSED, but nowadays, there are plenty of owners who have done God's work and Hot-Rodded the Hot Hod. Some Prowlers have been swapped with Dodge Hellcat Engines, and even a few with LS engines. We thank them.
Vaguely remember one during the 1967 World Series and played a version of the Spanky and our Gang big hit "Sunday Will Never Be the Same". Anyone else remember that one?
I think the 1970 1/2 mid size Falcon was just a stop gap until the Maverick 4 door was ready for 1971. Ford just decided to use the Torino name for all mid-size cars starting in 1971, as Ford also discontinued the long running Fairlane 500 name also. In December 1969, my father purchased a 1970 Fairlane 500 wagon which he had for well over 200,000 miles until he purchased an Escort wagon in March 1981. I was only 5 years old but remember the brochure which still had the compact 1970 Falcon.
We bought a 63 dodge 330 wagon with a slant 6 new when I was 9 and a 71 plymouth sport suburban (our first v8, a 360) when I was 17. I eventually drove both of them and my parents kept them both into the 90s. Previously we had only had used cars, including a studebaker wagon I barely remember and a 57 ford that they didn't keep. It was the Ford convinced them they needed to buy new. Used cars in the early 60s were a risky proposition. My dad bought a used Karmann Ghia when we bought the dodge, but that one had problems too. So he bought a new Simca, which he later gave me to drive (retaining ownership) when I was a junior in high school. That was the only car I ever wrecked. I did love it.
My mom owned a 1986 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo GT Coupe. It was two-tone blue, and she raced her friends to work, and she won every time! Eventually the turbo went out and she had to get rid of it due to it not being able to go even 1mph, but still drove.
The Lincoln Mark III I think was the best car of the entire time of that period of time when they switched over to Mark 4 it started slipping but they are still way better than the Cadillac Eldorado it's not even a fair comparison and I had them both
Yes I owned one of these sucking cars 😂 electronic Lean burn 360 XEGT. 79' no it wasn't fast and was just as awful as my 77' Dodge charger SE 400 electronic Lean burn. Both were nice looking cars but the buck stopped there!
