It can’t be THAT rare I"ve seen two of them around me lately, and I’ve seen them every day for awhile so either they were from out of town, which I don’t think because I still see one of them most everyday.
I’ve been trying to rack my brain but can’t remember if the Mustang ever came with three at any other time, I know after 86 they dropped the V6 til the 90s when they dropped the 4. They did have a lot of different sized 8s in the late 60s and early 70s but now I’m wondering if they ever had three different types in the 70s.
What do you mean “previous genegration Mustang?” I’ve never heard of an inline six in one. The only inline six Ford engine I knew of was the 300ci straight six they used to use as a base pickup engine.
The Cadillac “modulated displacement” 8-6-4 was offered in 81 only. It was a 6 litre (368) It was very economical on gas and had plenty of power. After starting when in open loop it was defaulted at 8. Then would switch to (usually 4) At a stop it idled in 8 for full power acceleration. It was difficult to hear or feel it switch. In 6 cylinder mode (usually about 50 -55 on a flat highway,) it ran a little rougher than in 4 or 8. Mine lasted 250k before I needed to disable the feature. (the simplest way to disable was to remove the 3rd gear switch wire from the transmission. The down side was that I also lost cruise control, but still got about 20 MPG. Also I’ve heard there were some with major problems. I was lucky I guess.
Well I owned a 67 I6 200. I do not think, and I’m 99.9% sure that they did not use a V6 and I6 at the same time. The I6s were used from at least 65-68. I’d really have to pull my books out to find out for sure though.
Well a bit of web surfing got this page of engines stating that you can get either 4, 6 or 8 cylinder engines. It does not say when they changed to a V6. In 69 they introduced a 250CI 6 so it might be a V6.
Gotta disagree with you on this one; Canada’s automotive industry is far closer to the American than Australia’s. In fact, a large percentage of cars sold in the U.S. are made in Canada. Except for a few models or manufacturers found only in one country or the other (Mitsubushi only recently started selling vehicles in Canada, for instance), the vast majority of vehicles are the same. Because laws and standards are different, there are Canadian and U.S. variations of almost all models, however.
Yes, I stand corrected. With hindsight, I should have qualified my statement with “no country on earth, outside of North America” because you are indeed correct… Canadian made cars are indeed very similar in a familial sense. No doubts about that.
In the mid-90’s Cadillac developed an engine [(V-8) (I used to sell them)] where the computer would, after losing all coolant, run four cylinders in opposing cycles. I want to say it was called “NorthStar”. (Different from On Star) It ran on 4 cylinders to a certain degree te,p, then ran the other 4 cyls and alternated. As a salesman, I got to see this first-hand.
So, there were two companies who originally designed, built and manufactured the first Jeeps (for the military) which began marketing their vehicles to the public after WW2. The company would change hands a few times with public popularity increasing steadily…
Does anyone need cites for models w/ motor options?
there were THREE companies that were commissioned to build the original “Jeep” (no, not named as “GP”) One was W-O, second was Ford, 3rd was a small company that couldn’t afford to comply to the standardized specs. Can you name it?
