Cool but no performance factor at all. Just something different... I wouldn't say a piece of crap necessarily but nothing special as far as special interest cars go.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Thanks guys..was thinking of saving it because its different, looks like a nova of that year ..but as I am not a man trany guy for my type of driving I could restore it but ?? no point having a car I don't like driving
It's a shame that GM didn't seem to understand their market in those days. A stout 5-speed behind a 400 in the Ventura would have made for a desirable ride, but it took at least another decade for them to get that stuff sorted out, it seemed.
I've never had anything with a 260 before, but my impression was that it was a reliable engine, just a little underpowered due to its lack of cubic inches and being strangled for emissions like everything else from the era.
Figure that the o.d. 5th gear was introduced in the U.S. when 55-mph limits were nationwide. How were you ever supposed to use it back then without lugging? Cannonball run with radar detectors perhaps.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
