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This numbnuts was going to put the VW engine in the back--in the back--which means major surgery and suspension alterations. He hadn't done any of the things that take planning or engineering, like installing the engine or transaxle, but he had cut large holes in the sides for cooling. All that takes is a rip saw and some randomly firing synapses.
Even that customized Capri I linked to had a purpose. Someone had taken all those '50s "trans-Atlantic" styling cues and run with them. It wasn't elegant but at least it made sense.
Jeez I'm getting crusty in my old age.
The Centurion was basically a replacement for the Wildcat of the '60's. In 1974, it was replaced by a model called the LeSabre Luxus The Luxus only ran about $100 more than the base LeSabre models though, while the Centurion ran more like $400 more, so I doubt the Luxus came standard with a bigger engine.
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What should I do: keep or sell??
I think Toyota galvanized their cars by '87. I'm surprised it's that bad. My friend drives an '86 Corolla with about the same mileage as your Nova, and it has almost no rust. Just try controlling the rust on a 1977 Toyota! That's what my brother drives. Anyway, I think it all depends on where the rust is. If structural parts of your unibody are rusting through, it might be best to get rid of the car before it breaks in half on the highway. But if it's just the usual quarter panels and door bottoms, you could always fix it yourself, at least well enough to keep it from getting worse. Bondo rust repair can work pretty well when done meticulously. Get a sander, a Dremel tool for cutting out rusted areas, a Bondo kit and some Rust-Oleum primer and you can fix moderate body rust if you're willing to put some time into it. If you're only concerned with function, you can just drive a primer-mobile, but if you want it to look presentable, you can get the car repainted afterwards, like I did with my Pontiac. Good luck.
-Andrew L
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The first Ford intermediates do look a lot like the fullsizers but maybe one styling cycle back, hence the fins on a 1962 car. That's probably why they looked so unhip so quickly, at least to me. The '65 Fairlane also tries very hard to look grownup and ends up looking more like an eight-year-old wearing his father's suit. The '66-67 intermediates are very nicely styled.
GM also used fullsize styling cues on its intermediates in '64 but I think did a much better job, except for the '64 Le Mans.
Every once in awhile, I see a '65 Buick Special around town, driven by an old man. I think I've been seeing that car for a good 10 years or more now. At a quick glance, I'll mistake it for a full-size. Probably partly because B-O-P tacked a lot of length on their cars back then, to make 'em look bigger than the Chevelle.
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