Other than Bro's Briggs he gave me, 36 Ford, MGA trans(dude it's heavy), 54 healy 100M, Oh, Model A tinkering & bunches of others. Bro's Alfa ignition was a mess. Ford 100E block was used by Cosworth & Lotus. Ford mixed and matched a lot of stuff to make it run. Su is easier than weber! Dad had the 47 Stude and a 52 champion - always ran as long as it had gas.
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I like big cars or wagons up to 1979, having said that..we don't currently own a vehicle less than 3/4ton. Just a truck guy I guess.
Yeah, they burn fuel, but are paid for, parts are cheaper, & there is much satisfaction knowing the wife is in a tank the way folks drive anymore.
Yeah, they burn fuel, but are paid for, parts are cheaper, & there is much satisfaction knowing the wife is in a tank the way folks drive anymore.
RBHarter
West Central AR
I think all of the "modern" design cars bear a strong resemblance to a half egg .
As to fluid lines and art ........ The XKE described is fabulous in person it looks like a dragonfly going backwards on wire wheels . The 65' Stingray much better , and closer to the descriptions of the XKE .
I always liked Jags just not the lines of the XKE .
Hudson 47-49' add a visor over the windshield like many of them had , add some chrome smoothies under anything but that war surplus polished to shine green and a flying lady hood ornament . That's fluid poetry in motion .
Shoebox Chevy's ? Meh ....
There was always just something about Porshe ........VW but with something in the lines those 900 series cars are just .......I don't know .
The 56' 300 SL Mercedes , yum!
Late 40s Mercurys , yep .
Deusenberg .
Even in heavy trucks there was that era of long narrow nosed fat fendered flow .......the drivetrain left a lot on the table but how much could you squeeze out of the 1935 engines . Although I'm sure one of the Packard V16s or an Alison or Rolls V12 would have fixed that .
So much wonder and development happened from 1935 to 1950 .
Then came the power wars Ford had a 425 HP 390 CID . Same parts 38 CID and it was 475 HP .
The stroked 383 Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge that would pull or rev or just flat out sling shot , the 426 Hemi or not was that one perfect storm .........
Parts interchange Chevy/GMC SB was always the ticket 4 blocks , 11 or more heads , 4-5 cranks , and new cams every week from 1955-94 or 95 .......... 260-400 CID with shelf parts . Knock .010 of the heads and a $50 Saturday head swap netted a 10.5-1 compression bump and 25 HP ......... Not a thing for the 302 or FE Ford , definitely not a Chrysler thing . Who had $50 for a pair of bare heads ?
Jags dropped valve seats in the V12s often enough for Jagrolet to become a real term and a common thing .
300 SL is a wish book car .
As to fluid lines and art ........ The XKE described is fabulous in person it looks like a dragonfly going backwards on wire wheels . The 65' Stingray much better , and closer to the descriptions of the XKE .
I always liked Jags just not the lines of the XKE .
Hudson 47-49' add a visor over the windshield like many of them had , add some chrome smoothies under anything but that war surplus polished to shine green and a flying lady hood ornament . That's fluid poetry in motion .
Shoebox Chevy's ? Meh ....
There was always just something about Porshe ........VW but with something in the lines those 900 series cars are just .......I don't know .
The 56' 300 SL Mercedes , yum!
Late 40s Mercurys , yep .
Deusenberg .
Even in heavy trucks there was that era of long narrow nosed fat fendered flow .......the drivetrain left a lot on the table but how much could you squeeze out of the 1935 engines . Although I'm sure one of the Packard V16s or an Alison or Rolls V12 would have fixed that .
So much wonder and development happened from 1935 to 1950 .
Then came the power wars Ford had a 425 HP 390 CID . Same parts 38 CID and it was 475 HP .
The stroked 383 Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge that would pull or rev or just flat out sling shot , the 426 Hemi or not was that one perfect storm .........
Parts interchange Chevy/GMC SB was always the ticket 4 blocks , 11 or more heads , 4-5 cranks , and new cams every week from 1955-94 or 95 .......... 260-400 CID with shelf parts . Knock .010 of the heads and a $50 Saturday head swap netted a 10.5-1 compression bump and 25 HP ......... Not a thing for the 302 or FE Ford , definitely not a Chrysler thing . Who had $50 for a pair of bare heads ?
Jags dropped valve seats in the V12s often enough for Jagrolet to become a real term and a common thing .
300 SL is a wish book car .
Pistolero
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Drive a 63-67 E-type (have driven both multiple times), and old air cooled 911 like my 1980 (really
impressive, but a "biter" if you aren't up to it but it will teach you to drive) or a modern Cayman.....
and they really ARE different.
And the '71 Challenger with shaker hood, six pack 440 with headers and Hurst pistol shifter 4 speed was pretty
special, too. The horror show on that mean machine was the truly unbelieveable manual drum brakes.
How does a car like that get out of the factory with manual drum brakes?
Have to disagree. IMO, the prettiest car ever made, bar none is the 67 E-type coupe.
impressive, but a "biter" if you aren't up to it but it will teach you to drive) or a modern Cayman.....
and they really ARE different.
And the '71 Challenger with shaker hood, six pack 440 with headers and Hurst pistol shifter 4 speed was pretty
special, too. The horror show on that mean machine was the truly unbelieveable manual drum brakes.
How does a car like that get out of the factory with manual drum brakes?
Have to disagree. IMO, the prettiest car ever made, bar none is the 67 E-type coupe.
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I always thought the Jag was a ridiculous excuse for a car. Just never could get the idea of a full size passenger car with an interior too small for a driver to get into. The logic escapes me. When I was working on the TV show Melrose Place the principal actress's car in the show was a full size Jag. The car came from a dealership in Ventura and as a new car couldn't be driven, part of the rental agreement was no miles put on it. To get it to the set I was the unlucky one that had to take a car trailer to Ventura and pick it up & tow it to the studio. Not too difficult huh? Except I couldn't drive the thing. Why? Because I couldn't get in it. If I did squeeze into the drivers seat the back of my head was solid against the roof, chin against my chest, elbows tight against my ribs and knees up even with the steering wheel. No, that's not a joke and it was impossible for me to drive. I had to get a salesman from the dealership to drive it onto the trailer and when I got it back to the studio find someone that could drive it off the trailer. To return it to the dealership was of course the reverse, find someone to put it on the trailer and again off, And they get how much for those things?
For several years shops across SoCal did a brisk business jerking out the English motor and replacing it with a Chevy 350 crate motor. And how much does a jag cost?
Might come as a surprise but no, there is not a Jag in my driveway.
For several years shops across SoCal did a brisk business jerking out the English motor and replacing it with a Chevy 350 crate motor. And how much does a jag cost?
Might come as a surprise but no, there is not a Jag in my driveway.
Pistolero
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There were two cars, the XJ-6 or XJ 12s, just different engines. I never sat in one of those. Six - three is taller than average but
not like a basketball player. Any sedan should accomodate that size person well. There was the (IMO ugly) "sports car" Jag in that
era, the XJS, and it does look like it would be a tight fit.
Here is the sedan.
Here is the "sports car", which I would expect to have a much smaller interior.
I'm curious which it was. I kind of ASSUMED (you know what that will get you)
that the sedans must have had nice interior space, being in the luxo class,
but was never inside of one. The sports car version.....could easily be way
tight for big guy.
Just interested in learning more. Never much of a fan of either of these cars.
Bill
not like a basketball player. Any sedan should accomodate that size person well. There was the (IMO ugly) "sports car" Jag in that
era, the XJS, and it does look like it would be a tight fit.
Here is the sedan.
Here is the "sports car", which I would expect to have a much smaller interior.
I'm curious which it was. I kind of ASSUMED (you know what that will get you)
that the sedans must have had nice interior space, being in the luxo class,
but was never inside of one. The sports car version.....could easily be way
tight for big guy.
Just interested in learning more. Never much of a fan of either of these cars.
Bill
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The picture car in the series was a two door mostly but through the course of different seasons there were different cars, Heather Locklear's picture car was always a Jag though. She never did drive it in the show, either her sitting in it or standing next to it. Hell, maybe she couldn't get in it either.
Ian
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The Viper is cramped as hell too. Pedals way off to the left, brake and clutch nearly touching, if you have a D-width workboot, clutching without braking is a bit iffy, shifter at ear level, door sill at eyebrow level (I'm exactly six feet tall), very much a "drive by the force" road car.
Pistolero
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I've never had the chance to even sit in a Viper, let alone drive one, so no idea. That big V10
has to make it hot in there, I would think, and finding room for pedals behind the clutch which can
take the torque of that V10....I can see where there is a space issue.
So the sports car was the cramped one, that makes sense. I kinda assumed (fraught, I know) that the
sedans would have enough room.
has to make it hot in there, I would think, and finding room for pedals behind the clutch which can
take the torque of that V10....I can see where there is a space issue.
So the sports car was the cramped one, that makes sense. I kinda assumed (fraught, I know) that the
sedans would have enough room.
Rally
NC Minnesota
I've been pretty lucky also. We have one daughter that lives in KC, but all our other kids, grand kids and great grand kids all live within 50 miles. Only thing on my bucket list would be to go to Central America somewhere and shoot white wings until the rib came off my Browning A5 light 20.