Sixty8panther

WTFHHH!!!! :blink: (what the fu$#ing hell happened here?) http://neptune.spacebears.com/gallery/ugly.html

Sad but true. P.S. Don't hold your breath KnightFan.

Razor: Embrace the randomness of the thread. Be one wiht your tangent. :) Knight: It's a driver. Someday soon it will get redone and then it will be a sunday driver, to be taken to car shows and waxed but I have mixed feelings about that. I love to see classics that get driven as CARS not just trophies that come out every other sunday from April to October. There's something to be said for that. There's a near mint condition) 1939(?) DeSoto in my town that sees the road almost every day. On my commute to the dealership I used to see him almost every single morning from early spring untill late fall. The car's black paintjob is flawless and the chrome and glass is perfect but the car gets DRIVEN. Cars are meant to be enjoyed on the road not in a garage.

An impact at 40mph is a pretty serious speed. People traveling at 40mph slam on their brakes, lock them up and drive head on inot a stationary object hitting it at 25/30 mph and get killed every day. Try enduro racing and rear end a standing car at 20mph and you will understand how bad 40 can be. Here's what 40mph (or 35 in a few of these cases) does to vehicles from the late 1990s & ealry 2000s: Heres' a brand new Lexus GS: Heres' some 80s cars for comparison: Head on at 58kpm (just about 40) between a VW eurovan and Volvo:

YES... they also had 100% of the Massachusetts State troopers, about 60% of the local towns' police dept. and most of the Taxi cabs in Boston. I'm just speaking for my own litle part of the world. You said the "H" word! I hope GM brigns back hardtops in my lifetime! Minivans are very UNCOOL, SUVs are loosing their appeal and Wagons are gaining popularity again. Look at the Subarus and Magum. So am I buddy, so am I! They sure as hell deserve one. RWD Skylark anyone?

Fly: Sorry dude, I whole heartedly disagree with you on that. I know several guys in their 20s and 30s who own Ford Panther cars. In fact a couple years ago I used to say I'd be tempted to buy a Crown Vic. over a FWD Impala... even the new 5.3 liter V8. Today if I needed a safe big car and wanted brand new I'd go wiht a Crown Vic ALL DAY LONG. If I didn't have a BOF Cadillac and had the money for a downpayment I'd do it in a heartbeat. They are amazing values. Such a bargain for a BAND new Grand Marquis wiht leaher and all the options you're still well under $30K purschase price and tax roled in. I used to SELL Chevys & Pontiacs for a few years. Our dealer in Haverhill also had a Buick sister store and I know for a fact MOST peoepl who were ready to trade in their B-body or Panther car went right on over to the Ford/Merc/Lincoln dealer after taking a few test drives in Luminas 2000-up Impalas, Park Aves & LeSabres. And not all these customers were the over-60 crowd. Seriously have you been to New England? I think you're basing your opinion on observation in Florida. I've beebn down there adn can understand where you're coming from but you're not looking at the whole picture. You said so yourself: the 1996 B-body cars were and are still superior to the Ford/Merc/Lincolns so WHY T.F. woudl they NOT be selling? If a worse product made by a 'cheaper' manufacturer sells pretty well why woudln't the GM BOF cars be selling????

THAT's a nice hardtop! :wub: How much...? Nevermind looked it up. The price is amazing! $750 no reserve. clickety-click!

That's why I love Datsuns. If I had to be a fan of a Japanese car company it would be Nissan/Infiniti. Laugh if you will but I love my '84 Maxima. It's RWD, has an IRS with LSD and a great 5-speed. (tired and worn but still engages like new) and when is the last time you saw a inline six cylinder engine in a compact car? Outside a 3-series Bimmer and an IS Lexus they're mostly an extinct breed. Some Datsun eye candy: Check out the custom headlight covers! You Sir, speak the God's truth. No feature/option/benefit/quality ranking can sell as many cars as effective advertising. I actually like Honda manuals, not the beset but not as bad as they say. The S2000s leaves a lot to be desired considering it costs $30,000 but it seems solid enough. Anyone who buys an automatic Honda is a little out of touch wiht eality anyway... but I'm very insensitive that way. "You bought an Automatic Honda? Didn't your Mother ever tell you two wrongs do NOT make a right?!"

You and about 65% of current '97 and up Crown Vic. / Grand Marq. owners. GM really blew their brains out on that mistake. The Caproice Classic was by far superior to the C.Vic. & G.MArq. and yet they're still selling the same basic car wiht very minimal changes & upgrades. The 1996 B-bodys could still be making serious money for GM even if they had dome a ground up redesign in '97. As a 17 year old kid in High School I was pisssed they canceled B-bodys to build more trucks but even I had no idea at the time how stupid that decision was. WTF would you leave 100% of a market that BIG to Ford. They have NO competition. The only true competitor to the Crown Vic is the G.Marq and vice-versa. :angry:

That Astro is about as close as you can come... which is not saying a hell of a lot.

Wow, Reg sounds like such a sensitive, kind & gentle lover. I'm sure your wife loves to hear you wisper sweet nothings inot her ear. :mellow: :P This one may not be discret but damn will you be comfortable when you're on the job. WMJ: I hope you know my last post was meant in jest as usual. Did not mean to offend... thanks for the offer but I'll pass on seeing your equiptment. http://www.cheersandgears.com/public/style_emoticons//AH-HA_wink.gif

Cool, I've always wanted to go to a corn maze. There's like 5 within 40 miles of me here in Mass. one is noly like 7 miles away.

#5: the sufix probably stands for turbo. Turbocharged Mitsubishi motor or perhaps a turbo-diesel VW or Benz or Volvo motor?

IAN: I like the '06 Impala i your sig. :ph34r:

I'd rather walk or use my Rollerblades! :puke: As far as None of the Above, I don't want people to be on the fence. Pick one, don't be afraid to go with your gut instinct.

Everyone has one frined that always emails chain mail and all kind of useless forwards... My biggest pet-peeve are this type of email: "forward this so that money can be donated to get little Jimmy the baboon heart he needs...". <_< Anyway I got this one today and refused to pass it along but I thought it might be a cool way for some of us to get to know each other better. I see so many new names as of late. Either share some goofy facts or just ignore it. :) 1. What is your occupation? Car collector. :P Me and my girlfriend have a home-based business. Accounting and the ambiguous "consulting". 2. What are you listening to right now? WZLX 100.7 FM, Classic Rock 3. What was the last thing you ate? Trader Joe's Fine Raspberry Chocolate 5. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Lemon Yellow 6. How is the weather right now? Overcast, 75 farenheit 7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Employee at Petco Store 8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? DISREGARD :rolleyes: 9. Favorite drink? Non-California Red Wine... Merlot 10. Favorite sport(s) to watch? Hockey, hockey and I also enjoy HOCKEY! 11. Have you ever dyed your hair? nope 12. Do you wear contacts or glasses? negative 13. What do you have for pets? Three cats 14. Favorite Month? October (love the New England Fall Season) 15. Favorite Food(s)? Chocolate... Anything at Olive Garden... Rare Bloody Steak and of course: Seafood. 16. What is the last movie you watched? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 17. Favorite day of the year? My birthday... I usually put my '68 Camaro back on the road after a long winter 18. What was your favorite toy as a child? TIE between: HotWheels cars & LEGOs 19. Fall or Spring? see question 14 20. Hugs or kisses? Usually Kisses but if the girl has nice big mellons a hug can be really rewarding. 21. Cherry or blueberry? Cherry 22. to 24. were really childish questions, email related. 25. When was the last time you cried? None of your freekin business! Okay so I teared up when I noticed they crushed the '68 Firebird convertible and '69 Camaro hardtop at my local junkyard. Ba$tards! :angry: 26. What is on the floor of your closet? The girlfriend's 425,731 shoes! 27. Who is the friend you've had the longest? Jonathan 28. What did you do last night? Worked on two of my Cadillacs. ('86 Fleetwod Brougham and '79 Coupe Deville) 29. What is your favorite smell? 1 gasoline & burning rubber 2 non-restored 1960s GM interiors 3 CENSORED 30. What inspires you? Internal Combustion, esp the American Muscle Car kind. 31. What are you afraid of? my relationship wiht my G/F dissolving... not seeing my daughter Sofia every day :( 32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburger? spicy, cooked rare 33. Favorite car? 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko 427, 4-speed in LeMans Blue or Daytona Yellow 34. Favorite dog breed? Laborador & Grayhound 35. Number of keys on your key rings? 1 two keys to my 1968 Camaro 2 two GM original 24K gold plated Cadillac keys to my 1986 Fleetwood Brougham 3 1997 Seville STS (see above except wiht resistor chip) 4 original Cadillac/GM keys ot my 1979 Coupe Deville 5 single (all purpose) key to my 1984 Datsun Maxima 6 Mazda Key to my 1992 demolition derby/enduro race car 7 House key 8 Masterlock key to my shed 9 two GM Mystery Keys... perhaps to my old 1991 Blazer or 1983 Firebird if not my old 1990 Suburban 36. How many years at your current job? Almost 3 years 37. How many states have you lived in? 1 Slovakia (east half of former Czechoslovakia) 2 Massachusetts 38. How many cities have you lived in? 1 Horne Vestenice, Slovakia 2 Boston, Mass (USA) 3 Andover, Mass 4 Haverhill, Mass 5 Lowell, Mass 6 Acton, Mass 7 Tyngsbogough, Mass

Okay this is going ot be about as effective as Hellen Keller writing a poem about rainbows. 1. KA24DE: Subaru engine? (flat four) Or perhaps it's a Datsun engine(Nissan) 2. VH41DE: VH41? VH1 on Satelite TV in DEutchland? All joking aside I think this was another Nissan/Infiniti engine. 3. G6CU: Mitsubishi SOHC four? 4. F23A7: Toyota engine from the 1980s? 5. B6284T: Honda/Acura V6?

Wow, good one. I still have that vintage 60s interior smell in my Camaro. I love it. Love that smell. Wish they botteled it! Harley: I just got a new desktop wallpaper, THANKS. I just want to rip my clothes off and profess my love to that girl... the Woman standing next to Miss '68 Stingray is cute too.

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Hey WildManJoe... why don't you give me a ride in your Dodge Sprinter and show me what it is that makes you so WILD!?

A few of these are made under lisence... Never say never. The Chinese have very little chance of making a big push here this decade but then again who would have thought a Camry and Accord would both be in the top[ 3 saleswise bakc in the 1980s.

Good point. BTW: all joking aside as much as I hate cell phone distracted morons hoggin the road I'm against big brother and as a Libertarian I'll say NO to this one! Less Gov. regulation = GOOD More Gov. Regulation = BAD!!! :angry:

Wow, that's a cool ad Fly. Love it. Now if the Aurora was just RWD with a 6-speed manual... *bites tongue*