Posted on 04/22/2014 4:13:47 PM PDT by rickmichaels
I’d put up my old 57 Chevy 210 (or a Belair model), against them all. Can any of these get 8 girls in them, plus the driver, a feat I did in 1962? If not, then the 57 Chevy wins hands down.
Any government motors car built by unionists and subsidized by taxpayers is NOT my idea of an American car.
I just fired Government Motors.
I sold my Chevy 2009 Silverado after the second door handle came off in my hand, just opening the door. That cost me $300.00 to replace. The first one to come off was when the truck was still under factory warranty.
After I sold the Chevy, I went out and bought a FORD Taurus Limited.
Very subjective .....................
........ when calculating the index. This includes:
- profit margin (6%)
- labour (6%)
- location of R&D activities (6%)
- assembly location (11%),
- engine and transmission production location
- (14% and 7%, respectively), plus where the body, chassis and electrical components are manufactured (50%). Canada and U.S. content is not differentiated, but calculated together for the final results.
I could probably come out with a formula that looks a lot different. Besides, I will not buy a GM union made automobile.
When the UAW stops electing Maoists to their leadership I'll reconsider buying Ford,GM and Chrysler.Not before.
Also, how about showing us the rest of the list?
And these three are very much the same vehicle:
- Buick Enclave(86)
- Chevrolet Traverse(86)
- GMC Acadia (86)
Lame.
Nice! Does it have the push-button automatic tranny?
Well this is from the "Toronto Sun". They are considering North American content the same as American. Though, I realize some on FR would beg to differ.
I have owned probably 30-40 cars in my life but the one which really stands out and by a long way is my 65 Olds Delta 88. It had a 425 370 HP and just ran and ran and ran.
I see reports on modern cars and am amazed that they can get 500 HP out of something like a 2.4 liter engine but that just has to stress things too much.
That old 65 Olds would cruise effortlessly on interstate at 80mph. It would do it all day long too. There are and were faster cars but 370hp is power enough for just about any normal use.
Probably the most surprising thing about it was how nimble it was despite having a large heavy body.
My Champion has the good ol' 3 on-the-tree with overdrive.
Now, if you were talking about a Silverhawk, then I’d listen. The early Studebakers were butt and front ugly, like Helen Thomas on steroids.
The Lark was just a cigarette pack wrapper on wheels.
The ugliest car was about a 1949 Hudson. My neighbor had a brown one that looked like a giant roach. We used to go out and spray it with a Flit can just to make sure it wasn’t alive.
Another neighbor had a 56 White T Bird, a 57 Pink T Bird and one other car.
They just don’t make them like they used to.
Sorry about your 51 Studebaker. Hope it had a nice funeral.
Those old Hudsons were absolute tanks.
I remember as a kid watching them run the local stock car races.
They had the “twin H-power” 6-cyl engine.
Agree.
And they only listed six vehicles while three of them are basically the same:
- Buick Enclave(86)
- Chevrolet Traverse(86)
- GMC Acadia (86)
Other than the name plate on each, these three are basically the same.
None of the others - for any reason whatsoever.
I distinctly remember my grandfather’s Desoto having a cluster of push buttons on the dash, and a little lever below them for Park.
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