[Shotimes] (OT) Marauder

[Donald Mallinson]

Yes production was low, although that is what you said, not 
i.  They also sold every one they made, and even ramped up 
production and held it longer than planned to try to meet 
demand.  You expected maybe they would sell them in Focus of 
Camry numbers?  NO special vehicle sells in big numbers, 
Cobra, RX7 etc.  But they did sell a lot of the basic 
Caprice, a great tow vehicle and very good police car that 
the police across the nation still lament not being able to 
get.  They have never warmed up to the low torque and low HP 
"High tech" Crown Vic.

High emissions?  Not really, the small block chevy lives on 
in the Vette and a huge amount of other applications as a 
low emissions vehicle!   And don't spout the "low tech" 
pushrod cam mantra.  The motor works and puts out more HP 
and torque than competing motors from Ford.  Pushrods have 
nothing to do with emissions, it is ignition and fuel 
control more than anything, and combustion chamber design. 
The new small blocks are as good as anything out there, 
better than most.

I am a basic fan of Ford, but there is NO, repeat, NO 
arguing with the extreme success of the small block Chevy. 
Ford had a similar motor, but they dumped it.  Now they are 
really struggling with the more expensive to make and 
maintain OHC motors.

And yes, mods are plentiful, they work, and are cheap.  That 
, my friend is the outline and model for the most successful 
motor of all time, including today.  I am willing to bet the 
small block is around longer than the OHC Ford motor.

Don Mallinson

sho2go wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> To: <shotimes-admin@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 8:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Marauder
> 
> 
> 
>>I agree with much of what you say, but you imply that the
>>Impala from the mid 90's was not successful.  Nothing could
>>be farther from the truth.  That car sold above sticker for
>>its entire run, and was only killed when GM needed the plant
>>to build more prolific and profitable trucks/suv's.
>>
>>
> Well, I was looking at production nos. awhile ago, and they were low.  So
> what you are saying is that GM kept production low?  That would explain low
> sales and remaining residual demand.  Of course the mods will be plentiful
> for that engine, but its old tech, high emissions design dooms it.
> Mike
> ______