10-24-2010, 10:45 AM
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Re: How long do you think 40 to 50 year old cars can continue to be raced?
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Originally Posted by Tony Curcio
Interesting comment. But I have always felt more blame should fall to the short-term thinking of business leaders, and the pressure applied by Wall Street that made them respond to EPA emissions requirements as cheaply and quickly as possible. This resulted in those nearly undriveable pieces of crap in the 1970's, with retarded timing and carburetors that lean-surged. Remember how they wouldn't stop running after you turned off the key?
These brand new cars that ran terribly did more to open the door for Japan than anything the Japanese manufacturers did themselves.
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Excellent post Tony
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