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To: C19fan

One tap on the gas on a wet road and the rear end is likely to try to become the front. Long ago I had a 1970 Firebird (that’s right, 1970) with a powerful engine and no emission controls that did that. Yes, I’m an old fart.


10 posted on 01/14/2019 7:34:03 AM PST by libstripper
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To: libstripper

I had a cadillac cts that would flip front to back in a heartbeat, on a wet road if you turned off the traction control. that was a V6 only 300hp. so yes, I feel you should have to have a special license to drive a 700hp mustang. besides that, mustangs attract aholes around here, now ford lets aholes become super aholes. Thanks ford :-(


16 posted on 01/14/2019 7:45:36 AM PST by Ikeon (i may be wrong but I'm not lying. .....really....)
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To: libstripper

Same with my RS Camaro. 180s were commonplace and even 360s on a wet pavement primarily due to the 56/44 weight distribution.

I pine after my old car every time I see one in a movie. Most recently noted one in an older movie called City of Industry. A silver one with a blacked out grill.


22 posted on 01/14/2019 8:14:20 AM PST by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: libstripper

Nearly did that once in my friends 70 454 Corvette heading down the boulevard. All he did was shift from 3rd to 4th and punched it, on drive pavement, and that thing went completely sideways.


26 posted on 01/14/2019 8:25:43 AM PST by shotgun
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To: libstripper
Same here.. Formula 400 RamAir III, M22. Boot scoot and boogie.😎
41 posted on 01/14/2019 9:45:23 AM PST by AFreeBird
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