tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post1692884478354304760..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore.Greybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-68230813661135053402011-10-10T12:07:51.609-07:002011-10-10T12:07:51.609-07:00Oh WOW! I LIKE the 789 look!
The new 57 Chevy al...Oh WOW! I LIKE the 789 look!<br /><br />The new 57 Chevy also looks cool. But I DIG the 789 the best!<br /><br />True; forgot about the Cobra clones. Wonder if there are any Sunbeam Tiger clones?<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-39675976971127257892011-10-09T16:53:09.989-07:002011-10-09T16:53:09.989-07:00Germany 1965. Bought a 1958 Plymouth Hemi. Lovely ...Germany 1965. Bought a 1958 Plymouth Hemi. Lovely paint. Red/Black/Pink. Bless the Autobahn. I was probably the eighth owner. Most fun car I ever owned except I had to get riders buying fuel to go anywhere. Bitch to park in Amsterdam.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-84745092315385330982011-10-08T16:51:03.959-07:002011-10-08T16:51:03.959-07:00Great story. Thanks for sharing.Great story. Thanks for sharing.jinkstohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645519830822645928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-42290003786763892832011-10-06T08:03:27.043-07:002011-10-06T08:03:27.043-07:00MILLIONS will be made by the first American car co...<b>MILLIONS will be made by the first American car company that makes a PRECISE body copy of one of their older HOT cars -- but completely updated with current technology underneath.</b><br /><br />They already are BZ. the 69 camaro is now being re-popped. 55 Chev in either steel or fiberglass. Not to mention some of the more exotic cars like, the Shelby Cobra in all it'a variation.<br /><br />One can get a 32 Ford coupe in fiberglass or steel too....and the prices aren't that bad either.<br /><br />GB, I had a 55 Pontiac, it was one of my many winter beaters I had. It only had a 2 barrel carb and that 5 ton tank was a REAL slug!! Probably a good think as it had all the characteristics you mention your's had!Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121811949825846208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-23712212224520502432011-10-04T13:28:20.968-07:002011-10-04T13:28:20.968-07:00For me it was my Dad's 1964 Cadillac two-door....For me it was my Dad's 1964 Cadillac two-door. Solid white with a red leather interior and power-everything, including the magic radio remote search button on the floor.<br /><br />It had a 454 (or was that a 455?) cubic inch v8 and would cruise smooth as a freight train all day long at 160 mph.<br /><br />It would pass anything but a gas station.<br /><br />And the brakes were pretty darn good for the day. They might have even been discs on the front...I didn't know enough about them at the time.<br /><br />Thinking back, I was 14 years old and driving on a hardship license. Hard to believe he let me drive that car at that age.<br /><br />I remember how he caught me laying 200 feet of skid marks white smoking the back tires of his 1966 Mustang (302 Boss, remember those?) in front of the high school two years later. I wish it had been a state trooper instead.<br /><br />After the initial hide tanning I lost all privileges with his vehicles and spent the next six weeks restoring a 1963 Ford pickup we pulled out of a farmer's pasture for myself. Learned the hard way what it takes to keep a vehicle road worthy.<br /><br />Ever seen a '63 Ford F100 with Girling caliper disc brakes from a Corvette all the way round? We did stuff back then that Orange County Choppers and Jesse James wouldn't attempt today.<br /><br />Dad would come home every afternoon with "upgrade" parts he'd pulled from the junkyard and hand them to me with the command "Get on the welder and grinder and make these work".Timothy Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233747022474584914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-9759938243768473932011-10-03T23:24:54.273-07:002011-10-03T23:24:54.273-07:00I saw a program some time ago on the problems Chry...I saw a program some time ago on the problems Chrysler had trying to make the new Challenger look as much as possible like the old one while meeting today's safety standards, BZ. It was quite a difficult task... bumpers, crush zones, etc.. <br />Like you, I've often wondered why Chevy didn't start producing a new '57 Bel Air, or likewise Ford... the '56 or '57 'Bird. We've seen the new Camaros and Challengers, and Ford DID produce a retro T-Bird for a couple years. I think those cars look about as much like their ancestors as possible while still meeting present regs.<br /><br />But take a look <a href="http://www.n2amotors.com/vehicles.aspx?VehicleID=2" rel="nofollow">here</a> and see what $170,000 or so will buy ya (on a new 'Vette chassis).<br /><br />Then look <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/22/57-chevy-for-sale-again-50-years-later/" rel="nofollow">here too.</a><br />If you have the bucks, buy either and I promise to visit you, (and I'll even bring my own hanky to control the drool!)Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-54911467677602200172011-10-03T16:19:38.956-07:002011-10-03T16:19:38.956-07:00You know who'll make MILLIONS if they would on...You know who'll make MILLIONS if they would only realize one thing?<br /><br />MILLIONS will be made by the first American car company that makes a PRECISE body copy of one of their older HOT cars -- but completely updated with current technology underneath.<br /><br />Can you imagine a 1968 Bullitt Mustang fastback with a stiff frame, updated chassis, interior, engine, electronics, safety features, insulation, suspension, wheels, tires -- ??<br /><br />People would slit their wrists for that updated car, or a 1968 Camaro, or a Barracuda, or a Challenger, or . . .<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-7618285587421334362011-10-03T10:10:29.984-07:002011-10-03T10:10:29.984-07:00Great story!
I can remember my Dad bought a new 1...Great story!<br /><br />I can remember my Dad bought a new 1966 Old Toronado. With the 500-cubic-inch engine. That's right. 5-HUNDRED cubes with another four barrel carb.<br /><br />I was in Ohio at the time on a long back road when I wanted to see what that baby would "do." I mashed the pedal right to the floor and <br /><br />IT STUCK -- !!<br /><br />Holy @#&!!<br /><br />Brakes didn't much help!<br /><br />The engine screamed!<br /><br />Both feet on brakes!<br /><br />NOT STOPPING!!<br /><br />CURVE COMING!!<br /><br />I reached my right hand down and turned the key off. The power steering died and the car became a river barge. The brakes were even less effective but the car was slowing!<br /><br />Stopped, put the car in park, physically peeled the pedal off the floor, re-started. All was well. I drove meekly home and changed my underwear. Had to clean the black vinyl seat also.<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.com