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#6124 of 17987 Well I'd completely forgotten..... by andys120 Feb 19, 2005 (9:17 pm)
the Mercury Marquis (which begat the Grand Marquis?) but that '66 looks like a nice car. So does the '61 Bonneville. Why do you think the engine doesn't look right, Fin? I think the 421SD/triple carb would have been optional for that year.
#6125 of 17987 For the most part... by andre1969 Feb 20, 2005 (6:07 am)
big Mercuries pretty much lost me with the 60's models, with the exception of maybe around '61-63, and the later 69+ (IIRC) models that had hidden headlights. That '66 Marquis does look like a nice car, though...looks to be a very nice example of one.   As for that Bonneville, it's listed in the text that the engine is incorrect. It's a 1966 379 hp 421 3x2 that was bored 0.060" over. Sweet car though...I'll take it!
#6126 of 17987 No title by fintail Feb 20, 2005 (6:35 pm)
Yeah, the ad said it wasn't original. I guess it doesn't matter in the long run. Lovely car though, I certainly wouldn't turn it down.   It was a lovely day to go for a cruise here today, and I saw a few nice old cars out on the road...a white 64 GTO convert, a 67 Chevelle SS, a 56 Chevy convert, a 66 Galaxie 2 door HT, maybe a couple others I've forgotten
#6127 of 17987 Matador by carlisimo Feb 21, 2005 (8:11 pm)
"I recall reading that AMC sold the Matador in some spanish speaking countries where (so they said) "matador" translates as "killer"."   More specifically, the matador is the bullfighter that kills the bull.   Even though the word comes from the verb "to kill" and should logically be the word for "killer," if you use it outside of bullfighting it's more like "slayer" (with medieval/fantasy connotations).   Still a good name, and currently used by the Harrier fighter jet in the Spanish Navy.
#6128 of 17987 pretty car by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 23, 2005 (12:45 pm)
Just saw a Ford V-8 powered Italia being worked on at a friend's shop. Nice looking car. One thing I noticed is that they are using both Fiat and Peugeot suspension pieces. It's going to be hell rebuilding the front end trying to find Peugeot 403 bits and pieces. Replies to this message: andys120 (Feb 23, 2005 1:34 pm)
#6129 of 17987 AMC CONCORD by kyfdx HOST Feb 23, 2005 (12:48 pm)
In that really nice purplish brown color.. with the matching color landau vinyl roof, peeling off to a nice shade of beige..   I'm amazed that something like this is still running... although, the straight-six in them was a decent engine...
#6130 of 17987 Re: pretty car [Mr_Shiftright] by andys120 Feb 23, 2005 (1:34 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 23, 2005 12:45 pm) I haven't thought about an Italia in years. Weren't they put out by Intermeccanica, the same outfit that did those nice (IMO) Speedster Replicas?
#6131 of 17987 correct! by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 24, 2005 (8:51 am)
Dat's right, early 70s Intermeccanica product. Here's some info on them if you are interested:   http://intermeccanica.org/
#6132 of 17987 Thanks, Shifty..... by andys120 Feb 24, 2005 (10:47 am)
I'd forgotten that Carrozerie Intermeccanica built the Apollo as well (along with a bunch of other things.
#6133 of 17987 Not obscure, but new.... by michaell Feb 25, 2005 (7:57 am)
Saw my first Audi A3 last week in Denver. It had Alabama plates and had the "2.0T" label on the back.   Silver, quite sharp looking!

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