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Nothing like a family outing.....
Sorry! Meant no disrespect. Back in 1967 I was paid .06 a hour. That's $43 a month. Helped a friend pitch hay once. Once was enough. Back to the funny stuff.
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Canadian prices too Dave. altho, the exchange rate was likely a bit more even just the same.
His was called, the L88 Package. Engine, suspension and so on. Could have been a bit of BS with the price and so on also. been 40 years since then.
All I remember, one evening, taking it out on a secondary highway, at approx 150 to 160 mph, I couldn't see the country side view all that well, and the lines on the road looked like one long line, instead of dots.
Makes you wonder what Fighter pilots see at low level exercises, cause, pretty sure they are doing in excess of 160 mph.
And even with the prices that you mentioned, not an attainable car for a newly graduated High School student, or any other average Joe for that matter either.
His was called, the L88 Package. Engine, suspension and so on. Could have been a bit of BS with the price and so on also. been 40 years since then.
All I remember, one evening, taking it out on a secondary highway, at approx 150 to 160 mph, I couldn't see the country side view all that well, and the lines on the road looked like one long line, instead of dots.
Makes you wonder what Fighter pilots see at low level exercises, cause, pretty sure they are doing in excess of 160 mph.
And even with the prices that you mentioned, not an attainable car for a newly graduated High School student, or any other average Joe for that matter either.
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Not sure I care about the Price back then.....and yes I was around. It was the type of tranny that the 70 Duster had that is got me baffled.
Blue Hog it is good to see you around again
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The full-sized Chryslers used the old 747 automatic. I'm not sure about the smaller cars. :smile:
Maybe its just me being deep in to a six pack but it looks like the Duster had a "Floor speed"
Mans best friend marking his territory.....
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His was called, the L88 Package. Engine, suspension and so on. Could have been a bit of BS with the price and so on also. been 40 years since then.
All I remember, one evening, taking it out on a secondary highway, at approx 150 to 160 mph, I couldn't see the country side view all that well, and the lines on the road looked like one long line, instead of dots.
Makes you wonder what Fighter pilots see at low level exercises, cause, pretty sure they are doing in excess of 160 mph.
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The L88 was one of the most impressive motors made back in the day. Not too many cars were made with that motor, around 200 or so for a three year run. They faked the horsepower, claiming it had 430. When put on a dyno it was near 600, it was too powerful for the common man to own. James Garner raced them and won the 24 hours of Le Mans.
I had one of the motors that started life thru the parts department, an over the counter L88 motor. I had it in a 69 Z28 for a while. At 6,000 rpm most cars need to be shifted to the next gear, not the L88, it was just getting started.
When you could buy a reground crankshaft for a 427 for under $200, an L88 capable Crank was around $1200. That's a very fine line for quality. Combine that with the solid lifter camshaft, you could hit the real hi rpms. With the all Aluminum heads and intake, it weighed in like a small block.
I never went as fast as you did with that motor. I did with another car a few years ago, it came out of 4th gear at 145 mph with enough torque to press you into the seat. I took a photo of the speedometer at 153 mph, I was under the impression that it was speed limited at 155 mph, I found out later it was limited at 186 mph. I had an 03 Z06 vette and the L88 was faster.
Hard to believe that I have not had any tickets since 1984.
All I remember, one evening, taking it out on a secondary highway, at approx 150 to 160 mph, I couldn't see the country side view all that well, and the lines on the road looked like one long line, instead of dots.
Makes you wonder what Fighter pilots see at low level exercises, cause, pretty sure they are doing in excess of 160 mph.
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The L88 was one of the most impressive motors made back in the day. Not too many cars were made with that motor, around 200 or so for a three year run. They faked the horsepower, claiming it had 430. When put on a dyno it was near 600, it was too powerful for the common man to own. James Garner raced them and won the 24 hours of Le Mans.
I had one of the motors that started life thru the parts department, an over the counter L88 motor. I had it in a 69 Z28 for a while. At 6,000 rpm most cars need to be shifted to the next gear, not the L88, it was just getting started.
When you could buy a reground crankshaft for a 427 for under $200, an L88 capable Crank was around $1200. That's a very fine line for quality. Combine that with the solid lifter camshaft, you could hit the real hi rpms. With the all Aluminum heads and intake, it weighed in like a small block.
I never went as fast as you did with that motor. I did with another car a few years ago, it came out of 4th gear at 145 mph with enough torque to press you into the seat. I took a photo of the speedometer at 153 mph, I was under the impression that it was speed limited at 155 mph, I found out later it was limited at 186 mph. I had an 03 Z06 vette and the L88 was faster.
Hard to believe that I have not had any tickets since 1984.
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Once thing I noticed on the car ad was that all the cars except the Duster were built in Los Angeles, I wasn't aware that superbirds were built there. As some of you might know the dealers had a tough time selling the 'birds and some even converted them back to regular Road Runners.
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A store that sells new husbands has opened in Melbourne where a woman may go to choose a husband.
Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor or may choose to go up to the next floor but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.
The first floor has wives that love sex.
The second floor has wives that love sex, have money and like beer.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor or may choose to go up to the next floor but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.
The first floor has wives that love sex.
The second floor has wives that love sex, have money and like beer.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
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