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23954 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 5:44 PM

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#19781 of 23954 Re: Upright> [fintail] by andys120 Jan 19, 2009 (7:07 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 19, 2009 7:06 pm) Bentley VI is correct.
#19782 of 23954 Re: Upright> [fintail] by magnette Jan 20, 2009 (12:24 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 19, 2009 7:06 pm) The R -Type generally has a built out boot (trunk) while the Mk VI like this has a flatter, smaller one. Replies to this message: stephen987 (Jan 20, 2009 4:37 am) fintail (Jan 20, 2009 10:56 am) stephen987 (Jan 20, 2009 3:30 pm)
#19783 of 23954 Re: Upright> [magnette] by stephen987 Jan 20, 2009 (4:37 am)
Replying to: magnette (Jan 20, 2009 12:24 am) I used to work for a Rolls/Bentley restoration shop, and did a little limo service work on the side. Of all the cars that came through our hands, I loved the 'big bore" R-types the best. In the late '80s I had the pleasure of driving a well-maintained but cosmetically imperfect '54 R-type, the last year of the line, from Hilton Head to the Savannah airport, about 50 miles over lowcountry back roads to pick up the car's new owner. I was working against a tight deadline, and that car didn't let me down, despite its retro-tech tires and brakes. It was torquey and surprisingly wieldy. This particular one was an automatic, but I particularly loved the ones that had the four-speed manual, one of the nicest gearboxes I've ever used. Even twenty years later, that car is still magical to me. I can't think of anything from the era that could've done the job better, not even one of the big Jags or the M-B "Adenauer." Replies to this message: fintail (Jan 20, 2009 10:56 am) stephen987 (Jan 20, 2009 3:30 pm)
#19784 of 23954 From the movie of the same name> by andys120 Jan 20, 2009 (10:49 am)
Replies to this message: fintail (Jan 20, 2009 10:59 am) berri (Jan 20, 2009 1:23 pm) andys120 (Jan 20, 2009 2:29 pm)
#19785 of 23954 Re: Upright> [stephen987] by fintail Jan 20, 2009 (10:56 am)
Replying to: stephen987 (Jan 20, 2009 4:37 am) I think I know what shop that might be...did they used to have big adverts in Hemmings etc? The name escapes me. Replies to this message: stephen987 (Jan 20, 2009 3:30 pm)
#19786 of 23954 Re: From the movie of the same name> [andys120] by fintail Jan 20, 2009 (10:59 am)
Replying to: andys120 (Jan 20, 2009 10:49 am) The Gran Torino of course...I guess that's a 72. Looks really good for bloated muscle. Replies to this message: berri (Jan 20, 2009 1:23 pm) andys120 (Jan 20, 2009 2:29 pm)
#19787 of 23954 Re: A little dusty> [andys120] by andre1969 Jan 20, 2009 (11:06 am)
Replying to: andys120 (Jan 18, 2009 3:51 pm) FWIW you could get that roll-down back window in the cheaper Mercurys, as well. My grandparents had a 1963 Mercury Monterrey with it. Still, I'd imagine that '64 posted above is a Park Lane or some other upscale model, judging from the extra trim on the rear-end.
#19788 of 23954 Re: From the movie of the same name> [fintail] by berri Jan 20, 2009 (1:23 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 20, 2009 10:59 am) This was a good looking car, but the body style didn't stick around all that long. It was uglied up in 73 and then Ford began its journey down how many side windows can I stick on everything.
#19789 of 23954 Re: From the movie of the same name> [fintail] by andys120 Jan 20, 2009 (2:29 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 20, 2009 10:59 am) Yep, that's the '72 Ford Gran Torino featured in Eastwood's movie Gran Torino.
#19790 of 23954 New> by andys120 Jan 20, 2009 (2:34 pm)
Replies to this message: berri (Jan 20, 2009 2:52 pm) andys120 (Jan 20, 2009 5:15 pm) boomchek (Jan 20, 2009 3:54 pm) texases (Jan 20, 2009 3:58 pm)

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