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1972 Motor Trend truck review
I got this magazine off ebay and thought I'd share. It's not the best scan, but I think it's readable, for the most part.
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
I am old. I remember reading that when it was new
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
The 360 in that Dodge really held it's own. It totally wiped the Chevy with the 350 and wasn't much behind the GMC's 402.
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
10-11 mpg, all while cranking out a 10 second 0-60.
I think mine still gets those numbers after 37 years. |
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
Too bad they tested the Chevy with only a 2 barrel. Made it look wimpey.
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
I don`t get it.Where`s the Ford?Why GMC,Chevy,Dodge,IH and not GM (either GMC or Chevy),Dodge,IH,Ford?
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
They were already in the junkyard by then :
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It also says the Chevy tested had 1450# coils and the GMC had 1750# leafs so both of GM's rear suspensions were tested. Incidentally it sounded like they liked the GMC's leafs better! I have to go with 70Palfstep on the F%*d theory, or maybe fomoco didn't buy an ad in that months magazine! Later---DAC
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
wow, they mention the speedometer error. times have changed
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
It does send the message that Motor Trend puts the Ford in another class,whether lower or higher.It`s not like they didn`t have a spot for them in their 4 truck test.So,why test two that are virtually the same to fill the 4th spot?
Even back then,I didn`t put any stock in what Motor Trend said or did.Figure they named the AMC Matador 'Car of the Year". ![]() I think they were trying to help AMC stay afloat.And,in this test they were getting a couple more bucks from GM.
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
I love how the GMC and Chevy are so similiar that they switched the photo captions....edito must have been asleep at the wheel...LOL
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
If it's anything like today, the magazines test what the manufacturers send them. Ford probably didn't send them a truck to test is all. I thought it odd that they had a writer with absolutely no truck experience write the article.
If you look at the spec sheet, they list both GMs as having the same final drive ratio of 3.73, both have TH trannys, but they had had completely different speeds at all RPM's. BTW, the previous year car of the year was the Chevy Vega. Hows that for journalistic integrity?
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
Great post,thanks for sharing!I can't believe they are that slow,my s-10 is quicker!
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What is wrong with a Chevy Vega? I had '76 myself. Tranny bolted right up to a 350. I had a friend that put a nova front end under his and dropped a 396 in it. Lotsa fun. |
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Heres the list of all the previous winners. There are some real poor selections in there. 2009 Nissan GT-R 2008 Cadillac CTS 2007 Toyota Camry 2006 Honda Civic 2005 Chrysler 300 2004 Toyota Prius 2003 Infiniti G35 2002 Ford Thunderbird 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2000 Lincoln LS 1999 Chrysler 300M 1998 Chevrolet Corvette 1997 Chevrolet Malibu 1996 Dodge Caravan 1995 Chrysler Cirrus 1994 Ford Mustang 1993 Ford Probe GT 1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ 1990 Lincoln Town Car 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 1986 Ford Taurus LX 1985 Volkswagen GTI (eligible due to it being built in VW's now-defunct Pennsylvania plant) 1984 Chevrolet Corvette 1983 AMC / Renault Alliance 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant 1980 Chevrolet Citation 1979 Buick Riviera S 1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon 1977 Chevrolet Caprice 1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 1974 Ford Mustang II 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1972 Citroën SM (An imported vehicle that was selected overall "Car of the Year") 1971 Chevrolet Vega 1970 Ford Torino 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 1968 Pontiac GTO 1967 Mercury Cougar 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 1965 Pontiac Motor Division 1964 Ford Motor Company (Not for the Mustang) 1963 American MotorsRambler 1962 Buick Special 1961 Pontiac Tempest 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 1959 Pontiac Motor Division 1958 Ford Thunderbird 1957 Chrysler Corporation (all makes:Plymouth , Dodge, DeSoto , Chrysler , & Imperial ). 1956 Ford Motor Company 1955 Chevrolet Motor Division 1954 No award 1953 No award 1952 Cadillac Motor Division 1951 Chrysler Corporation 1950 No award 1949 Cadillac Motor Division
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
Hey, I don't suppose you have one for the 1969 trucks???
Also, how interesting is it that they didn't include FORD in that test... It probably broke down on the way to the test... HAHAHA |
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Re: 1972 Motor Trend truck review
![]() Yeah good point! |
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