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Ohhhh....Chris, you had a '67 Cougar GT-E....NICE! I sold my '67 Cougar GT last year (390 4spd 450hp....with plenty mods to make it a road course animal). I kinda wish I didn't sell it but I decided to keep my motorcycle instead and we are getting an in-gound pool soon so something had to go......Image
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Brian...

The CAR, it's always the CAR that has to go!!

The GT/E was VERY cool! Red, with black vinyl top and black pleather interior...and the rear was slightly offset, creating the running dog look from behind!!lol!! It would "powerbrake" without my foot being on the gas.....no joke.....it was SERIOUS muscle.....sold it for , I think, $2500.00 back in the late '80s......
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Chris, CORNERED GREAT?

Let's not go there...
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Paul, this little 302 handled better than many of the other street machines I'd driven back in the day , including ANY Trans Am, MOST Camaros and my neighbors 'Cuda...a '70 I believe....

Did'ja THROW it into the corners, like you're supposed to and come out high rpms, screamin'??? Image
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Nothing really "had to go"....I just decided that I'd rather have my HD Fatboy and a pool rather than the Fatboy and my Cougar so.....shed no tears for me. Besides my current daily driver gets all of my 4 wheel needs met Image
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ahhh.....holdin' out on us , eh Brian Image
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....no holdin' out here Image
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I'm still waiting for my Buick Grand National........ Image
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"What a nightmare! It drove terribly, had zero visibility and even less practicality, except in summer (I presume) and wanted to swap ends at the slightest nudge of the loud pedal. "

I don't know about anyone else but swapping ends at the slightest nudge of the loud pedal is the true test of a musclecar for me, haha! I had a 69 Nova with a transplanted 350 and 3 speed auto in it, wouldn't have compared with most of the cars in this thread but it was still fun to drive especially as me and a friend put the motor and tranny in it ourselves. The neighborhood kids use to yell at me as I went by to burn the back tires, whom of course I had to oblige.
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My Cougar GT when it was rebuilt by me (modern suspension/racing brakes) was an awesome track car and anytime you wanted more turn-in going through a corner you only had to nudge the gas to get the tail to come around. There's nothing like a screaming big block with nose heavy handling to get you heart rate up. I love plenty of new vehicle offerings but there is nothing like the feeling of driving a late '60's/early '70's musclecar.
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