You got 120 mph in second gear out of a '57 Ford engine? And a '57 Ford tranny?! I hope you didn't try that without an armor plate tranny cover! Or, are you still on crutches?
keith whaley Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Back in the days of the "Big Iron" from Detroit a friend had a '57 Ford that > someone had mated with a 400+ cu in engine. Unfortunately, they never > bothered to beef up the drive train and we had to coast to a stop after the > clutch plate shattered shifting from second to third gear at 120mph.......on > a two-lane county road, about 2 AM. > > But then we were young and still immortal. > > Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill D. Casselberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I've never been much of a fast car sort, but back in the > > early 90's I had a $250 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic > > w/ the 400 cu in engine. It did have some get up & go, even > > for such a heavy car. There's a several mile long fairly > > good grade going over the Coast Range hills between here > > and Corvallis (on I-5). I'd hit the bottom about 55-60mph > > and run it up to about 95-100mph going up and it had quite > > a bit more it could probably do easily, but that was fast > > enough for me w/ an old junker rustbucket! > > > > Bill > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast > > > > http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > >
