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Old 11-01-2007, 11:45 AM   #6 (permalink)
Modern Motoring
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my '63 98 has some damn powerful brakes also! That's with a dying booster, a starting to leak MC and all four wheels with way too much slack in the adjustment. Remember when these cars were new, power brakes and steering were still a relatively new thing. Customers wanted that "overpowered feel" so that they could prove to themselves that these options were worth the added expense. Take for example automatic transmissions. Engineers work for years to develop the smoothest shifting trans possible, or even a shiftless trans like Buick's Dyna flow.
You should try a Chrysler product from the late 50's to early 60's, they could put four flat spots on your tires real quick!
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