Winged Warriors/National B-Body Owners Association

Winged Warriors/National B-Body Owners Association
Remember When....?
Text by Sue George

A Temperature Control System consisted of a direct drive fan and the largest radiator you could get?
A Ride Adjust Suspension meant you turned the torsion bars in and pumped up the air shocks?
Leather bucket seats consisted of the addition of a 6" x 6" leather insert in an otherwise genuine vinyl seat?
Off-Road Equipment meant a pair of Monroe air shocks and a 4-speed transmission for a weekend at the race track?
An intermediate-sized car could comfortably seat six adults?
Passive Restraint meant grabbing onto some part of the interior of a B-Body while cornering at 60 MPH?
You didn't need a check engine light to tell you that your engine wasn't running right? You could tell from the way it sounded.
Tinted Windows meant a darker stripe across the top 3" of the front glass only?
A car could actually go fast enough to overdrive the illuminated area of its headlights?
A good exhaust system was judged by the amount of back pressure relieved from the engine and its ability to rattle all of the neighborhood windows?
People didn't have to work out in the gym because they drove manual transmission Mopars with manual steering and manual brakes?
A large V8 meant in excess of 365 cubic inches?
A car's performance image was measured by how many carbs it was equipped with?
Motor Trend test drivers were more interested in reporting on a car's top speed and acceleration from 0-60 MPH than its stereo's ambiance at highway speeds?
Air Bags were something you inflated on your rear shocks to obtain body rake?
You could unlock your car's door or roll the window up and down, even with a dead battery?
Poor gas mileage was measured in single digits?
Cars came with a matching (real) tire to carry for a spare and it didn't even take away from the trunk space?
Flow-Through Ventilation meant opening both side windows while driving 70 MPH on the highway?
Gauges vital to engine function were more important than lights and bells to remind us of our idiocy (low fuel warning, door ajar, fasten seat belts, etc.)?
Factory color names had a performance image of their own (GoManGo, Sublime, Plum Crazy, Top Banana, etc.)?
Working on your car meant more than only being able to check the water in the radiator?
A real performance car could easily go 130 MPH, haul the entire family on vacation, hold a week's worth of luggage while towing a trailer, and still win races on the weekends?

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