Last one to post in this thread wins!
Same joy of driving. But this car has a different personality. Because of taller rear tires on 15" rim? (Both GTX with Dana 3.54:1 rear gear) It's not as quick thru the gears as first GTX. But damn, this thing is a highway Comado! My first GTX was done at 130 MPH. With the beginning of a drivetrain vibration. This guy? Smooth as silk while burying its 150 Speedo. Stock tach showing 6k RPM. How accurate are 50+ year old gauges? Calculation does suggest 140+ MPH. So close enough. Only concerns of tire performance and signs/sounds of valve float stopped her. (Or me and FEAR!)
P.S. Recurring dream has stopped. And I'm more than happy with the addition to my Plymouth family. Adding a B-body to an already Plymouth A-body and E-body stable.
This is my 2nd. This replaced my first I had to sell for a minivan in the 90s when 4th child in 5 years was born. I did what I had to do at the time. But sale haunted me. (Including an occasional recurring dream) I looked for 3 years for a car very similar. Same year, color (Exterior. Interior very different), performance 440 and 4-speed. I found this one near Canadian boarder now 3 years ago. This is not numbers matching. But period correct components. (Thus $21k sale price reflected.)
Same joy of driving. But this car has a different personality. Because of taller rear tires on 15" rim? (Both GTX with Dana 3.54:1 rear gear) It's not as quick thru the gears as first GTX. But damn, this thing is a highway Comado! My first GTX was done at 130 MPH. With the beginning of a drivetrain vibration. This guy? Smooth as silk while burying its 150 Speedo. Stock tach showing 6k RPM. How accurate are 50+ year old gauges? Calculation does suggest 140+ MPH. So close enough. Only concerns of tire performance and signs/sounds of valve float stopped her. (Or me and FEAR!)
P.S. Recurring dream has stopped. And I'm more than happy with the addition to my Plymouth family. Adding a B-body to an already Plymouth A-body and E-body stable.
