I'm always amazed at the old engine technology that never gets the light of day anymore.....that is what I enjoy so much about that show with Bill Goldberg on the History Ch. "Automaniac" I think it is called.....Always interesting stuff. I heard him say on one episode with the gangster cars that the engines (probably inline sixes and some eights) were such low rpm torque monsters that they could just leave the tranny in 3rd gear and start no problem and not have to worry about shifting while running from the cops.
