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Well, if the Vette was otherwise clean, and you for some reason wanted a '79 Vette, and the price came way down, I suppose you could throw a crate motor in it and maybe turn it into a decent little performance car. Oh, and 4K for a plain Jane '74 Duster? Original paint isn't worth that much (this thing isn't a Duesenberg). Now, if it was a 340 sport/4 speed car, I would be all over it! |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Mar 02, 2008 9:26 am) You're right, they do handle and brake with a total lack of competence. Shameful I guess is a fair word. Don't know as you can do much about that. Also, they suck gas so fast many first time owners think the gauge needs repair or that they should be bending down and looking for the gas faucet that someone left open. On the plus side, they have lots of gadgets to play with and they cruise well in a straight line. A car for the mature and stately collector car owner. Investment Grade of D (keeps pace with inflation), Fun Grade 2.5 out of 5. (not a wide smile, maybe a smirk) |
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For the money one could do a lot worse, if it isn't rotten
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Replying to: fintail (Mar 02, 2008 5:14 pm) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 29, 2008 4:14 pm) Heck, I love those big 1970s cars myself. Here's a weird scenario, but for the movie "Back to the Future," my version of present day Hill Valley would've been 1974-78 Chrysler New Yorkers, Dodge Royal Monacos, Plymouth Gran Furies, 1971-76 full-size B and C body Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Pontiac Grand Villes and Bonnevilles, Chevrolet Impalas and Caprices, Mercury Marquises, Lincoln Continentals, and Ford LTDs cruising the streets as the song "Power of Love" blared in the background. That would've made a greater impact on me instead of seeing all those wussy subcompacts on the streets instead.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 29, 2008 4:29 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Mar 03, 2008 8:00 am) Yeah, they're also very comfy cars. Actually, most reviewers of the time put GM's B- and C-bodies first in most respects, Ford's "Panthers" (Crown Vic/Grand Marquis) in second place, and Mopar's R-bodies a distant 3rd. One thing I really like about the Mopars though, is that the front doors are large, and even with the seat all the way back, the B-pillar doesn't block my vision to the sides like it would in the Ford and GM cars. Also, the R-bodies seem to have less intrusion of stuff like the transmission, driveshaft hump, dashboard, rear wheel wells, etc. And since it's unitized, you don't have frame rails taking away floor space. The R-body seems to have a bit more legroom up front than the GM and Ford cars. However, the GM and Ford cars have a lot more headroom. Another thing I like about the Mopars, and this is a minor nitpick, but the rear door windows roll down further than in the GM cars. About 3/4 of the way in the cheaper models, and all the way in the New Yorkers, although admittedly, the roll-down window in the NYer is considerably smaller. Oh, and as far as I know, every R-body came with full gauges, standard. I think if Chrysler had the money to build these cars right, they would have been much more competent and probably stayed on the market longer. But by 1979, they were on the verge of bankruptcy, and were fast running out of resources. Although somehow, they managed to find a way to improve the quality of the 1980 R-bodies. Fit and finish was better, they were less prone to rusting, the aluminum bumpers with the peeling chrome were replaced with steel bumpers, etc. |
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Replying to: lemko (Mar 03, 2008 7:56 am) Probably the most prominent domestic of the movie (in 1985) is Jennifer's dad's AMC Eagle wagon, or the wrecked Nova being towed into the McFly's driveway....or maybe the Jeep or Ford Ranger Marty hitches a ride on whie skateboarding. But these are all pretty much bit parts.
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Replying to: fintail (Mar 03, 2008 8:36 am) That's one thing I really noticed in the old NBC episodes of "Mama's Family", whenever they'd do outdoor scenes on location. I'm guessing they just went out on location in Burbank or somewhere near the Warner Bros lot. In fact, I've actually seen the Mama's Family house in a T-mobile commercial, the one where the guy goes out to get the mail and the neighbor shouts "DEAD MAN WALKING". Still, for what was supposed to be a rural midwestern town, there were an awful lot of Japanese imports out on the streets!
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Who let the dogs out? Seems like a nice enough example. "but not the best on gas"  This could be fixed up and flipped on the other coast for 3x the asking price. The fate of old FWD Cadillacs, that pmoc guy notwithstanding.
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