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On 12/29/2019 at 11:07 AM, Motor City said:

The mouse motor became a hot rod term for a small block Chevy V8, while the big block Chevy was often called the rat motor.  

Oh! I must admit I didn't know that (obviously). 

What's really dumb is I knew the "Rat" moniker, but never have encountered the "Mouse" name! Makes a bit more sense now...

Thanks, man!

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This '79 Spyder in Firethorn is a replica of one of the Cargo Units I delivered from the Lordstown , Oh , GMAD .  It was one of the few that started with the Key without the CAR HAULER EMERGENCY quicko chango Fuse swap due to a Factory Defect . MPC Kit , Auto Touch Up Airbrushed .   Possibly Fred Kady Decals ? Thanx .. 

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3 hours ago, Faust said:

Oh! I must admit I didn't know that (obviously). 

What's really dumb is I knew the "Rat" moniker, but never have encountered the "Mouse" name! Makes a bit more sense now...

Thanks, man!

The nicknames are kind of dumb.  The Hemi has been referred to as the elephant motor, and elephants are supposedly afraid of mice.  But you never hear of a small-block Chevy beating a Hemi!

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