1981 Chevy Truck vs Ford Truck
My parents had a 1981 truck so a interesting marketing video looking back. Our 1981 truck never made 22 mpg hwy with a tail wind. I want to say it was ~16 mpg. The Urethane clear pads mounted on ...
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RanniWins wrote:
I can say from my experience Chevy's are simple, part's are prevalant and cheap, and none can argue a SBC being a great engine, I bought one to my old father at auction on wheels, he was very happy cause he drive without any problem. Ford's always changed stupid stuff from Yr to Yr, Parts are more, and they are a little more complicated to work on. I love ford, and I would buy a Ford, but I can't argue with the GM truck's from the 70's to the 88 model's.
The problem with Ford small blocks is they produced 3 small blocks a 302, 351 Cleveland, 351 Windsor and no parts were interchangeable which drove up costs, but generally were very reliable.
