I don't see what's wrong with clay modelling at all. Planned obsolescence, on the other hand, sucks, but Earl's idea of it was through style, not through actual mechanical design.

The words of somebody who has never owned an old GM car.

I was thinking more along the lines of a 350/455 Oldsmobile engine. Keep it all in the family!

I want 24 Hours of LeMons coverage, not this.

As a diehard Oldsmobile fan, I have to say the grille looks awkward on this car.

WHY U NO USE OLDSMOBILE ENGINE!!!

Agreed.

However, a 1965 Pontiac 400 will easily outperform a 1975 Pontiac 400, which, in a nutshell, is the downfall of those engines. And even though it is easy to get a lot of performance out of them, I think this question is referring to factory engines.

The 307 wasn't nearly as pretentious.

Uh, 13.94 is not abysmal at all. That's pretty damn good.

Any of the American V8s produced in the mid-70s. Except for one (the Super Duty 455), they were all dogs, wheezing out 200-odd horsepower out of 400+ cubic inches. Sure, they had torque, but they ran out of steam rather quickly, and trying to rev them too high would usually result in something in the bottom end…

Glad to see I chose the most German car for my furniture needs!

Know thy enemy, I guess.

She found herself with a lot more money to begin with than Einstein.

I think he means 129.16 458s. I'd hate to be the distant relative/casual friend who gets 0.16 of a 458.

#7-Hey now...

I have my doubts about it being faster, but the Stinger could have up to 240 HP, and was much cheaper than either a Cobra or GT40.

That the Corvair is inherently an ill-handling, unsafe deathtrap.

WOW.

WOW.