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[ocnblu]

Summer, once again flying by in a blink. What have you seen out there? Let us know.

[A Horse With No Name]

Three things of interest....coming home from work last night.

First of all... nice 78-79 Olds Cutlass, clean but not showroom clean, silver, decent.

88 Ford Mustang foxbody hatchback, nothing exceptional but not rusted, modded, or destroyed either. These cars have almost disappeared from the road around here.

A Caprice wagon, Maroon, Yellow tribal style flames, with two lime green surfboards on top and 22" wheels...Oh...and a high rise cowl induction hood. Quite the odd car, but it almost half ass worked in a half ass sort of way.

Oh, and make that 4. Really good looking Solstice...white...black top....nicely polished wheels.

Chris

[§carlet §wordfish]

Sparkly green '70s Olds sedan :/

White Cadillac Allanté

Black '48-'49 Cadillac fastback coupe <3

[Robert Hall]

Today--a suede black '65 Cadillac 4dr sedan w/ black steel wheels...interesting. And a really clean white '80 Cutlass coupe.

Rob

[caddycruiser]

Saw/went for a spin (for the first time) in a Cyclone Gray '06 GTO M6 owned by a guy in Connecticut who was also down to Rocksand Racing in Bethlehem, PA for a suspension check-up. What a ride and I always forget that awesome extra "thrust" from a stick car :AH-HA_wink:

While in PA caught this (Macungie car show day...so there were a LOT of very cool classics roaming the roads):

Then at Rocksand the 9.xx second Rocksand GTO:

And someone else's project beside it:

Then on my way home, a hot blonde in a Stryker Blue Premium/Sport '09 G8 GT followed me out of Wawa in Quakerstown, onto 476 where I first lost her because she wanted to play and went full speed around an on ramp loop and then we continued tagging each other back & forth until the next tolls. Fun. I like her, whoever she is, a LOT

[Z-06]

1980's Monte Carlo SS in Blue.

1970's Caddy Eldorado in Red - Gorgeous.

[ocnblu]

Super-disturbing extension of a disturbing trend: mid-90's Wrangler Sahara and late 90's S-10 ZR2... both supposed to be serious off-roaders... both with 20 inch, blinged-out rims and rubber band tires. Dopes.

[Camino LS6]

Caddycruiser: I wish I had been along for that trip!

You had a good car day.

[gm4life]

1970 Dodge Super Bee, it was SWEET and in MINT condition.

C3 Riverside Gold Corvette Coupe and it was nearly perfect as well.

[caddycruiser]

Caddycruiser: I wish I had been along for that trip!

You had a good car day.

I did. And while my G8 was being finished at the shop and the other guy's GTO pulled in, we were downtown with the owner, on one of his renowned field trips, at the new Sands Casino--that was even more fun. I saw, rode in, chased, etc. more great cars and admired more sites yesterday than I have in a while, and the G8 tag team chase on the way home was a great wrap up.

Further confirming my predicted soon move to eastern PA, well, for that, and other reasons. Or just out of Delaware, almost anywhere for that matter, but I enjoy PA.

Oh...also saw a red '09 ZR-1 up close for the first time on display at the Sands. Yeah, I'll take one, but not in red...killer car.

Edited August 3, 2009 by caddycruiser

[caddycruiser]

1970 Dodge Super Bee, it was SWEET and in MINT condition.

Awe...we had one of those, in "'77 Corvette yellow" (I always remember it from my father responding with that when asked) with a white rear stripe and--unchanged--the original green interior that was almost flawless, but never had a chance to convert to black before we sold it. Loved that car, loved how it looked, and loved how it felt, very cool and it was the last one we took to shows.

[§carlet §wordfish]

Red/black roof '68 Chevrolet Chevelle SS

Silver 2010 Subaru Outback wagon

[cletus8269]

saturday on the way to work i saw a jeep.

[gm4life]

Also saw a 1971-1972 Chevelle SS 454 with Cragar S/S mags it was black with white SS stripes. It was sweet!

Edited August 3, 2009 by gm4life

[Camino LS6]

this one to be exact!

J/10!

Cool spot!

[Robert Hall]

Cool Gladiator...haven't seen one of those in ages..that's the pre-73 (or 71, not sure what year they changed it) front end.

I haven't seen one of the early '60s Wagoneers with that style front in ages either...they even had a 2dr version (not the same as the Cherokee 2dr that came in the mid '70s) and a panel/sedan delivery style body as well..

Rob

[cletus8269]

this one to be exact!

sorry i deleted that first post cause i wasnt happy with that crappy rear view.

[ocnblu]

Whoa, that's a damn nice old Jeep, Clete.

[§carlet §wordfish]

Today I saw:

'73 Mopar something.

A new Insight (suckers)

Red Renault Alliance

Cadillac DTS hearse-turned-yacht...thing... O_o

Grey '68 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

Edited August 3, 2009 by §carlet §wordfish

[capriceman]

Saw a new LaCrosse on a deep red today at lunch. bleh. its to busy in person and again GM cant make a sexy ass. like the malibu. its like they run out of money when it comes to the back of the car

[Drew Dowdell]

The car was just an '09 CTS in pearl white, but the driver was a blond Kate Walsh impersonator. The license plate said "ATURNON"

[A Horse With No Name]

Also saw a 1971-1972 Chevelle SS 454 with Cragar S/S mags it was black with white SS stripes. It was sweet!

I'll see you one ans raise you one.

I saw a Cortez silver 70 SS 454 chevelle with Crager S/S wheels.

Chris

[A Horse With No Name]

Also, ran a service call for work in the middle of BFE. Found not one but two yards with old cars in them.

First Yard...Mostly falcolns, VW beetles, 4 door trash sedans, etc...

But they did have-

An intact 47ish Plymouth that looked like it could drive out of there.

A seemingly "real" B5 blue 70 Roadrunner.

A 60 Cadillac convertible, white with a red interior.

You wonder how cars like the Road Runner and the Caddy ever wind up in junkyards.

Chris

[Camino LS6]

I love Cortez Silver on those cars...

[A Horse With No Name]

Silver looks great on all of them...but on a 66 GTO...WOW!

Neighbor growing up had a 'real" 69 Z-28 with the cross ram manifold and the rear disc brakes and a few of the other "rare" Z-28 goodies. It was Cortez silver, no vynal top, and a blue interior. A little different, but man what a car.

Bet they didn't build many 69 Z's in that combo.

The other car that wears silver well is the 78-El Camino. Saw a really nice one in that salvage yard. Looked clean, which was odd as the plant growth around it suggested it ahd been sitting there for awhile.

Chris

[A Horse With No Name]

Oh, and Dodgefan, here is the Z car I was telling you about...

Chris

[A Horse With No Name]

The ZO6 I was telling you guys about at our local Autocross:

That's actually me if you look behind the Z06...I'm the idiot with a camera in my hand...

Chris

[A Horse With No Name]

Oh, and GM did Porsche one better.

In a 911, it's called "lift throttle oversteer"

In a Z06, it's called "full throttle oversteer"

[A Horse With No Name]

This is Duke's car:

He can really drive that thing. Believe it or not, that car corners so well that sometimes it goes around the cones on three wheels! That car is a lot of fun to watch...

Chris

[A Horse With No Name]

Since I'm being a photo whore, one more pic:

Amazing how dark metallic blue makes anything look good, from a new Challenger to a 55 Chevy to a 70 chevelle to a Cutty to this.

I just love dark blue cars.

[A Horse With No Name]

...and while I'm posting pics...one more "Oh &#036;h&#33;" moment....

[Camino LS6]

Just saw a young blond driving an Austin-Healey Sprite in yellow, with a roll bar and antique tags.

[capriceman]

Just saw a young blond driving an Austin-Healey Sprite in yellow, with a roll bar and antique tags.

soul mate?

[Camino LS6]

soul mate?

I'd never be so lucky as that.

[Robert Hall]

A couple freeway sightings tonight....a late '70s Ford E-series Club Wagon that looked like it had been painted red and black w/ house paint, had peace signs and stars spray painted on the sides, and 'Sexy Mama' spray painted across the rear doors. Was on a flatbed. Also on a flatbed wrecker was a '90s Eldorado ETC in dark red, looked like it had been in an extreme collision--the front end was crushed back to the B-pillars.

Rob

[bobo]

An orange 1970 or so Cougar Eliminator

[cletus8269]

Neighbor growing up had a 'real" 69 Z-28 with the cross ram manifold and the rear disc brakes and a few of the other "rare" Z-28 goodies. It was Cortez silver, no vynal top, and a blue interior. A little different, but man what a car.

Chris

check out what was at super chevy at Atlanta Dragway this past June. Not only is it a Z28, not only is it my favorite color for the 69 model year, its also a 2 owner original cross ram 302. the guy that owned it was kind enough to answer questions and go into detail about the motor. its all numbers matching, however there is a tremec 5 speed in the car at the moment with the factory muncie 4sp at home wrapped up tight. the motor was pulled and rebuilt, bore .30 over and the off-road Z28 cam installed. its now pushing 430hp out of that mighty mouse. the guy said its a driver too and it screams right on up to 140 in no time flat. said he puts between 500 and 1000 miles anually on it.

[A Horse With No Name]

Love that Z, Cletus!

Chris

[ocnblu]

Factory orange with black stripes '72 Chevelle SS along the road with hood open, owner fiddling under there... in the middle of nowhere on the way home from Assateague yesterday.

[cletus8269]

Love that Z, Cletus!

Chris

yeah he said he almost sold it about 2 years ago but couldnt bring himself to. said that he is glad now cause since is CD's and 401k took such a hit, it will be used to resupply those down the road. i cant imagine the price he would ask for that beast. the cross ram intake alone cost more than a new honda or toyota!

[G_Man72]

We were camping out in Banff this past weekend and saw at least 10 2010 Ford Fusions (all rentals) as well as 2-3 2010 Mustang Convertibles (also rentals).

The guy in the motor home was towing a Colorado similar to my Canyon so I chatted with him for a bit, and he knew nothing about the truck. He thought it had a six cylinder, and when we opened the hood to show him, we found that his K&N Cold Air Induction air filter had fallen off at some point. Also he had hit a deer with his motor home and cause what he figured was around $25-30,000 damage.

[A Horse With No Name]

yeah he said he almost sold it about 2 years ago but couldnt bring himself to. said that he is glad now cause since is CD's and 401k took such a hit, it will be used to resupply those down the road. i cant imagine the price he would ask for that beast. the cross ram intake alone cost more than a new honda or toyota!

Look in thbose twin 4V carbs...you might find a Honda sucked into one of them....

[pow]

Fiat Bravo... in person, it's gorgeous, and it would make an exquisite Dodge Neon.

[DetroitNut90]

An Impreza with an army camouflage paint job, and then a blue Escort wagon with a bumper sticker that said "Stop Inbreeding: Ban Country Music."

[Robert Hall]

In the office parking lot there was a really striking '97-03 Grand Prix GTP in silver w/ tinted windows and large but tasteful aluminum alloys w/ black spokes. That era GP may have been the best looking of the Ws. Parked next to it---a dark gray G8 GT. Sweet.

Rob

[Robert Hall]

Saw a Grabber Blue '10 Mustang for the first time today..love the color..but the gray cladding is tacky...the fascias on the '05-09 were much cleaner. Saw a sharp dark blue 3dr Saturn Astra..don't see those very often.

Rob

[§carlet §wordfish]

Today I saw:

Black '60 Cadillac Series 75

Burt orange MG Midget Mk III

White MGB

New blue Mazda3 hatch

New silver Mazda3 sedan

[Camino LS6]

Saw a wrecked G8 on my way to the race car shop this evening.

I think it tangled with an Audi, looked like a right front hit with suspension damage.

Sitting at an angle just off the road with the flashers on.

Bummer.

[balthazar]

'54 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-dr sedan, pale blue, exce stocker, rollin.

'53-56 Ford F-100 pickup, silver, modern tires, exc shape, parked.

'60 Cadillac Sedan deVille, white, exc survivor, parked in driveway. Fantastic lines.

'63 Chevrolet Impala 2-dr hardtop, red metalflake, primo, lowrider, rollin.

'70 Olds Cutlass (442??) 2-dr hardtop, purpley, rolling fast.

'75 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, white, very nice, parked.

[ocnblu]

Blue Deux Cheveaux panel truck with a local restaurant's ad. On the way up to camp: black and gold, late-model Vega in excellent shape with a molded-in rear spoiler (not a wing). Sounded like a blatty 4 cylinder, but did not have Cosworth livery.