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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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That Grand Prix has what is most likely a manifold vacuum gauge down on the console, but I think it doesn't have a clock so the instrumentation otherwise is...a fuel gauge.
As I'm older, I'm partial to metallic light blues.
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Here's how a top of the line (largest engine variant) 70s S-class holds up today. Notice this car has the wool broadcloth/velour interior seen on cars going back to the 50s - this upholstery style existed into the 90s:
This largest engine variant of an early 70s E-class performs surprisingly well - somewhat reminds me of driving the fintail (but this has more speed):
Maybe the oddest thing, a smallest engine variant mid 80s E wagon with old MB roadside assistance vehicle livery, in very basic spec. The driver operates it a little roughly, which the comment gallery gets upset about:
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Germany has stricter inspections than anywhere in the US no doubt. I don't think it is as bad as Japan, but probably on par with the UK.
I think the blinking light might be a reflection from the camera recording the speedometer.
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For me, it would actually be a hard call. Normally, my preference runs to GM and Chrysler, but with those two specifically, I don't really have a favorite. The General Motors C-body coupes lost most of their charm for me once the true hardtops went away. In '74, you could still get a hardtop coupe, but a landau roof with opera windows was becoming a popular option, and then for '75-76, they were all fixed-pillar. And I never liked the way the two halves of the car joined at the B-pillar. The bottom of the rear window was a bit higher than the door sill, and when you threw on the vinyl trim as well, it just looked mis-matched. 1975 was also when Lincoln went to fixed-window for the coupes as well, I believe, but it seemed better thought out.
The Lincoln seems a bit more conservative and upright, but handsome I think, with its wide grille and hidden headlights. The Caddy just seems a bit more showy, like it's screaming for attention. And, I'm sure they were all bad in their own way back then, but something about the Lincoln just seems higher quality, especially with the interiors. One thing I always remember with Cadillacs of that era was how the soft-touch stuff on the door panels would crack with age. I think the Cadillac had an edge in engines though. The 460 and the transmission were rugged enough, but it seemed like Ford in general had more issues with their emissions controls and carburetors in those days.
Now, if it was 4-doors, I'd go with a Sedan DeVille, because of it still being a hardtop, although I actually prefer the Electra and Ninety Eight to the Caddy. But with coupes, I'm still a bit torn.
But, back in the day, Caddy was the definite winner, as those DeVilles outsold the Lincolns by a long shot, even though they had some internal competition with the Electra/Ninety Eight. Mercury did have the Marquis, and some of its top trim levels actually did overlap with the Electra/Ninety Eight in price. But, in my mind, no matter how nice the Marquis got, I always equated it more to being on par with a really nice LeSabre, Delta 88, or Grand Ville/Bonneville.
Also spotted at ~2:46, behind an XJ6, a super rare fintail Universal (wagon).
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Anyway, a sub-plot of the episode was getting a '70 Dart Swinger 340 together for sale. When they were cranking it, I said to my wife, "I could always tell a Chrysler starter with my eyes closed". A second later the main character in the show says, "Ah, love the sound of a Dodge starter", LOL.
Sad to say that show you mentioned along with The Guild Garage just goes to prove that Canadians are no better than Americans when it comes to producing hokey, hackneyed, fake-drama reality shows about cars and those who work on them. I tried Rust Bros. a few times and soon abandoned it.
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There was also a Javelin in it. I had missed that one, but the eagle-eyes at the IMCDB caught it!
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I grew up hanging around a Chevy-Cadillac dealership pretty much. Both those cars are enormous, but I never liked the slab sides and blunt front and rear styling of the Lincoln, not to mention the hideaway headlights and baroque grill on the Continental.
I used to like Mark III Continentals, but they were overstyled IMHO now, with some hindsight, too--inside and out. I've come to that conclusion (MHO only, of course) after seeing some '67-70 Eldorados at shows in the past few weeks. Their interiors are simple compared to the Mark III, but I prefer that. And that floor just couldn't be flatter--impressed me then, and now. I do know the Mark III outsold the Eldorado in that period.
I can remember looking at a used '70 Eldo at our hometown dealer, probably in about '76. They'd left the keys in it over the weekend. First time I ever noticed the little quarter windows retracted back, instead of down.
I liked the move to square headlights on the '75 Cadillacs, and the removal of the front fender 'eyebrow' crease, for lack of a better word.
I liked the addition of the small, additional C-pillar window in the full-size GM four-door hardtops in '75 and '76. Adds class I think, and probably a smidgen of visibility.
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I'd have a hard time believing those aren't owned by one entity. I also see a big downsized car (Olds 88/98?) parked on the street at left. A pair of Mitsubishi Starion parked on the street nearest the camera - couldn't have been common in Germany then either, big coincidence they are parked together.
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Also just noticed, the Camaro has flying chicken decals like a firebird.
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Jag is pretty impressive.
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Better than the lawn.
The E-type Jags are one of the only foreign cars that tripped my trigger even back when I was a kid!
Our lawn about looks like that too, although yesterday we got torrential downpours, first in quite awhile.
We have had very little rain with lots of heat.
Raining today, so Mustang stays in the garage.
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The LF fender looks a different shade in the picture--I did not notice that at all in person.
I always thought the styling, at least in this trim level, beat other small trucks at the time. This one looked absolutely jewel-like in the sun: