Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!bellcore!allegra!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!fortune!horton From: horton@fortune.UUCP (Randy Horton) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: "balanced" 60's musclecar Message-ID: <5078@fortune.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 15:26:58 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.5078 Posted: Thu Mar 7 15:26:58 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 00:31:18 EST References: <700@unmvax.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 25 > 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. . . . > 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 {ihnp4,allegra,cbosgd,etc}!fortune!ranhome!randy