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220 messages, Last post on May 31, 2009 at 5:49 PM
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Replying to: tbird8 (May 30, 2009 11:46 am) I'm not trying to scare you away. As I said, I actually like these cars but unless you have a lot of knowledge or someone who will actually work on one, they can be a nightmare. And, they handle horribly.
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Replying to: fintail (May 30, 2009 2:24 pm) Yes, the over restored cars don't do much for me. In a lot (most) of cases, they weren't that nice when they left the factory. I like the survivor cars myself that the owners can actually drive. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 31, 2009 7:06 am) If you took a 1965 car out of a time capsule and it was pristine with 0 miles on it, and you entered it in a modern auto show for judging, it would probably lose (if the judges didn't know it was an original). |
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 31, 2009 7:03 am)
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Replying to: tbird8 (May 31, 2009 11:05 am) Downside? Totally impractical 60s coupe---huge car, no room for people. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 31, 2009 7:06 am) I guess last year, my first time to visit this event, the guy thought I wanted to enter my car or something  ...I think I was driving the fintail at the time, which would look pretty odd in a Ford show. I'm more content with the condition of my old car as time goes on. It would be laughed out of a concours style event, but it runs good, looks good, and I don't have to worry about hurting it when I drive it. It likes to be driven. It's a car.
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Replying to: tbird8 (May 31, 2009 11:05 am) A 1966 Toronado is everything our HOST says about it. Much better workmanship and far fewer electrical problems. A MUCH better choice would be a Buick Riviera from that era. Just wonderful cars that have a strong following and support group. I miss mine. |
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Replying to: fintail (May 31, 2009 11:33 am) Do you ever go th the XXX Drive In in Issaquah? Every Saturday evening,a lot of old cars converge there and almost every Sunday morning it's the same thing. I'm almost always there looking around. On Saturdays a lot of the guys head to the Gaslamp in Issaquah afterwards to eat. A bunch of good guys!
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 31, 2009 12:05 pm) Do you notice any obscure cars there? |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 30, 2009 5:12 pm) I've heard that they're not as powerful as you might think something like that would be. Looking online, I've seen 0-60 times from 8.2 to 8.8 seconds, and I found a quarter mile time of 16.5 seconds  83 mph. It had 345 hp, which also doesn't sound like a lot to me, for something that's supposed to be a high performance engine. However, a lot of the "real" high-performance engines back then, like the 426 Hemi, and probably the 425 hp version of the Chevy 409 and 396, were a pain in the butt to live with on a daily basis unless you were living life a quarter mile at a time. Great for racing and showing off and getting tickets, but they'd go out of tune in a heartbeat, run hot, tended not to be happy with creature comforts like air conditioning, power steering, etc, and were geared so short they sounded like they were screaming even at idle. I think the 7-litre was supposed to be a more "civilized" attempt at a full-sized performance car. A car that was still a pretty good performer, but something you could still be comfortable driving to work and running errands, day in and day out. My friend's other old car is a 1959 Dodge Coronet 2-door hardtop, with the D500 package. 383 with dual quads and 345 hp. He blew the engine on that one, too. 
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