What is your favorite Classic car?
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Possibly the most beautiful car ever built, featuring the longest fenders ever hung on a car. They were constructed to represent the resurgence of the German Navy and were presented as gifts by the German Chancellor of the time to Admirals and such as gifts from the German people. The Mercedes 500K/540K Spezial Roadster...
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LOL. No. My parents bought it for me. It was a six with a three speed on the column. Beat the c r a p out of it learning how to drive.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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Man, you talk about "sexy" lines?......
Hubba, hubba...
I have a drawing of that very car out in the shop, John. Honestly. It would be hung on the walls of my home if moisture did not hit the hand signed print. Idgit (me)
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Man, you talk about "sexy" lines?......
Hubba, hubba...
I have a drawing of that very car out in the shop, John. Honestly. It would be hung on the walls of my home if moisture did not hit the hand signed print. Idgit (me)
Tom
Few cars come close to those big Benz machines, and this is one of them.
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I prefer the roadster myself. The last one is like an adult go-cart to me....
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Pretty easy to see the boys working the Corvette shop at GM were keenly aware of the Ferrari and Mercedes guys...
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65 Ford Falcon. My first car.
The first car I ever drove was a 1965 Falcon that looked exactly like that, save for the color, which was some sort of "sea mist green".
My first car was a 1966 Mustang Fastback.
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'57 Chevy.
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HUGE Mopar fan here.
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The real concern was horsepower. No car could have more horsepower in their top performing engines than the vette had, but that did not stop John DeLorean from finding creative ways of telling the top brass to pound sand.motorhead43026 wrote: »Concerning the 455, GM had a rule that no A-Body car could have a bigger displacement engine than the Corvette. So to get around this rule the geniuses at Oldsmobile hired George Hurst to convert Cutlass 442's to the venerable Hurst Olds with balanced and blueprinted 455's.
This started in 1968, the first year the 442 was an actual standalone model rather than a performance package.
The rest is history.
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HUGE Mopar fan here.
I feel that car has the coolest musclecar grille of all time. I think 1970-74 Barracudas are all similar, although I'm not sure. Also, the 1969 Camaro grille is a thing of beauty. -
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nooshinjohn wrote: »
The real concern was horsepower. No car could have more horsepower in their top performing engines than the vette had, but that did not stop John DeLorean from finding creative ways of telling the top brass to pound sand.motorhead43026 wrote: »Concerning the 455, GM had a rule that no A-Body car could have a bigger displacement engine than the Corvette. So to get around this rule the geniuses at Oldsmobile hired George Hurst to convert Cutlass 442's to the venerable Hurst Olds with balanced and blueprinted 455's.
This started in 1968, the first year the 442 was an actual standalone model rather than a performance package.
The rest is history.
Unique times in the American automotive industry for sure. And yes, cubic inches usually relate to horsepower in most cases.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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There was a guy in high school who had a tricked out ‘62 Chevy II (iirc) and he’d do reverse to lows in front of school and burn whole tires off to crowds of kids chanting his name. Very sweet looking pocket rocket. You’d see him in a cloud of smoke, and he’d get a little ways and Pow then you’d see him jacking his car up to change a tire. He had friends on all the streets coming towards school with CB radios to warn him if cops were coming. After a while he had to cool it of course. I heard he rebuilt the motor every winter just for kicks. What else would he do in Wisconsin in the winter?
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1969 Pontiac Grand Prix model J .. This is what my first car was in the late 70's. Same color. It had a 400 with a his/her shifter console with the wrap around dash with bucket seats. I put some fattys on the back. Would cruz every chance i had. What memories...
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1967 Corvette coupe 427.
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1963 corvette split window
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Wow this has the markings of a very cool thread! I've always been a Detroit car guy, and working here has been kinda a dream come true. For me, the 1959 Cadillac!
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My favorite is the 1968 Dodge Charger RT. I had a green one like the photo with a 440 magnum. Crashed it when I partied too hard and ran a red light . I had it in storage in a gravel pit while I waited to find a clean front clip. Moved to Florida for a few years and my brother sold it behind my back without a title for junk. I could have killed him. But I didn’t.
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My Porsche 948 hybrid qualified a a classic. So I had dirt cheap insurance on it.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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For me, my favorite has to have a personal connection.
1959 Chevrolet is the 1st car that I can remember Dad having back in the day. So when I found this guy, it really brought me home.
Resto modded, every time I think about this baby, now and during the restoration process, I go back in time and recall the wonderful memories as a kid! He's long gone, but thanks Dad! I love you!
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I remember when I was growing up in N. VA, there were a bunch of tricked out VW Bugs....I loved the variety of them...
The mods were endless. My favorite was one that was around the block from me. It was a tricked out Bug made to look like a cross between a Woody and Dodge's "Little Red Express". I can't seem to find any picture whatsoever to represent that car that dude had but that thing was bad ***!!! Looked like a VW version of this truck below with a Woody exterior and a wood bed/tailgate with a hood that kinda looked like the photo above...
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
My favorite is a car that I once owned. It was the first new car that I purchased upon finishing college. It was a 1967 Ermine White Camaro Rally Sport with covered head lights and black interior.
I ordered the car from a Chevrolet Dealership in Bremen Georgia. It had a 327 engine with a Hurst shifter. I still have the original invoice. I think it was just around $3100.
I have some "paper" pictures but the one from the internet below is almost identical. God I wish I still had the car.
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Me: 1971-1973 Trans Am
Bev: Ford or Chevy 1940-1957 pick-up....pick one. LOL
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Found the pic. Luckily wasn't a photobucket ransom...
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