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https://youtu.be/_EI8XufyR6A
I thought this was kinda cool, as I don't think I've ever actually seen my DeSoto in motion from an outside perspective, as I've always been the one driving it! Plus, he caught the car on its "good" side!
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The third car from the left seems to have a very distinctive radiator, but I can't place it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmF-w6-EkQ
That Stude is a one-owner, original paint car. Driven by a retired shop teacher friend of his, who would've been in his mid-70's when that particular video was shot.
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They moved to Southern Maryland around 2002, but we've kept in touch. The husband passed away back in 2013, but the wife is still doing pretty well. And the truck is still in the family; their son still has it.
It's been ages since I've seen it, but I'm picturing it as a sky blue with a white roof.
My Granddad had a truck of that vintage, too. Possibly two of them. I don't know why, but for whatever reason, I can remember every car my grandparents had, but with trucks, once you get earlier than 1973, it gets vague. I know their first "truck" was actually a 1939 or so Plymouth that Granddad bought, cut off everything aft of the B-pillar, and built a wooden pickup bed. And I think he had a '57 GMC. I'm sure there was something in between those two, though. And then I'm thinking either one or two trucks from that '60-66 vintage, one from '67-72, a '73 Chevy regular-cab, a '76 GMC crew-cab, and finally an '85 Silverado regular-cab.
I do seem to recall my uncle mentioning a GMC from the 60's that was a 3/4-ton, 6-cyl, and a manual transmission. He said it was basically a farm truck...you wouldn't want to take it out on any kind of interstate!
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The Desoto looks like some moonshiner coming out of the woods to make a run.
Horsepower-wise, the 2-barrel 283 put out 195 hp, while the 2-barrel Stude 289 put out 210 hp.
The Stude V8 is an oil leaker, but I really never did anything with my two Stude-powered Studes (I've had two Stude-powered, and two Chevy-powered, V8's).
Online, I see guys telling Stude owners to have their Stude water and fuel pumps rebuilt, as the aftermarket ones for sale now are supposedly mostly cr*p.
I have found that the 283 Stude used in '65 and '66 is a Canadian-built engine of Chevrolet design built by McKinnon Industries, a GM subsidiary. I have seen that they were used in trucks and Canadian Pontiacs. A longtime engine guru in our national club has said that the McKinnon engines have the Power Pack heads, supposedly a good thing. I'm sure Studebaker didn't ask for those, but they were what GM would sell them. In some ways, what Studebaker did to get the Chevy under the hood and to clear the Studebaker steering, is comical. A regular Chevy air cleaner element won't fit--the air cleaner itself is too short, and the hood wouldn't close with the Chevy one. It's a unique Studebaker air cleaner and element. I bought three NOS ones from the major Stude parts supplier, I think I paid $11 each; put one in the car; kept two in the closet.
Carb needed rebuilt almost immediately; when my friend took it off he snapped off a stud and ruined the manifold trying to get it out. Bought a used one from a Stude parts vendor.
Now, the water pump, which I know is a fairly routine thing overall.
I'll tell you, normal oil pressure on a 283 is lower than a Stude V8. I was always used to about 30 lbs. pressure at hot idle in 'drive' on my two Stude V8's. This 283 has 20 when hot, and it's a low mileage car. A wrench friend of mine tells me that's normal for the 283, nothing to worry about.
Another truck I see constantly is 67-79 style Fords, still all over the place.
On the spotted subject, I am still out here in somewhat podunk - there's a Pinto and Citation about a block from my mom's house, and there's an early 50s Stude pickup being used as an ornament at a garden place.
As Fin noted, the 1967 gen of Ford trucks seemed to outlive the previous generation quite handily. There are still a few early/mid-70s Fords running around here unrestored.
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When the '73 Chevy pickups came out, I thought they were pretty--I liked the full wheelcovers, and interiors and instrument panels of the upper Cheyenne and Cheyenne Super models. But where I lived, the bodies sure didn't hold up. I also got tired of how long they built those square-wheel-opening models....even the gen prior to the current one tried to pull that off.
https://youtu.be/zl0kydeFZ9M
I was hoping the iPhone camera would record better inside the garage, but eh, I guess it's good enough for government work
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDx7uuL4W0M
As far as car chase scenes go, given the era in which that was made, it's really quite impressive. Just imagine how much of that would be CGI these days. And, even though it took place in New York, I'm sure there would be a lot of scenes where it would look suspiciously like Southern California!
While it's easy to tell that much of that footage was sped up to make the cars look like they were going faster than they really were, it still doesn't come off as obvious as it does in other movies. And for the most part the stunts seem realistic, without going over the top.
And, it kinda gives me a new respect for 5 mph bumpers
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https://youtu.be/5fL8n_aAisQ
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I’d take it. Very nice example, I believe the miles. The steering wheel spokes on those is usually the first thing to wear. This one is pristine.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
than a nice red Ferrari 348. Could not quite get the trim badge. Look like a hardtop though so maybe a GT? Looked sweet through.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
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I don't know what, exactly, he did to modify the Corvairs...hopefully he didn't try a 350 swap in there. I imagine that'd be enough to give Ralph Nader a heart attack!
Yeah, the notchback was the totally utilitarian Vega. It is cool IMHO, that they offered four bodystyles right out of the box.
I would like a Cosworth, but a '76 which is available in any of the colors, even though I don't like the '76 taillights. Not too long ago I saw a Road and Track review from back then that put the CV up against some of the better-known Euro nameplates and did surprisingly well.
Other than a Cosworth, for looks I like a '75 GT Kammback the best, although there are upgrades on the '76. I wouldn't have hesitated a minute to buy a new '76 then.
The panel express is sort-of cool too, although rarely seen then or now.
I seem to remember one of the mags stating that a Cosworth cornered better than the same year's Corvette with radials.
Every one was built about 35 miles down the road from me.
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It's absolutely comical to read the bloviating whenever a Cosworth comes up in a Facebook page. Astounding how many 'experts' have never heard of one. Tons of "I had one, paid $2,500 for it new, rusted out, overheated", blah blah blah. Not a Cosworth.
Anything that anybody hated about early Vegas has no bearing on a Cosworth, LOL. The things that made Vegas in general the darlings of the auto press the first few years--styling, number of body styles, handling--did remain, but even better in the Cosworth. The negatives were gone.
New negatives were how new emission standards were in place by the time the car was put in production, and of course the selling price. The one my hometown dealer got in sold for $4,800 although the sticker was $6,300-some. An acquaintance owns the car now and I've seen the sale paperwork when new. It sat at the dealer a year before being sold.
The engineering was pretty advanced at the time. Personally, I wouldn't even want a '76 Corvette. One of the magazines called the C3's the "Flying D....." and I rather agree, LOL.
I can see what you mean about the '76 tail lights. They just seem like they're too big, for the rear of the car.
Too big, and I never liked yellow lenses, which always yelled "foreign" to me.
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