Couple of other things that strike me as odd in the picture of the Gold car and it's placard;
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Ratios 1ST 1.29:1 2ND 1.04:1
Diff: Limited Slip 2.5:1
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Even with an snortin' FE - This thing must have been a real pig off the line..
2spd automatic - with rare exception to cars like Packards etc - These are rare transmissions other than the old Ford-o-matic and Chevy Powerglide. But they were 1:1 2nd gear.
The Ford-O-Matic was a huge and heavy cast iron lump as was the pre `62 Powerglide. Both of them were Hernias waiting to happen...
Would be interesting in a Rollover eh?