@konrad Wrong on all counts, mostly. Los Angeles in the 1970s was still a city of 2 million people and no shortage of traffic--plus, American cars of the day were bigger, heavier, less fuel-efficient, had less safety equipment, and were mostly powered by large V-8 engines. My first car was approximately a 4.7-liter Ford coupe.[1. This was the "small" V-8. ?] It had lap belts only, and did not have power-assisted brakes. // @phoneboy @streakmachine @peemee @kdfrawg

@konrad Wrong on all counts, mostly. Los Angeles in the 1970s was still a city of 2 million people and no shortage of traffic--plus, American cars of the day were bigger, heavier, less fuel-efficient, had less safety equipment, and were mostly powered by large V-8 engines. My first car was approximately a 4.7-liter Ford coupe.¹ It had lap belts only, and did not have power-assisted brakes.

// @phoneboy @streakmachine @peemee @kdfrawg

This was the "small" V-8. ?

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