On (06 Sep 96) Richard Doherty wrote to Bill Clark...
 RD> >What do you call a '57 chev with  Duntov cam, dual 4's, 512's, close
 RD> >ratio box,  etc... or perhaps a blown '57 ford or studebaker...
 RD> Chopped >Liver. These were all factory options... Maybe I don't
 RD> understand what
 RD>  A very powerfull anchor.
Nah... That was the 348 that was introduced in 58.
 RD> >the world means by "muscle car" as these were around before the goats
 RD> >were a gleam in somebodies eye.
 RD>  A muscle car, by definition, is a car that is made by the factory
 RD> light, overpowered and with no options exept what is needed for speed.
The above 57's were all made by the factory, light, well powered (it can't
be overpowered [grin]) and came available with nothing unessential to
speed.
-bc-
bclark@rochgte.fidonet.org
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