LS Tractor Owner
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- Joined
- May 1, 2017
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- Location
- Edgewood, NM
- Tractor
- LS XG3025 TLB, Previously MT125 TLB, Craftsman GTS6500
RNG....congrats on the addition to the driveway! Now you can fix things the right way
As the 442 goes, those later models were indeed just lookers. My first car that I owned was one of the real 442's. It was a '69. Had a 455 ci 'rocket' engine, Hurst shifter, and more power than could ever be used on the street. My dad always wondered why I had to buy rear tires just about every year. I"ll bet there's still rubber compound engrained in the streets of Bucks county Pa. Ended up throwing a rod at about 4000rpm and 90 mph....toasted that motor. Sold it for what I paid for it. Those were definitely the days. Next car was a '76 Monte Carlo with the 350....definately a dog...nice looker, but barely could get above the speed limit. After that got into Jeeps. Haven't been without a jeep since '79.
As the 442 goes, those later models were indeed just lookers. My first car that I owned was one of the real 442's. It was a '69. Had a 455 ci 'rocket' engine, Hurst shifter, and more power than could ever be used on the street. My dad always wondered why I had to buy rear tires just about every year. I"ll bet there's still rubber compound engrained in the streets of Bucks county Pa. Ended up throwing a rod at about 4000rpm and 90 mph....toasted that motor. Sold it for what I paid for it. Those were definitely the days. Next car was a '76 Monte Carlo with the 350....definately a dog...nice looker, but barely could get above the speed limit. After that got into Jeeps. Haven't been without a jeep since '79.