And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Back when I was in H.S.- a friend's Dad had the hottest car around, but it was invisible. Cops couldn't see it at all.
It was a Plymouth Belvedere, 4-dr sedan, with paint looking just a bit better than that Jeep. Under the crappy looking paint was a 426ci Hemi, and his exhaust had cut-outs. IIRC, it had a 4-speed box too.
The first time I saw that car move, I thought I'd lost my mind! A "crappy old family sedan" that looked like it had a jet engine!
I love "sleepers" - had a friend with a 1950 Hudson that had a blueprinted big block 427 cu. in. Chevy and posi-trac with 4.11 gears. Paint about like the Jeep and the Belvedere you are talking about. It definitely surprised a bunch of what their owners thought were quick, more modern muscle cars at stoplights. A little less of a sleeper was a friend's 1969 Chevelle SS-396 - it had the much less common high output engine with aluminum heads and better intake and exhaust (Hooker Headers added) to the tune of well over 425 hp. Made a lot of $$ racing GTO's and such that would normally be able to beat a standard SS396. I would really love to have that car today!! While I'm at it, another friend, who was a great mechanic and fabricator, had an old Dodge Dart (a model before they were cool) that looked like a gandma out to be driving it. But it had a 426 Hemi and the push button Torque Flite. That bucket could also haul a$$! Good times!!
All it needs is a little paint.
ReplyDeleteBack when I was in H.S.- a friend's Dad had the hottest car around, but it was invisible. Cops couldn't see it at all.
ReplyDeleteIt was a Plymouth Belvedere, 4-dr sedan, with paint looking just a bit better than that Jeep. Under the crappy looking paint was a 426ci Hemi, and his exhaust had cut-outs. IIRC, it had a 4-speed box too.
The first time I saw that car move, I thought I'd lost my mind! A "crappy old family sedan" that looked like it had a jet engine!
I'll bet that Jeep has some surprises, too!
I love "sleepers" - had a friend with a 1950 Hudson that had a blueprinted big block 427 cu. in. Chevy and posi-trac with 4.11 gears. Paint about like the Jeep and the Belvedere you are talking about. It definitely surprised a bunch of what their owners thought were quick, more modern muscle cars at stoplights. A little less of a sleeper was a friend's 1969 Chevelle SS-396 - it had the much less common high output engine with aluminum heads and better intake and exhaust (Hooker Headers added) to the tune of well over 425 hp. Made a lot of $$ racing GTO's and such that would normally be able to beat a standard SS396. I would really love to have that car today!! While I'm at it, another friend, who was a great mechanic and fabricator, had an old Dodge Dart (a model before they were cool) that looked like a gandma out to be driving it. But it had a 426 Hemi and the push button Torque Flite. That bucket could also haul a$$! Good times!!
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