Deja Vu ... from a Jaguar to a Corvette ...
55 Years Apart
At URI in 1963, I had managed to grab a summer job in a machine shop,
which paid decent enough money for me to get a beat up 1957 Jag.
Let me tell you that keeping that 6-year-old Jag running then
was just as hard as keeping the 38-year-old Vette running now.
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1957 XK140
[looked liked this white one]
1981 "C3" Corvette
190 HP
3.4 L In-line six
0-60 -- 8.1 sec
Torque -- 210 lb ft
4-speed with overdrive
Drum Brakes
MPG -- 17
Length -- 176 in.
Width -- 65 in.
Weight -- 3135 lb.
Snap on convertible top with side curtains
Foot level push-out air vents
3347 made
190 HP
5.7L V8
0-60 -- 8.1 sec
Torque -- 280 lb ft
3-speed automatic
Disk Brakes
MPG -- 15
Length -- 185 in.
Width -- 69 in.
Weight -- 3280 lb.
T-tops with power windows
A/C
40,606 made
Required back-up car ... 1953 Ford Wagon V-8 with rusted out muffler
[looked just about like this one]
Required back-up car ... 2017 Ford Escape 2.0 T
In 1965, when I needed a better option for my first full-time job ... I mistakenly "upgraded" my Jag/Ford combo for this suicide car.
[Chevy Corvair]
[looked just about like this one]
55 Years of wrenching.
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My Pit Stop ... yes,
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