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Yeah, I recall back in the day that a carb would need rebuilding every 60,000 miles or so.  They were usually rebuilt, not replaced, you just replaced the worn parts like springs and nozzles.  I guess today it's easier and pretty cheap just to swap the whole thing and let the company rebuild it.  You order a nice clean new one and swap it out in a couple of hours.

Fuel injection was a major advance in emissions control, aside from divability and performance.

for classic cars I assume

Classic in the sense of '60s muscle-cars.
Or maybe to try to put some performance in a late-'70s-early-'80s faux-muscle car.

The Jag is an elegant design, no doubt, and a very good car for its time.  My buddy had two, one a 6 and one a 12.  The drive like trucks.

My other buddy in France has a V-12 red convertible that is gorgeous, never drove it, rode in it, he was scaring me.

I can only imagine

weren't too many cars from 1974-78 that weren't atrocious

The 1965 GTO models represented great styling and power and became very popular among young consumers – generating huge sales for Pontiac. The 1965 GTO offered many new and exclusive features designed specifically for this model. A new and distinctive simulated air intake was located in the center of the hood top panel, and an eye-catching paint stripe just below the fender offered a sporty look. The GTO models were powered with the famous Pontiac 389 cubic inch engine with a four-barrel carburetor as standard or an optional engine with three two-barrel carburetion.