<VV> Fwd: The Corvair that inspired the Mustang

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

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"Big engine" was not necessarily part of the equation... 6  cylinder 
slushbox 
Mustangs were common and still considered a "Pony Car"  (which was really 
just a small fun to drive "performance oriented"  car...

Bill
 
 
Depends what you call "fun"!!  There first time I drove a Mustang, it  was 
when I had to fly to L.A. for the company I worked for--they provided me  
with a first-series Mustang to drive--I drove through the mountain  roads 
around L.A. and considered the Mustang a really sour-handling  car---this was 
compared to my '51 Kaiser with an Olds V-8; a nose-heavy rig that  required 
larger tires in front and a healthy dose of added tire pressure to make  it 
handle--but it could be driven from Phoenix to L.A. through the passes on the  
old US70 or US80 with no trouble.  The Stang slid its rear end out at the  
least provocation--Sunset Boulevard (which was a real test of a car's 
handling)  (remember Dead Man's Curve?) gave the Stang a very hard time.
 
 
Scotty from Hollyweird
 
 
 
 
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