balthazar

Modern houses never give you more than 20' depth (neither do vintage ones). While this is fine for a modern cramped sedan and a rake & shovel, if you have a lot of sh!t or machinery or ANYTHING else AND a larger vehicle, things get tight IMO. This I've observed in some of my client's $3M houses. You'd think for money like that you'd get 25-ft depths and extra width, but no. There are no vehicles in my attached 2-car, and the machinery in the one bay will keep everything this side of a smart out. I would love at least 24' depth- gives you room for a bench and parts storage. My shop IS 24' deep, but with 18' vehicles and other stuff along the back wall, I could use more room. I'm thinking a big garage with some sort of covered walkway between it & the house would be ideal. I always envied 'parking in the basement', but the fire issue is not something I contemplated before.

cruise...control... fluid ?? -- -- -- -- -- WRT the Ford issue- I know my '94 F-150 was not affected- and I seem to recall it was because it didn't have cruise.

Surpised to see the GPs, the GV hardtop & the LeMans Sport convert; seems like every time I've ever seen a game show hawk a car, it's always akin to a Ventura or base LeMans.

'67 Cutlass. Band reminds me of ASG. Good song.

^ Agreed.

Faster than a Formula SD455 ??

Dodgefan ~ >>"This right here. The thing is, and it may come as a shock, but the automakers aren't exactly rolling in money, so they've done just this to help save costs and make whatever money they can."<< They've been doing this for decades- early '90s AT LEAST. Things were relatively 'fat' then. Camino ~ >>"As for the rest, how many sedans of the same general shape do we really need? They are so boring, no "wow" at all."<< Agreed; once one comes to the realization that auto form design is over & done, AND you take in the massive proliferation of models from so many manufacturers... it IS depressing. Homogenization run wild...

SAmadei ~ >>"Sure, I'd like to, as well... but we're in Jersey. And finding repairable vintage iron is getting pretty hard. Plus, some trim parts are near impossible to locate or repair right."<< Granted; I was only speaking about building one (or two)- but would like to hear a lot more about this :: >>"My current parts list is 90% complete and has a "new" 1969 Firebird shipping for about $60K. Thats with a 6x automatic, 500hp IA engine, Brembos, build subframe with Corvette parts, etc."<< Goodmark sells 400 hoods- are fenders available ? More, please...

^ Sure - I got a spare hour tomm. Pennsy is only 2 or 3 counties wide, right?

If removing PWs & replacing them with cranks voids a new cars warranty- that's yet ANOTHER problem with modern cars.

whiteknight ~>>"That's the whole point here. In 1969, you could order a car anyway you wanted it. You didn't have to opt for a car costing thousands more than what you wanted to pay to get a V-8 under the hood. You could choose the base car, add the V-8, and drop all of the nonsense. You weren't forced into option groups and packages to get what you wanted while adding on stuff you didn't want."<< RIGHT ON !! SAmadei ~>>"I'd start building them for resale."<< I'd prefer to save an original, half decent car. For $30K you can build a kick-ass, subtly-modified version of vintage iron. 383, 6-spd auto, 3.23s, A/C, done.

I would love A/C, PW, modern suspension/tires & a modern trans with a rebuilt iron V-8 and a period interior in a vintage (1960s or 1950s) full-size car.

Dodgefan ~ >>"Clearly, the old days were nothing but rolling works of art. Also beside the four or five of you, most people want things like radios, air conditioning, brakes, power windows, etc."<< Ummm, yer "old days" only apparently go back 25 years there, sport. There's a HOLE LOOT MORIE back there than you seem to be unable to see/willing to consider. BTW : radios date to the '20s (IIRC), A/C to '51, PW to '49.... get the pernt?

I agree with Camino for the most part. The only new product I can recall recently staring at were the Challenger, CTS, Ram and F-150/F-250s. And this is just from a lust standpoint- not taking price into account in the least. I have said for some time now- I may never buy new again (unless money becomes no object). The value there is terrible.

>>"...would allow auto dealers to sell foreign-made vehicles on the same dealer lots with GM cars and trucks..."<< This is currently not permissible ???? >>"...would prohibit GM from selling its auto parts to 6,000 businesses in Ohio..."<< >>"...force GM to pay the rent on dealership properties that have been closed because of fraudulent activities or the voluntary actions of dealers..."<< Makes no sense whatsoever. Very damaging... >>"...would halve the time that GM is allowed to perform quality control audits of dealerships to prevent fraud and ensure sound business practices...."<< Criticism depends on the current time frame, but this is still at least burdensome.

>>"Documented with 2 build sheets and registration with the National GSX Historical Society, this completely restored 1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 is the 39th car built in that year’s GSX production run. The Saturn Yellow Buick’s 455/360 HP Stage 1 engine is part of the car’s all-numbers-matching drivetrain, which includes a Muncie 4-speed and a 3.64 Positraction differential. Like all GSX Buicks, it benefits from Buick’s luxury approach inside, with bucket seats and console, a padded Rally steering wheel, tilt column, Rally instruments and clock and AM radio. "<< Sold this week for $130,000.

Great interstate cruiser.

x2, right? Perhaps they like to keep their wallet 'neat & clean' and not busy it up with another few thou, eh?

That is just SCREAMING for a sneaky 455 installation....

I don't see anything in the above piece to scream about. History/ SS texts have long been borderline shoddy, IMO. And yes- they've been far too skewed to the left for a while- some of the American history that gets left 'on the floor' in the name of pacifying global topics is a travesty, IMO.

Something's up: that's far too low a price for what appears to be in the pics...

Camino- but you have stores in PA- NJ is a 'sparkless' state. DF - "damn pigs" ??? Interesting & annoying 'town-to-town' scenario. Me- I have a great, secluded location to set them off, a mile off the nearest public road. Worked great 4 years ago.

Summer's coming/here, and inevitably, I have received my annual fyreworks catalog in the mail, despite (& in spite ??) of the disclaimer that NJ & DE residents cannot buy, transport, possess or operate fyreworks without a permit. Many years ago, a temporary co-worker got me a great grab-bag of fun, and about 4 years ago, a brief-cased sized box of them --that survived a to-the-ground building fire (they were in the walk-in safe)-- likewise provided more fun. I'd really like to get some more, and the catalog is SO enticing. Pyro-Impact, Big Bomb Jumbo Cracker, Red, White & Boom... sigh! Anyway, there's a few fyrewerks stores in PA, one in Easton.... any of you C&Gers planning on obtaining any? I cannot- I have a NJ DL, and one needs a PA DL in PA. Willing to drive to PA....

OK- I re-read it, twice. To my eye, it's typical of a Gov-issued report: a mix of questionably-related statistics: > 1 in 5 go to the ER & 'most' of those 5 have insurance. > The uninsured & the insured visit in like frequencies. > Demand for the ER is rising, but there are fewer ERs and longer waits. > The majority of doctors believe Obamacare will increase ER visits. > The richer you are, the less likely you visit the ER. I just do not see the point of the article, period.

Saying 'illegals aren't packing the ERs and most people who go there have insurance' is a major DUH! 340 million people, reportedly 12 million illegals, do the math.