Originally Posted by
old's'cool
In fact, a 1966 Chevy comes in relatively svelte at well under 4000lb well-optioned, compared to the mid-size SUVs and minivans that are popular today. 226" is about the length of a stretched Buick, i.e. "Electra 225". I guess the 66 Chevy is at least a foot shorter than that.
Sixties and seventies Chryslers and stretched GMs had the longest trunk interiors. FoMoCo exchanged length for depth.
yeah, I suspect that Chevy Caprice was a bit less ponderous than a Suburban. With the 327 cu in engine with the 4 barrel carb, it just might have used more gas! Perhaps 10 or 12 miles per gallon, depending on who was driving?? My dad should not have let teenage kids drive that machine! (but it was kinda fun)
Steve in Peoria