William:

Yeah, GM made some fun cars in those days! Corvairs that rolled over at slight provecation, big H-bodies (I think, the 62 Olds 98 style) that were VERY flimsy unibodies -- I remember seeing crash test film of a 62 98 being shoved head on into a telephone pole -- car stopped when the pole hit the rear axle, a horrifying sight! Nothing there, just a single sheetmetal formed floor and roof, single sheet doorposts, etc. I've not seen one now in at least 20 years, I'm sure they have all fallen to bits! Big ol' fenders on the 59 Chevy BelAir, I swore you could cut pedestrians in half with them......

And brakes! I could lock up all four wheels on the Olds, but i couldn't STOP it. Terrifying. I still tend to slow down early and brake far sooner than really necessary from driving that car.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!