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<blockquote data-quote="Rod Snell" data-source="post: 3362180" data-attributes="member: 796"><p>I actually owned a FL state police "pursuit" (2 door) 1960 Dodge that I bought when a teenager. Bought it for $400 from a coworker in 1964 (cracked head and EVERYTHING wrong with the ignition, but clean interior and good paint). My mechanic mentor said it would be a good first project car for me, and I did the work under his eye. Spent $130 on parts (good junkyard head for $15) and drove it until I bought a new 1967 Dodge RT in 1967. The police Dodge was the only used car I ever bought, but working on it gave me the confidence to put 240,000 miles on the 67 RT, and I replaced or rebuilt everything on the 67 RT at least once.</p><p></p><p>When the modern hemi charger finally came out with performance matching the 60s muscle cars, I bought a new 2011 MOPAR limited edition Hemi Charger. The modern Hemi Charge is undoubtedly</p><p>safer and more reliable than my 1960 Dodge Police Pursuit and 1967 Dodge RT, but is not that different in raw power and speed. And in 1967 I could legally cruise at 115mph across Montana ( the RT 440 turning 5200 rpm on the "sweet spot"). Although the 67 had a 440, it was no faster than the 60 police pursuit car, which was more narrow and had the fins on rear fenders.</p><p>It was a different world then, a good time to be in your 20s with a fast car. Now I am just another old fart that rambles on about the good old days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod Snell, post: 3362180, member: 796"] I actually owned a FL state police "pursuit" (2 door) 1960 Dodge that I bought when a teenager. Bought it for $400 from a coworker in 1964 (cracked head and EVERYTHING wrong with the ignition, but clean interior and good paint). My mechanic mentor said it would be a good first project car for me, and I did the work under his eye. Spent $130 on parts (good junkyard head for $15) and drove it until I bought a new 1967 Dodge RT in 1967. The police Dodge was the only used car I ever bought, but working on it gave me the confidence to put 240,000 miles on the 67 RT, and I replaced or rebuilt everything on the 67 RT at least once. When the modern hemi charger finally came out with performance matching the 60s muscle cars, I bought a new 2011 MOPAR limited edition Hemi Charger. The modern Hemi Charge is undoubtedly safer and more reliable than my 1960 Dodge Police Pursuit and 1967 Dodge RT, but is not that different in raw power and speed. And in 1967 I could legally cruise at 115mph across Montana ( the RT 440 turning 5200 rpm on the "sweet spot"). Although the 67 had a 440, it was no faster than the 60 police pursuit car, which was more narrow and had the fins on rear fenders. It was a different world then, a good time to be in your 20s with a fast car. Now I am just another old fart that rambles on about the good old days. [/QUOTE]
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