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#16674 of 18065 Re: Speaking of 4-door hardtops... [lemko] by fintail Jul 06, 2009 (9:15 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jul 06, 2009 5:37 am) I remember the father on "The Wonder Years" had a 63 Impala 4 door HT before it was replaced by a big 69 Ford sedan.
#16675 of 18065 andre... by ghulet Jul 06, 2009 (11:23 am)
.....if you REALLY want an unusual Mopar (or just want to piss off your neighbors):   http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE-DART-LIMO-1962-NUNRUNNER-V10-T56-6SPD_W0QQi- temZ270421689672QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item3ef6638548&_trksid=p4- 506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A-2%7C39%3A1
#16676 of 18065 or a less offensive Mopar wagon... by ghulet Jul 06, 2009 (11:25 am)
...I've always loved the taillight treatment on these (and on the '67s even more):   http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-1968-Dodge-Monaco-Woody-Stationwagon_W0QQit- emZ260438936526QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item3ca35ecbce&_trksid=p45- 06.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A-2%7C39%3A1
#16677 of 18065 Re: I like it.... [ghulet] by mp67riv Jul 06, 2009 (11:32 am)
Replying to: ghulet (Jul 05, 2009 1:47 am) I have always liked the 62 Olds line, from the Starfire and 98 down to the F-85 Cutlass. On the 98, the quad taillamps and the extra body side trim added an extra something to an already pretty decent design. The "protruding" headlight/grille assembly was also unique and, to me, attractive. My aunt and uncle had a 98 4 dr hardtop back in the early 60s, but it was the 6 window roofline. I think the 4 window roofline on this one is nicer than the 6 window. Another aunt had a F-85 Cutlass, and I always enjoyed riding in that car.
#16678 of 18065 Rocket Cars by lokki Jul 06, 2009 (12:23 pm)
1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 - I like this a lot. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/1246921358.html   1970 oldsmobile cutlass supreme - too bad about the sunroof. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/1254332720.html   This will never get finished.... too bad too http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/1243030263.html   MAYBE this one will get finished.... http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/1250055133.html
#16679 of 18065 Seen today.... by andys120 Jul 06, 2009 (2:26 pm)
I just spent several miles behind a '57 Chevy four-door 4-poster, probably a 210. It was dark non-metallic red, a little faded, perhaps original. It had twin tailpipes so likely it was a V8. The left tailpipes smoked quite a bit on take off but not while cruising.   I also saw one of those huge fuselage-era MoPars, also a 4-poster. It wore a very appropos license plate: QE2
#16680 of 18065 . by fintail Jul 06, 2009 (3:36 pm)
When I was in podunk last weekend, I saw something I just looked up to see if it was a real, a Pontiac "GT-37". I had never heard of this before - it looked like a ca. 1970-71 LeMans/GTO, but had that odd badge. I googled it and apparently it is a real car. New one to me. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jul 06, 2009 4:53 pm) berri (Jul 06, 2009 5:16 pm) fintail (Jul 06, 2009 5:31 pm) toomanyfumes (Jul 06, 2009 5:57 pm)
#16681 of 18065 Borgward? by martian Jul 06, 2009 (4:30 pm)
How long was this rather obscure make sold in the USA? And, what happened to the firm..was it absorbed by a larger automobile maker? Replies to this message: fintail (Jul 06, 2009 5:29 pm) mp67riv (Jul 08, 2009 7:56 am) fintail (Jul 08, 2009 8:24 am) and 1 more... andys120 (Jul 06, 2009 5:32 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Jul 08, 2009 7:59 am) bumpy (Jul 08, 2009 10:34 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jul 08, 2009 11:22 am) and 1 more... fintail (Jul 08, 2009 12:31 pm)
#16682 of 18065 Re: . [fintail] by andre1969 Jul 06, 2009 (4:53 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jul 06, 2009 3:36 pm) I'd heard of a GT-37, but never really knew what it was. However, a friend of mine used to have a 1971 T-37, as he called it. He had it before I knew him though, so I never saw it. He used to talk about it like it was something special. Essentially all it was though, was the cheapest intermediate Pontiac that year, replacing the Tempest. In 1970, Pontiac had the Tempest, LeMans, LeMans Custom, and GTO, and labeled them all as separate models. For 1971 though, they were all just "LeMans", with T37, LeMans, LeMans Sport, and GTO all different sub-levels. Basically, one of those name-game shuffles that Detroit is famous for.   In googling the GT-37, it looks like it was advertised as sort of a poor man's GTO. It came standard with a 350-2bbl, rather than the Chevy-6. However, you could order it with bigger engines, like the 400 and 455.   When my friend was still in college, at the U of MD, one day he came out to the parking lot to see some fresh body damage down the side of his car. He got really upset about it, but then really went ballistic when he saw that the car in the spot next to it, a newish Honda Accord (this would've been around 1981-82 I guess) had damage on it that matched up! Yep, that's right, the perp had the nerve not only to hit his car, but just leave their car blatantly parked right next to it!   Well, it turns out it was owned by an Indian girl, new to this country (and driving, evidently) and she said that she thought it was okay to hit my friend's car, because it was an old car!   Ultimately, that car gave way to a 1982 Bonneville with the bigger Buick 252 V-6. Sometime in the late 1980's, my friend got it repainted, in its original light jadestone. Within days of the repaint, one rainy fateful day, a mid 1970's Royal Monaco wagon wiped out, crossed the center line, and took him out along with a late 70's Cutlass Supreme and a Citation. Must have been pick on GM day! The Cutlass and Bonneville were totaled. I don't think the Citation was totaled, but it wasn't driveable either. The only car that drove away from that scene was that mammoth Royal Monaco! Replies to this message: berri (Jul 06, 2009 5:16 pm) fintail (Jul 06, 2009 5:31 pm) toomanyfumes (Jul 06, 2009 5:57 pm)
#16683 of 18065 BMWs by stickguy Jul 06, 2009 (5:09 pm)
next door neighbor to a relative I was visiting this weekend.   1st a 1988 325. Odd part was that it was an iX. I didnt even know they made them that early.   And the nice one inthe garage. A gen 1 (forgot to ask which year) red M3. All original, super clean and totally stock.

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