On Sep 10, 2:22 pm, Steve <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> > Bryan wrote:
>
> >> Mitsu employed a "silent shaft" in their I4 engines of the time. I
found
> >> 85mph was top speed in a '76 Arrow 1.6L.
>
> >>> Remember. Pinto. Vega. Chevette.
>
> > I could get a 1980 Chevette to 86 mph, and airborne too! :-)
>
> To be honest, I remember Pinto, Vega, and Chevette as all being just
> about as reliable as the re-badged Mitsubi****s (more-so in the case of
> the Pinto) Talk about damning with faint praise.... :-/
>
> Of all the compacts of that era, I think I'd like the AMC Gremlin the
> best. Yeah, damning with faint praise AGAIN... ;-)
I guess none of you drove a Cosworth Vega (not that I like the bowtie
group) I worked at a Chev dealer when they came out and I had that
thing at 95 (not much weight on the front wheels) and I was still in
4th -- It had a 5 speed......
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