This is a twin of my buds.That's cool, man. I asked dad about it this afternoon and he said my uncles was actually a Torino Cobra with the 429scj with drag pack and a few unspecified modifications. He said it was a blast to drive
This is a twin of my buds.That's cool, man. I asked dad about it this afternoon and he said my uncles was actually a Torino Cobra with the 429scj with drag pack and a few unspecified modifications. He said it was a blast to drive
Is that a 383…???I'll hang on to my 8mpg 68 muscle car as long as I can. It's my work of art.View attachment 218341
Is that a 383…???
Some these thread jacks lean into some serious conversations taking some of us (me) into a whole new area as yet unknown to (me) many of us.Didn't mean to thread jack.
Back on topic- with Dodge moving away from the Charger/Challenger platform and Ford discontinuing the Interceptor (Taurus version) I would venture to bet we will see more police dept's going to SUV's and even some pursuit rated trucks.
For emergency vehicle use, the whole EV concept and even the Hybrid stuff scares a lot of people from the added danger of 1 misplaced screw can result in death by electrocution or burning a car to the ground. Also I'm not sure many fire dept's are equipped to fight fires from cars with Lithium batteries as you can't just dump water on them. There are still obstacles beyond infrastructure.
IMHO, those who are pushing this stuff are likely heavily invested in companies that will benefit from the electric push
Man I bet it does.it's the original 383 block, much modified. I made some changes to the car's brakes and suspension as well. It has new front and an added rear anti roll bars, modern suspension bushings, and 4 wheel disc brakes. Drives like it is on rails.
I need to get back to work on my Satellite 'vert. Has a 440/727 and sitting for too long.it's the original 383 block, much modified. I made some changes to the car's brakes and suspension as well. It has new front and an added rear anti roll bars, modern suspension bushings, and 4 wheel disc brakes. Drives like it is on rails.
Further, if we read the other Chrysler press releases, we find out that they are claiming that half (50%) of their line in the U.S. will be EV by 2030. I'm no mathematician, but I think that means that they are planning for 1/2 their line to be IC powered beyond 2030. In any event, that's 8 years away and things have a tendency to change.
As I read the handwriting on the wall it only verify what I knew was coming when I bought the spouse a 1979 FordYup. The V8 isn't dying just yet. Trucks will be the last place to lose the V8.
I'm mildly curious of the hi-po Hurricane will be available in the 2023 Ram 1500. No rumor mill info yet. 2022 order banks are closed on the Rebel, at minimum, and 2023 hasn't opened yet.
It's one more thing that reminds me of the 70s, when the government got more involved in cars. Oversized bumpers, bad designs, limited power, much of the style that gave earlier cars their swagger even sitting still disappeared.
I have the occasional nightmare of hipsters cheering as muscle cars and guns are thrown into metal shredders. Then I wake up and say "today is not that day, nor is it likely to be tomorrow" and go back to sleep.
Might have been 71. Jill St. John drove a beautiful red seventy one (with 429) in the Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (the rest of the movie is forgettable but the car was a star)Either 71 or 72 Mustang Mach 1s had the 429 SCJ as an option as I rememeber. Used to stare and drool over a silver one on a dealers lot when I was a kid.
I want the dry clutch semi-auto transmissions that F1 has had for yearsJust a thought, but what if Dodge paired up the "Etorque" mild hybrid with a turbo motor? Etorque provides something like 80 ft/lb off the line but isn't used for long before going to straight motor power. I don't fully understand how the system works, but apparently it also kicks in briefly while shifting to provide a more even power distribution during the shift (I am guessing since the gas motor is briefly disengaged as the tranmission shifts and the RPM changes, the Etorque provides enough ft/lbs to minimize the reduced power provided by the gas motor).
Turbos take a bit to spool up and the Etorque is specialized in providing brief boosts of power. Seems like maybe a natural match for a very strong pull with the systems working in tandem. Likely be complicated, but more complication is how we wound up with the stupid amounts of power we have on tap today, combined with better fuel economy and drivetrain longevity. I wouldn't be a beta tester, but I could get behind that once it's proven.
Lithium ion battery fires make their own oxygen after they get hot enough. More like trying to extinguish thermiteNearby township trustee just got a grant to buy a blanket for EVs. Can be reused if I remember correctly 30 times. Before that conversation never thought about putting one out if on fire. Our local PD just bought a Tesla thus the reason for the blanket need.
I'm with you. I miss the days when a laptop wasn't a necessary tool to work on your carsBut again, damnit I miss those days.
Malaise era sucked but we're still squarely in a new muscle golden age. Yes, my 5th Gen Camaro is bigger and heavier than 1st gens...but performance is jet engine vs prop plane and there's a ton more there for anyone who wants to tinker. I remember in the 90's everyone whining the end of the hot rod community was nigh since you 'couldn't work on these new cars'. No, YOU can't work on these new cars. People with a different skill set figured it out pretty shortly.
So many solid and good looking options today.