Comments for Sam Barer's Four Wheel Drift http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com Automotive news & opinion from the team at Apexstrategy.com -- writers of "Sam Barer's Sound Classics" Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Why the SRT8 is no hemi-powered Challenger by Dan http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/why-the-srt8-is-no-hemi-powered-challenger/#comment-13090 Dan Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:45:58 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/?p=142#comment-13090 Everyone seems to have forgotten that ma mopar designed a monster of an aircraft engine in WWII that was a true hemi. And if you want to get really picky the gen 1 was far more of a "true" hemi than the 426. In fact this same argument was conveyed when the old timers saw the new 426 design. "oh hell that's not a real hemi" All in prospective I guess. Is the gen III a real hemi? No of course not. But it is a mastery of marketing. Everyone seems to have forgotten that ma mopar designed a monster of an aircraft engine in WWII that was a true hemi. And if you want to get really picky the gen 1 was far more of a “true” hemi than the 426. In fact this same argument was conveyed when the old timers saw the new 426 design. “oh hell that’s not a real hemi” All in prospective I guess. Is the gen III a real hemi? No of course not. But it is a mastery of marketing.

]]> Comment on Color Me Crazy – The Best and Worst Paint Names by Sanford Block http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2006/09/30/color-me-crazy-%e2%80%93-the-best-and-worst-paint-color-names/#comment-13082 Sanford Block Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:07:05 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2006/09/30/color-me-crazy-%e2%80%93-the-best-and-worst-paint-color-names/#comment-13082 A PS to above: The Tor-Red offered on the 1970 Imperial was also called "Hemi Orange" on Dodge(s) .... Both Colors HAD to HAVE black Cloth interior on Crowns, and Black Cloth interior on LeBarons -OR- Black OR White Leather on LeBarons. Either color cost $14.00 extra MSRLP & $11.00 at Invoice. http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/colorAndTrim/1970/70_Plymouth_preview0008.jpg A PS to above:

The Tor-Red offered on the 1970 Imperial was also called “Hemi Orange” on Dodge(s) ….
Both Colors HAD to HAVE black Cloth interior on Crowns, and Black Cloth interior on LeBarons -OR- Black OR White Leather on LeBarons. Either color cost $14.00 extra MSRLP & $11.00 at Invoice.
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/colorAndTrim/1970/70_Plymouth_preview0008.jpg

]]> Comment on Color Me Crazy – The Best and Worst Paint Names by Sanford Block http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2006/09/30/color-me-crazy-%e2%80%93-the-best-and-worst-paint-color-names/#comment-13081 Sanford Block Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:20:55 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2006/09/30/color-me-crazy-%e2%80%93-the-best-and-worst-paint-color-names/#comment-13081 As I was employed in 1970 in sales, in a I.C.P. dealership (Imperial, Chrysler, Plymouth) we got to see the daily manufacturing updates & releases. What very very few people ever knew was that 2 of MOPARs "High Impact Paint Colors" were actually released on (for) the Imperial !! Hard to believe and I have never seen one, but the bright yellow (Lemon Twist / Top Banana AND the Tor-Red (a super-bright Red-Orange) were released for the 1970 Imperial LeBaron and Crown models. THEY WERE EXTRA COST ! Dying to know, I wrote several letters to Chrysler Corp. asking how many Imperials were made in each of those 2 colors. It's now 39 years later. I still await an answer.... As I was employed in 1970 in sales, in a I.C.P. dealership (Imperial, Chrysler, Plymouth) we got to see the daily manufacturing updates & releases. What very very few people ever knew was that 2 of MOPARs “High Impact Paint Colors” were actually released on (for) the Imperial !! Hard to believe and I have never seen one, but the bright yellow (Lemon Twist / Top Banana AND the Tor-Red (a super-bright Red-Orange) were released for the 1970 Imperial LeBaron and Crown models. THEY WERE EXTRA COST ! Dying to know, I wrote several letters to Chrysler Corp. asking how many Imperials were made in each of those 2 colors. It’s now 39 years later. I still await an answer….

]]> Comment on Yes Indeed — The Chevy Volt Really Runs! by chuck goolsbee http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/yes-indeed-the-chevy-volt-really-runs/#comment-13070 chuck goolsbee Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:57:20 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-13070 OK, extend the bet through 2015 then. I like sushi. ;) --chuck OK, extend the bet through 2015 then. I like sushi. ;)

–chuck

]]> Comment on Yes Indeed — The Chevy Volt Really Runs! by fourwheeldrift http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/yes-indeed-the-chevy-volt-really-runs/#comment-13069 fourwheeldrift Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:38 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-13069 Chuck, The Prius will certainly outsell the Volt in 2010 and 2011. Chances are that we won't actually see any Volts on dealer lots in any significant supply until some number of months into 2011. 2012 has a shot, but 2013 is a definite, mostly because we will see the price gap between the Prius($25Kish) and Volt ($45Kish) diminish slightly. Chuck,
The Prius will certainly outsell the Volt in 2010 and 2011. Chances are that we won’t actually see any Volts on dealer lots in any significant supply until some number of months into 2011. 2012 has a shot, but 2013 is a definite, mostly because we will see the price gap between the Prius($25Kish) and Volt ($45Kish) diminish slightly.

]]> Comment on Yes Indeed — The Chevy Volt Really Runs! by chuck goolsbee http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/yes-indeed-the-chevy-volt-really-runs/#comment-13067 chuck goolsbee Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:44 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-13067 Not that I'm any big fan of the Prius, but I'll bet you a sushi dinner on it. Three of them in fact. I'll buy if the Volt outsells the Prius in 2010. Or 2011. Or 2012. --chuck Not that I’m any big fan of the Prius, but I’ll bet you a sushi dinner on it. Three of them in fact. I’ll buy if the Volt outsells the Prius in 2010. Or 2011. Or 2012.

–chuck

]]> Comment on Toyota Avalon Transmission Problems Expose Toyota’s Problem Reporting Problems by Ruben Gonzalez http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/toyota-avalon-transmission-problems-expose-toyotas-problem-reporting-problems/#comment-13052 Ruben Gonzalez Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:52:05 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/toyota-avalon-transmission-problems-expose-toyotas-problem-reporting-problems/#comment-13052 I bought a Camry 2005 LE a month ago. I was hopping to get all those good numbers found in reviews. Now, I have the same hessitation I use to feel with cycling of the torque converter of my old 1982 camaro .Transmission torque converter lock was cycling on and off. CAN I DISABLE LOCK TORQUE CONVERTER FUNCTION IN THIS CAR ? How ? I bought a Camry 2005 LE a month ago. I was hopping to get all those good numbers found in reviews.
Now, I have the same hessitation I use to feel with cycling of the torque converter of my old 1982 camaro .Transmission torque converter lock was cycling on and off.

CAN I DISABLE LOCK TORQUE CONVERTER FUNCTION IN THIS CAR ? How ?

]]> Comment on Forget H1N1! How Computer Viruses Could Kill Cars (And Those In Them) In the Near Future by jeff http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/forget-h1n1-how-computer-viruses-could-kill-cars-and-those-in-them-in-the-near-future/#comment-13049 jeff Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:14:44 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/?p=406#comment-13049 omg omg

]]> Comment on Toyota Avalon Transmission Problems Expose Toyota’s Problem Reporting Problems by Bill http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/toyota-avalon-transmission-problems-expose-toyotas-problem-reporting-problems/#comment-13046 Bill Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:22:56 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/toyota-avalon-transmission-problems-expose-toyotas-problem-reporting-problems/#comment-13046 Just read the article about the transmission problem with my Toyota Avalon. Thank God! I thought I was the only one with the problem. I talked to the Service Rep at the dealership who said they had an update to the software to fix the problem. He lied. Problem still exists. I've tried everything to eleviate the problem including driving in the S mode and manually downshifting. I now drive in S mode when I'm in stop-and-go traffic. It does seem to help a little. But I'm probably ruining my transmission. I'm for the Class Action Suit, so deal me in. Just read the article about the transmission problem with my Toyota Avalon. Thank God! I thought I was the only one with the problem. I talked to the Service Rep at the dealership who said they had an update to the software to fix the problem. He lied. Problem still exists. I’ve tried everything to eleviate the problem including driving in the S mode and manually downshifting. I now drive in S mode when I’m in stop-and-go traffic. It does seem to help a little. But I’m probably ruining my transmission. I’m for the Class Action Suit, so deal me in.

]]> Comment on The New King…Make That New -Queen- Of Collector Car Trivia by suemason http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-new-king%e2%80%a6make-that-new-queen-of-collector-car-trivia/#comment-13043 suemason Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:50 +0000 http://fourwheeldrift.wordpress.com/?p=307#comment-13043 Thanks, Edmund for redressing the balance. Tom Cahill had probably never baked a cake and taken it out of the oven too soon. I have and still do, some forty two years down the married road. But now I dont spend time baking cakes, I blog about Jowetts. www.jowett.wordpress.com Thanks, Edmund for redressing the balance.
Tom Cahill had probably never baked a cake and taken it out of the oven too soon. I have and still do, some forty two years down the married road.

But now I dont spend time baking cakes, I blog about Jowetts.

http://www.jowett.wordpress.com

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