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Old 10-14-2012, 05:36 AM   #21
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Default Re: Honestly, How drivable is a Hemi powered Model A?
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So you guys arent breaking parts from the extra weight?
Put enough leaves in the spring, box and brace the frame and drop it in. What's going to break?
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:14 AM   #22
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Bass's A is the first thing that popped into my head when I read the title.

Read and learn about his car, then your answer will come to you!!
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Old 10-14-2012, 09:43 AM   #23
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Thanks for the link. Just spent the last hour reading that great story.
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Old 10-14-2012, 06:39 PM   #24
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There is a guy in the Tampa Bay area that drives the hell out of a blown Hemi powered Model A. sedan. I don't know him,but that A seems to be there anytime I go to a cruise-in or car show. That sure looks massive in a Model A .
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:59 PM   #25
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The OP's question reminds me of the 289 vs. 427 Cobra debates.
I'd guess that of them handles, the other is a point and shoot experience.
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