04-22-2014, 01:42 PM
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You didn't like it?
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No, it was slower than my DD 1973 TransAm, heavier clutch, A/C was inadequate, not very comfortable. It was a 1978 model with carbs & 5-speed, 7 years old at the time. Looked cool at the time & exhaust sounded good. Transmission felt bulletproof.
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04-22-2014, 02:07 PM
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You didn't like it?
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As he said, drive one first. I have driven a couple, 308 and a 328, MAJOR letdowns, both.
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04-22-2014, 02:13 PM
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As it has been alluded to, be careful what you wish for. My partner just got his 1969 Shelby GT500 back from the restoration shop this spring after it was being worked on for 2 years, he parked it in 1980 and it had sat in his barn since.
After his first drive in it......Talk about a grown man looking like he just found out the truth about Santa......his daily driver is a Caddy CTS-V.
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04-22-2014, 02:58 PM
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Didn't anyone catch this? I don't watch this show but happened to flipping channels when it was on.
https://autos.yahoo.com/news/richard-rawlings-discovered-pontiac-holy-grail-193051439.html
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04-22-2014, 03:07 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Originally Posted by coreseller
As he said, drive one first. I have driven a couple, 308 and a 328, MAJOR letdowns, both.
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What about '88 Testorosa? A few in that year range in the 48k-50k range.
Seems 80k gets into the '00s and a nice 16k mile car in Ferrari.
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04-22-2014, 03:21 PM
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I watched it! My first car was a 1967 Burnt Orange Firebird. If I remember right, it was around mid 300's build. I ended up selling it when my foot went through the floor pan  It was a Wisconsin car(living there at the time) so the winter salt took its toll  I still love the looks of the early model but to have one now it would have to be a restomod and even then, I would not want to give up my Boxster.
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04-22-2014, 03:30 PM
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I gotta call BS on most of what I read in that link. I owned 14, 67-74 Firebirds over the 25 years before I sold my last one 11 years ago to buy my Boxster. I've seen many far more desirable Firebirds sell for half the price these allegedly sold for. 
P.S. I have lots of out of print Firebird literature I plan to put on E-bay someday. PM me if interested
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04-22-2014, 03:34 PM
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Lamborghini Countach.
It will be mine...oh yes, it will be mine 
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Yeah this was my car also. Don't remember how old I was but seeing those two female drivers in Canon Ball Run sealed the deal for me. Now I find out what you have to do to reverse and parallel park this thing.
You actually half to sit or the door sill and look backwards while pressing the gas pedal so you can see. Now I think, what were they thinking. Ever a car that needs a backup camera, this is it. Sorry if I ruined it for you.
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04-22-2014, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by coreseller
As it has been alluded to, be careful what you wish for. My partner just got his 1969 Shelby GT500 back from the restoration shop this spring after it was being worked on for 2 years, he parked it in 1980 and it had sat in his barn since.
After his first drive in it......Talk about a grown man looking like he just found out the truth about Santa......his daily driver is a Caddy CTS-V.
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Well if he is looking for a charity to give it to, I am not to proud to beg!  :dance:
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04-22-2014, 03:43 PM
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Always wanted to build a "resto-mod version of my 1970 T/A into a street legal replica of the racecar Jerry Titus died in at Elkhart Lake Trans Am race.
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04-22-2014, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rp17
Yeah this was my car also. Don't remember how old I was but seeing those two female drivers in Canon Ball Run sealed the deal for me. Now I find out what you have to do to reverse and parallel park this thing.
You actually half to sit or the door sill and look backwards while pressing the gas pedal so you can see. Now I think, what were they thinking. Ever a car that needs a backup camera, this is it. Sorry if I ruined it for you. |
Maybe not if you order yours without the rear wing. It will increase top speed 5 MPH
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04-22-2014, 04:16 PM
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I'm really reading a lot about Ferrari 328 GTB or GTS. About 1988 vintage. Was my absolute favorite.
F-40's and Testarossa's are still above my pay grade...need to be swapping a few more boilers!
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Testicleroasters were awesome when new, but those side strakes look so dated now!
I still love the F-40. Way above my pay grade too so I had to settle for a set of the wheels:
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04-22-2014, 05:00 PM
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No Delorean love???
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From Cars and Coffee 2 weeks ago:
I, too was a Magnum PI fan (308 and 328), lusted for the Countach, and of course, the 928 from Risky Business, even if it was a base.
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04-22-2014, 05:11 PM
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Never meet your childhood Heros haha! Regardless of the quality to drive these cars all look great!
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04-22-2014, 05:14 PM
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Porsche 928 when I was 10
Lamborghini Countach Jalpa and Diablo when I was 12-16
Audi ur-Quattro when I was 20
Now I want them all!
Oh and I want my countach black or red with gold bravo wheels
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04-22-2014, 05:14 PM
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Little or not, you seem to look like a proud "owner" lol
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Many thanks!
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04-22-2014, 05:23 PM
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From Cars and Coffee 2 weeks ago:
I, too was a Magnum PI fan (308 and 328), lusted for the Countach, and of course, the 928 from Risky Business, even if it was a base. |
Even has the hoverboard! That's frickin fantastic!
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04-22-2014, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rp17
Yeah this was my car also. Don't remember how old I was but seeing those two female drivers in Canon Ball Run sealed the deal for me. Now I find out what you have to do to reverse and parallel park this thing.
You actually half to sit or the door sill and look backwards while pressing the gas pedal so you can see. Now I think, what were they thinking. Ever a car that needs a backup camera, this is it. Sorry if I ruined it for you. |
I don't care if I have to buy a spider monkey to sit on the hood and give me directions...I will have one!
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04-22-2014, 05:26 PM
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This is a dream car of mine. It will be auctioned this Friday. It is about 40 miles from my house. I bet I drove by this house 100 times and never knew what was inside.
It was actually on Yahoo news and on the NBC news one night.
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April 25th - 1969 Shelby Mustang GT-500 428 Cobra Jet – One Owner - 8,531 original miles
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04-22-2014, 05:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BYprodriver
Always wanted to build a "resto-mod version of my 1970 T/A into a street legal replica of the racecar Jerry Titus died in at Elkhart Lake Trans Am race.
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Wow! Talk about a flashback to the past. I remember seeing these great racing machines during the "pony car wars" of the late '60s and early 70's.
They were formidable beasts, and all the Detroit factories were players. Invoking the NASCAR idiom of "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday", they hired the best drivers in the business, and from all disciplines. Parnelli Jones, Dan Gurney, Mark Donahue, Peter Revson, George Follmer, David Pearson, Swede Savage, Sam Posey and Jerry all slugged it out on the best road courses in America.
Lots of great stories from that era. Google it sometime.
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