Not sure how that car would do on the hills with a stock engine. I lived in a fairly flat area at the time and I was more than happy with my cruiser. When I retired I sold it, never having climbed anything more than the gentle hills of north central Kentucky and southern Indiana. I now live in hilly Pensylvania and have a Chevy/Mercruiser 4-banger engine/4spd/3.55:1 8" Ford rear end, in a Model A. I can climb any hill around here in high gear. However, I wish I had OD on long, level areas of the Interstate.
