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Nice dude, I guess us younguns are too used to the FWD and AWD nowadays. I forget that back in the fifties, sixties and a good part of the seventies the majority of all American-made cars were RWD, and from what I know we still had winter back then.
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How you negotiated the winters with that powerhouse beast is beyond me! I did enjoy driving that Regal in the snow, I felt like I had more control actually driving RWD on slippery roads than my FWD cars. Oh and when it comes to the mighty GTO, I will not argue about that. That car would smoke my Camaro anyday. If I could afford it, I would much rather be driving a GM classic muscle car this summer, but I do love my IROC too!
 
Yeah . . . old guys. Who remember buying big block muscle cars with under 60,000 miles (fully optioned, even) for $16-$1800 after the '73 oil crisis.

Motor usually needed an overhaul (unless a MOPAR), but a ring/valve job sufficed. Insurance was about $350/yr for a teenager. (They caught up to us after a while; you learned to insure your SS396 Chevelle as a "Malibu", and your 440-6 Super Bee as a "Coronet").
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I could tell some stories about my goat. Like the time 4 of us went from San Jose to my uncle's house in La Habre in under 7 hours.
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Total Est. Time: 5 hours, 47 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 367.95 miles

I assume you weren't running Interstate 5. On 101?
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We can handle the road trip story if the brain cells cooperate.

The '70's trip I recall the best was a 116-mile run from Dallas to Tyler, all but 20-miles on the big road. 92-mph average for the trip.

No CB, no Fuzzbuster, but plenty of 115-octane avgas, a 440-V8 and ice-cold Coors. Optimum cruise was between 110-120 mph (in the days of the 55 limit). Blew the doors off a new 'vette that couldn't keep up with our 5000-lb car.

(Didn't know you shouldn't power down a window at 120+, it about comes out of the frame).

Oh, yeah . . bias-ply tires. 84-series per factory.

Guess I'd be getting out about now . . . .

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[ August 23, 2006, 10:32 PM: Message edited by: TheTanSedan ]
 
I understand an IROC is not the easiest thing to drive in snow due to wider tires and some torque.

The words "punch pedal" and snow should not be used in the same sentence. If you do then you'll never get around in the winter even in a winter beater well.

If your IROC is manual than torque is not even relevant, just start in 2nd or third gear your car will get around fine especially with winter tires.

Just giving an alternative. Your IROC will have superior stability(once going easy) and stopping power with winter tires vs ANY winter beater with non winter tires.
 
This was 1965. 101 turned into a 2 lane road a little south of San Jose and I-5 didn't exist. We ran south on 101 for a ways then east on a twisty 2 lane road across the little mountain range to the east . Picked up 99 in the vally which was mostly 4 lane, but not limited access. Gassed up in bakersfield, blasted up the grapevine and down into LA. It's been so many years that I've forgotten most of the details. I seem to remember that it was nearly 500 miles. Actually 99 in the middle of the night was the only place we could let her run. 110mph was a nice easy pace for 2 or 3 hours. Dang,I hate getting old. There is so much I've forgotten.
 
There won't be anymore high speed runs or possible winter driving in my future with the IROC. I believe I lost my oil pump the other day, and I blew something in the engine, most likely a rod and a crankcase bearing. My car was steadily losing oil from the oil filter housing area, my mechanic thinks from the way the car sounds and looks that I may have thrown a rod. I have it garaged for now while I weigh out the options, but most likely it will be a drawn out project. I can't afford to rebuild the engine right now.
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Thanks for the sentiment, she'll be back on the road next summer hopefully. I just scored a 93 Grand Am SE Coupe (3.3L) for $1400 with only 85,000 orig. miles. The car is in great shape. I'll drive it this winter and we'll see what happens in the spring.
 
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