You've Gotta Read the Fine Print.
AutoWeek, June, 2003
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Byline: JOHN MATRAS In the early 1960s, you had to read the fine print to know whether that red Galaxie stopped in the next lane was powered by, say, a 223-cubic-inch inline-six, or if it was the fire-breathing V8-powered Galaxie 500. Or by reading the three-inch-tall numerals on the Thunderbird- and-crossed-flags badge whether it had the new Ford 406-cubic-inch eight.
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You might notice the basso rumble, of course, but still there was no way to know whether it had the Holley four-barrel and 385 hp, or if it was the Thunderbird Special 406 with three Holley two-barrels and a ...
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