How long is that boat??

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> On 12/10/2016 3:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
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>> As a kid, my mother drove a '72 T-Bird for many years.  It had a 427 ci
>> engine, what a gas hog!  I think the body was very similar to your
>> brother's car in terms of size (HUGE), but not as angular.  Terrible in the
>> Wisconsin winters without snow tires, but Mom drove about thirty miles each
>> way to work so she preferred all-season tires.  That car got stuck a lot in
>> the winter, I think we kept a chain and shovel in the trunk year-round.
>> Very comfortable ride, fast for the time, stylish, I think it had over 150k
>> miles when it was sold to the mailman.  He drove a rural mail delivery
>> route and racked up many more miles in short order, I think the car only
>> lasted a few more years on mail delivery duty.
>>
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> probably a 429 rather than a 427.
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> RB
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