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Re: Design Study (Getting OT here)

To: Pamela Bauman <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Design Study (Getting OT here)
From: Bobby Rees <rrees@digitex.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 21:11:06 -0600
I still have my 68 GTO.....................
some things are just to hard to part with <G>
Brad Fornal

Pamela Bauman wrote:

> Ronnie
>
> Say Halleluiah. GTOs, Firebirds, HemiCudas, love those cars and the men who
> drive them.
>
> Pamela Bauman
>
> While I can't comment on either the back or front seats in a '68 Pontiac
> GTO, I had considerable experience in the '67 GTO that my folks let me order
> for them. It was replacing a '63 Impala SS with bucket seats that my mother
> hated. The only stipulation was that it have a bench seat rather than
> buckets. The thing was incredible. The only that didn't come as I speced was
> 3.08 rather that 3.73 gears, due to the car having air conditioning.
>
> With the 360 HP, 10 point something to 1 C/R, Quadrajet carb (small
> primaries/BIG secondaries and the 3.08 gears it cruised at 70 well under 2K
> and got close to 20 MPG, when my folks drove it that is. I enjoyed
> unanticipated togetherness benefits from have the bench seat and a column
> shift (3-speed A/T).

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