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Originally Posted by gpskinzhut
Your SS makes roughly the same peak torque at the same RPM with lower displacement, delivers it quicker, more efficiently, and through a significantly better transmission. The gap isn't just tires.
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Tires, brakes, suspension, shocks....steering... you name it. With modern tires the anemic brakes would be glaring out. Cornering would overload the suspension since you wouldnt be sliding sideways and those half shafts would explode that much easier since the tires would hook up.
Plus. 2 convertibles and one T top... 65, 69 and a 70... all leaked in the rain. The 65 nothing worked but the engine and driveline. Usually the headlights ... ( maybe just one) sometimes the blinkers.. no heat no radio. No A/C. no power steering. But the most fun to drive car I ever had. Loud... obnoxious... rattles everywhere... gears whining... wheels spinning whether you wanted or not....
Where the 69 427 attracted women.... the 65 scared them away!
The SS has greater potential for performance while being completely civil on a daily basis. That might take something away on one level. But it makes for a really useful piece of transportation... Thats still a ton of fun if you let it loose.