Ok, so I finally have a car that runs properly.  For over 3 years now, I have been driving my 66 Galaxie 500 with a 289 and did NOT realize that it SHOULD BE running better than it was.  I dismissed the only fair drivability to the fact that it only had a 289ci and it was a BIG car.  Lately, I was getting a lot of stumbling and even a few stalls at the light on a perfectly warm engine.  Local shop took a look at it.  "You need a new distributor" they said.  About 2 hours of labor (yeah, I've never replaced one before) and only $45 less in my wallet and now I have a car that RUNS GREAT!

I'm delighted AND MAD all at the same time.  Better throttle performance, power, easier starts, shorter warm ups are some of the things I've seen and I know I'll get better MPG.  So why am I mad too?  I have missed out on nearly 3 years of great driving because of this unrecognized problem.

Sorry I can't write more now.  Gotta go and drive my car some more!