Way back when Roots, a British car company took the rather docile Sunbeam sports car and shoehorned a Ford 260 ci engine into it and created a poor man’s Cobra Called the Sumbeam Tiger. I test drove one and performance was unbelievable.
I asked the salesman why Sumbeam used the 260 rather than...
A tip: Never toss an unopened can of c ration peanut butter into a campfire. No way you can get it off bare skin before it leaves a mark. I really didn’t mind Cs although pound cake would suck all the moisture out of you body on a hot day in the desert.
Back in 1954 or early 1955 my dad bought the fourth VW sold in southwest Idaho. Whenever we stopped it drew a crowd, most wanting to see the engine in the rear. Out on the open road Beetle owners always honked and waved when they met and sometimes stopped to compare notes.
My wife wouldn’t have a vehicle without heated seats and she has problems with hand circulation in cold weather so she loves the heated steering wheel too.
A friend got a Falcon pu back in the 1960s. Had either the 289 or 260 ci v8 and a floor shifter He was a crazy driver (usually drinking). One night he rolled it and lost an ear. When he got out of high school he became a successful auto insurance agent.
I’ve always had trouble adjusting to new technology.
Way back when, a friend and his wife showed up with a brand new Pontiac GTO. My wife and I jumped in and the owner let me take the wheel. We found a deserted stretch of highway and he encouraged me to see what the GTO could do.
The GTO had a...