Originally posted by riverhorse59
During the 70s and early 80s I was a manager for the most successful Gm chain of franchises in the nation. We had the most successful car on the market, Cutless Supreme. Chrysler struggled. Now there is no Cutlass Supreme, Heck! there is no more Oldsmobile. Chrysler has done pretty good,GO FIGURE!
Theres a reson that no one bought the Cutlass anymore. a) a cutlass was a corsica rebaged. 2)they made them #$% front wheel drive and 3) the old ones never died! If you look at the Oldsmobile sales chart, they plummeted right after GM made everyone share the same motors,fenders, interior parts ect. This is also the same time that they went front whell drive. Loss of a good product made the loss of a good company. The introduction of the aurora and alero was a good attempt, but it was too little too late.

As for the 302 305 318 shootout, it seems kind of odd that they only got 289 from the 302. Im not a ford person, but their pretty "peppy" motors even in stock form. as for the 305, nope. Dont buy it. Unless there is machining involved, a crank change and a good set of heads, i dont see 300hp from the 305. Good motor for reliability, not for HP. As for the 318, maybe. Good intake, heads, exhaust, cam from hell and a decent carb may make this possible. But 345 seems a bit high. you sure it wasnt 325? Also, was this in the last 10 years? if it was, it may be possible to find the article online