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Well they got it right from the very start and that engine only took six months to design and produce. lol
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Well they got it right from the very start and that engine only took six months to design and produce. lol
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Ain't it something how things work sometimes? It's funny to think that they only had an 8 from '55 up and Ford had one since '32, but it seems as though Chevy's V8 is the better known of the two. Flatheads are really somethin' though!
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Well Chevy had an eight in 1917 but let it go by the wayside. It was more of a twin four though.
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It could have been worth something if they kept developing it.
Like the "Copper Cooled" four?
I think that the early Chevrolet "Eight" was deep-sixed when it was determined that each marque in the GM company needed to fill a market niche. the firm needed an entry level four so aht it could attempt to compete with Ford, or at least Dodge Brothers. here was really o competing with Ford in the low-priced market in 1917.
Whillikers but didn't those early Chevrolet mahines have grabby clutches!
What a combination, a grabby clutch and a weak rear end...
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It could have been worth something if they kept developing it.
Like the "Copper Cooled" four?
I think that the early Chevrolet "Eight" was deep-sixed when it was determined that each marque in the GM company needed to fill a market niche. The firm needed an entry level four so that it could attempt to compete with Ford, or at least Dodge Brothers. There was really no competing with Ford in the low-priced market in 1917.
Whillikers but didn't those early Chevrolet mahines have grabby clutches!
What a combination, a grabby clutch and a weak rear end...
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More than likely that was the case. The Chevrolet 8s were expensive and wouldn't fit as a low cost leader that is for sure. Cadillac had the top end secure for itself in the long run.
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Certainly!
As a "runner" , though, the Buick four was definitely several steps aove the Chevrolet, and only marginally more expensive, though far, far more durable.
Actually, it was easier and cheaper to keep a Flivver on the road for the long haul than a Baby Grand or a 490. The Chevrolet machines were a bit flashier, heavier, and more luxurious, but until the stovebolt sixes came out they just didn't stand the gaff.
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I officially put my Falcons and parts collection up for sale, or (better yet) trade for a '50s sedan.
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I would love to get something from the 40s to drive around! I am currently selling my 1966 Pontiac Lemans.
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Put the '73 Satellite on the market this week.
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Yikes.
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Was that still Sublime?
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