The poll numbers are looking a lot more realistic now that a few more oldtimers are weighing in.

Yeah Bob, my dad didn't have deep pockets either (and also believed that us kids would respect it a lot more if we had to buy it ourselves). When I graduated I was stuffing a 354 Poly (56 Chrysler) motor in a rusty 49 Plymouth buisness coupe. I was pretty proud of myself at the time but cringe a little now when I think about my first effort to build a "hotrod".

Personally I'm glad I lived though those times and was working at a Chrysler Plymouth dealership. Not a lot of people can say they got a chance to "road test" a couple of Hemi or 440 six pack cars when they were new.

One other thing I tend to miss a little about those times are the factory hype terms; Super Duty, Golden Commando, Magnum, Boss, Cobra Jet, Super Sport, etc.

Ahhh for the days when blowers were generally only found at the drag strip and no one had head of Nos.