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11/29/2008 09:31:48 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by dahkota:
Probably influenced my first car purchase, a 1980 Fiat Spyder. I still love the roadsters... |
My mom gave me her 1979 Fiat Spyder. It was a fixer upper, but at NWMSU, it was mine and it was a chick magnet.
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11/29/2008 09:42:15 PM · #27 |
Sorry.....double post....
Message edited by author 2008-11-29 21:53:59. |
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11/29/2008 09:46:29 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
She's right about that, Jeb. Buick definitely made a variety of "small block" enjgines back in the day. I particularly remember the aluminum ones, which were considered fairly radical...
And thanx, Courtenay. Now that you mention it, I have vaguish memories of people "Detroiting" Triumphs and doing some smokin' hot performance numbers...
Of course, the ultimate "Detroiting" occurred when Carroll Shelby bought some AC automobiles... And a friend of mine dropped a Corvette engine in a bug-eyed Sprite, that was insane...
R. |
I kinda hate getting into this stuff. I actually worked on most of these cars extensively, got in trouble all my life because of it because I'm a total car slut with an almost photographic memory for detail and specifics of cars because I loved them more than life itself. So I constantly hear stuff that's on paper, and vague memory, and the one the guy down the block had.....it really doesn't matter that much to me, there's too much to know.
I was never tied into any one marque because I loved so many different cars, and no one country. The shop I had for twenty years was specifically a British car restoration shop, but it wasn't unusual to see a Hemi 'Cuda, a 911, a 'Vette, Audi Turbo Quattro, or pretty much any of a number of different cars and trucks, front wheel, four wheel, rear wheel drive, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, & 12 cylinder cars, aspros, turbos, superchargers.......gawd, I *LOVE* cars!!!!! I went with a British car shop because people seemed to be mystified with them and any halfwit that could take a 396 out of a Kingswood wagon and dump it into a Malibu was a "Muscle Car Expert".
Never mind that you had to do a LOT to that Malibu to make it the equivalent of a real SS.......a lot of people got hurt and killed by cars that were hacked up like that. You have to build them right. But done right, they're a lot of fun.
See if you can identify this:[thumb]721811[/thumb]
This was my wife's daily driver for about three years.
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11/29/2008 11:47:42 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
See if you can identify this:[thumb]721811[/thumb]
This was my wife's daily driver for about three years. |
Looks like an E-type to me, if memory serves me. I had one in the late 60's early 70's for about 6 months of the year for 3 years running. Long story...
R.
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11/29/2008 11:49:20 PM · #30 |
I thought we were in a recession since last January. How could anyone think of buying a new car? This can't happen. I've been told we're in a recession...NOW ACT LIKE IT !
Originally posted by alans_world:
I went to the Motor Trend international car show in Las Vegas today. I saw her across the room, but alas I must wait for she will not be available till next year. Sigh[thumb]742832[/thumb] |
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11/30/2008 03:51:13 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
See if you can identify this:[thumb]721811[/thumb]
This was my wife's daily driver for about three years. |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Looks like an E-type to me, if memory serves me. I had one in the late 60's early 70's for about 6 months of the year for 3 years running. Long story...
R. |
Close! It was a trick question......this was our '76 XJ-6.
I didn't much like the way it ran so I "Fixed" it.
That induction system was from a '67 E-Type, and of course there were some slight internal things.......8>)
It was weird....this engine massaging I did basically doubled the horsepwer & torqe, but it had better driveability and the gas mileage went up. |
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11/30/2008 08:16:53 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
The family difference isn't quite as specified there in Wiki.
That 215 was markedly different from the later iron engines, and for the most part, Buick really only used their iron engines, the 350, 400, 430, and 455s.
They had mostly interchangeable everything, as did Olds and Pontiac in their engine families, whereas Chevrolet's two distinct engine families used different everything.
Yeah, there are a few anomalies here and there, but mostly, that's the way it was in the real world with the regular production cars.
You DO know that Wiki is written by everyone, right?......8>)
And that the information can be sketchy?
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Yes, I know the wiki sucks for reference - I was in a hurry. I noted the information was pulled from a book by a person who wrote lots of car books, so I went with it. I'm the first to admonish people for using Wiki as a source for anything - so I deserved that.
I did find this though, which is essentially the same deal - tiny car, large engine. I'm thinking the engine was a 300, not a 215, but I could be wrong.
At any rate, my next car is the Camaro SS convertible 6 speed stick. Let the fun begin! If its half as good as the Z28, it'll be my last car.
Adding review of the v6. Is it possible to remain excited for an entire year and a half?
Message edited by author 2008-11-30 08:20:41. |
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