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  • Re: Cars, engines...

    From The Horny Goat@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10:57:19
    On 12 Dec 2025 07:09:35 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

    The first car I remember was a '51 Chevy and that was about 3100 pounds.
    The '57 Chevy was around 3500. The '62 Rambler classic was back down
    around 3000. (Damn you, George Romney!)

    My '62 Lincoln Continental was 5200. Now there was a car. You could run
    over slow moving Volkswagens andnot even notice. On the other end of the >spectrum my '62 AH Sprite was 1500.

    My first car was a 1962 Valiant station wagon. Needless to say after
    getting my full licence I did a lot of joy riding to get to better
    know local routes I don't often travel. I was driving east and much to
    my surprise met a woman (who was speeding) who was hellbent on making
    a left turn no matter what - and I was the 'no matter what'. She hit
    the driver's door (thus making the door unopenable)

    Not surprisingly the insurance company wrote off my 12 year old car as
    quickly as possible based on it's "book value" though I heard it was
    fixed and the new owner drove it for another five years.

    The 1962-64 Valiants were incredibly reliable vehicles and most did
    last 10-15 years.

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