Friday OT - Dream Car
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My dream is to buy my dad a 1969 Mustang Fastback Boss 302. My dad had one when he was younger and got rid of it when my older sister was born. He had a lot of cool cars as a teenager and young man ('57 Chevy BelAir, '66 Nova SS) but that was his favorite. I would love to buy one and give it to him.
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I'm pretty sure the spoiler is standard. It's automatic though, so it isn't always shown. Up at high speeds and during heavy braking.A red Bugatti Veyron, but without the spoiler. I am a half-mile from pavement.cool:
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If I had the money, I posted what I would buy above for my dad. I've been sitting here thinking about it for a few minutes and have so many I would want for myself...
Of course, I would love a 1968 Camero SS
I would also love a Plymouth Roadrunner. Maybe a '73?
But I would probably have to choose a 1966 Chevelle Coupe
Yep. That's the one. (This thread is like porn for me. It should have been noted as NSFW)
Of course, I would love a 1968 Camero SS
I would also love a Plymouth Roadrunner. Maybe a '73?
But I would probably have to choose a 1966 Chevelle Coupe
Yep. That's the one. (This thread is like porn for me. It should have been noted as NSFW)
A wonderful idea, but wow, production numbers of the Boss 302 for both years (69 and 70) are less than 9,000. I can't find the breakout numbers, but if memory serves, most of those were in 70. I'm thinking there were only 1,000-2,000 made in 69.
I've always thought a 68 428 CJ would be pretty hot. Especially in a convertible version. They say you can't actually change the rear spark plug on the driver's side without loosening the engine mount on that side and pulling the engine up enough to access it. That may be an garage legend, and I'll probably never know for sure, since I have never seen one in real life.
It's probably best that I just dream about old muscle cars. My sister just recently sold a 69 Camaro that had a 454. It was a lot of fun but boy have cars come a long way. I had forgotten how small these things are inside for tall people. The seat barely moves back and no tilt. A lot of fun though.
I had a 74 Z-28 in high school with a custom 427. Man that thing was fast but nearly all my money working went to pay for things that would break. Out of the 20+ cars that I've owned the one I'll remember most. Sorry for the crap quality, it was before digital cameras. Looking back the front end looked like a Vega yuck
I had a 74 Z-28 in high school with a custom 427. Man that thing was fast but nearly all my money working went to pay for things that would break. Out of the 20+ cars that I've owned the one I'll remember most. Sorry for the crap quality, it was before digital cameras. Looking back the front end looked like a Vega yuck
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He grew up on the East coast (upstate New York). An uncle of his owned a body shop there. Anyway, the car belonged to someone else and was involved in a fender-bender. My dad's uncle (my great-uncle, is that how it works?) bought it off the owner. A few years later, my dad bought it off him. My sister was born in '75 so he probably got it in '73 or so. I've seen one picture of it and, although it wasn't in cherry-condition, it was pretty sweet. I love the four-head light look of the '69s. I think they went back to the 2-light look in 1970.
After I graduated college, my neighbor had an old El Camino sitting in his backyard. Never could get a good look at it but it sure looked like a 1965 or 66. Had that V-shaped front end that you would also see in a Chevelle of those years. He just had it sitting under an old tree, covered in leaves.
I never asked him about it but I wish I would have. I have seen a similar-looking one in Madrid (hard to tell because I am driving through). It used to sit out front of a house right there on Hwy 210. Sometime, when I am driving through to get to DSM, I am going to stop and ask about it.
I never asked him about it but I wish I would have. I have seen a similar-looking one in Madrid (hard to tell because I am driving through). It used to sit out front of a house right there on Hwy 210. Sometime, when I am driving through to get to DSM, I am going to stop and ask about it.
Im with those that say i dont have a ton of use for an insanely expensive car. I want one that's quality, but there are diminishing returns after a point.
So i might go a different direction in vehicles. Give me one of those insanely tricked out RVs.
So i might go a different direction in vehicles. Give me one of those insanely tricked out RVs.
I want a Shelby and I want to make an El Camino wicked fast. I would also like a new CHallenger and a new ZL1
Talked about my dream car earlier, and saw a few people talking about what they really wanted in a car. Guys, you can stop reading now, because you will NEVER identify with this.
I'm altitudinally challenged...and cars are designed for people that are taller than me. Trying to find a comfortable car for ME to commute in is an exercise in frustration. In order to comfortably reach the pedals, I have to jack the seat forward all the way. This results a couple of new problems: if there is a deep skirt on the dash below the steering wheel, I bash my knee every time I move from gas to brake & back. In addition to the knee issue the love that car manufacturers have for airbags has created a generation of cars with thick padding on the steering wheel that covers the airbag. With the seat all the way forward, my boobs are resting on the steering wheel. If I move the seat back to get away from the steering wheel, I can't comfortably reach the pedals. Catch 22. My biggest fear, tho, is that someday I will get in an accident, the airbag will deploy, and the explosive device used to deploy it will take half my face and all of my hair with it.
I HATE car shopping. And I especially hate car shopping when I know exactly what I want/need, and the salesperson ignores me & talks to my husband. That's why I will drive Elmer until he's a pile of rust on wheels.
It's not much fun for tall people either. I'd love to have a Subaru but it's out of the question for me. I went to a dealership and the sales guy I spoke to actually told me that I'd be wasting my time checking out anything in their line because head and legroom was going to be an issue regardless of the model.
Since I was a kid I've been obsessed with yellow vipers. So something like this:
I'm too worried about money for something like that though. I would probably need something that gets better gas mileage, like my blueberry now.
I'm too worried about money for something like that though. I would probably need something that gets better gas mileage, like my blueberry now.
Yeah, the four headlights was ONLY in 69. Two headlights only in 65-68 and 70-73. 70's had a vent roughly in the place of the outboard light location of 1969. I like the four headlight look better too. Also like that the three tailight lenses on each side stick out on the 69's and on the 70's they're inset.
This became known as "the screaming chicken" in car circles. I think it might have been from the Smoky and the Bandit movie.
