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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
New episodes appear here usually within a few hours after that KMMR air time and been striving to post new releases here by 4:30PM.
I want again. Welcome in to the 04:05 coffee break, guys. New week. Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottled water. Let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat $6.16 a bushel. 550lb steer calf top end, $4.35 in PAYS, and a 100lb fat lamb in Billings top end, $2.80 a pound. But, guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. New week. That means it's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, the day we look at horsepower one Monday at a time. Now, you know, when we think about the muscle cars of the 1960's, well, names like the Pontiac GTO or the Plymouth Roadrunner, Chevy Chevelle, well, they often come to our mind.
OK Solberg:But let's not forget the cars that were the bread and butter of the American automobile market. Full size family cars like Chevrolet's Impala and the Ford's Galaxie.
OK Solberg:Today, we're putting two 1965 heavyweights side by side in the Chevrolet corner weighing in at approximately 3,525 pounds wearing the bow tie emblem and carrying the pride of Detroit.
OK Solberg:We have the 1965 Chevy Impala. Chevrolet gave the Impala a handsome redesign for 1965 with smooth lines, curved side glass, and a comfortable ride. It was a car that could take the family to church on Sunday and look mighty good doing it.
OK Solberg:And in the Ford corner weighing in at approximately 3507lbs, wearing the blue oval and ready to answer Chevrolet's challenge stands a 1965 Ford Galaxie. Ford offered its own clean styling, roomy interior, and a big car presence.
OK Solberg:From practical family transportation to the sporty Galaxie 500 and upscale LTD, Ford had a contender for just about everybody. Now let's lift the hood. The Impala offered a range of engines, well, from the 230 cubic inch 6 cylinder all the way up to the V8's, including the famous 409.
OK Solberg:But later in the model year Chevrolet introduced the new 396 cubic inch big block V8. That 396 was available in a 325 horsepower version while the early 1965 409 could deliver, well, up to 400 horsepower.
OK Solberg:Ford had its own answer. The Galaxie offered engines running from a 240, 240 cubic inch 6 cylinder to a mighty 427 cubic inch V8 rated at 425 horsepower. That was serious muscle and a full size automobile fun for even a preacher to drive.
OK Solberg:So who wins the comparison? Ford gets a nod for the largest available engine displacement 427 cubic inches against Chevrolet's 409 cubic inch engine early in the year and it's 396 later on, but the Chevy's 396 and Ford's 427 made this a fascinating matchup for anyone who enjoyed horsepower because remember, cubic inch displacement doesn't tell the whole story.
OK Solberg:Of course, most families weren't ordering the biggest engines available. Uh-uh. They wanted dependable transportation room for the kids, a comfortable ride, and a car that looked good in the driveway. And that's the point. We we remember the muscle cars for their thunder, but cars like the Impala and Galaxie were the everyday heroes, the workhorses that kept American rolling.
OK Solberg:America rolling. Until next Motor Monday, keep your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel, and remember, there's always another story under the hood. Oh, wait. Did we have a bible verse? Buddy, did you hear it?
OK Solberg:No. You didn't because I haven't shared it yet. From Proverbs 21:31. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord. Proverbs 21:31.
OK Solberg:Batter up and in this corner.
OK Solberg:So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.