519 -
YES - that was the MOST enjoyable ride I ever had in that car - a couple hundred miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway and ending in the Smokey Mountains National park. In the mountains it was cool and comfy. After then was the grueling 1300 mile trip home the next day. It was in the upper 90s then and the A/C quit the day before (charging ports leaked). It was tops down all the way home, I drank a 5 gallon bucket full of bottled water and made only 3 restroom breaks. I sweat it out as fast as I drank it.
Here some more old pictures from that trip...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/robsalbum/albums/72157602056656717
Les,
The top performance package was actually the W30. The W29 is the performance handling/suspension and appearance package, which was only available on its own in 72.
As much as I wanted the 1970 W30, I had to be reasonable with cost and gas mileage, as I like to drive that car on long trips. I needed better mileage and not a trailer queen.
Therefore I opted for the 350 Golden Rocket with 4BBL and dual exhaust. That engine was the best of both worlds of power and fuel economy.
The W31 was a high performance 350 (I think called the Ram-Rod or something like that).
The 1970 was my favorite style but this 1972 popped up on CL and it was love at first sight. She was in excellent shape for her age, I loved the buckskin top, and was freshly serviced. She made the 1600 mile trip without issue (other than the A/C).
My ladyfriend was jealous for a while but agreed we could all go out on a double date together (just not both topless at the same time...)
