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WAtched Bullitt tonight with Steve McQueen. One of the best car chases ever - back when they made real cars.
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Uncle Willy
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Nah, I had a 74 LTD that was a REAL car. I liked that puppy so well we drove it for 15 years and I wish I still had it. 
Just one bumper on that puppy had more metal in it than the entire bodies of today's cars. Had a 400 CID under the hood and got 19-21 MPG on the highway at 75 MPH plus. At 90 MPH it was so quiet inside that beast that you could hear a fly fart.
I miss the real cars. THese tin and plastic junkies they shuck out today just don't cut it.
Bill
Just one bumper on that puppy had more metal in it than the entire bodies of today's cars. Had a 400 CID under the hood and got 19-21 MPG on the highway at 75 MPH plus. At 90 MPH it was so quiet inside that beast that you could hear a fly fart. I miss the real cars. THese tin and plastic junkies they shuck out today just don't cut it.
Bill
We had a 73 about like that.. Those old fords were
tanks. Course, I still drive two old ford trucks..
A 68 F-250, and a 74 F-100.. I keep threatening to
sell the 74, but I'm too busy to mess with it..
I had a 67 LTD once that I really liked.. 390 in it..
That was a good car.
But with gas prices through the roof, I can't afford to
drive those big cars anymore. A bumper on a 74 LTD
probably weighs a third as much as the engine in my
05 corolla.. Needless to say, I drive *very* careful
in those little cars.. You get in a bad wreck in one
of those things, might as well hang it up..
I remember back in the late 60's when I lived in Merriam, KS..
A guy down the street worked at the local ford plant,
and naturally got the usual discount..
What did he drive? A 1968 shelby cobra with a 428.. Dark
navy blue..
That was one bad to the bone car.. Quite similar to
that one McQueen drove, but even better..
I remember he would start that thing up every morning
to warm it up.. Could hear the rumble all the way
down the street. And that was a new factory stock vehicle.
MK
tanks. Course, I still drive two old ford trucks..
A 68 F-250, and a 74 F-100.. I keep threatening to
sell the 74, but I'm too busy to mess with it..
I had a 67 LTD once that I really liked.. 390 in it..
That was a good car.
But with gas prices through the roof, I can't afford to
drive those big cars anymore. A bumper on a 74 LTD
probably weighs a third as much as the engine in my
05 corolla.. Needless to say, I drive *very* careful
in those little cars.. You get in a bad wreck in one
of those things, might as well hang it up..
I remember back in the late 60's when I lived in Merriam, KS..
A guy down the street worked at the local ford plant,
and naturally got the usual discount..
What did he drive? A 1968 shelby cobra with a 428.. Dark
navy blue..
That was one bad to the bone car.. Quite similar to
that one McQueen drove, but even better..
I remember he would start that thing up every morning
to warm it up.. Could hear the rumble all the way
down the street. And that was a new factory stock vehicle.
MK