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05-22-2024, 04:06 PM | #1871 |
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Beautiful! What year is that car? When I was in the Army and stationed in Germany in the 1986-1989 timeframe, I had the chance to buy one that looked very similar for $16k. Unfortunately, that was way out of my reach at that time considering I was making about half that a year.
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05-23-2024, 01:18 PM | #1873 |
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^ Inspired by this car: 1959 Cadillac El Dorado.
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Now that will get you to the cemetery in quick fashion, none of that 25mph across town parade bs.
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05-24-2024, 06:14 AM | #1880 |
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The Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport made its debut in 1929 and was a contender in Italian road racing for several years. It featured a supercharged102 hp six that and, while not the fastest competitor, was reliable and had good handling. It won the Mille Miglia endurance race in both 1929 and 1930.
A similar restored 6C 1750 brought half a million USD early in 2024.
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Here's a time capsule from the year I turned sixteen years old (1963); the Beach Boys were singing their hit song 409 on the radio about a Chevrolet Impala Super Stock 409. I don't believe they specified the color.
In September of 1963, Donald McDonald of Tucker, Georgia, took delivery of a new '63 Impala 2-door. The total price out the door was $3,872 and he took out a loan with GMAC for $97.65 a month for 36 months. I'll bet he was lucky to get 10 miles per gallon in his new red Impala. The sticker says he paid $242 for a "Turbo Fire 409"; I'm not sure which engine that is. The 409 came in three states of tune: 4-barrel carb base 340 hp (SAE gross) or upgraded 400 hp or dual 4-barrel 425 hp. Donald got the 2-speed Powerglide automatic, which set him back $199. Power steering was extra, too -- can you imagine what it was like without that? I was already semi-hooked on those funny foreign cars like Porsche or those boxy BMWs, but it was all academic since my mode of locomotion was walking -- no money. But I would've salivated over a car like Donald's anyway.
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05-24-2024, 07:48 AM | #1882 |
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I will never tire of looking at these cars, but driving them leaves much to be desired. They drive like an old, finely-tuned Muscle Car. I imagine that back in the day, when compared to the standard Mustang/Camaro/Cuda, they would have felt like a space ship, but time has definitely moved on. I realize that a lot of enthusiasts are looking for that analog experience today, to 'unplug' so to speak, so the old 911's scratch that itch, but compared to a modern analog car like my Lotus, which is a scalpel by any other name, the old Porsche cars hold zero interest for me.
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Obviously you can not compared older 911s to a modern analog sports car, but you can`t beat the analog experience of some older 911s. Oh, and that classic look Your lotus is an outstanding handling car, but every time I see one, I can`t get past the look, especially the front. It`s like Murf said, "To each their own"
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My targa, about to head home from a P-Car gathering at "zero dark thirty".
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Over time I've gotten used to it, and adore it now, but I realize that's probably my own Rose Colored Glasses. But when it comes to the drive. No Porsche I've ever driven even comes close (and I've driven them all). I'm sure there are multiple reasons for it, chief among them is that none of them move like an 1,875 lb car, Singer be damned. And as you say, to each their own. In fact, as I see it, the main problem with the world is that instead of celebrating the differences in people, creating a vastly more diverse world (and a better one in my eyes), we want to kill each other over them. Cheers. Stand and Deliver. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr |
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I don't condemn people because they think differently or like something different than me. And I definitely don't want to kill anyone because they are different than me Liking a car (or not) has nothing to do with celebrating other people's differences in the world. Everyone has different likes and dislikes. If we all liked the same thing, this world would be even more upside down than it already is. This is what I like... There's nothing wrong with that??? Cheers
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Early 1960s Jaguar Mark II saloon
In 1962, the Mark II 3.8 was priced at $5,045; automatic was optional at $150 and power steering ran another $130. 2.4 and 3.4 sixes were available in the UK but I believe only the 220 hp 3.8 was sold in the USA. The walnut trim in the interior is very expensive to restore. The pictured steering wheel is aftermarket.
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Great presence with the mid-late 60s European luxury sedans. Jag, RR and MB had great industrial design with proportion, form, lines and details coming together. "Bodywork" and "coachwork" was at its pinnacle in that era. Same with the highest end sports cars of the era.
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