Ford V8s were also highly favored by criminal types--for their speed. ( Just in case you didn't know, the V8s were produced from '32 on, so 1933 would be a good time for them. It wasn't only the power, as the early V8s were 70HP or so, but Fords were always much lighter than their competitors, and hence the power-to-weight ratio was very favorable.)

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags