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.
Had a '71 Mach 1 for a few years. Box stock, got 5 mpg around town, 10 mpg on the freeway. No markings, just functional Ram Air hood scoops and dual exhaust to clue the observer it might be a performance version.
429 Super Cobra Jet, 4.11 Detroit Locker, with a very rare auto trans! Ford claimed 370hp, dyno runs of similar engine packages on U-tube show 500+ hp at the wheels.
My insurance agent looked up the VIN in a little book, and announced "20% excessive horsepower surcharge", after I told him I thought it had a v8 in it. (hadn't picked up the car yet) I worked hard not to fall out of the chair as I strangled a laughing fit.
Looks like Bradenton, FL
ReplyDeleteHoly Ka-Ka! That's my 71 Mustang MACH-I that I bought new for $3,800 to sooth my feelings after my wife divorced me.
ReplyDelete1971 the billboard going into Rohnert Park CA had houses for sale for around $18,000 ... as I recall...
DeleteVroom! Now we're talking.
ReplyDeleteHad a '71 Mach 1 for a few years. Box stock, got 5 mpg around town, 10 mpg on the freeway. No markings, just functional Ram Air hood scoops and dual exhaust to clue the observer it might be a performance version.
ReplyDelete429 Super Cobra Jet, 4.11 Detroit Locker, with a very rare auto trans! Ford claimed 370hp, dyno runs of similar engine packages on U-tube show 500+ hp at the wheels.
My insurance agent looked up the VIN in a little book, and announced "20% excessive horsepower surcharge", after I told him I thought it had a v8 in it. (hadn't picked up the car yet) I worked hard not to fall out of the chair as I strangled a laughing fit.
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