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So,what rust bucket old muscle car should I buy?
youtube | 6/15/2016 | youtube

Posted on 06/15/2016 5:30:44 PM PDT by mdittmar

So,what rust bucket car should I buy?

It's gotta be cheap,it's gotta be running.

I need a truck,love El Caminos,then again I could buy a cheap truck that runs and get a 68 Camaro,then I watched the original "Gone In 60 Seconds" from 1974 and I like the fake Mach 1.

It has to be a manual not automatic.


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To: Squantos

are there detailed instructions online? all I ever found were fluff worthless hot to from tv shows.


61 posted on 06/15/2016 6:22:45 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: pandemoniumreigns

First car was a 64 Fury with a 361 .... old push button transmission..... :o)


62 posted on 06/15/2016 6:23:06 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: pandemoniumreigns

Sort of along that line, if you could find a Fairmont or a Mercury Zephyr that would be a good start for a sleeper. The best part is, any aftermarket parts for a Fox-body Mustang will pretty much bolt right in, and there are TONS of aftermarket parts for Fox-body Mustangs.

And if you choose wisely, you can make a Fairmont lighter than a Mustang.


63 posted on 06/15/2016 6:23:23 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Nothing is sometimes the right thing to do, and always a wise thing to say.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

You are right...It was a Matador...My mistake...Thanks...


64 posted on 06/15/2016 6:24:14 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: mdittmar

72’ Pinto. good luck finding one.


65 posted on 06/15/2016 6:25:07 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: hinckley buzzard

Ask your spouse


66 posted on 06/15/2016 6:27:11 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: longtermmemmory
swrnc

CAUTION,if you don't like cussing,do not watch!

67 posted on 06/15/2016 6:28:22 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: JBW1949

I love Norris Lake.


68 posted on 06/15/2016 6:29:09 PM PDT by pandemoniumreigns
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To: mdittmar

http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/10-best-corvettes-of-all-time.html


69 posted on 06/15/2016 6:29:53 PM PDT by hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998
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To: longtermmemmory

My welding , fabrication, restoration skill sets aren’t perfect but I just hung out with gear heads and welders who were key into my bastardized education in such matters .... best suggestion is to do a night school, vocational in welding and or body shop for basic knowledge. Cut old out, replace with new pretty much. Dive in with simple projects .....

.....autodidact


70 posted on 06/15/2016 6:30:20 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: pandemoniumreigns

Do you know where Island F is??? I used to deer hunt on that island....


71 posted on 06/15/2016 6:30:34 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: mdittmar

Well that is a different story what do you love and always wanted????


72 posted on 06/15/2016 6:30:36 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: mdittmar
I always wanted a 4x4 el Camino.
73 posted on 06/15/2016 6:31:18 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: pandemoniumreigns

I really miss that car.......


74 posted on 06/15/2016 6:32:12 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: mdittmar
There is only one choice:

The Ford Thunderbolt. From the factory, you'd get low 11 second quarter mile times. Add modern slicks and a fresh tune - and you're in the low 9s.

That will put a Hellcat OR Tesla to shame!

75 posted on 06/15/2016 6:32:16 PM PDT by Shanghai Dan
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To: Bullish

Yep, 1970 Chevelle. Mine sits in storage still awaiting its resurrection.


76 posted on 06/15/2016 6:33:27 PM PDT by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: Impala64ssa

I sold AMCs in the 70s. Saw or knew of many of them.


77 posted on 06/15/2016 6:35:13 PM PDT by wrench
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To: mdittmar
The car you and the girlfriend sat in, watching all the Grease Monkeys race, while you smooched.
Post the pic.
Your wife will be glad to see how pretty she looked, even back then, and you'll realize how much hair you've actually lost!

1979 Lincoln Mark V
Crystal Blue Moondust Metallic


78 posted on 06/15/2016 6:36:10 PM PDT by Macoozie ("Estoy votando por Ted 2016!" bumper stickers available)
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

Guess that’s my problem,see one drive by and I think that’s the one;)


79 posted on 06/15/2016 6:36:14 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

I have a 1964 Chevy Impala 327 and Mrs Teletech has a beautiful 1955 Black T-Bird with both tops.


80 posted on 06/15/2016 6:42:11 PM PDT by teletech
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