My Mom inherited a 1973 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe that had a 350 in it. That thing was like driving a giant marshmallow. You would hit a bump and the suspension would finally settle a couple miles down the road. No feel for the driver, I recall using the term “wallow” when describing it to my Dad.
That being said, it was a fun car to drive compared to a Beetle. I remember the nice brocade cloth upholstery and the front bench seat. Land yacht. Dan > On Oct 12, 2016, at 4:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 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. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
