Re: V-8 engine design flaws

Posted by R Anderson On 2010/2/25 12:32:39

Agreed, and I'm here to tell you that from direct personal experience that Mopars of 57-58 had mediocre to awful body fit and finish, having owned 4 examples from that time period. The 58s were much improved over the 57s, but still light years from Packards of 55/56, or even Mopars of 55/56. Leaks, rattles, premature (almost instantaneous, in some cases) rusting, poor application of paint and trim etc was the norm, and the hardtop models and conv were the worst. They were also the most elegantly designed of any of the Big Fin cars, in the opinion of most designers and arty types. And as mentioned the engines, hemi, poly and wedge, and transmissions were uniformly superlative.