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Cars we will never see again.

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I got this in email today. I found it on the addy below. I'm barely old enough to remember when cars were "built" like this. My family did buy a used 1966 Buick Electra, I think that was the model anyway. It was a land yacht and as solid a vehicle as I ever rode in with the exception of my neighbor's 1940's era Chevy sedan.

Anyway, I thought maybe someone would enjoy looking at these as much as I did.

http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/1868979-CARS-WE-WILL-NEVER-SEE-AGAIN
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...t:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADBS_en&sa=N&um=1

Here is another, with a few more, but they don't identify the make and model.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Classic-Cars-Autos-Well-Never-See-Again

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This one is pretty interesting. 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt.
 
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waybomb said:
You a car nut???
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Gina,

Pardon Fred... He's a car nut, boat nut, and... a nug in general.
If you want to see "nuts", do a forum search for "Plain Vanilla"... Fred's boat has more HP (and class) than the rest of the forum combined.
 
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waybomb said:
You a car nut???
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Not really a nut. I don't know alot about cars. I can do basic stuff with them and I understand, if it's explained to me, how they work. I just enjoyed looking at those. I've been to a few car shows and that was fun too! :)
 
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Doc said:
Love it. Good post Gina. Don't stop now. :D :thumb:
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I'll find some more for later. I have to fix some dinner, but I liked that email well enough to squeeze it in.

bczoom said:
Gina,

Pardon Fred... He's a car nut, boat nut, and... a nug in general.
If you want to see "nuts", do a forum search for "Plain Vanilla"... Fred's boat has more HP (and class) than the rest of the forum combined.
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:) Ah, I got ya! I'll have to look into "Plain Vanilla" when I get a chance. Sounds cool!

Thanks! :)
 
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Here are some I miss

66 Chevelle front and rear
66 Chevy 2
Water Taxi don't miss this one but it's neat.
1930 Bentley
 

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Gina said:
I can do basic stuff with them and I understand, if it's explained to me, how they work. I just enjoyed looking at those.
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Funny...that's the same thing B_Skurka says about women. :ermm:
 
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1961 Aston Martin
1966 Corvair
1966 Austin Healey
Acura NSX
 

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My first ever stock car was a 66 ChevyII. What a shame. That car would have been worth a lot right now.

My tastes have changed over the years.

I had just about every '67-'72 muscle car there was. One of my favorites was a Canadian built 442 post coupe (1 of 51.but 50 of the 51 were built in states), that I used to put in the Chicago autoshow. I wished I would have kept her. It was probably the rarest of the rare. 442s were not buiilt in Canada, but that one was. Had a 4.33 rear end from the factory.

My kid bought me a 1968 442 W30 holiday coupe with disk brakes last year, along with doing a whole bunch of fabrication work for the previous owner. Haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet, but the body is straight and original, 8x,xxx miles, the whole thing is original and drives fine. Looks to me to need a simple resto and it'll be good to go.

But what I really want is a Mercedes SLS. Certainly brings back the look of a 1956 190SL gullwing, but with all the modern ammenities a Mercedes provides, and crazy horsepower. With both of those in my garage and a daily driver, I'd be settled.
 
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I had a SLS but MB pissed me off so I gave it to GoodWill.

Fred - at least give the new member a pic of the engine housing of Plain Vanilla so we can all whet our whistle.
 
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DaveNay said:
Funny...that's the same thing B_Skurka says about women. :ermm:
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:yum:

Treefriend said:
Thread Theme Song
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Cool! :) That works! I don't recognize the singer though.

waybomb said:
My first ever stock car was a 66 ChevyII. What a shame. That car would have been worth a lot right now.

My tastes have changed over the years.

I had just about every '67-'72 muscle car there was. One of my favorites was a Canadian built 442 post coupe (1 of 51.but 50 of the 51 were built in states), that I used to put in the Chicago autoshow. I wished I would have kept her. It was probably the rarest of the rare. 442s were not buiilt in Canada, but that one was. Had a 4.33 rear end from the factory.

My kid bought me a 1968 442 W30 holiday coupe with disk brakes last year, along with doing a whole bunch of fabrication work for the previous owner. Haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet, but the body is straight and original, 8x,xxx miles, the whole thing is original and drives fine. Looks to me to need a simple resto and it'll be good to go.

But what I really want is a Mercedes SLS. Certainly brings back the look of a 1956 190SL gullwing, but with all the modern ammenities a Mercedes provides, and crazy horsepower. With both of those in my garage and a daily driver, I'd be settled.
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How many guys have said that: I wish I still had that car.

Your kid bought you that car? Wow! It sounds great! Enjoy the process.

waybomb said:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/waybomb/?action=view&current=572trips.jpg

Direct link to one of the pix above. Entire album link in my sig line. Lotsa other pix there, mostly from Poland.


And he is a cold start of one engine
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Plain-Vanilla-cold-start_201921.htm

And a start of all three
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Plain-Vanilla-Nice-Noise_197312.htm
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Thanks I appreciate the links! I'll go look at those in a bit! :)

I found a couple mor pics of some fun and cool cars.
 
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Doc said:
1961 Aston Martin
1966 Corvair
1966 Austin Healey
Acura NSX
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Thanks Doc! I missed replying to this last night. Awesome cars! Very cool. Like I said I'm not a car nut, per se, but they are fun to gawk at. :)

In my high school days, we used to hold car wash fund raisers. I LOVED whenever I got to drive different cars from point A to B. :) I fell in love with 280z's.

My neighbor's mom has one of the cars from "The Fast and the Furious". I was so stoked when they asked if I would mind driving it home one afternoon. :wink::clap:

Treefriend said:
The mighty Fred Eaglesmith.
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I'm unfamiliar with him, but it is a fun song! Very apropos.:smile:

pirate_girl said:
Cool thread Gina!:smile:
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Thanks PG!! :)
 
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waybomb said:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/waybomb/?action=view&current=572trips.jpg

Direct link to one of the pix above. Entire album link in my sig line. Lotsa other pix there, mostly from Poland.


And he is a cold start of one engine
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Plain-Vanilla-cold-start_201921.htm

And a start of all three
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Plain-Vanilla-Nice-Noise_197312.htm
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I finally took the opportunity to look at these links. WOW! It's a great looking boat! NOISEY!! :biggrin:

Is it for cruising? Going fast? Racing? I saw there is a below deck. Very nice!! :)

Thanks for posting those! :)
 
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Yes, Ford brought back the Mustang, but having driven a new one, it's not the same thrill as the old.

I learned to drive stick in a 1967 Camaro, this color. 327 and that's about all I can remember. The wheels are nicer on this one though.

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Gina said:
Yes, Ford brought back the Mustang, but having driven a new one, it's not the same thrill as the old.

I learned to drive stick in a 1967 Camaro, this color. 327 and that's about all I can remember. The wheels are nicer on this one though.

1967_Camaro.jpg
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I would imagine that the one you drove have the Cragar SS wheels . They were the hot ticket back then . It might have even had the original ss wheels which are rare and beautiful too .
 
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My first car! (not a pic of IT because I don't have a pic of IT)


76CobraIILouMcCoy.jpg

I thought I was hot shit on a silver platter.
Daddy bought it for me.
The only memory I have of it was 8 tracks of Boston and KISS playing, then cassettes of Boston and KISS playing, then selling it after I got married to a Navy jerk, then having to drive a "Chebby":yum:
The rest is history..
To this day I have a love for Mustangs, and had to give one up a couple of years ago for reasons I won't go into.. grrrrrrr :glare:
 
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Interesting thread :smile: . Heres a link to the largest private collection I,ve ever seen of Chevrolet Convertibles located in Ankeny Iowa . I thought some of You might find it interesting if it hasn,t been posted before :unsure: . Bob

http://dalesdesigns.net/chevy.htm
 
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pirate_girl said:
My first car! (not a pic of IT because I don't have a pic of IT)


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I thought I was hot shit on a silver platter.
Daddy bought it for me.
The only memory I have of it was 8 tracks of Boston and KISS playing, then cassettes of Boston and KISS playing, then selling it after I got married to a Navy jerk, then having to drive a "Chebby":yum:
The rest is history..
To this day I have a love for Mustangs, and had to give one up a couple of years ago for reasons I won't go into.. grrrrrrr :glare:
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We had one like that. I pulled the engine (302) and had it blueprinted at Blueprint Aircraft Engien Services which was located at Midway airport. They also happened to havbe something to do with the Bettenhousen (sp?) racing clan. Balanced the rotating assy to with a quarter gram

Gearheads snubbed the Mustang II Cobra. Man, did I fool them. That engine after BAES got done with it would rev like a small two stroke engine. Instant throttle response.
 
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Gina said:
Is it for cruising? Going fast? Racing? I saw there is a below deck. Very nice!!
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Not racing, just going crazy fast and warms the globe at a rate of about 1350 pounds of fuel per hour at WOT.
 
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BigAl said:
I would imagine that the one you drove have the Cragar SS wheels . They were the hot ticket back then . It might have even had the original ss wheels which are rare and beautiful too .
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No, it didn't Al. I was an older used car, owned by my friend by the time I drove it. He always wanted wheels like that, but never did manage to afford them. He put lots of money in the engine and paint job, but sold it before he finished fixing it up.

It was a blast! I loved driving it.

pirate_girl said:
My first car! (not a pic of IT because I don't have a pic of IT)


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I thought I was hot shit on a silver platter.
Daddy bought it for me.
The only memory I have of it was 8 tracks of Boston and KISS playing, then cassettes of Boston and KISS playing, then selling it after I got married to a Navy jerk, then having to drive a "Chebby":yum:
The rest is history..
To this day I have a love for Mustangs, and had to give one up a couple of years ago for reasons I won't go into.. grrrrrrr :glare:
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Ohhhhhh sweet! My parents would NEVER have bought me anything so fabulous or fast. I couldn't talk my dad into a convertible bug because he was afraid I'd kill myself in that! :yum: They weren't too happy I drove my friend's Camaro every now and again. But then I didn't tell them everytime I did either! :whistling:

Cowboy said:
Interesting thread :smile: . Heres a link to the largest private collection I,ve ever seen of Chevrolet Convertibles located in Ankeny Iowa . I thought some of You might find it interesting if it hasn,t been posted before :unsure: . Bob

http://dalesdesigns.net/chevy.htm
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Thanks! I'll check it out. :)

waybomb said:
Not racing, just going crazy fast and warms the globe at a rate of about 1350 pounds of fuel per hour at WOT.
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Sounds like fun WB! :) It's a very sweet boat! :)
 
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