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RE: The First "Formula" Muscle Car

To: twojohnsons@cox.net, Drmoonstone@aol.com, rfeibusch1@earthlink.net,
Subject: RE: The First "Formula" Muscle Car
From: "Paul R. Breuhan" <prbreuhan@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:58:38 -0500
Stole the name? You mean someone used "Gas, Tires, Oil" before Johnny D.?

All in fun,
Paul

>From: "Al Johnson" <twojohnsons@cox.net>
>Reply-To: "Al Johnson" <twojohnsons@cox.net>
>To: <Drmoonstone@aol.com>, <rfeibusch1@earthlink.net>, 
><Tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
>Subject: The First "Formula" Muscle Car Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:11:46 
>-0500
>
>   Conventional wisdom is often wrong---
>   If the "muscle car" is attributed to DeLorean, he not only stole the 
>name
>GTO---he stole the "big engine in a small body" idea.
>   The 1st new car I lusted after was surely a "muscle car."
>   The Studebaker Golden Hawk featured a big-block Packard V-8 stuffed in 
>the
>lightweight Stude body back in '57.
>
>   My father bought a Volvo instead. No muscle at all.
>   Oh well---at least it looked like a Ford back then, had dual carbs & 
>went
>faster than my flathead Ford V-8.
>   Al J





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