Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for November 15, 2015
November 14, 2015
November 16, 2015
Transcript:
Baldo: Okay...see ya later! Man: Who was that? Baldo: He used to drive a 1964 Impala with a 396 big block and a 4 speed manual transmission. Baldo: But now he has a 1955 thunderbird that's been restored to it's factory raven black paint job... Baldo: With dual outside mirrors, power brakes, power seats and a 292 engine that has an "eck" prefix on the block number. Man: What's his name? Baldo: I don't remember.
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Businesspeople should get to know their clients’ names.
morningglory73 Premium Member about 9 years ago
He remembers the important parts.
St. Pillsbury about 9 years ago
Sorry Baldo. GM’s 396 was considered a small block engine. Now the 427, or the 454… those were big block.
dbartley53 about 9 years ago
The 396 shared the same block with the 402, 427, and 454. Small blocks were 265, 283, 302, 307, 327, 350, and 400. The 409 was a separate block configuration.
P51Strega about 9 years ago
My first car was a ’66 Impala with the 396 with a 4-barrel carb. But I have no idea if it was a “big-block” or a “small-block” engine.
Comic Minister Premium Member about 9 years ago
Aw man!
W6BXQ, John about 9 years ago
I once had a ’66 Impala SS 427 factory stock with a 4 speed, and yes the 396 was a big block.
abbybookcase about 9 years ago
i mostly remembered what customers read, not their names. occasionally awkward, as they all knew mine
Joan32 about 9 years ago
I enjoyed the cartoon but the rhetoric about all the ways it waswrong was boring. I don’t know who WON
William Taylor about 9 years ago
Not stock, then. The 396 debuted in 1965, not ’64.
whenlifewassimpler about 9 years ago
It’s all about the car…IMHO
hippogriff about 9 years ago
Having had a book and hobby store, I can sympathize. Unless they had a name tag on, there was little chance of knowing their name, while all regular customers knew mine.