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81 messages, Last post on Apr 03, 2009 at 12:54 PM
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...bring at least one other knowledgeable person with you. They'll spot things wrong with the car you might miss. I've spent a lot of time looking at cars at Carlisle and the guys with me spotted things wrong I'd have first missed.
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 09, 2009 7:37 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 09, 2009 8:31 am) Sounds like a plan. Shifty, the next time I fall in love with another old 70's mastodon, I'm bringing you with me, because I know how you feel about them! 
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Thought you might want to take a look at this article. It is about a lady who has owned a '69 Dart since it was brand-new. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/automobiles/collectibles/06EGO.html?scp=19&sq=- Auto%20Ego&st=cse By the way, how is your '68? Have you finally let it go yet?
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| keep hanging onto the Intrepid and maybe in 40 years or so you could make the NY Times! | |
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Jan 09, 2009 2:09 pm) of course, she is not giving up her car, so it's like trying to catch up in age to your older sibling. 
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You guys are having way too much fun. Hope you haven't forgotten me. Great advice about stradegies for buying a car. I will remember them. I know when we were looking to buy a boat, every one we saw we wanted and we rationalized away any imperfection. You know what the letters B.O.A.T. stand for: " Bring out another thousand" And of course the well know homily: "The two happiest times in a mans' life is the day he buys his first boat and the day he sells it". I hope this does not apply to vintage cars. Thanks to all your great council. My horizons have been broadened. Initially, all I thought about was the outside of the car but Mr. Shiftright got me thinking about handling and performance. With my modest budget that 65-69 Corvair looks interesting. I know there is a group of rabid admirers out there and in the past I have overlooked them because they are small and modest compared to many of the showy late 50's cars. Looking at them with a fresh eye I admire their compact simplicity. Well kept convertibles with I imagine thrifty 6 cylinder engines sell for below 10 consistently. What can you tell me about these cars? Are they fun to drive, good engines, brakes, suspensions, etc.? Anything I should know ? The field is narrowing.
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Replying to: piCARso (Jan 09, 2009 6:19 pm) lucky for you and many others. go to google and type corvair. if you see somthing you like, post back about it. i am sure you will get some opinions. 
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Replying to: piCARso (Jan 09, 2009 6:19 pm) Corvair brakes are EXCELLENT---best American braking car in 1965, hands down. Handling needs a mod to the steering to quicken the ratio lock to lock, otherwise it's pretty good. You'd have to join the Corvair network to learn all the tricks. |
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