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#32 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [jae5] by john_324 May 22, 2006 (1:32 pm)
Replying to: jae5 (May 22, 2006 12:38 pm) In my mind, there's a sort of triangle with points of "muscle car", "pony car" and "sports car".   It's easy to fit cars under those designations...the tricky part is locating the cars that occupy points on the lines between any two points.   On the Mustang's rear seat issue, love the reason why they added them...market research of college-aged kids indicated that they wanted bucket seats in the front for a sporty feel while driving, but a rear bench to facilitate, er, other activities while parked.
#33 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [john_324] by m1miata May 28, 2006 (5:54 pm)
Replying to: john_324 (May 19, 2006 9:31 am) The Celica was very popular. People bought some of the original Celicas, drove them a couple years and got their money back, or better. Recall the inflation years, when a Celica kept on moving up in price. Known for reliability and fun little cars to drive, they were popular. Honda had the Prelude, which was more high tech and eventually got a bit pricey. The Datsun Z " Fairlady " and Mazda 7 rotary were great hits. Both were true sports cars though, and not really a pony car.
#34 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [jae5] by jkr2106 May 29, 2006 (7:18 am)
Replying to: jae5 (May 22, 2006 12:38 pm) And as you know, many times the lines get blurred, especially between the pony and muscle cars - a little pet-peeve of mine.   Okay, so I feel really stupid for asking this, but what exactly is the difference? Replies to this message: m1miata (May 29, 2006 9:18 am) john_324 (Jun 06, 2006 10:25 am) andys120 (Jun 06, 2006 2:23 pm) and 1 more...
#35 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [jkr2106] by m1miata May 29, 2006 (9:18 am)
Replying to: jkr2106 (May 29, 2006 7:18 am) Pony car is a sporty car, with long hood, short rear deck, not nessarily high powered or able to hold corners like true sports car. Generally it is economical, as in a sporty car for the masses. They look fast, handle decently, but are not for racing unless modified for such. A Pony car usually has an i4 or 6 cylinder as the stock engine, with V8 as an optional in the case of American true ponies.   Muscle car is usually a large displacement engine pushing a heavy mass, or a small block high powered in a smaller car. Original I believe was the Super 88 Olds mobile, which for its time weighed a little less, yet had more HP. They won many a race of NASCAR days-gone-bye. Ah, the days of real stock cars. The real NASCAR. -Loren   P.S. radio and other un-nessarary items are optional on a muscle car Replies to this message: john_324 (Jun 06, 2006 10:25 am) andys120 (Jun 06, 2006 2:23 pm) john_324 (Jun 07, 2006 8:32 am)
#36 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [m1miata] by john_324 Jun 06, 2006 (10:25 am)
Replying to: m1miata (May 29, 2006 9:18 am) To be fair, there were factory pony cars for racing...Boss 302s, Challenger T/As, Barracuda AARs, etc.   I would have loved to have been old enough to enjoy the heyday of the Trans-Am series...sigh. Replies to this message: andys120 (Jun 06, 2006 2:23 pm) john_324 (Jun 07, 2006 8:32 am)
#37 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [john_324] by andys120 Jun 06, 2006 (2:23 pm)
Replying to: john_324 (Jun 06, 2006 10:25 am) I would have loved to have been old enough to enjoy the heyday of the Trans-Am series...sigh.   The old TransAm was everything NASCAR should be and isn't. If you haven't seen Mark Donohue pounding Bridgemampton in the rain or Parnelli Jones dicing with Dan Gurney at Mont Tremblant or Lime Rock you have missed some great racing. Replies to this message: john_324 (Jun 07, 2006 8:32 am)
#38 of 51 Re: Here's a question for the assembled... [andys120] by john_324 Jun 07, 2006 (8:32 am)
Replying to: andys120 (Jun 06, 2006 2:23 pm) Well that makes me feel better...   I was a little kid at the time, and had a father who was more interested in European sportscars than American pony cars. Though on the plus side, I have some great pics of me in his Jaguar 120 coupe.   I catch the current iteration of Trans-Am (I like Boris Said) when I can, but it's hard to get too excited about cars that can change from a Mustang to a Jaguar simply by switching the body shell...
#39 of 51 Mustang Italian style by rockylee Nov 28, 2006 (1:10 am)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061128/AUTO04/611280349/1148- /AUTO01   Now this is a pony car, well sort of. More like a Italian Stallion.   Rocky
#40 of 51 Project Mustang GT vs. Shelby GT500, Part 1 by rockylee Jan 30, 2007 (8:06 am)
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=119331?tid=edmunds.il.ho- me.photopanel..3.*   Rocky Replies to this message: bumpy (Jan 30, 2007 8:34 am) rockylee (Jan 30, 2007 8:44 am) john_324 (Jan 31, 2007 7:24 am)
#41 of 51 Re: Project Mustang GT vs. Shelby GT500, Part 1 [rockylee] by bumpy Jan 30, 2007 (8:34 am)
Replying to: rockylee (Jan 30, 2007 8:06 am) A centrifugal charger on a domestic V8?   Twin-screw is the only way to go on a low-revving large-displacement engine, and it also needs some bigger pipes. 2.5" just isn't enough for a forced-induction 4.6L. The money blown on the hood could have gone for a nice flywheel. Replies to this message: rockylee (Jan 30, 2007 8:44 am) john_324 (Jan 31, 2007 7:24 am)

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