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Old 03-14-2017, 10:13 AM
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"Is that an MG?" - while driving my Cobra replica

On my Cutlass convertible, I've removed all the external "Oldsmobile" and "Cutlass" emblems. I've had people wander around it, then look at me with glazed eyes and say, "What is it?" Sadly, some STILL don't know what a Cutlass is, when I tell them! One guy, said, "CUTLASS!!! ........ who made those?" I told him Oldsmobile, to which he replied, "OLDSMOBILE!!! ....... was that a GM brand?"

Of course, when I had my 67 Firebird, I heard "NICE Camaro!" more times than I want to remember.

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'73 T/A (sold). Low budget stock headed 8.3:1 455, 222/242 116lsa .443/.435 cam. FAST Sportsman EFI, 317rwhp/385rwtq on 87 octane. 13.12 @103.2, 1.91 60'.

'67 Firebird [sold], ; 11.27 @ 119.61, 7.167 @ 96.07, with UD 280/280 (108LSA/ 109 ICL)solid cam. [1.537, 7.233 @93.61, 11.46 @ 115.4 w/ old UD 288/296 108 hydraulic cam] Feb '05 HPP, home-ported "16" D-ports, dished pistons (pump gas only), 3.42 gears, 275/60 DR's, 750DP, T2, full exhaust