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In TV Land, anywhere that isn't uber-known can be within driving distance of anywhere else. 'Artistic' license, ya know.
Sure, it's just down the track from Petticoat Junction.
I'll agree with that.In TV Land, anywhere that isn't uber-known can be within driving distance of anywhere else. 'Artistic' license, ya know.
My favorite is in perhaps the 1st episode where Uncle Jed is speaking about Jethro Bodean to Miss hathaway and tells her Jethro went to school at Oxenford. Miss H thinks Jed said Oxford and asks if Jethro is a Eaton man. Jed thinks Miss H said is Jethro an Eatin' man to which Jed answer "yes i'd say so."
Hey, new poster here, saw this thread and figured I'd chime in.
I don't know if Straight Eight still posts here as it's been a couple of years, but this may solve his concerns re-highway driving.
http://www.transmissionadapters.com/Buick_straight_eight_263_320.htm
Bolts an old buick eight to a 700R4 transmission. (aka, GM 4 speed auto)
Would definitely improve driveability.
430!!! Not too many people today have ever HEARD of that one! FE, right???
Hi Auld
You could rent the back sit out as a studio apartment..
Really sharp LCC.
Best Regards
CCJ
Hey, new poster here, saw this thread and figured I'd chime in.
I don't know if Straight Eight still posts here as it's been a couple of years, but this may solve his concerns re-highway driving.
http://www.transmissionadapters.com/Buick_straight_eight_263_320.htm
Bolts an old buick eight to a 700R4 transmission. (aka, GM 4 speed auto)
Would definitely improve driveability.
430!!! Not too many people today have ever HEARD of that one! FE, right???
MEL (“Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln”). Biggest FE (“Ford-Edsel”) was 428.
Ah ha! Guess I goofed on that one!
High test and octane boost is great if you don't drive the car daily.
I did that for a year on a car with 11:1 pistons, it was essentially a slightly beefed up 69 LT1.
Oh it ran great when you had hi test and octane boost, but knocked like crazy without it.
And back then I thought gas was high....at 1.05 a gallon for high test. :eeek:
Whenever I see a car from the 352 era advertised as having a 351, I wonder if it’s an engine swap or just an error.
Reading the auto swapper is usually good for a laugh, with all the “Stahl converters”, “Hurst four-speeds”, and “inline V6s”.