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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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It had an Oldsmobile Rocket V-8 in it, so I was thinking it was some kind of Olds. But I tried Googling various pics of 1930's Oldsmobiles, and couldn't find anything that looked like it. Also, it looked kinda small to me, more like about the size I'd expect a Ford, Chevy, or Plymouth from that era to be.
This was at a local cruise-in/car show that took place this evening. There was another Olds-powered custom job there...a 1936 Chrysler buisiness coupe! It was actually kinda refreshing to see a hotrod that DIDN'T use a Ford or Chevy smallblock! :P
'60-ish Falcon Ranchero, very nice, white, I think somewhat lowered
Light Ivory MB 450SEL w/correct bundt alloys, a big banana
Beautiful dark-green 'pagoda' MB SL, with incredibly irritating incorrect (right)-side trunk insignias; this is my biggest pet peeve with repainted Benzes
LWB W140 Mercedes-Benz S320 sedan (I think kinda rare, I like the 6-cylinder LWB combo, or at least the notion of same; owned by auto repair shop across from bar, natch!)
'87-ish BMW 535i, black w/tan leather, pristine
ratty '87 SAAB 900SPG (black with gray lower trim), I love these, too bad they're so labor-intensive
'85 (only year offered) SAAB 900 turbo four-door, in my favorite combo, Rose Quartz with burgandy inside, non-running, neglected with impending-tow sticker, of course
'86 or '87 Honda Civic sedan, unfortunately automatic, in great shape, similar to the car in which I learned to drive stick. My favorite of everything-you-need-nothing-you-don't cars of the era. Small, roomy, efficient.
Lastly, almost twins...a Pontiac Bonneville Model G (these were SO dull) sedan (so '85-87?), in requisite gray, and a much more attractive if gaudy two-tone burgandy, earlier ('78 or '79) Grand LeMans sedan.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/car/156691090.html
It might have been repainted, but was otherwise very original...the interior was original and under those old plastic seat covers. It was a two tone blue and white, kind of an aqua. Very pretty.
Also, as we were leaving, I spotted a rat-rod '35 Ford 3 window, a 69 Toronado, a ratty 66 Belair, and a sad looking W116.
And that Olds does seem like a decent deal
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Back in the pack, I recently saw a Mercedes S-600 and an S-55 AMG, both black, following each other on the Santa Monica Freeway (where else?). They were "only" the 2006 model, but they looked fine. :shades: I'd take the smooth 600 over the racy 55.
S600 = depreciation mobile. There's a local lot here with a CL600, 2002, 28K miles, for 43K. That's like 80K less than new! I somehow like the odd wheels on the S600 though.
2) '69 Camaro convertible Indy pace car (or clone).. White with orange stripes.
3) '69-'71 Corvette coupe... that orangey red color... almost perfect
4) Old mid '70s Beetle with the '49 Ford front-end.. again, almost like new.
5) Buick Grand National... uh.. it was black.. :surprise:
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-2 Myers Manx dune buggies.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
a beautiful 70's orange challenger and blue barracuda.
on speed channel the other night, they had a show testing those 70's muscle cars. no wonder those chrysler pony cars didn't sell. they looked good. other than that, 'fugget aboud it'. have to admit, the market loves them today.
in fabulous condition.
-a flatbed mounted orange Porsche 914/4 in good condition, I thought it might be a race car but it wasn't wearing numbers and the wheels looked street.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I also saw a Plymouth Prowler. The guy was trying to speed around but it just wasn't doing too much. Since it was being driven agressively, it was pretty unimpressive.
It is in our showroom and I will get some pictures on my carspace site a little later.
a non-factory purple '71 Olds Cutlass 'S' two-door hardtop, with 22" wire spoke rims
nice, original-looking light yellow '65 Lincoln Continental
'77-79 Mercury Cougar Villager, similar to the Matchbox version, only darker green
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I would like one to although I think I would like a long wheel base station wagon or a short wheel base soft top model.
That thing drives like a tank. If you drove it a couple days a week for a while your left leg would get bulked up from using the clutch.
It does have a manual overdrive selector and that winch is PTO powered with another PTO drive shaft that runs out the back for running equipment.
The PTO driveshafts aren't installed right now since they had gotten lose in their mountings and were making lots of noise when driving. The owner still has the driveshafts at home but if you wanted new ones installed they would probably have to be fabricated using the old ones as a template.
We have it listed at 24,000 right now.
Today's most unusual sight was an old 85-88 Cressida wagon, dark blue as so many were
Here's a great story and I swear it's true. On my way home from work I saw a 1964 Rambler American station wagon sitting in the back of a Toyota dealer (small town just south of Houston, Tx) used car lot. It was ALL original! Get this only 31,000 miles! 3 on the tree, no options, not even A/C, original red paint and black vinyl interior, spotless. It was owned by an 89 y/o man who traded it for a Toyota Corolla
right after it came a Honda Insight. Watching that misshapen jelly bean trail the Monte,all I could think is "sigh".
I have to wonder how the fintail would fare in such a mess...I think it would do OK. Scary thought, but one that should cross the mind of anyone who has an old car that actually gets driven.
Anyway, the dynamics of any given crash probably have more to do with who lives and who dies than any safety equipment the car might have. And the fact that the Corvette ended up UNDER the Mustang speaks volumes on that subject.
About 4 years ago, while on vacation, I saw a pile-up on the interstate involving a tractor trailer, several modern cars, and a '73 or so Cutlass Supreme sedan. The Cutlass hardly had a scratch on it. But that was still more a matter of how the cards fell, so to speak, than any inherent safety/strength advantages of the Cutlass! I mean, it's not THAT Supreme! :P
Several years ago there was a 40 car pileup on ice on I5 north of Seattle....all modern cars/trucks and a 59 Buick sedan thrown into the mix. The Buick made it through with just a bent bumper IIRC...but as you say, who knows how the cards fell. It was interesting to see though, and I was glad to see the old car didn't get slaughtered.
But having said all that, there is a certain amount of luck involved, and a '63 Chrysler or '63 Mercedes could use the other car as an energy absorber----but if you hit a tree, you really want to be in a modern car in any case.