classic cars

[8bit]

Anyone here have a favorite classic car they admire from the old days? I have always liked the Boss Mustang, and there was that cool Shelby Mustang in Gone in 60 Seconds. :cool:

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/concept/71boss302/

http://www.er3.com/firebird/

http://www3.sympatico.ca/f.bevil/My1970Swinger340.html

[Mark Miller]

Back in the day I had first a 64 chevy impala convertable [my dads, given to me as my first car] and then a 350 shelby mustang which I kept for 5 years.
Boy do I wish I had either of those cars today :)
Mark :D

[PrntRhd]

1967 GTO, 389 Cubic inches, torque that pressed you into the seats at any speed under 135 MPH.

[Jhorner1]

I had a '69 road Runner, wish I still had it. 383 Not Stock 0-70 in 4 seconds.

[Donn]

1966 Pontiac GTO "Tiger" 7.0 Liter engine (427 c.i.), 4spd Hurst on the floor, dual quad Carters, dark midnight blue, wine red interior, red stripe tires, and that blonde cheerleader who had pouty and pointy from here to there and back again in the front bucket seat next to me.....

1969 Plymouth Fury, 429 hemi, 4 on the floor, dual quad Carters on the manifolds, any color, anytime, any way, anywhere . . . .

...for openners that is. Thanks, that was fun :)

[8bit]

Yeah, those certainly were special. I would even say the Dodge Viper is reaching an age where it could be called a modern classic.
GM made a few cool cars too back in the day, I will give them that. ;) Anymore Ford fans out there?


Camaro, Trans Am

http://www.nastyz28.com/camaro/camaro70.html

http://www.geocities.com/wrenchplus/73xtra.html

http://www.78ta.com/international.htm


GTO, Chevelle

http://www.gtoheaven.com/images/GT0/Ad66TempestGtoTiger.jpg

http://www.gtoheaven.com/images/GT0/Ad72GtoAcSparkPlugCp.jpg

http://www.chevelles.com/feature/february2004.html

[Fruss Tray Ted]

My and my brothers past autos weren't very spectacular or truly classic but worth mentioning as well

My brother had a '72? Ford Galaxie 500 with a 351 Cleveland engine (awesome motor)

I've had 3 Mopars, 1 Dart with slant six, the second a Duster with same. But my first ever car was a Plymouth Satellite with a 318ci.

But on the GM scene, I've had a 70 wagon with a 327 and a 2 speed tranny and a 70 Lemans also with 327 but 3 speed auto.

I also had a corvette,,, well the engine at least. :rolleyes: Bought an LT1 from a friend and put it in a '75 3/4 ton Chevy P/U. What a workhorse!

Fastest? A '73 Mercury Capri that would do 135mph. (Come to think about it, I never tried top end in any of the others)

[scroatbagg]

You guys dream of your Mustangs and GTO'S but you havent lived until you have owned a classic!!! Take a look at this

http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?tm1f.htm

Scroll down the menu and select Austin Allegro then scroll down to the bottom and look at the Equipe, isnt she a beaut!!! I had a more basic on as my first car, the stats will impress you - 1.7 litres (what a beast) 0 to 60 in 12.8 seconds and a top speed of 102mph. now thats what I call a classic!! :rolleyes: :D :D

The next one was a Ford, yep a good old rust bucket!! A lovely Capri, now that was a real sports car!!! :eek:

http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/

The good old Mark 2 - 1.6 Litre had the amazing "American Pinto" engine in it :rolleyes: 0 to 60 in 14.5 seconds and a neck breaking top speed of 98MPH.

God why did I sell the Allegro and but this heap of s*ite?? I think it looked cool, no it DID look cool. After that I went Jap then Italian (alfa - lovely car but fell apart at the seams) then GM (gerrman) then WV then French the back to Jap.

[PrntRhd]

scroatbagg,
How about a MG-TC roadster?

[Mark Miller]

I 've been with Japenese cars for the last 20 years and except for tires and batteries nothing goes wrong. Not the classic lines of the American cars but at least for me a lot less headaches.
Mark

[stefanus]

I 've been with Japenese cars for the last 20 years and except for tires and batteries nothing goes wrong. Not the classic lines of the American cars but at least for me a lot less headaches.
Mark

I agree Mark and you do not need to refuel every time you pass a service station. Second thoughts you could have a fuel truck follow you around :D But I miss my 58` Ford Galaxie :cool:

Stefanus

[Fruss Tray Ted]

Stef,

What did it (http://www.sewerden.com/Images/Vegas_album/photos/'59%20Ford%20Galaxie.jpg) have in it?

Now that's a Classic look!

[Donn]

Fruss--that pic "it" ...that's Mopar,r ight? Dodge or Plymouth, '59?

I should have mentioned before, although it's off topic, the best I ever had was a 1967 Triumph T-100-C, 500 cc Tiger Cub. Twin upswept pipes, big togque in the gear box--first gear only went to 9 mph and if you weren't careful it would wheely into second, teal blue over white tank, stainless steel fenders and cast iron fender frames, capacitor power system ('68 was the first battery system). Oh, I could get it up to 110, smooth as silk, layin down on the tank, just me and the road and the Hawaiian night sky out Waimanalo Rd. Yep, life was good. :)

[Fruss Tray Ted]

You're right Donn, in a way. It's a '59 but a Galaxie (http://www.galaxieparts.com/images/59large.jpg) as far as I can tell.

[Donn]

Ok, you're certainly correct on this one, obviously a Ford Galaxie, but the other one, dark blue and not too clear looked more like a Mopar to me... :p

[stefanus]

Sorry Guys It was a Fairlane 500 not a Galaxie, the Fairlane with the head lamps that reminded me of Marilyn Monroe somehow :cool: That I can remember on the outside. Colour two tone, brown on top and a light grey colour below. Cant remember the inside Fruss :D Give me a clue, or can I phone a friend ;) Your Galaxie /is a classic, just checked your link, is it still parked in your garage? Do you only take it out on Sundays ;)

Stefanus

[stefanus]

Just perusing one of the local Sunday News Papers. Coming shortly to the UK two new Classical Cars. (As in great) The Chevey S3X 4X4 2.5 litre and The Caddilac STS 3.6 litre engine. That will make the far Eastern Vehicle Companys sit up, plus the local guys, if there are any left. Full of non useful info :D

Stefanus

[Mark Miller]

American cars are always great on style but alas lack in fit

[stefanus]

Fit as in healthy or fit as into Brit garages ;) :D

Stefanus

[Fruss Tray Ted]

I only wish I had any of these in my garage, heck, I wish I had a garage! :o

1958 (http://www.1motormart.com/gallery/58ford01.jpg) + Ford (http://www.classicroad.com/Finville/58ford.jpg) + Fairlane (http://www.autabuy.com/photos/V791158_F58_Ford_Fairlane_500_1.jpg)

They're all Google hits, same as above.

No more cars for me, I've evolved into a camper/fisherman so I've got to have clearance and 4wd. So This (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/M99ER/Stretch.jpg) is what I need now but I can only afford to drive this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/M99ER/mygmc.jpg).

[Mark Miller]

Fit in as they fall apart quicker than Japenese or for the most part German cars [though not lately for the Germans. All the car mags give them great reviews for looks and engines but the insides are not what the were. Especially Mercedes]
I have also found that on the newer American cars there is way too much plastic.
IMHO
Mark :)

[8bit]

I don't know about build quality or good gas mileage, but the 7.5 litre Trans Am was quite a car for the 1974 fuel crisis. :D

1974 Super Duty 455 Trans Am (http://www.sd455.com/transam.htm)

[Mark Miller]

Now that was a great car.
My best friend at the time had one and would just sit on the block and run the engine. Very cool.

[Donn]

Hey Fruss, I had a friend in Hawaii that had a late 60s (69 I think) Ford Fairlane. He took the letters F-A-I-R-L-A-N-E off the car and rearranged them to read..... A-N-A-L-F-I-R-E....

[Fruss Tray Ted]

He must have been a real hemorrhoid! :eek: :D

Actually my Lemans would have made a good project to restore... if I still had it :( It was a hardtop though so ho-hum...

[Donn]

Well, what really made it work is that, if you recall, the letters were across the back of the car, if I recall wither on the lip fo the trunk or just under it, heh heh... :p

[stefanus]

Great vehicles all. In my younger days the guys changed thier cars every time a new one came in the show rooms and that was about every six months. ALL AMERICAN ;). Then the copper bonuses ended and it was back to reality. FTT tried your Lemans but only opend a window stating that the page cannot be opened. Click on refresh and zut! nothing :D

Stefanus

ps: This thread could outrun "JOKES" :cool:

[stefanus]

It`s my Birthday shortl. I do not want the keys of one of those new up market Mercs put in my mail box with all the plastic interiors I will settle for this instead.

1974 Super Duty 455 Trans Am :D

[Fruss Tray Ted]

http://www.pontiacpower.net/pictures/70lemans05.jpg

[Donn]

Nice sled, terrible color. BTW, when did white walls go out of style?

[stefanus]

Don`t realy know, but saw a beatiful rebuilt HD "c" 1930 something with big White Walls. :) Lovely machine, all original parts but noisy as hell :D

Stefanus

[scroatbagg]

scroatbagg,
How about a MG-TC roadster?

Yep, nice motor but never owned one, the real problem is the bad british weather and open cars
:D