Vintage Car Ads

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Originally Posted by JST

I am pretty sure it was a variant of the Quad 4, GM's first 16V 4 cylinder engine (other than the Cosworth Vega).

Yes, it was a Quad 4. Not the worst thing to come out of Detroit, actually.

[Plaz]

[lip277]

Originally Posted by Sharp11

They were tiny, i drove one back to college in Boston - it was fun to drive!

Agreed.

Fast? No
Quick? Yes

Kind of back to the old adage....

It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow - so to speak.

[Sharp11]

I've got one of those!!!

[Sharp11]

Originally Posted by lip277

Agreed.

Fast? No
Quick? Yes

Kind of back to the old adage....

It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow - so to speak.

It was a friend of mine's first new car.

What i remember about it was its spartan interior with little sound insulation and lots of bare metal surfaces. I think it may have even had 12 inch wheels, but at the very least, they were 13's. An honest and fun car, with nothing wasted.

As for the "slow car fast" thing, that's how many of the cars I grew up with were ... cars today are absolutely nuts in this regard, with sub 4 second 0-60's and huge power. Back then, muscle cars were turning in 6 second 0-60's, and that was fast!

[JST]

Re: Quad 4: http://autoweek.com/article/car-life...or-beretta-gtz

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by Sharp11

I've got one of those!!!

That's awesome!

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Originally Posted by JST

Re: Quad 4: http://autoweek.com/article/car-life...or-beretta-gtz

My very first car was a 1987 Oldsmobile Calais. It had the non-awesome Iron Duke I-4, and a pretty bad automatic tranny. It was, however, the best car ever, because it was mine. And in all honesty, the chassis itself wasn't all that bad; I think it would be kind of cool today with the Quad 4 and a clutch pedal.

What's really crazy is that that car was pushing 14-years-old when I bought my Grand Prix. The difference between those cars was mind-boggling, particularly when comparing that gap to the much smaller one between my current almost-14-year-old car and a new 3er.

[Plaz]

[JST]

We had a Granada. It had an OEM CB radio.