I got my great-grandmother's '63.5 Falcon to drive through high school. 260 V8, 2 speed automatic and quick enough I was even with a 318 Duster in the 1/4 mi.
But that article had a bad mistake:
The Valiant was a Plymouth. My grandmother had one like this:
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My parents had a Valiant when I was a young boy. Only think I really remember about it was the curb feelers.
