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Legend has it, the Mercury Montego got its name from Montego Bay, Jamaica. It was first introduced in the late 60s as a substitute for the famous Mercury Comet and was meant to compete with the increasing number of imported cars. These Mercury coupes and sedans were larger in build compared to the Comet and provided better performance and luxury alternatives. The Cyclone edition was the entry of the division in the then-famous muscle car segment.

By the middle of 1970s, the Mercury Montego had considerably grown in size and eventually the production was discontinued. However, its name was not without its share of successes. A Mercury Montego accomplished victory in several NASCAR races.

In the 70s, the Montego offered additional features such as the woodgrained MX Villager station wagon and the new 4-door hardtops. The 1970 and the 1971 Cyclones and Montegos were best known for their grille centers and forward-thrusting hood. In addition, their concealed headlamps offered additional difference and straightforward classification for 1970 Broughams and Villagers.

The 1972 Montego was made on a single wheelbase and with elemental construction while the 1972 to 1976 models were manufactured on body-on-frame. They used 118 inches span for wagons and sedans while for coupe models, they used 2,900 mm span.

The Montego GT, the sporty fastback coupe was introduced in the years 1972 and 1973. Montego GT was made to replace the Cyclone and this resulted to significant increase in sales in 1972.

The Montego name was 'missing in action' throughout the years 1980s and 1990s but Mercury revived the Montego name for its 2005 model year. It was actually still a replica of a Ford but it had different taillights and grille. However, this latest model of the Montego revival was short-lived because Mercury dumped the name and returned to the more famous Sable moniker starting with the 2008 model year.

Before the Mercury Montego changed its name, it offered a spacious trunk and cabin, all-wheel drive and a unique elevated driving position. In addition, its Volvo-derived foundation provided it with a solid feeling from the driver seat. If you find the Mercury Montego interesting, you are fortunate because you can still find auto shops and even online auction houses that offer low resale values of the Montego.

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Aluminum Christmas Trees and a Stroll Down Memory Lane!

Now that I'm officially a senior citizen, I find myself strolling down memory lane more than ever before.  I'm also more aware of just how much our world has changed since we were kids dashing to the first McDonalds in our town.  You could buy a hamburger for just 15 cents!  Like those burgers, many of the things we enjoyed years ago are no longer with us.

In high school, my friends and I would anxiously await Friday nights. Four of us boys, with our crew cuts and Jimmy Smith's duck tail, would pile into Jimmy's 1957 Chevrolet and go to the local drive-in movie. 
 
We would park 3 rows to the right and 4 to the back of the concession stand so we could see any unattached girls as they went to get popcorn and a Coke.  We thought we were slick back then as we would race to the concession stand to try and meet girls that we thought were worthy of our attention.
 
Sometimes during my late teen years, Aluminum Christmas Trees became a trend that my parents thought would solve the problem of dry evergreen needles on the floor.  Until that time we had always cut our Christmas tree from the woods that was only a mile from our house. 

My first year in college, I remember returning home for the Christmas holiday, horrified to see a glistening gigantic shredded roll of aluminum foil shaped into a tree, standing in a corner of the living room.  I was shocked when I saw it occupying the space that had been dedicated to a freshly cut aromatic cedar trees.
 
 Thankfully that fad came and went in just a couple of years, then we moved on to fake green trees with little bottles of aerosol spray that was guaranteed to smell like a fresh cut cedar or spruce tree.
Whatever happened to television test patterns that would suddenly appear on the screen at the stroke of midnight?  As strange as it seems, there was something comforting to us insomniacs about staring at that immovable page emanating from the picture tube as if it held the secret to the universe!  It's quite possible it did, but whatever its message, it went over my head.

There were some things that were so far ahead of their time, that it seems incomprehensible that they're gone.  In an era in which people really loved their cars, the Studebaker was in a class of its own.
 
While my friends proclaimed the delight of owning their '57 Chevys and Fords, my 1953 Studebaker Starliner was my pride and joy!  That car looked like it was going fast even when it was standing still!  Besides being a great automobile, it set you apart from the rest of the crowd.  Not everyone owned a Studebaker!

Do you remember the 5 cent Coca-Cola?  When I was a kid in the summertime, I'd walk to the small grocery store about a mile from the house, pulling my red Radio Flyer behind me.  I would buy a case of Cokes and a half block of ice. 

I had extended the sides of the wagon 6 inches taller so I could chip up the ice and pour it in the wagon; then I would lay the bottles of Coke on the bed of ice.  I walked another mile to a housing development being built close to town.  There, in the Alabama heat I would sell that case of Coca-Colas to weary carpenters, masons and painters for 15 cents each, or two for a quarter.  I sold out every day.

Many of us thought that 25 cents a gallon gasoline was far too much to spend for fuel. There's a country song somewhere which was written by someone who was obviously a philosophical genius.  The line that I'll always remember is "When gas was 25 cents a gallon, love was only 50 cents away."

Whatever happened to flashbulbs, Timmy and Lassie, Bryllcreme, The Ozzie and Harriet Show and metal ice cube trays that either made the ice break free or cause the lever to bend.  Everyone remembers the Burma Shave signs on the side of a two-lane road.  Where have all these things gone?  Where ever they are, I miss them!

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What size v8 can fit in my 1998 ford mustang?

would a 350 cubic inch small block chevy engine fit in my 1998 ford mustang?

A 305 would be a fuel economy v8 over the 351. Its is best to keep the stock engine size unless you have $$$ to burn. If your looking for performance there is a lot of after market performance you can add to, to give you a little excitement in your ride. You don't want to put a 350 chevy engine into a ford. It may run too fast and tear the ford body apart.

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