Very under rated, Great torque, decent HP and when coupled to a manual w/overdrive, got good fuel mileage in it's day.
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Any vintage car guys here?
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That’s great Pete, thanks. When we first started cottaging at Arden, back in the late ‘50’s and early ‘60’s, friends of the family lived at or beside that train station! Small world! I’m sharing the poem so it and it’s history can be enjoyed by others. Thx.
Me too!!! I used to race limited sportsman 0n a 1/2 mile oiled clay oval in the70's. '57 Chevy, 250 c.i., Clifford intake w/ Holley 650 d.p., 10.5-1 Arias pistons backed up by a 3 sp. Saginaw and a Franklin Quick Change. I was half decent, mid pack, but what memories!!
One of the cars I have always lusted after. I know a guy in central Fla. that runs a Brit resto shop that put one of the GT-6 engine's in a Spitfire. Personally, I like the GT-6 better as I have to watch the sun exposure + I think the coupe is sexier.
Not long after I quit ('76), they phased out the sixes, as it's less expensive to build a 300 H.P. 350 V-8 than a 300 H.P. six banger. Still love my sixes though.
Yes, 230ci flathead 6 with a whopping 76 hp!
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The Cranbrook had the 218ci flathead 6, very similar to the 230ci. 218s were more common in cars and trucks got the 230. Mine still has the external cannister oil filter and 6 volt positive ground system. I wanted to restore her to the way she was delivered in 1949. I have the original build sheet for her thanks to the Chrysler Historical Society.
Very cool NP.
52 Chevy. 70's nova front subframe, 350 SBC, THM350, 10 bolt rear, PS,PB, tilt, disc fronts/ drum rears. Camaro buckets and console, Camaro back seat. Dual exhausts with turbo muffs. Nice driver with lots of acceleration yet still a good cruiser. That was a fun car.
It was my car. When I was a kid I dreamt of owning a 55-57, never, ever thought of a 52. It was almost a sleeper. I think it was a stock cam w/ 4bbl and headers. I scaled it at 3050lbs. The trans shift well and downshifted well in auto mode. The ride was a little firm but not buckboard and steering was accurate and precise. High praise to the guy who grafted the chassis bits together. Had a killer stereo and I loved driving it with loud rock. I never really "foot to the floor" ran it but it would light them up with a frim throttle from stop and even hard push while rolling at 20 or 25 mph. But mostly I don't drive that way. The enamel paint was old and chalky but a good wash and 3 coats of paste wax made it shine like new. I sold it for double what I paid after 5 years of ownership and almost no $ added.This was your car? Looks like a fun sleeper!
Back in my High School days I had an original (or rather what was left of )a '59 Beetle. Original 1200cc 36 hp (small horses) 4 sp transmission . 6 volt system. Radio with a big speaker behind the back seat. The heater worked well at highway speeds. I rebuilt the engine. It was a fun car. I'm still a bug guy at heart but motorcycles are less expensive than classic VW's.
In HS I had a '73 Saab Sonett. It was a fun car and pretty unique in the late 70's early 80's. It had a 1300cc V4 which I rebuilt at some point with a cam and weber carb. I lost it when the City of San Diego towed it and as a starving college student, I couldn't afford the $200 to get it out.
That V-4 was a Ford motor if memory serves me right. I always liked those and the 3 cyl. 2 stroke model 86 I believe it was. Saw videos of the late Eric Carlsson in rallies, right foot all the way to the floor, using the handbrake to slide the car through corners. What a sight!
