Being made jealous twice in a lifetime over the same car. A friend of mine got this car brand new and our little crew was green with envy. We still out ran him with our 55 and 56 Chevy’s ( the 327 with a 4 speed) was unbeatable, but this was the introduction of the 396 block. Then I find myself jealous again with another one of your amazing cars. Ertl did a really nice job with scale and accessories. Fun fact the big block was a great engine, however the big motors never wound up as quickly as the small blocks and 1320 feet ( quarter mile) just wasn’t enough room to catch and overtake.
Hello my Friend It’s that ERTL made magnificent Muscle Cars at the time, it’s a shame that ERTL went bankrupt and then its Die Cast molds we came to Autoworld! I loved the story of your friend with his Chevelle and congratulations on your Chevrolet 55, 56 I didn't know that a 327 could beat a 396 SS, thanks to you I learned a lot of things I love it!
@@wiltorino1 The small blocks simply wound up and lot quicker and by the time the rev’s were up enough it was usually too late. Simply put its all about revolution’s , true the bigger motors had the torque but the RPM’s in the smaller engines was still easier to achieve. The mass of the bigger motors just took a tad longer to reach the RPM’s , the same rpm’s that spin the drive shaft and ultimately the differential ( rear end ) much like when we raced our bicycles, the smaller 20 inch bikes were quicker off the line but the kid with the 26 inch bike would gradually catch an overtake the smaller bike, and the reason I mentioned 1320 feet in a quarter mile ( not much distance when the broken down in feet) if that makes any sense. There are 2 liter 4 cylinder engines that make 600 to a 1000 hp now, in other words size doesn’t matter 😬😆🤣
Being made jealous twice in a lifetime over the same car. A friend of mine got this car brand new and our little crew was green with envy. We still out ran him with our 55 and 56 Chevy’s ( the 327 with a 4 speed) was unbeatable, but this was the introduction of the 396 block.
Then I find myself jealous again with another one of your amazing cars. Ertl did a really nice job with scale and accessories.
Fun fact the big block was a great engine, however the big motors never wound up as quickly as the small blocks and 1320 feet ( quarter mile) just wasn’t enough room to catch and overtake.
Hello my Friend
It’s that ERTL made magnificent Muscle Cars at the time, it’s a shame that ERTL went bankrupt and then its Die Cast molds we came to Autoworld! I loved the story of your friend with his Chevelle and congratulations on your Chevrolet 55, 56 I didn't know that a 327 could beat a 396 SS, thanks to you I learned a lot of things I love it!
@@wiltorino1 The small blocks simply wound up and lot quicker and by the time the rev’s were up enough it was usually too late. Simply put its all about revolution’s , true the bigger motors had the torque but the RPM’s in the smaller engines was still easier to achieve. The mass of the bigger motors just took a tad longer to reach the RPM’s , the same rpm’s that spin the drive shaft and ultimately the differential ( rear end ) much like when we raced our bicycles, the smaller 20 inch bikes were quicker off the line but the kid with the 26 inch bike would gradually catch an overtake the smaller bike, and the reason I mentioned 1320 feet in a quarter mile ( not much distance when the broken down in feet) if that makes any sense. There are 2 liter 4 cylinder engines that make 600 to a 1000 hp now, in other words size doesn’t matter 😬😆🤣
@@ronmccants1513 Yes it's true I agree with you size doesn't matter