Yanks and years
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Cars changed every year to encourage sales. This happened from the early 20s until some time in the 80s or so.
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Its just a typical example really. '57 changed all the same stuff again with the finned 3 quarters, it also had a new dash and bumpers.
'58 was a completely fresh design.
Many '55s were straight six cars, the now ubiquitous SBC was available in 265ci form for '55 and '56, in 1957 it was bored to 283ci and was available with a mechanical fuel injection system (now very desirable) and achieved 283hp. Folklore has it that the FI 283 was the first engine to achieve 1hp per cubic inch, but I've never verified that.
'58 was a completely fresh design.
Many '55s were straight six cars, the now ubiquitous SBC was available in 265ci form for '55 and '56, in 1957 it was bored to 283ci and was available with a mechanical fuel injection system (now very desirable) and achieved 283hp. Folklore has it that the FI 283 was the first engine to achieve 1hp per cubic inch, but I've never verified that.
They go by model year, because they are released the year before, So the brand new 2005 MY mustang was released in 2004 and you will see that the Press all refer to the 2015 Mustang, not the 2014 which is when they will be registered. They generally come out around October and I suppose it keeps them sounding new for a while.
It's important to know your model years because, for example, the 2001 and 2002 Corvette Z06 could both be registered the same year but one had 385hp, the other 405hp.
It's important to know your model years because, for example, the 2001 and 2002 Corvette Z06 could both be registered the same year but one had 385hp, the other 405hp.
Edited by LuS1fer on Tuesday 18th November 19:33
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