balthazar
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inline engines are so.... 1950. Ancient, outmoded architecture...
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^ That's why the Buicks handed the Olds's their asses- Buick had a sweet short stroke 455. Olds' were for boulevard cruising...
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I see no mention of how the valves are actuated in this 'new', down-market motor. No one can seriously consider this vehicle for purchase until it is known widely how the valves are actuated.
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Nose is getting as bulky & long as most FWD generica. Proboscis monkey huge. From that tiny image, the interior (except the seats) looks quite 1990. mercedees no longer has any direction stylistically, but that's been evident for some time. Hope there's a V6 and a diesel and a turbo 4 option! Otherwise, don't bother! Also wonder when mercedees will build a FWD A-class-platform version....
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In '61, the first year for the SS package, it was only an appearance option; no power train was specified. Beginning in '62, the SS started to include Hi-Po engine options, and one can see sedans or wagons not generally fitting that 'mold' of performance car, or as least not nearly as much as a coupe or convertible.
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Early '60s Impy SS sedan or wagon is indeed a strange idea AFA I know. I would swear they were not RPO.
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Perhaps they were given to a member of your family, or even picked up 2nd hand rather than being monogramed for the family member directly. I have a TON of stuff that were I suddenly gone all SORTS of questions as to 'why' & 'how' I had it would bubble up.
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jeers. I'm no 'factory original' prude, but this is not working for me.
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When I got my '94 F-150, one of the things I planned on doing, once the exhaust rotted out, was replacing the muffler with a performance one. 15 yrs & 146K miles later, and the factory system was still 100%. I would agree on the brake & fuel lines.
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Lowering the roof an inch or so should be done on all the BMW 4-dr sedans (like this is)- why have 2 different sedan designs? And drop the name shell game; no one is fooled by it. Has a bunch of unrefined design elements, but overall it's the same ol, same ol' BMW, so the loyalists won't be confused. Still, that front fender crease really does look like accident damage.
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The '59 pickup in the auction I linked went for $180, but it was pretty rough. The '59 Apache panel truck was also rough, but it stirred the imagination pretty well: $400.
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Hmmm... should I bring 3 or 4 dollars & a trailer? '59 looks like something is bent in the cab area; the roof is slanting downward- front end impact?? '69 'bird is interesting, but too new for me. One of these days a B-59 will turn up at a local auction. Maybe. We'll see how busy a 2-wk before X-mas auction is. I love auctions.
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I've never liked O-60s, but for the sheer vintage here: cheers.
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^ I would be curious to see dummy impact/ brain sloshing data on that...
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^ Rog, going to check out a '59 pickup at an auction in Chesterfield tomm. There's a panel truck there too, tho I am not positive on the yr/make from the pic. http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=1290073&category=0&zip=08902&kwd=
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>>"The hope is in the future, traffic lights will be able to send the information to vehicles and have the vehicles make decisions on what to. This will help reduce the number of accidents at intersections."<< NO THANK YOU!!
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They could do that with a mercedes s-class.... oh wait.....
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I can't bring myself to watch it...
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Only one I ever haunt is the Forward Look board; well outside of the '38's era. Will keep it in mind tho, Camino.
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My only CVT experience was in my B-59 and it was also positive.
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The Spark is an abomination. I'd prefer it if the Spark wasn't based on the Spark.
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a 75- MPH, 35" bed pick-up?? What is mercedes smoking?
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This wagon would be an excellent base for a period resto-mod. Has just what I want: no 9-pass jump seat, has factory air, PS & PW, and is the longer WB Bonne. Plus the black/red color combo is a classy perk. Perhaps I can 'protest' someone with an S-class to fund the resto for me by camping out at the foot of his driveway.
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The '60s Division projects were amazing- well worthy of a in-depth thread. Olds had some sort of wack-a-do reciprocating/rotating engine, IIRC.
