It's a opinion and for me hell no. if that's the case a Toyota supra is a muscle car, even a Hyundai sonata qualifies than Ron
rodney fama OCA #033098 1969 cutlass s 1969 442 north carolinia car 1969 442 cali car. assembly required stay away from www.calicars.cc what a hassle. 1972 cutlass convertable 1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required 1977 cutlass supreme (3) 1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser 1987 cutlass supreme 1989 chevy k-2500 4*4 pick up 1991 yamaha warrior atv 1994 chevy caprice 9c-1 police pkg 732-986-6388 cell 732-254-9500 wk 2 pm best time to call week days web site. shows disc brake conversion using 79 trans am rear disc on my 77 cutlass,and my 77 restoration project, along with other toys http://home.comcast.net/~77w30442/wsb/html/view.cgi-contact.html-.html http://home.comcast.net/~77w30442/wsb/html/view.cgi-photos.html-MerchantID-2 21197-Publish-t-makestatic-true-skip-45.html you may have to copy and paste the address to web browser. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Vahabzadeh Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 8:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: 442 Achieva At 05:13 PM 6/3/06 -0400, ron wrote: >Okay you feel that 4 cyl hunk of junk is comparable to a 442. how about I >swap you the front wheel hunk of junk we have at the shop for a nice 69 >442. >Since it ranks right up there. >Just think how cool it would look with 60 series tires in the rear and 50's >up front for traction. > The noise the of the timeing chain guids rattling after 80,000 miles. And >the 1-1/8 split in the rear for that fake dual exhaust look while it idles >so rough do being worn out. Where my 442 idled rough do to the cam choice. >Lets not forget the oil it burns do to clogged pcv system. >At changing the starter is not a problem due to exhaust .the intake is just >in the way. Lol >But it's a 442 Well, I'm not saying it wouldn't have its issues, but then, many cars do. Also, think of the era when that engine was developed, and when the car came out. Would I prefer a Calais 442 FWD to a real RWD one, even the relatively anemic 307 versions? Hell no! But, does the Calais 442 FWD qualify to be considered a musclecar? Well, maybe yes. - Joe Vahabadeh
