[dklipfel]

Does anyone remember the first (and second) "fuel crisis" back about 1973 and again in 1975? The national speed llimit was 55 MPH by Federal mandate? People lined up at the pumps on odd or even days, depending on the first letter of your license plate.

Who was the first car company to dump ALL their V8s? Chrysler! GM and Ford kept a supply of their V6s and V8s. Engineering cycles being what they are, where did that brillant move leave Chrysler a few years later, when fuel became plentiful (though expensive) again? Trying to push a whole fleet of cars with nothing but 4 cylinders. I recall even their supply of V6s was extremely limited due to lost production capability. They didn't even have a rear drive platform to offer for sale.

Everything old is new again!