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81 messages, Last post on Apr 03, 2009 at 12:54 PM
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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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Replying to: jrosasmc (Jan 09, 2009 2:09 pm) |
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Replying to: piCARso (Jan 02, 2009 5:57 pm) http://specialtysales.com/1966-pontiac-lemans-gto-clone-c-1627.htm and another, but it's not "vintage": http://specialtysales.com/1995-chevrolet-corvette--c-1822.htm |
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Corvair to Corvette, my head is spinning. 1168, 23 pages on ebay, something for everyone. Clearly the 60's are preferred but since you have brought them into the picture give me your analysis of the 70's,80's and 90's. I like the look of the late 70's and early 80's. Many well kept under 10 with no takers, why ? I liked the Pontiac. Am I right to think that a clone is a lesser model dressed up with script pretending to be the real thing ? Any more suggestions of strong candidates for the financially challenged will be considered.
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Replying to: piCARso (Jan 10, 2009 8:00 pm) After 1972 or so, American cars became burdened with clumsily-designed emissions controls, lower compression engines, and generally mediocre performance, quality and styling. They are simply not highly regarded by collectors and for good reason. The thrill is gone and you end up tinkering with them all the time. This rarely gets any better until the mid 1980s, when you start to get some interesting American iron again, like the C4 Corvette and the Buick V-6 Turbo cars. In fact, one could actually attribute the rise of the "red hot" collector car market for 50s and 60s cars, to the rather dismal choices people had of late 70s and early 80s cars.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 11, 2009 8:30 am)
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Replying to: bhill2 (Jan 12, 2009 1:10 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 9:23 am) |
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