Well, our original 42,000 mile '53 Bel-Air with a Powerglide sure as heck won't run 16-second quarter miles. Probably more like about 25 seconds <g>... I'm not exaggerating though.
It has great pulling power to hold speeds on hills but it would be a lie to call it any kind of peppy. It will eventually get up to road speed.
It is a full-pressure engine. I don't like to run it above 60 mph for long but then again maybe it wouldn't mind if I asked it to. As a result, we usually take the two-lane roads or trailer it if extensive Interstate mileage is involved. I really don't want to take a chance given the age of the engine and the fact that I really am not sure what speed the engine is turning.
