Guest Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Beer comes in oz. and quart containers - not litres. Litres are for measuring wine in Europe - not engine displacement in the United States...----------------------------------------------------------------- If the metric system which everyone in Europe uses bothers you, how does all those European names on American cars make you feel?Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle_Buck Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 -----------------------------------------------------------------If the metric system which everyone in Europe uses bothers you, how does all those European names on American cars make you feel?DonNames like: Mustang, Cobra, Thunderbird, Starfire, Eighty-Eight, Fury, GTX, Charger, 4-4-2, Road Runner, SS-396, Impala, GNX, Marauder, GalaxieIs that what you mean....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Names like: Mustang, Cobra, Thunderbird, Starfire, Eighty-Eight, Fury, GTX, Charger, 4-4-2, Road Runner, SS-396, Impala, GNX, Marauder, GalaxieIs that what you mean....? -----------------------------------------------------------------------No, I was thinking about Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Corsa, Monza, Del Ray, Oldsmobile Fiesta, Cutlass Calis & Salon, Omega Salon, Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Calais, Seville, Sedan De Ville, El Dorado, Allante. Buick Riviera, Pontiac Aztec, LeMans, Grand Prix, GTO, Grand Ville, Packard Patrician, Carribean, Pan American, Plymouth Savoy, Cambrige, Belevedere, Cabana, Volar'e, Chrysler Imperial D'Elegance, LeBaron, Cordoba, Desoto, Dodge Monaco. FORD 7L galaxie ( I know not fair ) Lincoln Versailles, Lincoln Mark V Givenchy edition, Capri, Mercury Capri, Montego, Monterey, Caliente, Monarch Ghia, Grand Marquis, Mustang 2 Ghia, Grand Torino, Ford Granada, Ford Granada Ghia, Ford Fiesta, Pantera.I'm sure there are more, the above was just off the top of my head.Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINC400 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Most of those names are from a time when most people did not go on vacations and cruises all over the world. Having the name of glamorous European cities on your car gave the impression of being exotic while your car was made by an American manufacturer, in America, by Americans, with American parts. I have no problem with that.Putting cubic inches back on the car is a nice reminder of those times as well as showing American manufacturers can produce products without having to copy foreign designs and measurements today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 75RivGS Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It must be a compliment to the American car market that Hyundai has models like the 'Tuscon' and 'Santa Fe'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Here's another Volvo Song. The Trade Winds is a Caribbean Group. Scroll down to Motor Car. Dandy Dave!Dave Martin Music Store Album - Greatest Hits Vol 2 | Dave Martins & Trade Winds - Music of the Caribbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Oh, yes they do to write songs about Volvos! Haven't you heard those lyrics, "she had fun, fun, fun, till the daddy take the Volvo away"? More seriously, I think the mfgs in designating some engines in litres, back in the day, were trying to appeal to a European sense of racing, since so many of the race cars in Europe were so designated. Don't you?PerryP>S> I am not 100% sure about the origin of those lyrics, but I hear they were based upon a true story, wherein a 16 year old Kansas girl lost her driving privileges for 6 months! By the time she got them back, her daddy had sold the Volvo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Oh, yes they do to write songs about Volvos! Haven't you heard those lyrics, "she had fun, fun, fun, till the daddy take the Volvo away"?LMBO !!!Maybe the cubic inch designations will come back. The Big 3 have brought back retro styling, horsepower, and famous car names from the musclecar era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Strangelove Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 When I grew up a liter was something a hog had.... .and BTW, they don't right songs about Volvo'sThank you. Said and done. Billboard in Detroit (THE Motor City). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The USA became the largest economy the world had ever seen and did it using Imperial (British) weights and measurements. We don't need no stinkin' metrics! Even our dear old limey bikes were referred to in cubic inches, ie: 30.50 ci, 40 ci and 61 ci Beezers, Trumpets, Royal Enfields, Ariels, et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Jim Croce wrote one of my favorite car songs. Goofy but catchyChorus- Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boyHe too much too believeYou know he always got an extra pack of cigarettesRolled up in his t-shirt sleeveHe got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"He got another one that just say "hey"But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demonIn a '57 ChevroletOh Rapid Roy that stock car boyHe's the best driver in the landHe say that he learned to race a stock carBy runnin' shine outta Alabam'Oh the demolition derbyAnd the figure eightIs easy money in the bankCompared to runnin' from the manIn Oklahoma CityWith a 500 gallon tankChorusYeah Roy so coolThat racin' fool he don't know what fear's aboutHe do a hundred thirty mile an hourSmilin' at the cameraWith a toothpick in his mouthHe got a girl back homeName of Dixie DawnBut he got honeys all along the wayAnd you oughta hear 'em screamin'For that dirt track demonIn a '57 ChevroletChorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I've never understood - the US has the largest economy in the world - which we're slowly losing, but that's another story - so it seems to me that the rest of the world ought to conform to the American system of measurement, not us converting to the metric system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) We have been, in industry, and for most everything we do, IN the metric system for years (45+) ! If people would like to get upset over that please confront government, government education and industry of days past. For example, the U.S. has been using the M-16 from 1963 in Vietnam. It uses a 5.56mm X 45mm cartridge. It's been around a long time. The metric system is not only the future, it's part of our past too. Edited April 7, 2011 by helfen (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Well, prior to the M-16, the battlefield weapon was the M-14, packing a far more powerful punch with the 7.62 mm round, a.k.a. .308 caliber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I've never understood - the US has the largest economy in the world - which we're slowly losing, but that's another story - so it seems to me that the rest of the world ought to conform to the American system of measurement, not us converting to the metric system.One thing it seems we've won the "world battle" over is tire size designations. I remember the "TRX" metric radials that Ford started introducing on some cars like the Mustang and T-Bird, back in the '80s (and possibly some foreign cars too?--I don't recall specifically...). Anyway, it appears they never caught on, and good old "inches" have remained the standard for wheels & tires.EDIT: Just found a nice historical article about TRXs, from HMN: http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2009/03/01/hmn_feature25.html Edited April 7, 2011 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bkazmer Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 sorry to upset the pointless jingoism party (people doing the designs are "fluent" in both systems, plus a couple more) but wheels are in English units (inches), but tires are metric/mixed. A 225-70-15 means 225 mm tread width , 70% sidewall to tread width, fits a 15"wheel.Doesn't matter what units - if it's good , it's good. If it don't work, it ain't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Strangelove Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 ...and thats how we let everbody know whats under the hood....!!Hats off to Chrysler for putting the cubic inch displacement of the Hemi under the hood on the new Challenger. Ford gets a nod too. The re-introduction of the Boss Mustang 302. Thank you very much Chrysler & Ford.GM, your turn. Loved those flag emblems from the mid-sixties...!!Golly....!! Another Detroit area billboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 sorry to upset the pointless jingoism party...."Pointless jingoism"?! Lighten up, dude! Just having some fun chatting about old car stuff!Doesn't matter what units - if it's good , it's good. If it don't work, it ain't good.No argument.Have a nice day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) http://globalroadtrips.com/Favorite_Images/Pontiac_GTO_emblem.jpg How about that Dr. Strangelove ? Two years before your photo. Edited April 7, 2011 by helfen (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Strangelove Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I guess you'll have to forgive Pontiac for putting 6.5 L on the GTO emblem going back to 1964, and those T/A's with 6.6 on the shaker scoops.DonYour point is noted - for the second time in this thread....Now back to our regularly scheduled rant: Edited April 7, 2011 by Dr. Strangelove (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 There's a record album currently on Ebay by Lionel Hampton, entitled; "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cargeek2014 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I think Chrysler's engines of the mid-late 60's were the best. Specifically, the 440cc (7.2L) V8. (Used in Plymouth Superbirds, and Dodge Charger Daytona; also Imperials) And, in my opinion, whether you state the size in cc or liters, it's still a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) I think Chrysler's engines of the mid-late 60's were the best. Specifically, the 440cc (7.2L) V8. (Used in Plymouth Superbirds, and Dodge Charger Daytona; also Imperials) And, in my opinion, whether you state the size in cc or liters, it's still a beast.Yep....the 440 and 426 HEMI!!! Edited August 16, 2011 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dick Whittington Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 CC's are for Mickey Mouse motors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) I am used to both systems, but the thing I don't get is what does a 392 have to do with a Challenger? The newest thing I ever saw with a 392 Hemi was a 1958 Imperial. How can even the most half baked marketing dept. get it so wrong? Do they realy think their target market is that ignorant of the basic statistics of the ORIGIONAL Challengers? I mean they are the size of a 1970 Challenger and a half {in body thickness at least}, so shouldn't they at least offer a 639 Hemi. Edited August 17, 2011 by 1912Staver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I am used to both systems, but the thing I don't get is what does a 392 have to do with a Challenger? The newest thing I ever saw with a 392 Hemi was a 1958 Imperial. How can even the most half baked marketing dept. get it so wrong? Do they realy think their target market is that ignorant of the basic statistics of the ORIGIONAL Challengers? I mean they are the size of a 1970 Challenger and a half {in body thickness at least}, so shouldn't they at least offer a 639 Hemi.The 392 Challenger that I saw and rode in was a "Kowalski" version...#9 of 10 built. They were built to commemorate the movie "Vanishing Point". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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