Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Kowalski test drove one recently too.... Here's my photos of the first & fourth Challenger I've seen in the flesh. (or as Balthy would say: "in the steel") This one was on the back of a car carrier being pulled by a Peterbilt 379. About 15min. & 5 miles before I saw the MB 500SEC for the 1st time. And here's the Orange one that I see ALL over Lowell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuperSport623 3 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 my neighbor just got an orange one... its not terrible.. but it just screams "IM HEAVY AS SIN" when you look at it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Looks great..I only saw the orange one at the Denver auto show back March. I have yet to see one on the road or in a lot. I want a white one w/ Colorado plates. I love the styling...retro yet modern..stands out in a world of FWD generics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 When I first saw pics I liked them, but now that I've seen them in person I'm starting to REALLY like them. My favorite color so far for the new Challengers is black too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepidation 913 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have yet to see one, so I'm very jealous of you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 For you GM/Pontiac/Zeta fans here's a G8, registered & apparently daily driven. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 For you GM/Pontiac/Zeta fans here's a G8, registered & apparently daily driven. Shweet...I've only seen 3 so far on the road--two in Colorado and one in Miami...none out here in the desert horror yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrewSwillis 0 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Screw deez hybridz, I vant 425 horsepowerz!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 AH-nold is no pu$$y! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxximus1 0 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 that car is bad-ass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 that car is bad-ass! Why THANKYOU! I love the Mercedes HARDTOP, the Challenger would be quite cool if only it was a hardtop too instead of a mere 2dr sedan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Strangely I don't think he was referring to the 25 year old blandmobile.... :AH-HA_wink: LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Northstar 11 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Strangely I don't think he was referring to the 25 year old blandmobile.... :AH-HA_wink: LOL That Mercedes is pretty badass... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 my neighbor just got an orange one... its not terrible.. but it just screams "IM HEAVY AS SIN" when you look at it Well, it is a big, heavy car...the fatness is part of it's Americanness.....this is the land of the Big Mac, Lard Lad, supersize everything, childhood obesity, and 6000lb SUVs..so our sports coupes should be over 4000lbs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrewSwillis 0 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well, it is a big, heavy car...the fatness is part of it's Americanness.....this is the land of the Big Mac, Lard Lad, supersize everything, childhood obesity, and 6000lb SUVs..so our sports coupes should be over 4000lbs. It's a Muscle car, not a Pony car. The original one was even closer to a Pony car (but not quite) than this one is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 It's a Muscle car, not a Pony car. The original one was even closer to a Pony car (but not quite) than this one is. Yeah, it's a performance car... I tend to avoid the old timey terms like 'muscle car' and 'pony car'...not really relevant today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 That Mercedes is pretty badass... LOL We musta grown up on different sides of town......... :AH-HA_wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yeah, it's a performance car... I tend to avoid the old timey terms like 'muscle car' and 'pony car'...not really relevant today. Yup, too many people trying to categorize today's cars with yesterday's terminology IMO too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 LOL We musta grown up on different sides of town......... :AH-HA_wink: I love those '80s SECs...I was a teenager in the mid '80s, and the S-class coupe and sedan were some of the cars I lusted after... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I love those '80s SECs...I was a teenager in the mid '80s, and the S-class coupe and sedan were some of the cars I lusted after... I like some of the AMG stuff, and the new aero styled sedans, but the old Mercedes stuff never did much for me at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Camino LS6 883 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Yup, too many people trying to categorize today's cars with yesterday's terminology IMO too... Except that it does apply to this particular car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Some of my favorite Benzes are the '60s-early '70s S-class coupes and convertibles, the SLs, the '50s Gullwing SLs, and the '70s 6.3 and 6.9 supersedans. I remember when I was in 2nd grade I had a teacher that had a '63 SE coupe (similar to the pic below). In Podunk, Ohio in the late '70s this car really stood out...I feel in love with the design. My family doctor had a '79 450SEL 6.9, I remember that making an impression on me also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Some of my favorite Benzes are the '60s-early '70s S-class coupes and convertibles, the SLs, the '50s Gullwing SLs, and the '70s 6.3 and 6.9 supersedans. I remember when I was in 2nd grade I had a teacher that had a '63 SE coupe (similar to the pic below). In Podunk, Ohio in the late '70s this car really stood out...I feel in love with the design. My family doctor had a '79 450SEL 6.9, I remember that making an impression on me also. The 6.9s made an impression on me when they came out, but for performance, not looks! Gullwings were nice cars, but styling wise I like alot of other manufacturers than Mercedes, they were sort of like a Volvo to me over the years, it didn't matter how nice the car was or how good the engineering was, they were too bland for my taste. *shrugs* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Strangely I don't think he was referring to the 25 year old blandmobile.... :AH-HA_wink: LOL 1. I know, it's called sarcasm 2. This car cost $57,000+ in 1984, it's a GERMAN spec. gray market import and it's both V8 powered & RWD noty to mention a pillarless hardtop... BLAND? what do YOU drive again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 I've actually been thinking the 6.9 V8 conversion would be a fun way to keep the car 100% MB while making a sick sleeper/custom. But if i ever replace the 5.0 SOHV in the MB it will most likely be an iron block 350 Chevy & mated to a 4-spd manual for the ultimate bizzaro world muscle car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I've actually been thinking the 6.9 V8 conversion would be a fun way to keep the car 100% MB while making a sick sleeper/custom. But if i ever replace the 5.0 SOHV in the MB it will most likely be an iron block 350 Chevy & mated to a 4-spd manual for the ultimate bizzaro world muscle car. Ugh...a Chevy engine in a Merc? Sacreledge... a modern AMG V8 would be a cool swap, but obviously would be $$$. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yeah... instead of dropping like $10,000-15,000? to aquire, remove & install an AMG V8 I'd rather spend $2000 on a rebuild or junkyard motor & use the remaing money to buy one of these: (an even cooler hardtop than the 500SEC) ---- what is it with these orange-tangerine cadillac 2dr hardtops? ---- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yeah... instead of dropping like $10,000-15,000? to aquire, remove & install an AMG V8 I'd rather spend $2000 on a rebuild or junkyard motor & use the remaing money to buy one of these: I love those '61 CDVs with the thin C-pillars.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 I love those '61 CDVs with the thin C-pillars.. Yup... by far my favorite post-war Cadillac. Very underrated imo. '62s are nice as well but just not the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 BLAND? what do YOU drive again? Nothing anywhere near that bland. Yes, that's an honest answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yeah... instead of dropping like $10,000-15,000? to aquire, remove & install an AMG V8 I'd rather spend $2000 on a rebuild or junkyard motor & use the remaing money to buy one of these: I like the 59 and 60 Caddies, and the 61 is nice. We cruised one in the late 80's, it was fairly mint and cost $3000 Canadian, couldn't pass it up. A small block Chevy conversion in a vintage Caddy is a definite no-no, it's like tossing a 5.0 liter Ford engine into a Duesenberg, or a 360 crate engine into a Tucker... on a smaller scale. :AH-HA_wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 But if i ever replace the 5.0 SOHV in the MB it will most likely be an iron block 350 Chevy & mated to a 4-spd manual for the ultimate bizzaro world muscle car. Try an Iso or a hybrid or two, you don't need to chop up a Mercedes looking for an import with a SBC, not IMO anyways. I would much rather an AMG transplant, you could actually sell it down the road..? I did like the little Scarab Datsun Z cars.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Satty 338 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I saw a Challenger today. It was pretty much a "meh" experience. It looks the same in person as it does in pictures. Kinda like Kirstie Alley in a pumpkin Halloween costume. Not my cup 'o tea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I saw a Challenger today. It was pretty much a "meh" experience. It looks the same in person as it does in pictures. Kinda like Kirstie Alley in a pumpkin Halloween costume. Not my cup 'o tea. The Challenger and the Camaro are both going to be bigger than the Challenger and Camaro guys hoped for, but they will still be nice cars. On the flip side is the Mustang, which is smaller, but guys who sit in the interior will be looking out of the Mustang at the Challenger and Camaro guys with envy in their eyes.... :AH-HA_wink: LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Satty 338 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yep, and I'll be watching Challenger and Camaro guys at the gas pump while driving by in the Prius. Or I'll watch the Challenger and Camaro guys who do stuff scratch up their cars while I'm throwing my bike and kayak into the old wagon. Funny that you mention the Mustang, because its the only one of the three to have an uninterrupted life. While the Mustang has never been a great car, its always been better, in one aspect or another, than its competition. Thats why it sells better, and why Mustang fans could buy a new one at times when Chevy and Dodge guys couldn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Funny that you mention the Mustang, because its the only one of the three to have an uninterrupted life. While the Mustang has never been a great car, its always been better, in one aspect or another, than its competition. Thats why it sells better, and why Mustang fans could buy a new one at times when Chevy and Dodge guys couldn't. Cheap bang for the buck performance in an attractive package. It's lighter weight, built cheaper, and it will most likely always sell more. Mustangs have been unbeatable for years as far as bang for the buck, and neither the Challenger nor the Camaro will change that in the next few years I bet...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Nothing anywhere near that bland. Yes, that's an honest answer. So tell us already? If you want to be an adult spill the beans, otherwise you're at an unfari advantage don;t you think? You want to poke fun at a car that cost twice what a Corvette did in 1984 and was rivaled by only a few exotics in terms of smooth top speed ability? But you do not want to disclose your ride...? this would be like the old argument in 1st grade: "my dad is bigger & stronger than yours!" Even if your daily driver is more exciting than the Mercedes I'm willing to bet it cost a LOT more than the $1460 I paid for my hardtop.... and in any case I seriously doubt your ride makes people rubberneck like my '59 Buick... but that's neither here nor there. :AH-HA_wink: Edited August 18, 2008 by Sixty8panther Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Satty 338 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I think he mentioned owning a Magnum in one thread or another. That would explain why he's always trying to get into bitch fights with anyone who doesn't like Chrysler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I think he mentioned owning a Magnum in one thread or another. That would explain why he's always trying to get into bitch fights with anyone who doesn't like Chrysler. Actually if you ever actually READ what I post, it's my WIFE's Magnum. Not mine. And usually the "bitch fights" are with the ignorant posts, there are lots of guys out there who "don't like Chryslers", some of my best friends being among them. Cars are cars, who cares what certain people like and dislike? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 So tell us already? If you want to be an adult spill the beans, otherwise you're at an unfari advantage don;t you think? You want to poke fun at a car that cost twice what a Corvette did in 1984 and was rivaled by only a few exotics in terms of smooth top speed ability? But you do not want to disclose your ride...? this would be like the old argument in 1st grade: "my dad is bigger & stronger than yours!" Even if your daily driver is more exciting than the Mercedes I'm willing to bet it cost a LOT more than the $1460 I paid for my hardtop.... and in any case I seriously doubt your ride makes people rubberneck like my '59 Buick... but that's neither here nor there. :AH-HA_wink: LOL I'm not sure I'M the one with the "my Dad is bigger than yours" mentality... LOL Read your post? Take a boo in the Project Chronicles, the last car I bought for a driver/ parts chaser is in there. It's not the best car in the world, it isn't superior in any way shape or form over what somebody else likes, but it ISN'T bland... Like I said, I've had lots of cars, still do- that are of every description. Bland USUALLY isn't one of them.... :AH-HA_wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 OK, I saved you some work. Like I said in the other thread, my buddies don't refer to this car of mine as "bland", they refer to it as UGLY! LOL I think it cost 3 times what a new Corvette cost when it was new, not sure how relating to new Corvette prices matter, but.... My latest driver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 And one more..... I once owned this 1966 Belvedere 2 door sedan, it is an original 426 Hemi/ auto car. It's a nice car, it's desirable, it's very fast for it's time, but IMO it is a BLAND looking car...? Not meant as an "insult", just an observation. Tell me if I'm wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Yup... nothing wrong with a '66 Belvedere 2dr post but it is basically a factory version of a stripped out Cobalt with a Z06 drivetrain. (FWD/RWD aside) Now since when is the Jensen, (which slipped my mind to be honesy) a daily driver...? I thought it was a project car you just piced up? I'm 99% certain that there's a cookie cutter car you plant your ass in everyday... a four door post something-or-other with a modern V6 or what not, or is the Jensen REALLY your grocery getter? NO ofense taken as far as the Benz, just having fun same as you but I'm just perplexed at why it would be considered bland and in what context... RWD + V8 + conservative styling + pillarless HARDTOP bodysyle =/= bland. Even a cheap, rusted '74 Celica hardtop with only a 4-banger and RWD & 99% unoriginal styling is not bland in a world of Accords & Camrys. :twocents: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I think we equate "bland" with different things.... To me a sleeper is a bland looking car that outperforms it's looks. A stiock Chevy II would be "bland" to me, or a stock Valiant. I find bland to be something that can blend in with the crowd of cars, it doesn't mean "ugly". Not the way I see it anyways. The Jensen is up and running, as soon as I get four switches it WILL be my daily driver/parts chaser. It's not terribly fast- my wife's Magnum R/T will probably beat it in the 1/4 mile, but I don't care...? My daily driver from 1991 until 2000 was this car, it was driven in the rain/sleet/snow, parked outside 24/7/365, and my wife DID buy groceries in it, many a time..... I drove it in the snow! To be honest it wasn't one of my favorite cars, I like older stuff much better. I like 59 Buicks more. *shrugs* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 NO ofense taken as far as the Benz, just having fun same as you but I'm just perplexed at why it would be considered bland and in what context... RWD + V8 + conservative styling + pillarless HARDTOP bodysyle =/= bland. A-HA!!!!!! Conservative styling! That's what I consider as a "bland car". I like many cars I would consider "bland cars" btw... the Hemi car being an example I thought might make sense...? Many of my cars haven't been "conservative" at all, but that doesn't mean people think they are GOOD looking.... they just don't blend in with the pack... :AH-HA_wink: haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Here's the most conservative vehicle I presently own, and second to newest too...... It's a built small block with a .485" hydraulic roller, ported 2.02/1.60 heads, M1 intake, Edelbrock carb, headers, 3" Flowmaster 50 series, and a 4.10 rear..... it moves preetttttty good for something with a kitchen in it.... LOL It can bunny hop the wheels well over a foot off the ground with ease. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Cool RV...that reminds me of a '73 Mobile Traveler 21 foot motorhome w/ a Dodge cab my folks had when I was a kid. Had a 318 that liked to stall a lot. Our second RV was a 25 foot Southwind Class A, it had a 440. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Cool RV...that reminds me of a '73 Mobile Traveler 21 foot motorhome w/ a Dodge cab my folks had when I was a kid. Had a 318 that liked to stall a lot. Our second RV was a 25 foot Southwind Class A, it had a 440. Have you ever heard of an FMC motorhome? I have ALWAYS wanted one, but never found one that I could afford at the moment they popped up.... one day I hope... they were 440 pushers! Here's the one behind the fence in the above pic.... I sold it a couple of years ago though... my wife was choked I had TWO motorhomes, as she would say. Edited August 18, 2008 by CMG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Have you ever heard of an FMC motorhome? I have ALWAYS wanted one, but never found one that I could afford at the moment they popped up.... one day I hope... they were 440 pushers! Here's the one behind the fence in the above pic.... I sold it a couple of years ago though... my wife was choked I had TWO motorhomes, as she would say. Oh, yeah..I remember those... I was into motorhomes from about 1978-1988...we had a subscription to a magazine that was like Motor Trend but for motorhomes..stayed at many a KOA and Good Sam park..some of my favorites from the '80s were the Holiday Rambler Ambassadors and the Appolo Sceptre--very sleek. After the Southwind, my folks had a Pace Arrow 28 ft and a Winnebago Chieftain, 33 ft, both with Chevy 454s. I learned to drive the Winnebago, it was a challenge as a teenager to back a 33ft RV in and out of the barn, and pull it up to gas pumps at a gas station with a Ford Escort towed on the back. Edited August 18, 2008 by moltar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I learned to drive the Winnebago, it was a challenge as a teenager to back a 33ft RV in and out of the barn, and pull it up to gas pumps at a gas station with a Ford Escort towed on the back. Holy KRAP! I know adults who can't/won't drive a motorhome over 24 feet! Forget towing anything..... LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Holy KRAP! I know adults who can't/won't drive a motorhome over 24 feet! Forget towing anything..... LOL Yeah, it was a fun thing to drive..we had to carefully pick the gas stations to pull into...a few times, had to disconnect the car to make turns. Pull in, fill up 3 gas tanks with about 200 gallons of regular, then back on the freeway, getting about 5-6 mpg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 As Fly once said.... Czech mate! My hat is off to you CMG! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 As Fly once said.... Czech mate! My hat is off to you CMG! LOL You ain't so bad yerself Sixty8panther! :AH-HA_wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 BTW- one of my all time favorite pics on this site EVER..... Now THIS is the kind of pic I call PERSONALITY. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Thank you sir. I always say, and I'm 100% certain about this: The '59 Buick dash is THE nicest of ANY post-WWII car. There's a few Caillacs & Chryslers/Imperials that come close but as far as production cars go the B-59 is it IMO. I miss driving the B59, I need to git my ass in gear & get the motor back together... I was just thinking this AM at like 4:15, as I loaded package 75 out of 1050 that I should set a realistic goal to get the B-59 back on the road.... right now the pie in the sky date is Halloween but there's a god chance I'll be out there in my driveway Christmas day, still turning wrenches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepidation 913 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 BTW- one of my all time favorite pics on this site EVER..... Now THIS is the kind of pic I call PERSONALITY. Yep, that Buick's IP is beautiful. I have a photo of it I took for one of my Photography classes: CMG, you have a pretty insane collection of vehicles, that most normal thing you guys have is that Magnum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Hahahah... yeah that's right... you took like a hundred photos that day. I even parked the car in the "horse-port" at the 4H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Here's one of mine that was FAST, it looked nice, but it was a purpose built pounder, one ride inside and it was obvious that it wasn't a Lexus.... LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 My wife's daily driver for years, 440, 2x4bbl with 4.10s..... 295s on the back, it would cook sideways at 30mph roll ons... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 My wife drove this one for a few years too.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I built this for the street dargs many moons ago, it was just about to be tubbed- the 440 was all built and the car was no longer a 4 door.... LOL and somebody STOLE the body! Where it is I have no idea, but if it ever shows up it's gotta be the only shortened Plymouth Viscount on the planet- it was a 1959 Dodge front end with a 1959 Plymouth rear end.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 And before I go to bed I better post up another I would call bland for sure, my work truck for years and years.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepidation 913 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Dude, you have had some pretty insane rides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Dude, you have had some pretty insane rides. LOL I got alot weirder ones, trust me. hahaha Here's the Wife's car. NOT mine..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Here's one of my most embarrassing cars.... I was driving this in 1979.... it had alot of engine work and 2 1/4" exhaust right out the rear.... A ricer before there were very many ricers.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Another daily driver for years and years, I sold it to a buddy who ran 11.63 @ 118 mph. With 2.76 gears and 29" tall tires. The car barely got into 3rd gear.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 So I hereby move to make CMG the official "MOPAR-GRAND-WIZZARD-ULTRA" of the Tight Whips car club... CMG, seriously, you caught me on a bad day and I assumed that you, like most of the people on here, drive something that YOU consider exciting but would blend in at the local Wal*Mart parking lot on Senior Citizen Discount day... I now feel I must apologize, for with the vehicles you have owned/built, even if we divide & multiply by the square root of that Mitsu-Mopar Colt "By Dodge" you have an amazing vehicular portfolio. Kowing what I know now, you can call my Mercedes "bland" anyday! You are , for sure, one of the ELITE of the C&G crowd; my Canada is off to you, sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 P.S. if you ever find that (now sold?) '59 Ply-odge I will trade you straight up for my 500SEC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepidation 913 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 The Canada line was great by the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 So I hereby move to make CMG the official "MOPAR-GRAND-WIZZARD-ULTRA" of the Tight Whips car club... CMG, seriously, you caught me on a bad day and I assumed that you, like most of the people on here, drive something that YOU consider exciting but would blend in at the local Wal*Mart parking lot on Senior Citizen Discount day... I now feel I must apologize, for with the vehicles you have owned/built, even if we divide & multiply by the square root of that Mitsu-Mopar Colt "By Dodge" you have an amazing vehicular portfolio. Kowing what I know now, you can call my Mercedes "bland" anyday! You are , for sure, one of the ELITE of the C&G crowd; my Canada is off to you, sir! Hahaha!!!! Thanks Sixty8Panther, but I shoulda used a different word than "bland". I got some real weirdo ride pics too... I'll have to dig some out. Alot of my stuff isn't mainstream, and some of my stuff that I have LOVED my friends have hated... LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 P.S. if you ever find that (now sold?) '59 Ply-odge It was STOLEN! I thought about doing another one, but I have too much on my plate already! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) What kind of a dirty scumbag steals THAT!? If I ever WAS dumb enough to steal (cars) I would not steal something that you could never in a million years, with any amount of bulls#iting pass off as NOT stolen. Seriously what was his game plan, to tell the cops that it was "another Dodge-Plymouth" splice job & they're confused? "no, really... it's factory, really!" I hope that @$#% person gets ebola, to steal an insured yuppie-whip like a Bimmer or Lexus is one thing, but you do not, EVER even think about leaning up on the 1/4 panel of a Hot Rodder's custom/chopped car, stealing it is just a whole 'nother level of wrong! Stealing this kind of custom should be punishable by beheading. Edited August 21, 2008 by Sixty8panther Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Horse With No Name 3,804 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Here's one of mine that was FAST, it looked nice, but it was a purpose built pounder, one ride inside and it was obvious that it wasn't a Lexus.... LOL This is awesome-here in central Ohio, we have a guy named Farmer who has one of these that's an original factory Hemi car. IIRC he nostalgia drag races it fairly regularly. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Horse With No Name 3,804 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Stealing this kind of custom should be punishable by beheading. I would agree, sir. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lamar 72 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 P.S. if you ever find that (now sold?) '59 Ply-odge I will trade you straight up for my 500SEC. How are you gonna trade your wife's car? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Here, somebody tell me we liked normal cars when we were younger..... LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 How are you gonna trade your wife's car? I drive it 40% of the time.... and the title is in my name, plus recently she's been on a BMW 5-series wagon kick. ...not that i was dead serious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 CMG: what in god's name is that mercury-mopar enclosed-towncar-panel-hatch thing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CMG 1 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 CMG: what in god's name is that mercury-mopar enclosed-towncar-panel-hatch thing? Hahaha My friends were MAD when I was trying to buy it, so I never did! A guy I know paid $8500 for the car and then when many years passed he wanted to sell it minus the engine and transmission. It's an old Chrysler 4 door sedan that was shortened, the front end was dropped and slant sectioned, and the roof was moved rearward over the trunk area. It had a chopped wrap around bumper with eight rectangular headlights! LOL I wanted to wear "pimp" clothing and go street racing in it, my buddies actually got MAD at me! LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Hahaha My friends were MAD when I was trying to buy it, so I never did! A guy I know paid $8500 for the car and then when many years passed he wanted to sell it minus the engine and transmission. It's an old Chrysler 4 door sedan that was shortened, the front end was dropped and slant sectioned, and the roof was moved rearward over the trunk area. It had a chopped wrap around bumper with eight rectangular headlights! LOL I wanted to wear "pimp" clothing and go street racing in it, my buddies actually got MAD at me! LOL Trippy.... I saw a lot of strange 'Keys Cruisers' when I lived in the Florida Keys---like a mid '70s Mercury Grand Marquis 4dr convertible, a '72 Ford Torino flatbed convertible wagon, a '76 Granada 4dr convertible with the door frames still attached (a buddy in high school drove this), a '76 Trans Am 4x4 convertible, but never anything like that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Trippy.... I saw a lot of strange 'Keys Cruisers' when I lived in the Florida Keys---like a mid '70s Mercury Grand Marquis 4dr convertible, a '72 Ford Torino flatbed convertible wagon, a '76 Granada 4dr convertible with the door frames still attached (a buddy in high school drove this), a '76 Trans Am 4x4 convertible, but never anything like that... Dear lord. That's both horrific (by 2008 standards) and funny as $hit, (by "back in the day those were just used cars" standards) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 6,997 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) Dear lord. That's both horrific (by 2008 standards) and funny as $hit, (by "back in the day those were just used cars" standards) Yea...that was in the '80s.... didn't see anything that fit the old 'Keys Cruiser' standards when I was down there last month. Because of the salt air and humidity, cars rusted as bad in the Keys as they did in the Rust Belt. Edited August 25, 2008 by moltar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 no doubt.... salt (sea) air is brutal. My buddy's (co-worker's) car that he brought up from Florida... (1994-ish Buick Century) had such bad rot in the A-pillars that there were holes in them, and yet the paint was flawless and the car was otherwise in great shape, not even high milage, it was parked next to the beach all its life. One of the reasons I passed on a somewhat "cheap" & very tempting '71 Monte Carlo that lived up at Hampton Beach all of its life, it was a tripple-black SS, as in 4-to-da-5-to-da-4! The owner advertised it as minimal rust... the only thing that was "minimal" about the rust was the amount of metal that was NOT rusted through on the undercarriage & suspension... frame was decent but scaby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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