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1963 Nova 400 Station Wagon. This wagon is great. I have owned it since 2005 and have updated most everything on the car in that time. It has roughly 8,000 miles on it since it was put back on the road. much of that mileage has been on long road trips. One was a 2,500 mile tour of the California coast, and three or four others have been in the 500 mile range. There were a few minor bugs along the way, but all in all, I would trust this car to go as far as you like.

Drivetrain: SBC 350 bored .030 and rebuilt, mild RV cam, small chamber 194 heads, HEI, Weiand dual plane manifold, sweet Cal Customs valve covers. The engine was built for driving. It has excellent HP and torque, but is mild mannered and gets decent fuel mileage with a 600 automatic choke Holley carb.

The transmission is a 200R4 automatic overdrive, which I bought as a rebuild. It offers great cruising speeds and MPG.

The rear axle is an original '66 Nova SS 12 bolt posi, which I had rebuilt with new 3.08:1 gears and brand new axles. With the overdrive and the 3.08s, the car will do 80 MPH at 2250 RPM. It gets about 18 MPG at 80, and 22 MPG if you can stand to cruise at 65.

Suspension: The suspension is TCI independent front suspension on the front and TCI 4-link on the rear. You can find more information on the kits at Total Cost Involved's web site. (About $6,000 but well worth it) The front suspension is based on a Mustang II design, with upper and lower control arms, Camaro power disc brakes, sway bar, and rack and pinion steering. The steering column was modified for the rack, but I kept the original steering wheel and turn signals.

The rear suspension is the 4-link set-up with a huge sway bar and adjustable coil-overs. With both the front and rear suspension upgraded, the car handles really well and stays flat in turns and stops very well when asked. Finally, the kit also includes sub-frame connecters that stiffen things up.

The rims are 17" American Racing Torque Thrust II with 235/45R17 tires in good shape.

Body: The GM Victory Red paint is now about 6 years old, but the car has been kept in an insulated garage since then. It is not a show-quality paint job, but it is an excellent driver quality. See the photos, which should give an excellent idea of the quality of the paint.

Interior: Original full bench seat up front and rear with new upholstery, new headliner and door panels. SS instrument panel with gauges instead of idiot lights - as well as an aftermarket tachometer designed to look stock. Original radio that still works.

All new weatherstripping, window fuzzies, and window rubber except for the windshield and quarter windows.

Options: Classic Auto Air A/C, power rear window, hidden trailer hitch. Factory power rear window.

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2020 Ford Escape hybrids vs other crossover fuel sippers: How they compare on paper

Wed, Apr 3 2019

Along with a new generation of Escape, Ford also reintroduced the world to the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid. And if that weren't enough, Ford is adding a plug-in hybrid version. This is a sign of the times: people are more crossover crazy than ever, but are also seeking ways to use less fuel, whether it's for environmental or purely money-motivated reasons. The Ford hybrids aren't the only fuel-efficient compact crossovers on the market. They will be going head-to-head with conventional hybrids including the 2019 Kia Niro, 2019 Nissan Rogue Hybrid and 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. There are other plug-in hybrids including the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek PHEV, 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and the plug-in version of the 2019 Kia Niro. There are even a couple diesels in the form of the 2019 Chevy Equinox and 2019 GMC Terrain. So we've rounded up the details on all these crossovers to see who leads and lags in criteria such as power, fuel efficiency, space and price. Check out all their details below. 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid View 68 Photos How do their engines and fuel economy compare? Conventional Hybrids and Diesels Let's face it, if you're buying one of these crossovers, one of the things that matters most to you is just how frugal with fuel they are. We'll start off with the conventional hybrids and diesels, and the clear victor is the Kia Niro, which in base FE trim, manages to hit 50 mpg combined. This is thanks to it sharing its powertrain with the Hyundai Ioniq, the Hyundai equivalent of the Toyota Prius. Buyers should take note that only the FE returns such high fuel economy. The LX and EX drop to 49 mpg, and the S Touring and Touring get 43. Even then, the least efficient Niro is the most efficient of the normal hybrids and diesels. It is nearly the least powerful, though, with 139 horsepower. Just behind it is the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. It delivers 40 mpg combined, and it has an ace up its sleeve: it comes standard with all-wheel drive. Every other vehicle in this powertrain group has front drive standard, and the Niro isn't available with all-wheel drive at all. If that weren't enough, the RAV4 Hybrid also boasts the most power at 219 horses. While we can't say anything about Escape Hybrid fuel economy, we do know that it will make 198 horsepower, which is close to the class-leading RAV4. The least powerful of these is the Equinox and Terrain, and they return the worst fuel economy at 32 mpg.

Kurt Busch to shake and bake (again) in Ricky Bobby car at Talladega

Sat, 19 Oct 2013

Kurt Busch will channel Ricky Bobby for another NASCAR race, this time driving a Wonder-sponsored Chevrolet SS, in this weekend's Camping World RV Sales 500 at the Talladega Motor Speedway. Unlike past tie-ins, though, there's actually an element of sponsorship here (the "Me" car was done when Busch was running on a team without sponsorship).
It was arranged by Flower Foods, the new owner of the Wonder brand. Wonder was part of the bankrupt Hostess company, which temporarily exited the US market 2012, and set off the Great Twinkie Shortage.
Busch has made something of a habit of channeling characters from famous racing movies, most recently running Tom Cruise's City Chevrolet livery from Days of Thunder in a Nationwide Series race earlier this year. Busch kicked off his movie-inspired antics, though, at Talladega in 2012, when he raced El Diablo's ("It's like... Spanish for like a fighting chicken") "Me" car complete with a cougar on the hood. He even went so far as to channel the lovable idiot that is Ricky Bobby during the race, dropping a few catchphrases about macchiatos and slingshots.

Lutz dishes dirt on GM in latest Autoline Detroit

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

Bob Lutz sits down for Autoline Detroit - Click above to watch video after the jump
Autoline Detroit recently played host to Bob Lutz, and, as is always the case, the former General Motors vice chairman dished out some great commentary. Lutz was promoting his new book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business, and talk quickly turned to his role as it related to product development and high-level decision making at GM. While on the topic of brand management, Lutz revealed a few rather interesting tidbits about his former employer:
All Chevrolet vehicles were required to have five-spoke aluminum wheels and a chrome band up front, as part of the Bowtie brand's overall image.

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