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I once uploaded a video to photobucket, it showed up hours later.
That was a fairly smooth start, all things told! Considering that gauntlet through which you backed it as you came out of the garage, I think I would probably have grunted now and again, too.
I once raced a Road Runner and despite the time it took to shift it from first to second, I managed to dust the RR.
Weak point were the front suspension. tiny lower ball joints and control arm busings that would wear out.
Overall, great cars!
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the dude in the Charger must have been flying to cause that carnage.
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I wonder how this got here
Pretty and pricey
Not cleaned before sale, not pretending to be mint anyway
These are pretty thin on the ground these days
So of course there's another
Just one little issue
Rare faux hardtop
Still a few of these kicking around
Of all the things to preserve
Very 80s
It'll run as long as the body holds up
A number of these still around too, seems to have held up well
Aftermarket (?) pillows
Nearly extinct
Can't recall last time I saw one
I wonder if it's a Tercel
Maybe the most 70s color combo
Very early run car, but not there yet
"(but I do know what it's worth)" - I bet you do... It's not a 5-speed SL...
This looks really nice, I bet the wiring harness is going
De-tint the windows, and we'll talk
I bet it's a Japan import, legal here soon
No COMAND? Has to be a Japan import
Seldom seen anymore
Unusual powertrain, price seems dear
Nice blue brick
These seem rarer than the first gen
This can be imported now
Angular and wedgy
Never caught on
I think these had issues
Ditto, but the small bumper ones look nice
I really love the '85 Celica convertible. I always had a yen for that generation GTS.
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Seeing all those '70s/'80s Japanese cars is strange. Up here in the Northeast they have been nonexistent for nearly 20 years or more. They just did not survive the road salt and died a very early death. A few of the ones you listed looked totally foreign even though they were sold here, because they have been gone from the roads for so long.
I had a friend/coworker who owned both a RX7 like the one you showed (a real problem-filled vehicle) and a Corrado that replaced it. I liked the Corrado a lot, though I believe eventually it had nearly unfixable issues.
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The gentle climate here is pretty good for the tin can metal of old Japanese cars. They do rust, but it takes time - and we don't have the sun baked issues found in California, so it evens out I guess.
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I'm in sensory overload! Alfa was the highlight for me.
Those Japanese cars are all sitting as lumps of rust in the storm drains here in the NE.
I like those Toyota pickups. All I need is something to carry my weed whacker/push lawn mower/snow blower.
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These are neat
Christine wagon
If you like buying cars based on size
Wagon
Turbo
Black and white
White and white
Powder blue and white
I think this is a Mercedes
I guess this was a sleeper
Rich Corinthian leather
Andre-mobile?
Ex-John Voight
Things were getting weird
A battleship or a tank
2 doors, not a coupe
From Paris
442
One year later
Big cat
7-Up
Breezy
Turbo pony
Most were coupes, I think
Woody
Worst wheel choice
And yes, those G60 Corrado "G-lader" engines were nothing special when new, and now it doesn't run? Fuggedaboudit! Had it been a VR6, that would be nice, that body style has aged VERY well, to me.
I kinda like that '69 Olds. Kind of sinister/gangster looking.
And I have a slight soft spot for the '81 Fairmont since I had its twin, a '79 Zephyr. But it ain't a V6 and it definitely ain't worth anywhere near $4k.
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I like that '69 Ninety-Eight, and also the '75 Electra Limited. I feel pretty sure (but am too lazy to look), that by that time, the Limited used leather instead of vinyl, if the velour interior wasn't selected.
I like that FC Jeep, although that electric blue color--ugh!
I like the funkiness of the Checker, too. They used leftover Studebaker wheelcovers in the mid-sixties, as did International into the '70's. The president of Checker refused to consider building the Avanti on their line after Studebaker shut down, as he felt the car was 'ugly'. I remember that Nate Altman, Stude dealer who resurrected the Avanti in '65 as the Avanti II said in an article, "Ugly? He builds the Checker Marathon!". LOL
Normally, I'd like a '65 Wildcat, but I feel pretty sure (although not totally) that that is not a factory color. Why restore so nicely otherwise, and then paint a non-factory color? I know, you can do whatever you want with your own car.
We've talked about this here before, but the best way to see what was available when new is to look at the "Old Car Manuals Project" online, where most brochures are available. It's a great resource I think.
Something about that Wildcat's color seems a bit off to me, too. For some reason, that pale blue makes me think of a Ford.
I like how the guy says the '60 DeSoto would be worth double if it had the Hemi. Umm...no. If it had a Hemi, it would be incorrect! DeSoto offered three engines for 1960. The Fireflite had a 295 hp 361-2bbl, while the Adventurer had a 305 hp 383-2bbl. A Cross Ram 383 with 333 hp was optional, only on the Adventurer I believe. And by this time, the Adventurer was a full series comprising of 4-door sedan and 2/4-door hardtops, with starting prices around $3500 or so. Previously, the Adventurer had been a low-volume high performance car, DeSoto's version of the 300 Letter Series.
The last Hemi DeSotos were the '57 Firedome/Fireflite, which used a 341.1 unit, and the Adventurer, which used a 345. DeSoto would go all-wedge for '58, using 350's for the Dodge-based Firesweep and 361's for the bigger models.
In general, I like the '60 DeSoto. I think it's an attractive looking car, and manages to have a modern, clean, up to date look about it, despite the towering tailfins. There's always a few that show up at the Mopar show in Carlisle, PA. But, it's nothing I'd lust after and pay a premium for. And if I was getting one, it would either be a hardtop coupe or sedan.
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As for my own family, it seems like we discovered power windows in 1985. That year my grandparents on my Mom's side of the family got a new LeSabre and Silverado, and on my Dad's side they got a Fox-based LTD, all with power windows. Mom got a new Monte Carlo in '86 with crank windows, and I remember Granddad, after getting accustomed to this newfound luxury, teasing her about it being a "cheap" car. Now that I think about it, that Monte was the last new car in our family that had crank windows.
I didn't notice at first, that the '69 Olds Ninety-Eight didn't have a/c. I'd imagine that was pretty rare for that price class of car, by that time. But, up in the Pacific Northwest, I'd imagine a/c wasn't considered as essential as in other, hotter areas.
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You would THINK he could at least clean it up instead of stating that the interior needs to be cleaned!
It could be a decent car under all of that filth!
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It had been sitting about a month, I think. I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it started. Just 3-4 pumps of the pedal, some cranking, and then it fired up. Probably a lot less effort and annoyance than most 70's cars.
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On your '67, I'm reminded of how the heater controls and radio controls aped each other on '65-68 Pontiacs I think. The '67 Catalina was the first Pontiac panel I can think of where the Catalina panel was the same panel as the Bonneville and Grand Prix (other than nameplate, and that the Bonneville had the 'suitcase handle' under the glovebox, where it looked 'stuck on' to me, in comparison to the '65-66). Basically I mean the Catalina panel was full-woodgrain unlike previous years.
That '66 Star Chief Executive we talked about briefly was back on eBay, but was pulled as 'no longer available'. Twice a friend of mine who was very serious about the car asked for underside photos, and twice he was told he'd get them, but never did. I think that was a very, very nice car and while you don't have to like the seller to enjoy the car, that kind of thing is soooooo frustrating if not lazy.
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/5033403049.html
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Yup, I'd say that about sums it up.
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Nice 1979 Coupe DeVille I spotted on Knorr Street in NE Philly. Too bad about that gash in the door!
Who among you has the courage and very deep pockets to take on this one? This 1962 Cadillac Coupe DeVille is for sale and can be found on the SE corner of Bleigh and Oxford Avenue in NE Philly.
I brought my 1989 Cadillac Brougham out for my birthday.
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Is yours leather or velour inside?