Final drive

[sgtsandman]

My guess is the OP’s gearing was oriented after NASCAR where they are already moving pretty quick before the race starts. Definitely not a setup for launching at a dead stop. I imagine it could get pretty high up there in speed before it starts getting winded though.

 

[James Morse]

Well I don't know its entire history I bought it from private parties man/wife.
I guess if you had its VIN you could figure this out, but it was so long ago I have no info on it.
I kind of think they got it new, but, not sure about that.
And a story, I got stopped by statey in the 5.0 Christmas Eve (circa 1990) and I was giving him a bunch of crap about "you just have to give somebody a ticket on Christmas Eve don't you" and he says, you also don't have a front plate, would you like a ticket for that? I said "ah, no thanks, I think I'll stick with the one ticket"