Fast is relative, Hemi vs. Hemi

One of the scariest, most evil handling cars I've ever driven was a 76-77 or so Ford Torino (or whatever they called their mid-size car then) that I drove for Hertz as a side job while in college. Seventy miles an hour was scary in that. Felt like if you moved the steering wheel just a hair too much it would just flip over and start rolling. Also, it was unbelievably gutless - no power anywhere, even with a 351. The 350 Chevelles ran much better, lots of low end, although they did run out of steam at 4000 or so rpm. One of the best driving and performing rental cars of that period (and I didn't drive any seventies stuff except for Hertz) was a Cadillac. Actually ran pretty well with that 472, and was very stable in a straight line. We did find out that if you alternated hitting the gas and the brake while stopped at a light, you could make it rock up and down like a very fast see saw. Loved the looks the driver next to us gave us when we did that.