Sixty8panther

Three reasons: 1. It's never been done before to the best of my knowledge 2. The sight of a 4 foot tall radial sticking straiht up in the front of a '34 Hot Rod (LaSalle?) would be worth it. This idea makes a 454 powered '32 Highboy look tame by comparison. 3. Guaranteed inclusion in t least one magazine... and yes it would be a RAT rod so no over-done paint or outragous plush interiors. Car Craft would the the perfect magazine to feature it.

Wow... that's a Maisto 1:18th I'll buy the DAY of release. :D

Call it a hot rod I'm okay with it... Call it a sleeper I'll agree But do NOT call a FWD a Mucsle Car... it's just not right. This is a very cool car indeed but it's not Musclecar. I'd shake the dude's hand if I saw him at a carshow. This is right up my alley. Very fine custom. Now if the engine was facing No.-So. and the rear wheels were motivated by a posi rear end I'd say it was perfect. No doubt that would have required even more severe modification.

I've got a weird type of OCD. I have no problem doing a huge burnout in my Camaro where the engine is reving at 6900rpm for 40 sec. straight, and then leaving the tire shards all over the rear quarters for months, but if my PANTHR vanity plate is 3-degrees askew I get all panicky and must fix it immediately. Or for instance I'll get junkyard rims/tires for My Camaro held on with old rusty lugnuts but yet I put tire shine on them every so often. And who the hell else runs Mobil1 oil and Sunoco Premium-Ultra (93/94) in their Camaro but yet their alternator is chained to the inner wheel well? :blink: I'm just a very strange person. :wacko:

Good point HE; this has to be one of the last uses of tailfins by any US manufacturer.

Good one... but somehow it's a little too mellow, uless it was the later part of the song where it really get's ging with funky guitar. Some slogan ideas: (not not serious ideas just idea genaration for the fun of it) - 2008 Camaro; just don't call it a pony car! - 2008 Camaro; more bite than bark - The all new Camaro, the same old Attitude - 2008 Chevrolet Camaro; the revolution in full swing - All new Camaro, all new technology, all new styling, same old agression - The Camaro is back, even though it was never actaully gone - The new Camaro, technology from 2008, mean streak circa 1967 - 2008: The year of the Camaro - 4, 3, 2, 1 ... Camaro to Mustang: Ready or not, here I come! - 2008 Camaro: Pilot's License suggested but not required

Wow... cool. What year did Motor Age cease to exist under that title?

Wasn't 'W' knee high to a grasshopper in late 1958? Oh and BTW... when I say radial-engined Hot Rod I'm talking about a radial engine mounted just in front of the firewall wiht a transfer case sending power to a Muncie Rock Crusher. No prop, old fashioned RWD via two big M/T Drag Radials.

I was going to say Lincoln Navigator.

Well, thanks for the heads up anyway. :)

Riiiight. I had a worse day yesterday but I plead the 5th about the details. Don't want to bruise my ego. :P

Cool song but the referance to AIDS makes it not so P.R. friendly... Now on the otehr hand Ramone's "Go Lil Camaro Go!" is a greatr one. :)

Supercharged Series III 3800. Oh yeah, BAY-BEE!!!!

Great post! So true!

Hmmmm interesting... now see I'd never buy a '63 or '64. I can appreciate them at car shows but the fins are too darn small for me. It's actually depressing for me to see a '63/'64 next to a '59-'62. I'd rather see the fins eliminited completely rather than castrated. Again to each his own, although I can say you might have changed my mind about the Barrel Grille vs. Coffin Grille dilema when it comes to your COE. :D

Wow... someone voted 99. Holy $hit who has that much faith in my survival instinct??? I'm shopping around for a beater 91 Lebaron/88 Mustang LX convertible so I can drive it off a big cliff with the top down and jump out with a parachutte. I thought of that crap about 8 years before Vin Diesel did it in XXX. :angry:

Yup.... and I WANT one. Just because. I have no logical reason but I want one. Not nearly as much as a '61 Caddy Fleetwood or a '59 Invicta Wagon but if I ever see one on eBay for $700 I'll be a (not-so-proud) owner.

Balthazar: I'm Happy to report that the diagram of a Gnome Rotary Motor wiht a stationary crankshaft was included in the magazine only to demostrate the differance between a radial motor with revolving cylinders and a motor with rotary VALVES. What a fascinating era to live in... so many promissing technologies in the works. I had not even HEARD of the existance of Rotory valves untill Mr. George Kent asked this question in his letter to the editor sometime in the fall of 1914. :P As far as rotating cylinders... it's pure genius when they're air-cooled with lightweight cooling fins. So I'm still going to build a hot rod someday wiht a radial engine out of some ancient Biplane. It's an idea I've had in my head since before I was old enough to realize it COULD be done in all practicality.

Bumpity-bump. Answers will be posted tomorrow P.M. Any other takers? :mellow:

My Yahoo inbox is up to 1800. No joke. I justscroll apst all the ebay-thieves and spam and see if I recognize an address... I have to clean it one of these days. :sigh:

Add ons... How can it be an add-on if it starts at the A-pillar and goes on past the rear bumper? There were a few "tacky" fins done by a couple Independants in the 50s but 70% of them are gorgeous. Wiht the exception of a 59 Turnpike Cruiser and a few Fords.

Harley: Didn't you get the PM about not posting PORN on C&G? That invicta is HOT! (yes Paris your check's in the mail) Balthazar: Hmmmmm... you have got one hellof a point there. :D

Wow! Graet post. Beautiful.

Oh man, I love it!

45 seconds ago I was hungry... now thanks to Ocnblu I"m freeekin starving!!! Although, since we're onthe topic of food. Last night me and Marcia had our 4 year anniversary. We went out to a really fancy restaurant that we reserve for only once or twice a year for special occaisons. It's called Cafe' Escadrille & it's in Burlington. We had stufffed mushrooms for an appetizer. She ordered the prime rib. while I had my usual: Steak & Lobster Grilled 8 oz. tenderloin steak with Bordelaise Sauce. Served with a baked stuffed Maine lobster tail. I can not even begin to describe how awsome this restaurant is. Just incredible. God I'm so hungry now. The funniest thing was both of us laughing as I pulled out ono Rt.3 and left the parking lot... amist the Cadillac Escalades, BMW 7s, Range Rovers & a new Rolls Royce is this 1984 Datsun wiht a squeaky left rear wheel bearing. Marica just laughed and said "well, we sure won the prize for shityest car in the whole parking lot award". I laughed and said I saw two Camrys in the back and she was like "They were brand new!" To which I replied "I'd STILL rather have a 146K mile Datsun instead of selling my soul." http://www.cafeescadrille.com/