| To: miraje who wrote (3) | 4/8/2024 1:28:01 PM | | From: miraje | | | | One of one concept car up for sale again. Too bad that this Pontiac Banshee wasn't put into production..
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Rare 1964 Pontiac Banshee Concept Coupe Hits The Market Again, Priced At $1.2 Million
The legendary 1964 Pontiac Banshee coupe concept, a one-of-a-kind automotive gem, has resurfaced for sale, now showcased in a listing on Hemmings with a hefty price tag of $1.2 million.
Originally conceived as a response to the Ford Mustang, the Banshee, internally designated as the XP-833, emerged from the creative vision of Pontiac’s then-head, John Z. DeLorean. Unlike conventional pony cars, the Banshee boasted a sleek sports car design, featuring aerodynamic fiberglass bodywork reminiscent of the later C3 Chevrolet Corvette and Opel GT models.
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| To: miraje who wrote (4) | 4/16/2024 1:13:13 AM | | From: miraje | | | | What a neat ride! El Chargero? MOPAR should have built it. Pics and article at the link below..
This 2009 Dodge Charger Ute Conversion Has A 392ci Hemi And A Proper Manual Transmission
Meticulous attention to detail provides this Hemi-powered ute with OEM-like fit and finish
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| From: miraje | 4/17/2024 12:35:54 AM | | | | | | Love the color. Pics at the link..
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Under Restoration: The One-Off 1964 Corvair Built for Former Chevrolet General Manager "Bunkie" Knudsen
A number of factory customs were built for or at the behest of Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his tenure as Chevrolet’s general manager, from 1961-65. They included a couple of well-known Corvette styling cars, but also a unique, turbocharged 1964 Corvair Monza Spyder that was recently acquired by Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance founder Bill Warner. It’s undergoing restoration at Werner Meier’s facility Masterworks Automotive Services, just north of Detroit.
The car was one of five special builds commissioned under Knudsen and was pulled off the Willow Run assembly line and sent to the Chevrolet Engineering Center to receive a number of custom touches, including a repaint in Firefrost Blue. The Firefrost and later Firemist colors were unique metallic blends with brighter flake pigments and were mostly available on Cadillac models... |
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| To: miraje who wrote (6) | 4/17/2024 12:43:57 AM | | From: Zen Dollar Round | | | | My father owned a couple of Corvairs and liked to work on them.
He even had a small home mail order business for a while that sold Corvair O-Rings made of a special compound (Viton) that kept them from drying out and hardening when used in the engines. He paid my sister and I to count them and put them in bags for him when we were kids. |
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| To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (7) | 4/17/2024 12:52:01 AM | | From: miraje | | | | Got a couple of fun Corvair stories that I'll post here tomorrow, if I've got time.
I will say that their 90 degree convoluted fan belt was pretty unique. And a 4 carb option? We're talking Ferrari here, LOL.. :-) |
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| To: miraje who wrote (8) | 4/17/2024 10:22:45 PM | | From: miraje | | | | Apologies for reminiscing but here are a couple of memories..
A good friend had one of these Corvair Greenbriers..
..that we took on a camping trip when we were teenagers (not this example, but same color). Loaded up with sleeping bags, fishing gear, camp stove, food, coolers, etc. We were packed up and ready to hit the road.
Unfortunately, the road involved climbing over some steep mountain passes during the hot summer and the "hot engine" idiot light kept flashing as we were climbing the grades, so we had to keep pulling over to let it cool down. Anyway, my buddy got tired of looking at that warning light, so he stuck a piece of black electrical tape over it. Out of sight, right. Ended up with an aborted trip as the engine got toasted and we limped home on 5 cylinders, trailing considerable smoke. Live and learn..
Another good high school buddy of mine had a..
..'65 Corsa (like this example) with the 180 HP turbo motor and a 4 speed. It was a dog off the line, but really took off when the revs wound up. Another feature at full throttle was raw gasoline fumes in the car when the turbo was kicking in. I liked that little car, but his girlfriend made him sell it, for obvious reasons. The "perfume" got to be too much.. :-) |
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| To: miraje who wrote (9) | 4/18/2024 4:53:09 PM | | From: Broken_Clock | | | | | My good friend from HS began collecting classic cars(he never seemed to have the money to remodel anything, just buy it) right of HS in 67. he worked at a local factory and living was cheap and so were the cars and trucks he bought. he finally secured a rental on a farm outside of town that had a huge barn which would house his ever expanding collection. I expect he is easily the richest kid from by HS class. |
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| To: Broken_Clock who wrote (10) | 4/18/2024 5:28:34 PM | | From: miraje | | | | a farm outside of town that had a huge barn
I used to say that I'd be happy living in a tent if I had a huge garage along with it. Neither one of my ex-wives shared that sentiment, however.. :-)
I had a couple of nice collector cars in my younger years that suffered from a lack of proper indoor storage. :-( |
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| To: miraje who wrote (11) | 4/23/2024 1:10:48 PM | | From: miraje | | | | I wish I could time travel back to the 60's when it was possible to order cars like this. Pics at the kink..
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Found: One-Of-One 1967 Ford Custom With A W-Code 427
Here's a story for you: in the mid-1960s, a gentleman in New York had his dreams and savings account aimed squarely at a new 427 Cobra, but his soon-to-be ex-wife drained the account and disappeared. Stung, but still determined to get his 427 experience, he special-ordered a less-expensive base-model 1967 Ford Custom two-door sedan and had the Mahwah, New Jersey factory drop in the W-code 427-4V engine, which automatically triggered a four-speed gearbox and 15-inch nylon blackwall tires as “mandatory” options.
It would be the one and only Custom that year built with the W-code engine, which breathed through a single Holley 780-cfm four-barrel to produce 410 gross horsepower. To be clear, a handful of other full-size Fords were built with 427s. They included 10 Customs with the R-code 427-8V engine (dual quads) and 18 additional higher-trim models equipped with the W-code engine. That’s a mere 29 427 cars altogether, out of more than 952,000 full-size Fords built for the year.
And only one of them — this car — was a base Custom with the W-code engine.. |
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| From: Tom Clarke | 4/24/2024 9:51:03 AM | | | | | | Stick with the old stuff. My newest car is a 2012 Volvo. Also have a 95 Chevy truck and an 89 Crown Vic, all in good running order. I aim to keep them that way as long as possible.
Driving Dystopia: Connected Vehicle Data Now Up For Grabs By Intelligence Agencies
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