Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

tjc78

If you think about it... that is perfect for a classic car. You still have room for your daily drivers too.

stickguy

Yup. Excellent storage area.

Funny, but something like that floor plan, is exactly the type of house I’m looking For!

fintail

I like that tandem setup too, tandems seem somewhat hard to find around here - I remember looking at places and only finding that on rare occasion. So many buildings have one spot per unit, and a dearth of extra parking.

A garage like the one in that plan is just begging to be filled with $300 worth of yard sale rejects while $50K in cars sit exposed to the elements in the driveway.

omarman

I chose that cluttered garage pic because the project car buried under all that junk looked like an old mini pickup. Now I don't know what it is.

fintail

Looks like a Fiat 124 berlina or variant, possibly a Lada 1200/VAZ 2101

texases

fintail said:

I like that tandem setup too, tandems seem somewhat hard to find around here - I remember looking at places and only finding that on rare occasion. So many buildings have one spot per unit, and a dearth of extra parking.

A garage like the one in that plan is just begging to be filled with $300 worth of yard sale rejects while $50K in cars sit exposed to the elements in the driveway.

Folks do that where I live - unopened moving boxes in the garage, new cars outside. And here it hails, newish Range Rover with hundreds of dents...I don't get it...

fintail

Same here, you can always tell on a rare snow day when you see the 100K cars covered in snow for the morning commute.

Come to think of it, most of my family is this way, too. The garage was often a "workshop" for my dad, my sister uses hers for their dogs, etc, while others like me wish they had more space for cars.

texases said:

Folks do that where I live - unopened moving boxes in the garage, new cars outside. And here it hails, newish Range Rover with hundreds of dents...I don't get it...

stickguy

Car buried in a he garage looks like a lancia from the badge but hard to get a good look at it

Mr_Shiftright

You could always get rid of that useless "dining room" and park a small car in there.

fintail

Motorcycles appear to be easy to incorporate into living environments:



For the mystery car, I am not aware of a Lancia of that era without 4 headlights.

Mr_Shiftright

He's obviously not married.

fintail

Looks like a happy life

Mr_Shiftright

That'd never work with my Triumph.

qbrozen

This talk of garages made me realize I could put the Alfa in the 3rd bay since that is where I had parked my EX35. But, of course, we are getting close to snow time and it is fairly critical to have my plowing tractor inside. Maybe in the Spring.

boomchek

I don't mind the tandem garage setup and it allowed me to create a bit of a mancave in the back of it. The back of the garage has a door to the back yard so I bbq there in the summer.

It's my place to unwind, and when friends come over, us guys hang out down here, talk cars, and drink of course.

My bookshelves have all my vintage car magazines on it, and the shelf that the TV is on has all my car brochures sorted. And walls covered with years of car posters I collected at auto shows for the past 2 decades or so.

I don't even have enough space to hang all my toy cars so I have about 100 hot wheels in boxes to my son where he proudly hangs them in his room among shelves of 1:18 scale cars he's been collecting (he's only 9 but a car guy already).

Looking towards garage entrance.




Looking the opposite way towards entrance to back yard.




Looking to the right towards my nook and "office space".




Wide angle view including my nook with "office space", desk, and my car magazine collection.




I'll take better pictures when I tidy it up a bit.

tjc78

So incredible! Love it. First generation NES there too, I have to dig mine out sometime. I could go for some Excitebike or RC Pro Am.

stickguy

Good idea. Hope where you live, you got insulation and heat!

fintail

Nice. With a tandem setup like that, I could cram in the fintail, modern car, and probably a bike or three, and some other junk too. Unfortunately, townhouses within what I consider a reasonable commute are out of my price range here.

boomchek

Thanks, no heat in there but there is insulation. I have a portable plug in heater that works well in winter.

Although 2 cars fit in there, when I hang out down there I pull one car out to have a bit of open space on the end.

xwesx

Yep, that's creative. Love it!

edit: Oooh! I hit 12,000 with this post. I probably need a man cave like that so I would post less here.

omarman

Looks great! Like having a garage combined with your own comic shop too.

boomchek

I actually ran out of room to hang posters, I had so many. My wife was embarassed at first, but when we have friends over, eventually the wives join us guys to hang out downstairs in the garage.

stickguy

any worth in this project? Car actually looks pretty solid but needs everything else. Same seller seems to have a few other old MGs, and an Austin Marina, for sale, most of which are sitting in a field. QB should pick them up, he is in that neck of the woods!

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/1972-mgb/6731177378.html

qbrozen

Oh, I'm good. Thanks anyway. ;b

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

any worth in this project? Car actually looks pretty solid but needs everything else. Same seller seems to have a few other old MGs, and an Austin Marina, for sale, most of which are sitting in a field. QB should pick them up, he is in that neck of the woods!

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/1972-mgb/6731177378.html

Pile of junk. $300 bucks. Scrapeyard. Not even a good parts car, since you can buy just about every part for an MGB.

tjc78

I was just up that way yesterday, could have checked it out for you 

Mr_Shiftright

A picture is worth a thousand words, but thanks!

tjc78

For this money, wouldn’t you rather have a Grand National?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/442/113258029436?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20180518101550&meid=e67d0c6da48149a5ab014a848ae72c41&pid=100970&rk=7&rkt=8&mehot=pp&sd=142989005641&itm=113258029436&_trksid=p2481888.c100970.m5481&_trkparms=pageci:0074f566-db0e-11e8-bc1f-74dbd1805dab|parentrq:bd2182331660a99c4232987afffd5dd7|iid:1

explorerx4

That 442 has had some mods. Not sure if it's a real 442. No Lightning Rod shifter.

sda

tjc78 said:

For this money, wouldn’t you rather have a Grand National?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/442/113258029436?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20180518101550&meid=e67d0c6da48149a5ab014a848ae72c41&pid=100970&rk=7&rkt=8&mehot=pp&sd=142989005641&itm=113258029436&_trksid=p2481888.c100970.m5481&_trkparms=pageci:0074f566-db0e-11e8-bc1f-74dbd1805dab|parentrq:bd2182331660a99c4232987afffd5dd7|iid:1

The price is rich. Looks like a nice car with all options. Compared to current cars, not quick. 0-60 in 9-10 sec? I am surprised to see a speedometer that reads above 85, I thought that was the regulation at the time. As I have a soft spot for Olds, I'd be happy to own that car.

tjc78

explorerx4 said:

That 442 has had some mods. Not sure if it's a real 442. No Lightning Rod shifter.

I thought only the Hurst Olds got those?

stickguy

I kinda like that 442. Shocks me too!

explorerx4

I thought they all had that shifter.
The 3.73's were on Hurst only?
I'm no expert on them.

ab348

This is pretty, though I wonder why it needed all that engine work at that mileage.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-porsche-911-turbo-12/

texases

Sumitomo tires? Kind of an odd choice, to me.

qbrozen

Many Sumitomo choices are highly regarded these days.

texases

Good to know. I didn't realize they were big in the ultra-high-performance tire world.

Mr_Shiftright

explorerx4 said:

That 442 has had some mods. Not sure if it's a real 442. No Lightning Rod shifter.

VIN says it is---a "9" in the 8th place

Mr_Shiftright

RE: Porsche Turbo---well the CARFAX says it failed emissions testing in 2013, so maybe it burned a valve or something? At any rate, a rebuild on that engine is very $$$. Somebody spend a pile on this car.

gsemike

What's on Craigs on Long Island

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/1988-lincoln-mark-vii-lsc/6733961117.html Nice shape but not an LSC I think

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/1979-jeep-cj-5/6736488774.html Winter is coming

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/vw-bug/6736454616.html Will never see another one just like it for 4 grand

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/82-porschel/6736414914.html Real headturner but I am not expert on Porsches

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/1988-ford-f250-4-wheel-drive/6736393800.html Given the old truck mania, this looks pretty reasonable

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/1966-mustang-289-restored/6720357316.html Could be a decent entry level resto-mod but would like to see more pics

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/1985-volvo-dl-low-miles/6727812862.html 10 footer Volvo. Credit the seller for the close ups

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/1981-camaro/6716474833.html "I spun a bearing so i had the bottom half done Two weeks later had the top half done " I question his approach

ab348

The '84 Lincoln looks very nice. Those were handsome.

The CJ-5 looks good for what it is.

The Ford pickup looks like a deal except there is no mention of mileage so it could be shot.

I run, do not walk, away from anything that is termed "custom", resto-mod" or has half of a Summit catalog bolted to it.

I do not know if that Porsche is a good deal or would be scorned by aficionados. I do not like the orange accents nor the interior mods.

stickguy

Snazzy Porsche. But hate the interior.

And I love the Jeep. My wife would hate it of course. But fun toy.

berri

I like the Mk VII+

Mr_Shiftright

RE: 81 Camaro--Holy carburetor, Batman!

RE: 88 Ford F250---the old truck craze hasn't really hit the 80s yet, and 3/4 tons always sell for less than 1/2 tons in the old stuff.

qbrozen

'66 Stang: panel fitment looks pretty bad all around, and those wheels are AWFUL, but at least the asking price might be reasonable enough.

'81 Maro: If that's the original engine with no mods, he is quite wrong about it being "fast." Appears to have a power brake booster but manual brake pedal? Maybe? I'm not familiar with how they came from the factory.

andres3

texases said:

Good to know. I didn't realize they were big in the ultra-high-performance tire world.

Good "cheap" tire. Still, you get what you pay for at times (not always).

andres3

texases said:

Good to know. I didn't realize they were big in the ultra-high-performance tire world.

Good "cheap" tire. Still, you get what you pay for at times (not always).

tjc78

The Lincoln is really nice, not an LSC but by 88 even the Bill Blass got the HO motor.

qbrozen

andres3 said:

Good "cheap" tire. Still, you get what you pay for at times (not always).

Kind of like some cars. You can pay double for 10% improved performance if you really want to. Then, of course, you have to actually use them to that extent. I made A LOT of far more expensive iron with far more expensive rubber look bad running a set of Sumitomos on the track and at the autocross.

tjc78

I had Sumitomos on my truck when I had it and had zero complaints at all. I’d buy them again in a minute.