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Old 05-31-2005, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor
Well you are entitled to that opinion..........

THe LT1 is a damned good engine....
I'm not saying that Chevy didn't/doesn't make some good engines (along with some bad ones). My grandfather was a Chevy mechanic from 1953-1984, and my mother had a '57 Bel Air 4 door hardtop when I was a kid. I loved that car! My problem is that Chevy people often yank original engines from cars that I think should be preserved. I once saw a 1956 Chrysler 300B that had its original Hemi replaced with a 350. At a classic boat show a few years ago, I saw a mahogany ChrisCraft runabout from the 1930s that had its original Lincoln Zephyr V-12 replaced with a 350. The owner seemed really proud of ditching that V-12, too. I just know that somewhere out there, there is a 300SL Gullwing with a 350 in it.
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