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413 Max was almost undriveable on the street with the optional 13.5:1 comp ration, even back then.
The US oil companies octane race through the late 1950's had already ended before the Max came out, and only Sunoco was still in the game with its famous Sunoco 260 Premium blend which was top of the tree, 104 octane leaded premium go-juice
The US oil companies octane race through the late 1950's had already ended before the Max came out, and only Sunoco was still in the game with its famous Sunoco 260 Premium blend which was top of the tree, 104 octane leaded premium go-juice
After 5 Star leaded was withdrawn and when the real (and highly dangerous/toxic) cans of Tetra ethyl lead additive were banned I clearly remember the last time I added a can of it to the 4 Star unleaded fuel tank of my '71 Mustang 429 SCJ. This, other than Hooker headers was a 100% stock factory Saturday Night Special with solids, 4.11 locker, C6 and that 11.2 compression ratio. On 4 Star unleaded it would never idle for more than about 10/15 seconds in drive before loading up and cutting. It would idle ok'ish in park - just listening to that engine idling on untreated gas......then tipping the can.....waiting a few minutes for it to draw through.......and how the engine seemingly miraculously smoothed right out like it had the cam changed to a really mild grind.....
Blimey it’s like the “ Last of the summer wine “
On here
Seems we’re much like the cars we love ,
Over the hill, worn out, and completely Ignored by almost everyone!
Personally I really know nothing about the 50’- 60’ s
As I was too young, but I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
On here
Seems we’re much like the cars we love ,
Over the hill, worn out, and completely Ignored by almost everyone!
Personally I really know nothing about the 50’- 60’ s
As I was too young, but I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
I have so many stories driving old crappers. Here'ssomething to ponder - ever had a wheel come-off your car whilst driving?......a bit of a problem (unless you had an older Citroen) - what about loosing a wheel on a three wheeler? - a major event. This happened to one of the front two wheels of the Berkeley T60, my very first 'car' (?) - 'fun' moment that was!
Only ever lost a wheel on a trailer!
Salt water and wheel bearings are not overly compatible,
Did have a scary incident years ago coming back for Austria, we had been Ski racing out there
Coming back on some Autoroute when it was just pi—ing down, I remember looking out the side window of the Landy and saw out 21 foot boat happily aquaplaning along the side of the tow vehicle! FFS ,
It all went very quiet for a minute or two !
Salt water and wheel bearings are not overly compatible,
Did have a scary incident years ago coming back for Austria, we had been Ski racing out there
Coming back on some Autoroute when it was just pi—ing down, I remember looking out the side window of the Landy and saw out 21 foot boat happily aquaplaning along the side of the tow vehicle! FFS ,
It all went very quiet for a minute or two !
newsatten said:
...I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Like the late 80s to early 90s for me. Minus the powerboats. If you had a speedboat around here in the midlands, you'd won it on Bullseye. Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 26th May 12:05
LeighW said:
newsatten said:
...I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Like the late 80s to early 90s for me. Minus the powerboats. If you had a speedboat around here in the midlands, you'd won it on Bullseye. Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 26th May 12:05
newsatten said:
LeighW said:
newsatten said:
...I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Like the late 80s to early 90s for me. Minus the powerboats. If you had a speedboat around here in the midlands, you'd won it on Bullseye. Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 26th May 12:05
newsatten said:
LeighW said:
newsatten said:
...I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Like the late 80s to early 90s for me. Minus the powerboats. If you had a speedboat around here in the midlands, you'd won it on Bullseye. Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 26th May 12:05
There's a large and very shabby looking speedboat in the back garden of a terraced house next to the railway between Perry Barr and Soho (Brum), talk about land locked
P5BNij said:
newsatten said:
LeighW said:
newsatten said:
...I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Like the late 80s to early 90s for me. Minus the powerboats. If you had a speedboat around here in the midlands, you'd won it on Bullseye. Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 26th May 12:05
There's a large and very shabby looking speedboat in the back garden of a terraced house next to the railway between Perry Barr and Soho (Brum), talk about land locked
I’ve been looking for a particular hull for years!
A Don Shed designed Avenger,
This man was the Shelby of power boats!
roscobbc said:
I have so many stories driving old crappers. Here'ssomething to ponder - ever had a wheel come-off your car whilst driving?......a bit of a problem (unless you had an older Citroen) - what about loosing a wheel on a three wheeler? - a major event. This happened to one of the front two wheels of the Berkeley T60, my very first 'car' (?) - 'fun' moment that was!
Lost a rear wheel on my 65 Le Camino on the way to Wheels Day when they changed the venue to Dunsfold .Just overtook a 60's Holden ,gave the driver a wave as i went by with my nipper following me in a Shelby Mustang clone
and suddenly the whole car shook violently then seconds later the rear seemed to collapse on the left side doing around
60/70 mph ,with that momentum managed to fight it into a drive way of a posh Hotel ,
Little did i know the last remaining bolt holding the wheel on had sheared luckily leaving the wheel hanging off the hub
trapped between that and wheel arch and was being dragged alone the last few yards,
Ended up on the back of a RAC truck with nipper following us home.
Someone don't know who did not torque the wheel nuts up and one by one they must have got loose
and had fallen out until the last 2 sheared, apparently we missed the biggest American car ,truck and hot rod
traffic jam ever trying to get into Dunsfold so not all bad .
Edited by rat rod on Thursday 26th May 16:14
rat rod said:
apparently we missed the biggest American car ,truck and hot rod
traffic jam ever trying to get into Dunsfold so not all bad then.
Yes, you were lucky, that was an utter mess that show. I was only a passenger, but was bored straffic jam ever trying to get into Dunsfold so not all bad then.
tless after the 2nd hour of queuing having gone all of about 400 yards in that time.We saw another mate going the other way in his '55 Chevy having got fed up and turned around and headed home.
newsatten said:
P5BNij said:
newsatten said:
LeighW said:
newsatten said:
...I dooooo miss the 70’s and 80’s
Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Like the late 80s to early 90s for me. Minus the powerboats. If you had a speedboat around here in the midlands, you'd won it on Bullseye. Not because of some rubbish motors but because I had an absolute blast, power boats and chasing skirt !
Seems a long way away now
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 26th May 12:05
There's a large and very shabby looking speedboat in the back garden of a terraced house next to the railway between Perry Barr and Soho (Brum), talk about land locked
I’ve been looking for a particular hull for years!
A Don Shed designed Avenger,
This man was the Shelby of power boats!
O/T waffle alert : Ferruccio Lamborghini had a very swish Riva Aquarama speedboat powered by a pair if Miura V12s...
Back on topic - saw another local yank in town today, I think it was an early '60s Chrysler 300, a bit tatty looking but it oozed road presence. It seems they're starting to come out of the woodwork now Summer's on the way.
Cool, you can never have too much horsepower lol...
My good friend in the USofA just sold his Daytona.
It was the first 200mph 'closed course car in 1970!
He spent twenty years restoring the car after spending twenty years looking for it!
Valued at $750,000, went for $550,000, prices are dropping...
My good friend in the USofA just sold his Daytona.
It was the first 200mph 'closed course car in 1970!
He spent twenty years restoring the car after spending twenty years looking for it!
Valued at $750,000, went for $550,000, prices are dropping...
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