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1964 Impala Sport Coupe, 327/250 engine with a powerglide 2-speed trans.
I was born 1970
Bought in 1984 for $300....worked on it ALOT. Pic is from around 1988/1989.
Drove it until my early 20’s, kept it until my early 30’s.
Guy I was in Auto Mechanics in high school with had a 351W in his Mustang II hatchback.1977 Ford F-150. Like this but 2wd, with 351 Windsor. Drank gas and burned rubber
Same here/I never owned one but it's always been one of my favorite cars. They just looked cool.
Nice Cobra!
#555 How it lived through my early 20s I will never know. I need to get it out of the back of the garage and clean it up.Nice Cobra!
I used to hang at an SVT performance forum when I had an ’04 Terminator, and Cobras of the vintage you posted are highly revered.#555 How it lived through my early 20s I will never know. I need to get it out of the back of the garage and clean it up.
That thing could probably pass anything but a gas station! 😀I had a Land Yacht, powered by 429ci of V8 goodness, and even with a steering wheel that swung to the side for ease of entry and exit.
The Thunderbird wasn't as bad on gas as my previous Buick Electra 225 Limited with a 455ci V8. I put the Buick's pedal all the way down once and I swear I saw the gas needle begin moving to the left.That thing could probably pass anything but a gas station! 😀
My best friend’s dad had a deuce and a quarter that was seven or eight years old back in the day. Late 60’s model. We’d double date in that beast. His dad once said, “If they’ll make a living room on wheels, I’ll buy it!” 😀The Thunderbird wasn't as bad on gas as my previous Buick Electra 225 Limited with a 455ci V8. I put the Buick's pedal all the way down once and I swear I saw the gas needle begin moving to the left.
Love those slotted aluminum wheels. Look familiar? I was older than 21 when I owned this by a couple of years, but not any smarter.Ahh British Leyland. I bought a Triumph GT6 when I was 15 years old for $350. It had third, fourth and reverse. I got pushed off the back-lot of a seedy car-joint and drove it home, had the transmission out and the J.C. Whitney catalog open a couple hours later. Trans fixed, new paint, carpet and eight-track stereo and I was GTG. Looked cool, ran hot. As in overheating. But I loved it and sold it for a $1200 and a Benjamin pump BB gun. It was white and just like this one:
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Love those slotted aluminum wheels. Look familiar? I was older than 21 when I owned this by a couple of years, but not any smarter.
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The years before Datsun introduced the 240Z in 1970, they had the Fairladies. 1600, 2000, and 2000 with a performance package. Mine was the latter in '69. 2 litre, factory performance cam, factory 44mm Mikuni Solex carbs with side-draft velocity stacks. It hauled ass for a fourbanger, and had a screaming factory megaphone exhaust.Well. I give up. It looks sorta like an Austin Healey Sprite. Or an MG Midget. But then again not.