| 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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| To: Tom Clarke who wrote (13) | 4/24/2024 10:56:08 AM | | From: miraje | | | | My old XJ Cherokee that I factory ordered new, back in 1999, still runs like the Energizer bunny, with over 365,000 miles on the original, never rebuilt drive train, and it still looks good as well. One of the last real Jeeps. I'll keep it forever.
I regretfully sold my Camaro toys when I moved last year and am now kinda looking for another rather inexpensive older convertible weekend cruiser. Maybe a LT1 C4 Corvette or even an early 90's XK8 Jag. Nice, low mileage examples of either one can be had for low 5 figure prices or even a bit less.If I really want 3 pedals, it would have to be the Vette, though..
Connected Vehicle Data Now Up For Grabs By Intelligence Agencies
Yes, practically all new cars and trucks can be remotely accessed and your personal data uploaded, either by the auto companies or the government. They can remotely shut down your engine as well. New vehicles are basically computers on wheels. No thanks, not for me. |
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| To: Tom Clarke who wrote (15) | 4/24/2024 12:35:45 PM | | From: miraje | | | | The unfortunate Cash for Clunkers program took a lot of perfectly good cars off the road.
Yes, that was incredibly stupid and wasteful. On a brighter note, check out this neat '65 Mercury camper, one of about 50 produced..
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It's Not Just A 1965 Mercury, It's A Great Dale House Car!
One part car, one part RV, completely eye-catching |
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| From: OldAIMGuy | 4/26/2024 11:21:59 AM | | | | | | In a former life I spent some time racing old English cars I owned.
This photo was taken at the last turn before the Start/Finish straight at Mid-Ohio around 1992. That's a 1953 Jaguar XK 120C that I bought for $900 (and overpaid!). I raced it until around 2003.
Best wishes,
OAG |
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