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Yes, there were quite a few cars that were still good in 1971. Emissions equipment did not yet quite take over the entire engine!
My "top 5" cars from 1971 would read like this...
1. Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine
2. Dodge Charger R/T 440-4 bbl (easier to live with than the Hemi)
3. Lincoln Continental four-door
4. Dodge Demon 340-4 bbl
5. Oldsmobile 4-4-2 with 455-4 bbl engine
Yes, there were quite a few cars that were still good in 1971. Emissions equipment did not yet quite take over the entire engine!
My "top 5" cars from 1971 would read like this...
1. Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine
2. Dodge Charger R/T 440-4 bbl (easier to live with than the Hemi)
3. Lincoln Continental four-door
4. Dodge Demon 340-4 bbl
5. Oldsmobile 4-4-2 with 455-4 bbl engine
I'm glad I'm not the only one who prefers the 440-4bbl over the Hemi, I've always liked the 440's a lot, I agree Emissions equipment didn't take over the entire engine like it would a couple years later on most of the cars.
My "Top 5" cars from 1971 are
1. Mercury Marquis
2. Dodge Challenger R/T
3. Plymouth GTX
4. Oldsmobile 4-4-2
5. Chrysler New Yorker four door
I'm glad I'm not the only one who prefers the 440-4bbl over the Hemi, I've always liked the 440's a lot, I agree Emissions equipment didn't take over the entire engine like it would a couple years later on most of the cars.
My "Top 5" cars from 1971 are
1. Mercury Marquis
2. Dodge Challenger R/T
3. Plymouth GTX
4. Oldsmobile 4-4-2
5. Chrysler New Yorker four door
Yes, the 440 was more practical. And they have more low-end torque than the Hemi.
I think that 455 was known as the Rocket engine. We had one in our 71 or72 Delta 88. 7.1 liter if I remember. Loved the body on those when they came out in 71. All the big sedans including LaSabre, Caprice and Catalina were nice looking.
While some cars were still ok in 71, generally, that was the turning point when things went downhill. Compression and hp were dropping and more and more pollution equipment was being bolted on.
Pretty much, I don't care for any "muscle car" after 1970.
Don
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