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In the UK, the foxtail was usually seen sodden and bedraggled, hanging forlornly from a bent-over CB aerial.
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Any vintage car guys here?
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In the UK, the foxtail was usually seen sodden and bedraggled, hanging forlornly from a bent-over CB aerial.
My neighbor, Jeff (of Great Lakes fame), showed up yesterday with this... a '36 Ford. Fully restored with the original flat head V8.
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Partial to Macks, at one point I had eight...
.. 1964 and older.. they went with that year to keep the one million Mustangs out....
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35-40 Fords are some of my absolute favorites!
My third Triumph. Like motorcycles, these things seem to multiply.
1964 Triumph Sport Six. It was called the Vitesse everywhere else but the States. Built on a Herald chassis but with a small inline six. They came out about the same time as the Mustang but were more expensive so... There were about 680 that made it over here.
1964 Triumph Sport Six. It was called the Vitesse everywhere else but the States. Built on a Herald chassis but with a small inline six. They came out about the same time as the Mustang but were more expensive so... There were about 680 that made it over here.
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Cool, don't think I've ever seen one! Same engine as GT6+?
Yes, eventually. The GT6's have 2L engines with twin Stromberg carbs. The early cars like mine were 1.6L with Solex carbs. The later marks had the same 2L. These engines are silky smooth and like to rev. Italian design and British engineering...
I saw one of those recently in a Hallmark type film and thought it was a Triumph but wasn't familiar with the model. Glad to see my assumption was correct.
Owner looking for fat loser women.
One has to consider just "why" we have an affinity for classic cars, Seems a costly and foolish curiosity. My uncle, crazy and living with his mom through his 40s< had these magazines hidden under his bed... Crazy right???
It seems maybe new cars have been inferior garbage for far longer than I realized. Not that I have an opinion on that.
Yeah, better gas mileage, better starting, longer lasting, better crash-worthiness...who needs all that?
I will say the styling has become universal - if you've seen one, you've seen 'em all. Only way to tell the difference is the badge on the grille.
As nostalgic as I am for - say - a '65 Impala SS, I wouldn't want one for my daily driver.
Yes, newer cars have a lot of advantages. Not to mention, providing everyday, tractable high performance, far in excess of anything available in the 60's and early '70's.Yeah, better gas mileage, better starting, longer lasting, better crash-worthiness...who needs all that?
I will say the styling has become universal - if you've seen one, you've seen 'em all. Only way to tell the difference is the badge on the grille.
As nostalgic as I am for - say - a '65 Impala SS, I wouldn't want one for my daily driver.
That said, I completely respect your '65 Impala SS choice! For me, it would be either a '67 L79 Nova, a '67 Chevelle SS with an L34 or L78, or a '69 Nova with an L78!
My daily driver for 11 years in Atlanta traffic. Every night when I started it thought, "today might have sucked but at least I get to drive this".
New cars are boring.
Not all of 'em.
Being a total gearhead, I could force myself to drive any of those.Yes, newer cars have a lot of advantages. Not to mention, providing everyday, tractable high performance, far in excess of anything available in the 60's and early '70's.
That said, I completely respect your '65 Impala SS choice! For me, it would be either a '67 L79 Nova, a '67 Chevelle SS with an L34 or L78, or a '69 Nova with an L78!
I actually had a '69 Nova SS but it was a 99% stock 350/Turbo 350, just added headers and a Holley 650 and matching manifold. Tore the trans out of it screwing around and was too broke to fix it. Then I got married...
Parenthetical Comment: I get Haggerty's "Driver" magazine as a perk of the insurance policy on the Vette. This quarter, they revived a Boss 351 'Stang and took it to the strip. They were quite proud of a 18 second/85 mph pass. I was stunned, I'm pretty sure my RAV4 could come close to that!
Life happens, but we always remember the cool cars we had!Being a total gearhead, I could force myself to drive any of those.
I actually had a '69 Nova SS but it was a 99% stock 350/Turbo 350, just added headers and a Holley 650 and matching manifold. Tore the trans out of it screwing around and was too broke to fix it. Then I got married...
Parenthetical Comment: I get Haggerty's "Driver" magazine as a perk of the insurance policy on the Vette. This quarter, they revived a Boss 351 'Stang and took it to the strip. They were quite proud of a 18 second/85 mph pass. I was stunned, I'm pretty sure my RAV4 could come close to that!
Shocked at the 'Stang numbers. A Boss 351 was one of the hottest setups at that time and I would've expected high 14's?!
Edit: 1971 Car & Driver road test...14.1 @ 100.6
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15142164/1971-ford-mustang-boss-351-review/
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I read that article. Not really a fair comparison IIRC, the car had been stored for years and they did the bare minimum to get it running and then drove it to the dragstrip. The driver had zero dragstrip experience.
Hagerty puts out a first-class magazine.
