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I once drove one of these old US cars on the German Autobahn. It was sort of OK going straight but as soon as the slightest turn came up it was just scary. The

I once drove one of these old US cars on the German Autobahn. It was sort of OK going straight but as soon as the slightest turn came up it was just scary. The car was very heavy together with soft suspension so it rolled a lot. But the sound was a lot of fun. You could almost hear the gas (and lots of money) gurgling through the carburetors.

kevstev 7y ago
Around the holidays this past year I was home flipping through channels and a movie from the 1970s was on with a car chase scene. It was comical to watch by today's standards... these cars were merely skidding/drifting when making turns and yeah you could see the entire chassis rolling. When you looked past the quick cuts, low angles and other hollywood magic, you could discern that they were not even going that fast. I am fairly certain that a base model civic would have left them all in the dust, at least through the corners. These were high end for the time cars, Cadillacs, Lincolns and the like. I do remember as a kid being able to hear my father's car engine as he pulled around the corner, those old 70s cars were loud beasts.