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A Few Yank Classics
on: June 30, 2006, 21:06:51 PM
Quite a few good deals on semi restored ole clunkers on my local craigslist:

A 63 Valiant :wub:

A 59 Studebaker

and a 63 Ford Galaxie (oh so indie rock :lol: )

If the links are dead, that means the car got sold. :P

Im always tempted, as parts for such cars are often insanely cheap--were talking $15 waterpumps and $35 alternators, but I just dont get along with SAE sockets. :lol:

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Reply #1 on: June 30, 2006, 21:10:02 PM
Quote from: maximusotter
Quite a few good deals on semi restored ole clunkers on my local craigslist:

A 63 Valiant :wub:

A 59 Studebaker

and a 63 Ford Galaxie (oh so indie rock :lol: )

If the links are dead, that means the car got sold. :P

Im always tempted, as parts for such cars are often insanely cheap--were talking $15 waterpumps and $35 alternators, but I just dont get along with SAE sockets. :lol:




waffle thread IMO

 :D

Especially as they are dam ugly planet killing beasts
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Reply #2 on: June 30, 2006, 21:14:17 PM
Ya aint lived till youve driven a slant 6 Valiant. :lol:

Slap a solid state ignition into one, and tune it properly, and itll get reasonable fuel economy.
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Reply #3 on: June 30, 2006, 21:15:54 PM
Quote from: maximusotter
Ya aint lived till youve driven a slant 6 Valiant. :lol:

Slap a solid state ignition into one, and tune it properly, and itll get reasonable fuel economy.


whats reasonable fuel economy though? 6-7 mpg?? :lol:
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Reply #4 on: June 30, 2006, 21:24:47 PM
Tuned you can squeeze 20/25mpg out of them. Not bad at all.
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Reply #5 on: June 30, 2006, 21:32:43 PM
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Tuned you can squeeze 20/25mpg out of them. Not bad at all.


not bad at all?!

well I suppose not, for the engine size (I assume its over 3/4 litres)

I reset my average MPG on the computer thingy when I bought my Yaris, not reset it since then - currently sitting at 38.3 :)
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Reply #6 on: June 30, 2006, 21:35:46 PM
Im using American gallons which are smaller. ;)

The engine is 3L+.

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Reply #7 on: June 30, 2006, 21:41:54 PM
slant 6 cabs, quite good but 65-67 Chevelle Malibus we used were more fun to drive.

http://www.chevelle.se/www/pics/medlm/medlm001.htm
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Reply #8 on: June 30, 2006, 21:43:04 PM
gah they are god aweful machines, just look at em.. blughhhh

need real cars here ;)
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Reply #9 on: June 30, 2006, 21:48:41 PM
I think American cars from 45-55 and 59-65 are pretty damn good looking. I dont like most late 50s as they get too chunky, and late 60s through about 2000 is fairly lame. :lol:

Id drive a late 40s Chrysler any day. :wub:
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Reply #10 on: June 30, 2006, 21:55:43 PM
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Id drive a late 40s Chrysler any day. :wub:

Ah.. i see your not one for safety or reliability then ;)
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Reply #11 on: June 30, 2006, 22:04:39 PM
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Id drive a late 40s Chrysler any day. :wub:

Ah.. i see your not one for safety or reliability then ;)


What is it with this blind dislike of anything American. :roll: There have been more than plenty hideous British automobiles and their reliability, especially Jaguar, is nothing to be proud of.

I used to commute to school almost every day in a friends 47 Chrysler. Very reliable. A seatbelt retrofit made it safe enough for my tastes.

Dont comment on things you dont know jack sh*t about. ;)
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Reply #12 on: June 30, 2006, 22:13:01 PM
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slant 6 cabs, quite good but 65-67 Chevelle Malibus we used were more fun to drive.

http://www.chevelle.se/www/pics/medlm/medlm001.htm


Whats funny about a lot of those old muscle cars is that a new Honda Accord is often faster on the 1/4 mile. :lol:

Indeed though, the Malibus handled better than the Valiant/Swinger. The Valiants suspension could only be called "ponderous". :lol: The steering feels drunken. :D Still, I wish my 68 had not lemond up on me*.

*I owned it for a day before the transmission blew. :lol: Totally freakish, and the seller was so honest that when I asked him about it, he demanded to give me my money back. :P
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Reply #13 on: June 30, 2006, 22:16:33 PM
i love the whole "aero" shape of american styling from the 1940s till about 1955 :) definatly one of the most important design movements of the 20th century.


i still love it today. it has quirks :D
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Reply #14 on: June 30, 2006, 22:17:54 PM
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Id drive a late 40s Chrysler any day. :wub:

Ah.. i see your not one for safety or reliability then ;)


What is it with this blind dislike of anything American. :roll:

Its not that at all. I dislike "classic" cars in general. But yank tanks more than most, they are just too big and fugly.

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Dont comment on things you dont know jack sh*t about. ;)

I know plenty thanks.

Im not starting an argument as thats not what i was trying to do, just expressing an opinion and i was half joking with the safety statement above, but its fact that modern cars are safer.
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