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by kevin.johnson
Mon Mar 02, 2026 8:00 am
Forum: Your first forum
Topic: Why Did Classic American Cars Offer So Many Engine Options?
Replies: 16
Views: 41

Re: Why Did Classic American Cars Offer So Many Engine Options?

You know what nobody talks about? The weird middle-ground engines that flopped. Pontiac had some odd displacement options that nobody remembers because they were underpowered and overpriced.
by kevin.johnson
Mon Mar 02, 2026 8:00 am
Forum: Your first forum
Topic: Why Did Classic American Cars Offer So Many Engine Options?
Replies: 16
Views: 41

Re: Why Did Classic American Cars Offer So Many Engine Options?

The maintenance costs on these cars were brutal, honestly. My dad owned a '72 Pontiac with a 455 engine, and keeping that thing running was expensive even back then. Insurance was cheap but upkeep? Not so much.