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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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Not the car, necessarily, but look at the "Buy it Now" price!! This basically looks like my Mom's old '75 LeMans, except she just had hubcaps, and hers was a bit more of a burgundy/bronze combination. I think Mom paid like $5,000 for hers, brand-new. Mom's didn't have the 358 hp V-8, though. :P
Also makes that '76 LeMans GT I posted look like a screaming bargain in comparison!
$1500 in upgrades... not $15,000
And.. $3150, not $31,500....
Don't you think??
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Last night I watched 'The French Connection'. Lots of interesting old iron in that, and at the time most of it was just dirty old used cars.
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For the younger crowd here: SOB = "Slide Over Baby" ;-)
Here in the States, the LeMans of that vintage only had one good year: 1973. About 250,000 were sold. In 1974 the fuel crisis knocked that down to around 150,000. Then around 100,000 for '75. That was also the year that the Grand Prix really took off, IIRC. And in '76-77 the Grand Prix was a real hot commodity. I think it hit near 300,000 units each year, while the LeMans only mustered around 96K in '76 and 80K for '77. Down here, everybody wanted a Cutlass Supreme or Grand Prix, it seemed, but maybe the LeMans was a bit more-loved in Canada?
Which reminds me.. There is a Corsica for sale near me... Saw it on the street near my son's school.. pretty ratty, also..
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kyfdx
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Pontiac's also offering a version of the Cobalt in Canada, called the Pursuit. They also had the Firefly, which was a Sprint/Metro clone. And the name "Acadian" popped up from time to time. Back in the 60's/early 70's it was a Chevy II, but in the later 70's and 80's it was a rebadged Chevette. In the 60's, they also had the Beaumont, which was a rebadged Chevelle. I don't think it carried over into the 70's, though. I've found a few Canadian Pontiac brochures online, but they've only covered the big cars, and never listed the midsize, compacts, etc.
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Also spotted an Omni/Horizon as well .. bouncing up and down on what I suspect were very worn springs.
It looked exactly like this, except it was red:
http://www.alfauto.com.au/lancia/lancia-BETA(s).jpg
Anyone know what model and year that is?
The Zagato is kind of a Targa, with a removable roof panel and rear window..
Pretty sure....
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MGA was ok, but for some reason I just prefer the looks of the MGB much, much more.
Wonder if I could talk the wife into getting the TR4 for herself........
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The one you really want is the TR-250 (TR-5 in Europe) which combined the Italian styling with the torquey 2.5 straight six. The TR-6 was German styled (Karmann).
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Drove a late '70s Beta hatchback once.. That would have been around '87.. I didn't think it was any better or worse than your typical Rabbit or Civic...
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Wonder what parts support is like for Triumph's these days? Probably not as nice a selection/price as an MG, but any ideas?
car, which is to say as if it had no springs at all. My Bro had a TR-250 w IRS (standard on those) and it rode much better though it had an annoying tendency to excessive squat under acceleration.
IRS TRs were also said to be a little squirrely in wet conditions as well. I think both cars were on a par in cornering grip, steering and braking. They'd be nothing remarkable today if it weren't for the superior feel of quick unboosted rack and pinion steering
which is unmatched AFAIK by any modern systems.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
-A Ford F-150 Stepside in an olive green that looked as if it had just driven out of the showroom in 1955. The paint had just the right amount of gloss to it.
-A 1968 or '69 Pontiac GTO convertible in a nice shade of light metallic blue, it looked just great parked with the top down.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I'm actually moving to Bellevue WA through a job transfer, and went there to sign the papers on a new place. In the parking garage of the complex I noticed what appeared to be a late 80s MB AMG 'hammer', the hot rod E class. I didn't examine it too closely, but it had blackout trim, old style AMG wheels, and a bodykit. I will have to find the owner and ask what it is all about.
Oh, and no ebay freakshow next week, as I get to enjoy the pleasure of moving. Bully for me...
Seldom seen old name, interesting story
Really nice Newport
'Supercar'?Surely you jest
Better than average fake
I guess if you have money to blow
Nice "family" car
Shiftymobile
A good old name almost never seen
I'll be called crazy, but I like this. I prefer prewar ones though
Too bad it is so far gone...it must have rarity anyway
This could be a Shiftymobile
Lovely looking Honda 600
Oh you're pretty
Gorgeous
Am I missing something
DeSoto hardtops tended to be easy on the eyes
Shame this is so far gone
Too bad about the engine, but a good freakshow no less
Sad fintail even worse as it is in my color
I think these were made by a company called 'Crayford'. Not pretty, but something for the die-hard MB nut or wagon collector.
About Isetta 600s, the later more conventional-looking BMW 700 used the same chassis. Really strange front suspension, DuBonnet type. The suspension proper -- a pair of, IIRC, leading arms and the spring/shock unit -- mounted on the outboard side of the kingpin. The bushings on the leading arms wore rapidly, giving unintended negative camber. Still and all, the 700 was the car that saved BMW.
A running Lancia Beta? Omigod...can the world's end be far behind? These are ominous signs that nature has gone perverse.
Saw the new Lancia sedans at the Rome airport....REALLY nice looking car. I think it would be a big hit in America, at least until the warranty runs out.
This I think is the Alfa version of it. Not sure what the Lancia version is called...maybe "Musa"?
3 NSX's musta been a club in town.
a decent red chrome bumper MGB.
at the other end of the scale a running, no-rust (hold me up boys!) Chevy Citation.
Anyone want to post a picture to compare?
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Scion isn't bad for the price class, not bad at all...but all I'm sayin' is that I wouldn't mistake it for an Italian car (which are not always beautiful by the way!)
Had to admit that it was weird seeing it stateside.
The Lancia looks really good in real life but maybe not so in photos. The one I saw was silver. Sounded great, too.
Saw quite a few Smart cars, too. Nasty little things.
- Two Smart Cars in the Victoria Day parade - I have already been informed that "you are *NOT* going to buy one of those.
- Chevrolet Acadian circa 1982
- a variety of old 50's Chevy station wagons.
Must not use much salt or sand on the roads as there are many 20+ year old cars up here ... and teh economy does not hurt.
More or less no use of salt or sand at all in the coastal NW, as it just doesn't get that icy. Native cars often don't get too rusty until they get very old, barring design flaws of course
Personally I think it's a good color for 'em but then I used to own a Positano (Mustard) Yellow Fiat 124 Spider. I called it "Mellow Yellow".
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
--What I believe was a Studie Lark, would need to find a pic to be sure.
--late 60's Caddy, light metallic blue in perfect condition absolutely floating down the interstate at 80.
--mid-late 80's Lotus Esprit
--several old muscle cars and hot rods on their way to a show or meet I would guess, but the highlights were a 67 Camaro hardtop and a 50's Ford panel van, Cherry Red and mildly hot rodded and a trailer queen Plymouth Super Bee.
This morning on my new route to work I saw an original Toyo Landcruiser FJ40 in need of help. Did not see any rust but it was listing to one side. Looked to be the original khaki color. Sitting next to it was a Mercury Lynx that looked like it had been sitting for a LONG time.
1959 Mercedes
I'm not positive this was the exact car, but can't find any other pictures of similar models..
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Was it bigger than that? Tougher looking?