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The Last GM Big-Block V-8 Rolls Off the Line
DesScorp writes "It's the end of an era in auto technology, as the very last big block V-8 engine from GM has rolled off the production line. The L18 engine was the last variant of an engine that had been in continuous production for over 50 years. The big blocks powered everything from the classic muscle cars of the '60s and '70s to heavy-duty trucks today. From the Buffalo News: 'When GM said last June the L18 would be eliminated by year's end, the announcement triggered another show of devotion to the product. Some customers ordered two years' worth of L18s, to put on the shelf for future use.' More than 5 million big blocks have been produced over the engine's history. The final big block engine to come off the line in Tonawanda, NY is headed for the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, MI."
...with a single tear running down his face.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
Now they can finally join the 80's and work on getting rid of leaf springs next.
In the same way that the day the last caveman set down his club was sad.
Sent from my PDP-11
Kill off another icon?
I'm getting one of these and jamming it into my SAAB.
Front heavy front wheel drive indeed.
__ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
Q: Why is starting a comment in the Subject: line incredibly annoying?
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
An inline V8 would be an innovation.
Heroscape, it's like legos combined with anachronistic wargames.
The Duke boys will have to rely much more on Cooter now.
The General Lee was a Dodge Charger (well, many Dodge Chargers).
Even the Duke boys knew better than to drive a GM product.
C'mon man - what this thread really needs is a car analogy.
__ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
Seriously though, does anyone else read the content first and usually skip the subject of a post?
perhaps your fuel gauge was broken as well. (possibly also made in America)
So you're saying you prefer shallow, phoney, gold diggers who are only with you for you car over down-to-earth, uncouth, possibly buck-toothed women who are only with you for your car?
much like a line can't be straight and curved at the same time
Says you, liberal! Sarah Palin tells me that this is exactly the "intellectual" mindset that has prevented us from fixing government, lowering taxes, eliminating terrorism, and balancing the budget.
What's the matter? Do you hate America?
The CB App. What's your 20?
Yes.
But lets be honest here. Once there was this total hottie who slept with this guy because of his totally awesome car. But it never happened again.
Think about that for a second. If it was straight, it would head straight out into space.
The only object in existence that has curves but is still straight would be your mother.
Yeah, I agree, fuck the planet, I need something easy to fix.