We're talkin 60's-70's American muscle here.. Whats your favorite? I know its kinda outa place in a Miata forum but oh well everyone loves the Classics :rolleyes:
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We're talkin 60's-70's American muscle here.. Whats your favorite? I know its kinda outa place in a Miata forum but oh well everyone loves the Classics :rolleyes:
427 Cobra::Drive1:: ::Humpy::
My brother has a '69 Buick GS (455 cu) + nitrous. That thing will pin you in the seat when it launches! I've always liked the late 60's Chevelle's body style too.
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...-ads-1969b.jpg
Old school trans am cars, like Z28's, mustangs, AMX. . .
I would sell every car I have for one like this:
1969 Dodge Charger...
http://www.dakotacruiser.com/carimages/69chargera.jpg
My old man had one... and it was the first car I ever "drove" (I think I was 3 or 4 years old...)
'63 Corvette Grand Sport.
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...sport/63gs.jpg
But, I wouldn't turn my nose up at a "run of the mill" '63 split-window coupe with the 4-speed and a 327 fuelie. Preferably dark green. :mrgreen:
I like the early GTO's, and 68 and 69 RS and SS Chamero's..also the old Firebirds were sweet.
...with a 426 Hemi, of course :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I don't think the Cobra and Vette are considered muscle cars, and the Stage I Buick was a baby compared to the Stage III. It's a realy tough choice for me, since I wanted them all abck then, but I think I would have to go with a Ford. One of these:
1968 390 Mustange drag-pack
1967 427 Fairlane XL 2-door hardtop
1970 Boss Mustang (429 first, 302 second)
1966 427 SOHC Galaxie XL
1966 GT350 Mustang with the optional webbers (289cid/306hp)
1964 Thunderbolt
Of course, all of these are WAY out of my league, so I'll take a '69 4-4-2
You beat me to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
So many others to like too though. It's hard to pick just one.
How about a nice 429 Cadillac with a Turbo HydraMatic 400 transmission and Posi Track rear end! ::Afro::
I'm a fan of the 442, I had one in my youth! Sweet car!
A friend in high school had a 68 Mustang 390. Black - did it come in other colors? :)
It is still the most powerful car I ever drove and the fastest ride I've ever had on a public street. It was the first car I ever heard of that either required a special tool or partially pulling the engine to change spark plugs.
Another friend had a Super Bee. Great cruiser, but he rolled a tire off the rim following me out of a parking lot in my Dart. I've always preferred lighter cars. :rolleyes:
Those were the good old days.::OldMan::
Yes, they came in different colors...Quote:
Originally Posted by onething
My best friend back in high school had a '68 Mustang GT Convertable - nice rare car - in Lime Green Metallic. DAMN that car was fast! 390GT engine (higher compression than the standard 390) tied to a C6 transmission.
The car he had before that was a present from his grandfather, a '73 Ranchero with a 351 Cleveland tied to an FMX transmission. That truck was a sleeper and regularly smoked hopped up Novas and Camaros.
Thinking back on some of the crazy things we did as kids, I still wonder how we got through high school without killing ourselves.
RJ
1970 GTO judge- i dont really like the front of the 69s.
http://www.acclassiccars.com/images/vehicles/1523.jpg
I am going to go with the 1966 Mustang GT convertible that I once owned. I bought the car in 1987 when I was 14 for $2000. It had come from Michigan (read rust bucket) and had sat in a barn in California since the late 70s. We could have filled a 5 gallon bucket with all the mouse droppings that came out of it. My dad and I spent 2 years (and $8k of his money) restoring it. I drove it for about 4 months after turning 16, and then my Dads insurance guy asked for us to have it professionally appraised. My Dad flipped when it cam in at $20k, and said that there was no way a 16 year old kid was driving a $20k car. Since we had doubled our investment, he bought me out for double my investment. I went on may way with my $4k, and only got to drive the Mustang to the occasional car show.
My dad ended up selling the car about 5 years ago (without telling me) for $35k. I was in no position to have bought it back from him, but I went through the roof anyway. It is still a topic that is not discussed. My cousin started to bring up the car last x-mas and my Mom just about strangled him.
Pictures attached.
So now we know what topic number one is when we meet the old man, eh?::EvilBana
Yeah... he used to be hooked on old cars and then he got into restoring old boats. He ran out of garage space and was spending a fortune on boat restorations, so he sold the Mustang along with a 1963 factory supercharged Studebaker Avanti. He still has a 1959 Corvette and a 1956 GMC Suburban pickup truck that we restored when I was little, and he just added a 61 Impala.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
What a beauty! I loved that color combo. It was so classy :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Yep... no big surprise that the 93 LE is the one Miata that I would have a hard time not buying if the chance at a nice one came up. I guess the color combo is burned into my brain.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
My first car was a 1967 Mustang Coupe. I bought it from a neighbor when I was 15 for $1400, and rebuilt it with Dad. Sold it when I was 18 after high school, I think for $3500. I want it back.