I take back what I said before- '67 was the first year
of the LA 318. A engine 318 production stopped in the
US in 1966, and continued on one more year (1967) in
Canada.
How could a 318 be a bored out 273 in 1957 when the
273 didn't come out until 1964?
A engine 318s are 303s bored .030 over.
Classic has nothing to do with age, it's rather the
car itself. Think about it- do you consider a '66
Ambassador a 'classic'? If you saw a '52 Plymouth
Savoy 4-door, is that a 'classic'? Are '73 Comets
classics too?
If you answered 'yes' to any of that, please slap
yourself and go gargle some toilet bowl cleaner for
awhile.
I know damn well nothing I own will ever be a classic-
I've somehow managed to get over that however.
--- jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>
> Dan Kramarsky <dkramarsky68@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> : It just occured to me ( and I maybe wrong here )
> that if the 5.2L engine was put into
> : production vehicles from 1992 to 1999. Then is
> it already considered a classic?
>
>
> It is most certainly a classic. The 318 was
> introduced in 1957,
> basically a bored out 273, as an "A" engine. The
> "LA" series of
> engines were an improvement on the A engines, mostly
> due to some
> significant lightening of the block and heads
> (that's what the "L"
> stands for - "light" or "lightweight"). Anyway, the
> LA version of
> the 318 came out in 1968 and continued (with various
> improvements
> throughout the years of course) until 1992 when it
> was replaced with
> the "Magnum" version, the main differences being
> improved heads, a
> hydraulic roller cam, and multiport fuel injection.
> (throttle body
> fuel injection was available on some late 80s and
> early 90s "LA" 318s).
>
> Anyway, the 318 is probably older than many people
> here on the list,
> so I'd say it qualifies as being a classic.
> (However, if you're just
> talking about the Magnum 318 as being around since
> 1992, then no, I
> wouldn't consider that a classic.) IMHO, somewhere
> around 20-30 years
> is required to obtain "classic" status. :-) (Then
> again, sometimes it
> depends on the vehicle, for example many people
> considered the '87 Buick
> Grand National to be a classic well before they
> started nearing the
> 20 year mark.)
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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