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Originally Posted by Jack Gifford
Was the '38 a six or straight-eight? The GM straight-eights of the thirties were truly torque monsters. I had them in a '36 Olds and a '37 Buick, and helped a friend get one running in his '34 Pontiac. All of those cars would lay rubber from a standstill in 2nd gear! Of course the only tires we had were rock-hard rubber...  |
Chevrolet never had a straight eight, only Olds, Pontiac, LaSalle, Buick. Of the four only the Buick straight eight was OHV. Chevrolet six was also OHV.