can't have nuthin nice.
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yeah super cool....
A half a motor with a quarter the horse power. What's not to love?
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Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Ian,
That's a Cayman, and the Cayman will take even the 911 in the corners.
fiver -
That is a very nice looking Mustang. I like the somewhat retro wheels, too, look a bit like the
old 5 spoke Cragars, but they weren't all polished. That year body style nicely captures
a lot of the essence of the bad boy '70 models, which I think were one of the high points of the model over
the whole lifetime of the name. Of course, depending on options, the newer ones are potentially even faster
cars.
I always think of these as the real bad boy Mustangs.
Bill
That's a Cayman, and the Cayman will take even the 911 in the corners.
fiver -
That is a very nice looking Mustang. I like the somewhat retro wheels, too, look a bit like the
old 5 spoke Cragars, but they weren't all polished. That year body style nicely captures
a lot of the essence of the bad boy '70 models, which I think were one of the high points of the model over
the whole lifetime of the name. Of course, depending on options, the newer ones are potentially even faster
cars.
I always think of these as the real bad boy Mustangs.
Bill
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fiver
Well-Known Member
Bill I will try to get a picture up of how it looks now.
they come kind of dorky looking from the factory and I think Ford realized that after a bit.
I liked their front end changes in 10, but not the back end changes.
one thing most don't realize is that in the 05-09 body years the Thunderbird shares the same chassis as the mustang.
I have been looking for a T-bird in those years to build a 'Family' car out of.
a V-6 model would work quite nicely. [you know for 'insurance' purposes]
the entire drivetrain and any of the suspension packages from the mustang will fit under the t-bird body as direct bolt in's.
the rear wing will even bolt on, looks like it belongs there and actually does something.
they come kind of dorky looking from the factory and I think Ford realized that after a bit.
I liked their front end changes in 10, but not the back end changes.
one thing most don't realize is that in the 05-09 body years the Thunderbird shares the same chassis as the mustang.
I have been looking for a T-bird in those years to build a 'Family' car out of.
a V-6 model would work quite nicely. [you know for 'insurance' purposes]
the entire drivetrain and any of the suspension packages from the mustang will fit under the t-bird body as direct bolt in's.
the rear wing will even bolt on, looks like it belongs there and actually does something.
Ian
Notorious member
Ian,
That's a Cayman, and the Cayman will take even the 911 in the corners.
My at-a-glance Porsche ID key is the air scoop, you were standing in front of it.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
I was all set to order a 1972 RS Camaro.......until I opened the trunk. That 15 inch five spoke wheel, with Goodyear F-60's, took up the entire trunk. Wasn't any room for my 20 HP Mercury outboard....let alone the 6 gallon gas tank. That's how I ended up with the Chevelle.
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freebullet
Guest
Seems like the more new cars they pump out the more old ones I buy.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
No question, about it......old cars are head turners and chick magnets.
Had a good friend in H.S. that was spoiled rotten. I'm talking Rickenbacker guitar and a brand new "69" Barracuda 340 Formula "S" fastback. Gary was a "ladies man" and he didn't want any part of bucket seats. His Cuda had a 60/40 front bench seat, and a three speed torqueflyte column shift. First and only one, I ever saw. That car would chew up and spit out SS-396 Camaros. Until we totaled it. Amazing we survived.
I don't remember a thing.....only what the police report said. Took a 35 MPH curve, at 70 mph. Hit a guard rail and flipped over. Skidded, approximately 200 feet, narrowly missing some huge oak trees. Landing, just short of the Huron River. I remember waking up three times. Once on the cold ground (December 24th. in Michigan). Once in the ambulance and then again in the hospital. I ended up with 38 stitches in my face and every bone in my body ached, the next day. Cuts were result of Gary, pulling me out of the wreck. I seen pictures of the car, afterwards. The roof was level with the seats. Cops on the scene thought we were dead. We weren't drinking and I never wore seatbelts, before......an can't explain why I had them on that day. Still have no memories of that wreck......
Had a good friend in H.S. that was spoiled rotten. I'm talking Rickenbacker guitar and a brand new "69" Barracuda 340 Formula "S" fastback. Gary was a "ladies man" and he didn't want any part of bucket seats. His Cuda had a 60/40 front bench seat, and a three speed torqueflyte column shift. First and only one, I ever saw. That car would chew up and spit out SS-396 Camaros. Until we totaled it. Amazing we survived.
I don't remember a thing.....only what the police report said. Took a 35 MPH curve, at 70 mph. Hit a guard rail and flipped over. Skidded, approximately 200 feet, narrowly missing some huge oak trees. Landing, just short of the Huron River. I remember waking up three times. Once on the cold ground (December 24th. in Michigan). Once in the ambulance and then again in the hospital. I ended up with 38 stitches in my face and every bone in my body ached, the next day. Cuts were result of Gary, pulling me out of the wreck. I seen pictures of the car, afterwards. The roof was level with the seats. Cops on the scene thought we were dead. We weren't drinking and I never wore seatbelts, before......an can't explain why I had them on that day. Still have no memories of that wreck......
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
OK, Ian, changed the pic, and you are right, I have to look closely, too. Best difference
is really from the rear, I like the Cayman rear roofline better. I have an real old 911SC Targa that has
to go, need the space and it is getting to be too much of a valuable antique to be driving around very much.
Ouch! Seat belts are a good thing, for certain. After my big motorcycle disaster, I got entirely past the
"I am bulletproof" concept that all 19 year olds had, put a rollover bar and good lap and shoulder
belts in my Karmann Ghia convertible. Never without them since, several friends tested theirs, too,
over the years. Belt bruises are way better than the alternative.
Bill
is really from the rear, I like the Cayman rear roofline better. I have an real old 911SC Targa that has
to go, need the space and it is getting to be too much of a valuable antique to be driving around very much.
Ouch! Seat belts are a good thing, for certain. After my big motorcycle disaster, I got entirely past the
"I am bulletproof" concept that all 19 year olds had, put a rollover bar and good lap and shoulder
belts in my Karmann Ghia convertible. Never without them since, several friends tested theirs, too,
over the years. Belt bruises are way better than the alternative.
Bill
Hawk
Well-Known Member
Came out yesterday about 9:00 to go to the store and found someone had stripped the wheels and tires from my 2016 Chevy Truck and left it on cinder blocks. Right in my driveway, adjacent to a city park with a light standard across from it.
Police said it was probably a professional crew that goes from town to town. He said they were probably only there for 5 or 6 minutes.
Had the factory locking lugs, but the Officer said they have kits of all the keys and the guy in charge probably only had to look at one or two keys before he found the correct one.
Dealership wants $4,900.00 to replace the four sets of rims and tires. WOW!
Anyone have advice on a new set of wheel locks? A really good set or brand. Getting new dealership locks, but I also want to put a better set on in addition.
Going to install video camera, although the Officer said that probably wouldn't help catch the thieves. I'd just see men in masks on my driveway for 5 to 6 minutes.
Police said it was probably a professional crew that goes from town to town. He said they were probably only there for 5 or 6 minutes.
Had the factory locking lugs, but the Officer said they have kits of all the keys and the guy in charge probably only had to look at one or two keys before he found the correct one.
Dealership wants $4,900.00 to replace the four sets of rims and tires. WOW!
Anyone have advice on a new set of wheel locks? A really good set or brand. Getting new dealership locks, but I also want to put a better set on in addition.
Going to install video camera, although the Officer said that probably wouldn't help catch the thieves. I'd just see men in masks on my driveway for 5 to 6 minutes.
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
I had a '72 El Camino SS. Went to a lady-friend's house (ranch) one evening and we went to the movies in her truck. Movie was "Top Gun". Came back, sat out on the porch, talked about saddling up a couple of horses and taking a moonlight ride, but I had to go to work early next morning.
I took off for home, got 10 miles down the road before I felt a thump and saw my right rear wheel pass me by.
It seems that the honest???, hard working farm workers took a liking to the 1980 Corvette aluminum rims I had on the El Camino and had taken all but one lug-nut plus the locking lug-nut off that wheel before they heard us coming back up the driveway.
I took off for home, got 10 miles down the road before I felt a thump and saw my right rear wheel pass me by.
It seems that the honest???, hard working farm workers took a liking to the 1980 Corvette aluminum rims I had on the El Camino and had taken all but one lug-nut plus the locking lug-nut off that wheel before they heard us coming back up the driveway.
Ian
Notorious member
I gave up on having nice things subject to the public domain. Too many inconsiderate $#&$&# and thieves. I can't take a nice vehicle to work because I never know when the paint shop next door is going to be doing an epoxy job outdoors with an airless and mist every square inch of my vehicle with bomb-proof, solvent-proof overspray. You can't put enough door guards on to keep monkeys and spatially-retarded soccer-ditz glamor-mommies in 1-ton 4x4 diesel SUVs at the mall from denting every door or backing into quarter panels. So I drive very low-key beaters that attract little attention, hell with it, my wife still loves me and I'm way past trying to impress anyone.
'47 Dodge Fluid Drive The one you had to use the clutch to shift? Friend's mom had one of those, IIRC with the Y shift. My Bros. 49 stick V8 ford would do 15 & 95 in 1/4. 53 Olds hydro would do about the same. Buddie's 55 265 D gas would get 13, we thought that was fast. Then he got a 32 chopped/channeled with a big hemi/LaSalle in it. He got his MSAE and went to work for Rousch. Fun one was the old Studes that ran F gas - gal always ran with no competition and always got the trophy.
Funniest loss was when the wife couldn't get the Torino started - radio & light wouldn't work either. Told her to look under the hood, she said the battery was still there. NOT. Never did understand how so many lost motorcycles, tires & stuff from a SECURE facility.
Funniest loss was when the wife couldn't get the Torino started - radio & light wouldn't work either. Told her to look under the hood, she said the battery was still there. NOT. Never did understand how so many lost motorcycles, tires & stuff from a SECURE facility.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
McGuard is what I used in Detroit.
Best defense is to buy what isn't the norm. I always bought 3/4 tons instead of the more common 1/2 tons. Eight lugs versus five.