That car is so nice, I don't think I could drive it with that 6, although we did have a Laurentian as our family car with a 230, and Dad never seemed to ha e a problem passing multiple cars on cottage runs back in the day.

Emerald Turquoise with red seems like an incongruous colour combination, yet I have seen saris with turquoise & red together that work. Who knows what inspiration or motivation each individual has for colour choices or a favourite.

Seeing this 2+2 with a 250 reminds me of an article I read by Tom McCahill, road tester for Mechanics Illustrated. Tom had a tight deadline and had to pick up a new '66 Tempest with a 1-barrel OHC 6. He flew to Detroit & buzzed back to Florida at 75 mph. He was amazed at the parsimony at upper speeds. His impression is that you could save a lot of money on gas over the course of a year, even in the era of cheap gas.

Really the inline six keeps up with traffic effortlessly unless it is north of 70 mph.

I remember following a 6-cylinder '64 Laurentian onto the Don Valley Parkway. Despite the 1-barrel carb & 6-into-1 exhaust manifold, the Laurentian had no trouble merging, due to the instant torque.

Food for thought:

Above is the 1963 introduction of the thin wall 230. Modernized and simple, rugged and understressed, it is a great workhorse. Not everybody loves them though, especially if you are into big blocks.

I have a '67 250. A neighbour who had a '72 Lemans GT 400 4-speed drove it and was actually shocked at the bottom end torque. Why do you think UPS still runs the old 292 sixes? Because they are really tough to kill, are simple, and have strong low end torque for the displacement.