I’m a Polish guy - born, raised and taught to drive up here. We use manuals (or sticks if you prefer). I was 17 when getting my driving license and on a manual of course. It wasn’t dead easy but challenging and I liked it. You need to pass the drive-up-hill test to get your DL so you need to know how to operate the… Read more
I listened to your podcast (just now). Loved it. I’ve not been a podcast guy before but consider me a regular listener now. Two things: I am probably around the same age as your dad and I can guarantee that he and I would get along great. He’s an East Coaster, I am an East Coaster (currently living in Denver...don’t… Read more
For those with Chrome and uBlock Origin, your podcast works when opened in a new “incognito mode tab”. Read more
Yep.
Wiki states that the 326 is a 389, with a smaller cylinder bore. They both share a stroke of 3.75 inches. The 389's bore id 4,06. The 326's is 3.78. The engines would look pretty much identical from the outside. It was quite common back in the 60's to find a ‘63 Tempest or Le Mans with a GTO under the hood. It pretty… Read more
So how is a Deaf guy like me supposed to listen to it? I can’t certainly just push play, can I? Read more
I emailed all (or almost all) Jalopnik writers last year, Patrick George replied he’d consider it and I kept him in the mailing list...
My underdog car that I picked out will be the Chevy Caprice 9C1
Great story! In the summer of 1969, at the age of 17, I went shopping with my dad for my first car. We went to a Ford dealer nearby, and sitting on their used car lot was the most beautiful bronze coupe - a 1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass. This little Oldsmobile was similar to your dad’s ‘61 Tempest, built on the same… Read more
Same goes for me, but I know the reason I have fallen for them: the Malaise Motors group on Facebook. It is literally my favorite FB group! Read more
Big dog: 1965 GTO 389 rated at 335hp and 430ft/lbs (gross)
Two of my cars are underdogs. a 2006 Mazdaspeed 6 and a 1995 Ford Probe GT. Neither car is the one the vast majority out there would choose vs other cars of their class and year. Read more
I love the AMC Gremlin X! It’s an honest car that knows what it is.... However withthe 390 stuffed into that little car well it’s a fantastic little ride. Sure it’s ugly and strange looking but that it what makes it so underrated as well. Also on the very rare occasion I see one I smile and when I see one at a car… Read more
just like today’s NCPC, I would do nothing to your Dad’s Tempest.
D. Best as it is.
A nearly 60 year old car deserves more respect than to quadruple the number of valves add a couple of hair driers, etc.
OK, I can’t just leave that. I’ve driven an early 60s Poncho. Those things suck to drive. Now I’m going to have to… Read more