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Classic Cars Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"
19236 messages, Last post on Nov 08, 2009 at 8:05 AM
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 12, 2009 12:23 pm) |
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Not a project, but maybe a good car to drive for the money...wheels are wrong, but it's a very rare (maybe not excellent) color. These cars are a nice amount of bang for the buck.
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 12, 2009 3:26 pm) 
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"Also at some point, I think they went to either an aluminum exhaust manifold, or just a really cheaply cast metal one. It tended to crack, right in the middle. That may have been later than 1976, though." My parents' '68 Dart Slant 6 had a cracked manifold. They took it to several independent shops, because it ran so badly due to the manifold, but no one realized the manifold was cracked. Finally, in frustration, they traded it, and only after they had sold it did they find out what the real problem was. So, the cracked manifold problem occurred some time in the '60s, unless theirs was an isolated case. From what we learned later, though, I suspect that this problem occurred earlier than the mid-'70s. This is another example of a domestic manufacturer causing a lot of avoidable aggravation and expense to save a small amount per car. Apparently, the auto makers didn't realize how such decisions would damage their reputations. It's a variation on the proverbial story of the straw that broke the camel's back, repeated over and over again in the '60s, '70s and '80s, until - SURPRISE! - many people abandoned American cars for Japanese ones. The European cars had their own quality issues, but compensated, to some extent, by being more satisfying to drive.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 12, 2009 3:51 pm) |
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 12, 2009 3:26 pm)
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Replying to: xwesx (Jan 12, 2009 5:31 pm) |
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Replying to: xwesx (Jan 12, 2009 5:31 pm) Regarding tickets per mile...these older models are pretty stealthy, sleepers...if you debadge it the average person won't know it from an ordinary 6cyl car...so I bet the cops don't give it a lot of attention.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 12, 2009 3:51 pm) When these cars were new, I didn't really pay much attention to them. I was a big fan of GM's large and midsize cars. But I have to say those particular Mopars get my respect now. |
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| I agree with you. the Slant 6 engine and Torqueflyte transmission were extremely solid. I just gave an example of a component that caused grief. If the cracked manifold had been identified and replaced earlier, the car would have provided years of additional service. | |
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