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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob
I'd give a dishonorable mention to the Cadillac 4-6-8, and various GM diesels that were built on gasoline blocks.
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Cadillac 8-6-4 - shockingly bad - you beat met to it. It's surprising how well cylinder deactivation works as "AFM" and "DFM" in current GM truck lineup.
Also, the die-cast blocks introduced in the Chevy Vega deserve mention since the bores were often out of round in less than 30,000 miles.
Let's not forget the Pinto and any number of other '60's and 70's Ford products that used the gas tank as the trunk floor and had no firewall between the trunk and passenger compartment. Even relatively minor rear collisions could simultaneously damage the tank and eject gasoline into the passenger compartment.