H.P. was more important than mpg in 1969

MUSCLE CAR ADMIRATION- Thousand Oaks residents Jett Bandy, left, and Joey Kirkseyboth 17, stand in front of a 1969 Chevelle 350 muscle car that Jett and his father spent more than a year restoring. Jett and Joey attended the Thousand Oaks High School Car Show last SundayTo many Americans in 1969, horsepower was more important than miles-per-gallon.