07 May 11 08:52, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    >> We didn't have any small kids when we got those cars, so the back seat   
    >> in either wasn't a problem. We did have two small ones when we bought   
    >> the 68 Camaro and did travel cross country with it. Stepson was around   
    >> 6 and our daughter was 3 at the time.   
      
    MH> Both my daughters were small back then, so the Camaro wasn't that   
    MH> great for driving them around town.   
      
   That Gen3 back seat is smaller than my 68 Camaro.   
      
    MH> I do like the fact that my current 2002 Monte Carlo has plenty of   
    MH> room in the back seat.  It is a very long car and people find it hard   
    MH> to believe that I average 27-28 mpg in it.   
      
   That's good mileage.   
      
    >> That's what mine was, originally. When I got it, someone had swapped a   
    >> 305 in it.   
      
    MH> That seemed to be the popular swap for that car.  We were going to do   
    MH> the same thing, but never ended up doing it.   
      
   The 305 isn't very good for performance. A 327 would be better.   
      
    >> Big block?   
      
    MH> The 69 Chevelle was a 305, not a big block.  At it's peak was getting   
    MH> in the 14-16 sec range on the 1/4 mile.   
      
   I'd believe 16 seconds. Mid 14s to mid 15s takes something that makes more   
   torque than the 305.   
      
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