C'mon, Rick!
Although I am from a devout "Anti-Ford" family, we both know that the =
351 Cleveland was a helluva motor, as is the 350 (same as in my '96 =
Tahoe, just different induction is all) and the Chevy 327!
My limited years and experience tell me that Ford made some wacky =
engineering decisions, just look at a '76 Mustang "Ghia" (the little =
one) with a 302 stuffed in it --you can't get to ANY of the spark plugs =
due to the emissions and it prob'ly made about 100 hp! But the trucks =
are as tough as the Chevys.=20
For our off-continent friends, there is a strong GM vs. Ford, usually =
friendly, antagonism between Autophile Americans...akin to North vs. =
South and MG vs. Triumph. Not to mention the MOPAR devotees! hehe...
Sorry, had to wade in on that comment about Ford, good iron is good iron =
to me... If my brother heard that, I'd never hear the end of it, though! =
;)
Dan
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From: Rick Morrison
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 1997 11:09 AM
To: spook01@mindspring.com
Cc: hert@worldaccess.nl; bruset@monmouth.com; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The Encyclopedia of Classic Cars - Pantera?
On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 21:49:31 -0600 Ray McCrary <spook01@mindspring.com>
writes:
>The Pantera had a big, bad Ford 351 Cleveland in it. Pantera wanted
>massive DEPENDABLE power.
>Ray
Uh, isn't that a contradictory statement - ie. Ford and dependable in =
the
same sentence?
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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