Man, That's A Good Looking Car!

I had friends in high school with GTOs. 65, 66, (2) 67s, a 68, and new 71. And two brothers with a GT350, and a GT500, but this mid-engined Ford V-8 is what got my attention the first time I saw one sitting in the movie theatre parking lot at Southpark in Charlotte around 1972. It’s Eye-talian awright, but they were marketed by Mercury.



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What the crap is that?! A redneck Ferrari?!

It’s like one of those Ferrari body kits on a Fiero body that were popular in the 90’s!
 
I had friends in high school with GTOs. 65, 66, (2) 67s, a 68, and new 71. And two brothers with a GT350, and a GT500, but this mid-engined Ford V-8 is what got my attention the first time I saw one sitting in the movie theatre parking lot at Southpark in Charlotte around 1972. It’s Eye-talian awright, but they were marketed by Mercury.



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My Boss had a Pantera. It was white. Nice. 351 Cleveland.
 
What the crap is that?! A redneck Ferrari?!

It’s like one of those Ferrari body kits on a Fiero body that were popular in the 90’s!
DeTomaso Pantera. Pure Italian mid engined sex with a Ford V8. Came with a 351 Cleveland.
 
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Always wanted a 57 bel air or a 69 barracuda. I almost bought the cuda but remembered wise men say drum brakes are not your friend and if you don’t want to mess with it don’t get a carburetor’ car. That’s how I ended up with the c7.
 
Yeah they have offered it again but it's still just an appearance package.
That’s all it was in the 60’s, too. You got a new deck lid and quarter panel ends that gave a little “swoop” spoiler. Different tail lights, and the badge. Maybe a grill???
 
Looked it up, looks like a concept vehicle - any evidence of DODGE making these for sale (and street legal)?
You need to look a little longer.
Yes Dodge did indeed make these. The original idea was to showcase the Viper motor, but after it received such enormous press, within the motorcycle community also, they churned out quite a few.
The selling price got driven up to around $100,000.
And there are guys driving them all over the road. I saw one come down main street during bike week at Daytona.
 
Always wanted a 57 bel air or a 69 barracuda. I almost bought the cuda but remembered wise men say drum brakes are not your friend and if you don’t want to mess with it don’t get a carburetor’ car. That’s how I ended up with the c7.

Very easy fix, not too pricey either!
 
Very easy fix, not too pricey either!

It wasn’t the fix I was worried about it was the time issue. I wanted to walk out, turn a key and off I go. No time for tinkering.
 
You need to look a little longer.
Yes Dodge did indeed make these. The original idea was to showcase the Viper motor, but after it received such enormous press, within the motorcycle community also, they churned out quite a few.
The selling price got driven up to around $100,000.
And there are guys driving them all over the road. I saw one come down main street during bike week at Daytona.

You right, four were made
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/276355/dodge-tomahawk-concept-15-years/

Lots of replicas and there've been many V8 and V10 powered motorcycles for years. But, apparently, only four of these were every built
 
We when to the Forsyth County Fair in W-S when I was 7 and I saw one of these sitting there on display.

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1959 MB 190 SL.
I've wanted one ever since, just like this, black and red leather.
 
You right, four were made
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/276355/dodge-tomahawk-concept-15-years/

Lots of replicas and there've been many V8 and V10 powered motorcycles for years. But, apparently, only four of these were every built

My understanding is they made and sold 9 of them, and they were over 1/2 Million each.

Concept vehicle and not road legal. When it came out, Dodge claimed it would “easily do 400mph” (haha yeah sure) but test riders admitted they never went over 100.

It’s rolling concept art. I think it’s pretty neat.
 
This is what my brother bought when he got out of the army in late '68.
A 1969 Super Bee with a 383. Same color scheme as this one. Wait a minute, his had a tan vinyl top.
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Here is the color scheme his was, except his didn't have the side air dams.
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I used to own one of my dream cars. Mercedes Benz 560 SEC. It was the last MB production car that the engineers designed it based on what they wanted to build and then they priced the car. After that they were a built to a price point outside the AMG world. It was an amazing car for its time. Absolute autobahn cruiser.

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I would also put the Ferrari 308 GTS on the list. Watching Magnum PI as a kid you had to love that car. Even though in reality it was not reliable and really not that fast.

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My last one is not a classic but it is a true Super Car that I have actually driven. A Ferrari 458 Italia. It is owned by my best friend who lives in KY. We used to drive it around on the bypass around Somerset, KY all the time. There is nothing like driving a mid engine street legal almost F1 car.

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1966-70 Mustangs always catch my eye. If I ever win the lottery, I'll own one. Until then, I'll just have to stick to my '03.

I'm also partial to Ford Galaxies and Fairlanes.

Most cars today could pass for clones of one another. I like to see different, interesting, and classic cars.

About 15 years ago, I was meeting with an elderly man to discuss some land management goals of his. We met in a small office space in a big metal building. While making small talk, the man, in his 90's, mentioned that he'd once owned a car dealership in the 50's and 60's. Before I left, he took me into the garage, and pulled the tarp off a white '58 Edsel. Said it sat on his showroom floor for a year, and nobody bought it, so he took it home, and had kept it in his garage ever since. All original everything, and it looked like it had just rolled off the lot. Not a blemish on it.

I doubt the old man is still alive, but I do wonder what happened to the car. I bet it had less than 1,000 miles on it.
 
From the Pimpin' Hall of Fame, the Deuce and a Quarter aka Buick Electra 225. You could get about 12 people into one of these, as long as they were all good friends.
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