Unique TC

burningman wrote:
Oh you're right! I was looking at it on my cell phone, thought I saw the split windshield!
Ok now I'm mad lol.
I don't think the '49-'50 Olds can be credited as the original muscle car even though it was the groundbreaking overhead-valve V8.
There were (admittedly ridiculously expensive) production Duesenbergs with straight-8 engines in 1928 that were 420 cubic inch, double overhead cam, 4 valve per cylinder rocket ships that would outrun a '50 Olds Rocket.

The Rocket is a very historically significant motor though. I was at the LeMay auto museum in Tacoma WA a couple years ago. They had a '49 Rocket, and the tour guide totally missed the whole point of why that car was there, I ended up about halfway taking over guiding the tour!
I think I know what my "retirement job" is gonna be.

I could spend days there!
My retirement job is going to be having/restoring a couple LeMay worthy cars!

burningman wrote:
Oh you're right! I was looking at it on my cell phone, thought I saw the split windshield!
Ok now I'm mad lol.
I don't think the '49-'50 Olds can be credited as the original muscle car even though it was the groundbreaking overhead-valve V8.
There were (admittedly ridiculously expensive) production Duesenbergs with straight-8 engines in 1928 that were 420 cubic inch, double overhead cam, 4 valve per cylinder rocket ships that would outrun a '50 Olds Rocket.

The Rocket is a very historically significant motor though. I was at the LeMay auto museum in Tacoma WA a couple years ago. They had a '49 Rocket, and the tour guide totally missed the whole point of why that car was there, I ended up about halfway taking over guiding the tour!
I think I know what my "retirement job" is gonna be.

Sadly, that Rocket is long dead. Engine was destroyed by sitting for over 30 years with straight water in the cooling system.