1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Pike's Peak Hill Climb 425 Rocket

1966 stock car class champion Oldsmobile Toronado Pike's Peak Hill Climb race.

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[Echeque5]

@OsbornTramain - Oh, and your profile says you are accountant, so an accountant for an automotive company not realizing that most cars on the road are front wheel drive might not be surprising. :)

[Echeque5]

@OsbornTramain - Sir, I didn't call you any names at all. I asked you a question, which would reveal your core belief's, that's all. My statements are 100% correct, I've backed them up as well. Most cars on the road today are front wheel drive, as the facts clearly state. C.A.F.E. laws have strongly encouraged vehicle manufacturers to use the front wheel drive platform, as it greatly helps increase fuel economy and that's a fact Jack. :)

[OsbornTramain]

@Echeque5 I voted for Bush, Bush and Reagan, McCain and Dole. Rather than call me names and divert attention from you incorrect statements, stick to the facts. There are no laws requiring front wheel drive. I do own a 66 Toronado and my only interest here is to correct your outrageous and inaccurate statements. I'm an auto historian and former employee of Chrysler, My youtube page has had over 2 million hits. You're wrong, I'm right as are others that have commented on your strings.

[Echeque5]

@OsbornTramain - Let me take a guess here; you're a liberal/socialist/democrat who thinks big government has all the answers, people are too stupid to take care of themselves and need a federal babysitter?

[Echeque5]

@OsbornTramain - Most cars on the road *are* front wheel drive. The top ten best selling cars in the U.S.A. are #1 - Ford F-Series, (a *truck*, not a car). #2 - Toyota Camry, (fwd). #3 - Honda Accord, (fwd). #4 - Chevy Silverado, (another truck). #5 - Honda Civic, (fwd), #6 - Chevy Cruze, (fwd). #7- Chevy Malibu, (fwd). #8-Toyota Corolla, (fwd). #9-Hyundai Elantra, (front wheel drive). #10-Hyundai Sonata, (fwd). All the cars in the top 10 sold are *all front wheel drive*. Google it.

[OsbornTramain]

@Echeque5 so that begs the question, why aren't there more front wheel drive cars on the road? The cafe standards were only just recently raised, they had been in place since the late 70's and early 80's. Everyone exceeded those standards easily. Which then begs the question, how can you say that those laws INDIRECTLY cause manufacturers to make front wheel drive cars..when almost nobody makes front wheel drive cars???? All the popular cars (with the exception of mini vans ) are rear wheel

[Echeque5]

@OsbornTramain - Federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy laws, (or C.A.F.E.), that were rammed down our throats via a liberal/socialist democrat Congress, punish car manufacturers millions of dollars if their cars fail to attain federally mandated fuel economy goals. The easiest and most cost effective way to improve the fuel economy of a vehicle is by *reducing its weight*. Rear wheel drive vehicles weigh much more than front wheel drive vehicles, because rear wheel drive has a very long....

[OsbornTramain]

@Echeque5 Fallwellnoinhell is correct, everything you said is incorrect. There is no regulation to make front drive cars directly or indirectly. I have to strain to think of any US made cars that are even indeed now front wheel drive. In the last decade, we've seen most cars shift back to rear wheel drive. I'm speaking of main stream cars. Ford Taurus, Dodge Charger, Toyota Camry, Caddy's are all rear wheel drive now.