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Old 01-23-2009, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by FHummel View Post
Some years later I had a 1955 T-Bird that I traded for my first Pontiac in 1962 - a Black 1961 Ventura with tri-blue interior, 4 speed and 348HP tripower. A great car! A friend of mine at that time bought one of the new 1962 Ford 406, 4 speed, tripower cars and we raced occasionally - he never beat the Pontiac. He wondered why and I told him the main difference was the weight of his car - I think it was about 600 lbs heavier than the Ventura, possibly more than that. We still had fun with those cars and he kept trying to beat me.
Frank

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