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From: horton@fortune.UUCP (Randy Horton)
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Subject: Re: "balanced" 60's musclecar
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 15:26:58 EST
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> Having followed the discussion between the "no substitute for cubic
> inches" proponents of the old musclecars and the "1.7-liter turbo
> four is IT" fans, I feel compelled to reminisce about a vehicle I
> used to own (sigh...) which struck a reasonable balance.  It was a
> 1965 Shelby GT-350 Mustang, which was at the time made in quantities
> over 500 to qualify for homologation and therefore was a legal B-Prod
> car in SCCA racing.  A guy named Jerry Titus used to regularly beat
> the pants off Cobras (the *real* Cobra) and Vettes with the old 350.
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> Anyway, I wish I had it back.  It had class.


This is a good example of the fact that good cars CAN come out of Detroit.
Perhaps not often enough, or many enough, but they can do it.  For GM fans,
substitue SS-350 Camaro or Nova for Mustang, and you have a similar situation.
Also, these cars were safer in a collision than the light Japanese cars, and
often more durable.  

Japan has produced some nice cars, but so have we!


Randy Horton
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