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Why do you drive the vehicle you do?

#181
Wow that's just too cool! :cool:

Are you restoring it?
What's it worth?
Never gonna sell it ... right?

Lee H said:
older mustang...this was my dad's car, growing up so I always wanted it...it is a real 64 1/2 K code GT, with the GT 350 engine and the toploader 4 speed
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#182
I had a 64 1/2 6 cyl. It was for my ex wife. Once she got pregnant it was history because the steering wheel was so close to her as it was ( she's 4'11 ) .. with her belly, It was impossible. It looked sweet and had center lines on it, dropped 2 inches all the way around with after market breaks and suspension. She always had guys wanting to race her. :) That 6 cyl was anemic as hell haha.
 
#183
Funky Ghost said:
...That 6 cyl was anemic as hell haha.
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It was probably a 170ci, or maybe a 200. I know guys that took the 300ci six that Ford made for Pickups, built them, put them in Mustangs, and raced them with much success. They lgot better performance out of the big 6 than the 289 or 302 V8's.
 
#184
Lee H said:
Bill Solinger (you might remember the name as being one of the guys who was a builder on the old modified Pure Hell II) once told me that he had never seen an engine that was aware of the name on the side of the block. I was 17 years old, and running a 66 GTO at the high school drags, and I was running my mouth

it made me think just a little, then I went back to talking smack
funny the things you remember, when you get older
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My HS shop teacher told us "It doesn't matter what name is written on the valve covers, it's what's beneath them that counts."
 
#185
What was this thread about again? Oh yeah...... This won't impress the car guys much; 2010 Toyota Matrix. It's just the right size for me. Easily hauls my bass gear or whatever else needs hauling. Unassuming, efficient, and dependable. Just about every car I've owned has followed the smallish wagon/hatchback trend.

OK- I'll turn this thread back over to sweet vintage Mustangs.
 
#187
guys, you don't even know what "easy on the gas" means, until you gotta pay $ 8,16 per gallon of diesel !

i'm driving a mitsubishi space star, common rail turbo diesel. my bass cab fits in the trunk just right, and now here it comes: it's pretty easy on the gas:
in the city, it's at 54mpg, and on the autobahn, doing 80mph, it's only 73mpg !

here in germany, if your car is doing 35mpg, you wouldn't call it economical anymore...
 
#194
iuserneim said:
guys, you don't even know what "easy on the gas" means, until you gotta pay $ 8,16 per gallon of diesel !

i'm driving a mitsubishi space star, common rail turbo diesel. my bass cab fits in the trunk just right, and now here it comes: it's pretty easy on the gas:
in the city, it's at 54mpg, and on the autobahn, doing 80mph, it's only 73mpg !

here in germany, if your car is doing 35mpg, you wouldn't call it economical anymore...
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my bike gets 40mpg, IF I baby it


but I may have done a little engine work. It is opened up to 129 cubic inches (2,113 CCs). Plus I have a bottle of giggle gas on the side
there is nothing like a 200+ horsepower harley, to get you to work, in the morning:D
 
#195
Here is my V6 Contour. Nothing special, but I love it. It has about 170,000 miles and some very interesting electrical problems. Whenever it rains, it bogs hard and won't shift and stuff. The floorboards are gone so when I drive in snow or rain, my feet and pant legs get wet.

Also, my 1975 Dodge Dart.
 

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