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  1. balthazar
    ... and a 455 @ Buick. All completely proprietary, of course. 260 is at least as early as '75, 403 came online in '77 (correct: to supplement the loss of the 455), and the 307 came out for '80. Interesting that Olds chose to retain the con rods/crank and bore the block/change the piston. 260 to 403 only meant about 3/4-in larger diameter pistons, but I could see that impacting cooling capacity, yes. Agreed.
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    Shortest upper radiator hose in history? 6", '55 Chevy 210 I-6 ~
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    From an auction back in 1987, local Jersey character who once ran for President. Had a fascinating collection of mostly military surplus, but was not adverse to fire trucks, locomotives and blimp gondolas.
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    Seems probable tune packages (aftermarket) could get the 700 TRQ up closer to the light duty DuraMax's 910 TRQ.
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    ooooOOOOOooooo; so this is a CUV/SUV. I really never heard where it was supposed to 'go'. Anyone have a pic of the lift gate open?
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    Guess I'd say trucks; I had no interest in them as a teen/early 20s person, but they've come into full acceptance from me now.
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    Front & rear fascias are fine, if a little busy. It's the 3/4 and profile views that show it up as ungainly. Wheels don't help- it could use 2" smaller dia rims to get the proportions a little more palatable. I've been wondering for a few years now how the growing SUV and shrinking car segments would ultimately come together in a stylistic hybrid... but if this is it, no thanks.
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    Factory-built supercharged '53 'E' ~
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    Ooooo! Yet another affordable EV!
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    Split the grille & its a BMW in the front 1/4 view.
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    Another design monstrosity from toyota. I expect to eventually read pages upon pages of people mentioning the unfortunate cladding, tho.
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    Not terrible... for a Hyundai.
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    While the performance is, of course, incredible, they RUINED the design by going with the same old-same old 'super car' cues; pulled the front wheels back to the door seam, gave it a ridiculous front overhang, big wing, raised rump.... Rimac made it completely 'run of the mill super car' in a sea of the same, when they had a very unique & distinctive design in the Concept One.
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    Not bad, I tend to like Porsche better than other Euro brands. I expect to eventually read pages upon pages of people mentioning the unfortunate cladding, tho.
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    You keep singing the same song but the audience left hours ago.
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    Ummm... wut?
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    Saw one of these overstuffed couches today, waddling thru a dunkin donuts parking lot. Nothing says 'class' like a $2 donut & a $230,000 SUV.
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    That's just a snapshot of page 1. Point being, not looking to jump into a car with multiple oil-related problems.
  19. balthazar
    No trolling. c-class has 88 CF of passenger comp, ATS has 91 CF. Only interior dimension with any appreciable difference is headroom, tho the ATS sits an inch lower than the C.
  20. balthazar
    But recall that the '350 debacle' is what generated the legalese 'GM vehicles produced with engines from various divisions' or the like, precluding any class-action suits/ complaints. The initial PMD OHC I-6 was 230 CI, but it may have enlarged to 250 by '69.
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    35-in rims. Packard, I believe '21.
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    Chrome Cheesecake 2 ~
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    • To address one of your likely 'back seat thoughts', TCB - at the time my girlfriend/wife was driving the '87 stang, I was driving a '78 Plymouth sedan, which I soon upgraded to a '64 Catalina sedan. I don't have the Cat's specs at my fingertips, but the '59 Buick coupe rear seat was a smidge over 66" wide. • Pontiac ditched their proprietary OHC I-6 the year before. But with the focus on the plethora of V8s available in any given GM car, I guess the usage of the Chevy I-6 was of no consequence then. Supporting that theory is the bru-ha-ha only 4 years later with the 350s. 'Don't mess with our V-8s!' consumers grumbled. • It's funny how ingrained brand loyalty was 'back in the day'- in hindsight it's hard to grasp how deep those roots ran. My grandfather & father (and in turn; me) were Pontiac men since 1955. Both of them also had a smattering of Olds' & Buicks (and I have my B-59), but Pontiac was the king of the '60s because of the hardware (engineering, styling, race heritage & image).
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