CAR-AZY PRICES

NY Post ^ | ALY SUJO

[Pharmboy]

February 26, 2005 -- For a car that can go from zero to 60 in less than three seconds, the Saleen 7 is one hot set of wheels. But at a shriek-inducing $559,500, it's hardly a hot seller. The S7, which tops Forbes magazine's list of high-priced autos, is a race car that's been "tamed" for the billionaire impulse shopper.

Unfortunately, no one's biting.

[buffyt]

We paid a lot for our Porsche Carrera, too. But then again, we could have a whole bunch of Porsches for the price of one Saleen.....

[buffyt]

Ours is a white Porsche Carrera 911. Not a Turbo. Transmission is Tiptronic. Has a sunroof. Has the really nice wheels, shiny silver with the colorful Porsche emblem in the center. I was putting groceries into the trunk one time and an old man walked up and asked me if I had engine trouble. When he looked under the front hood and saw no engine, he scratched his head and walked away muttering to himself. We really enjoy it. My only real problem with it is that when I barely step on the gas pedal it hits 100 way too quickly. I have to really watch that. And it rides smoother at 100 than my Plymouth van does at 55 or 70. We love cars. My favorite is the Jaguar XKE that they stopped making in 1973. Saw a Jaguar XK8 yesterday, black convertible. I thought that would do.

[buffyt]

In college 1969-1973 I had a big green Plymouth Savoy, everyone called it WATERMELON.

[buffyt]

We love Volvos. Bought one in 1981, brand new, 240DL. Had it for 23 years. Donated it to VOA last year.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

My favorite is the Jaguar XKE that they stopped making in 1973.

What an absolute, "stands alone", unique car that is. I got to drive a red convertible one back in 1970.

I highly recommend that everyone drive a 12 cylinder car at least once before they die.

And don't ever let that 911 get away. She sounds like a winner.

[razorback-bert]

In the three years I have had my Caddy,I have had one tune up, belts ( the last one last week) and struts and shocks replaced last month and have a 158,000 on it.

25 mph at 75 mph, it does require premium.
Cadillac is building a fine car.

[Pharmboy]

Maybe we could ask JimRob if the car could be a prize during the next fundraiser. ( :-D

[razorback-bert]

Something like this:

[paul51]

My Chrysler 300C can beat your GTO and 4-4-2!

Oh yeah? My dad can beat your dad.

[Pharmboy]

LOL!! Tell me you did't dream about a little beauty like that when you were four years old...

[reagan_fanatic]

Hey! There's a car in that picture!!!

[Cowman]

Naughty Naughty

[Gordon Pym]

I had a big green Plymouth Savoy, everyone called it WATERMELON.

They named it after an environmentalist?

(You know -- Green on the outside, Red on the inside)

[Cobrajazz]

If Daimler-Chrysler comes out with it's (ME-Four-Twelve) 850 Horsepower, Mid engine 4 Turbochargers, Twelve Cylinders. This Super Car will be KING They Claim 0-60 in 2.9 sec! 10.6 sec Quarter-mile sprint. Priced somewhere From 250,000 too 750,000. If your crazy enough. They will Build them.

[Mad Mammoth]

Look at the COWL on that thing!!!
Jeeze! It may not be hot off the line, but I bet it has 220 MPH+ at the upper level!

Well the Galaxies had a long way to go before reaching that magic 2-century mark, as I recall (and memory may be faulty here) on a NASCAR track in the early to mid 60's, those big Fords were running in the 170 to 180 mph range. (I may be a little off on that recollection however)

The hood you're referring to, aka the 'Teardrop' was commonly used in NHRA drag racing, the scoop was to provide clearance for what was known as the 427 'high riser' intake manifold, which extended up above the line of the factory hood, hence the scoop. Dual Holley 600(?) cfm carburetors provided the go-juice.

In following years (after 1963/64) the intake design was reworked into the 'medium riser', to eliminate the need for the scoop, without much loss in volumetric efficiency. The earliest versions of the 427 (1963) were known as 'low-risers' as they shared pretty much standard parts with the high performance 406 (4bbl and 6bbl versions) of 1962.

The neat thing about big block high performance Ford engines of the 'FE' series (FE = Ford/Edsel, and no laughing dammit) is that from the humble 352 of 1958 to the 390 of 1961 and onward, to the 406 and 427, nearly ALL parts are interchangeable in some fashion, although you have to really watch yourself with cylinder heads, valves and intakes. All engines had the same crankshaft stroke of 3.78", with the exception of the 352 (3.5") and the 428 Cobra Jet (3.98"), which made for some nice combinations. A common hop-up in later years was to take the gigantic 427 block (Bore = 4.234") and drop in the longer stroke 428 crank, ending up with 447 cubic inches. YOW!

Basically, the 428 was nothing more than a stroked out 406 with a more streetable hydraulic cam added.

For me, there is nothing like them.

Glad you enjoyed, and thanx for induling my automotive FoMoCo nostalgic attack.... ;)

[Trajan88]

Is that Eddie Cheever in the Benneton Alpha-Romeo getting the ticket?

Trajan88

[Cobrajazz]

When I think of TearDrop I think of the 1964 Ford Thunderbolt Fairlane 427. 500-550 Horsepower. 11.76 @ 122.78 MPH. Won six of seven NHRA division titles in '64.

[WorkingClassFilth]

I see you gentlemen know what's really important in automobiles. Who cares what's under the hood - on the car.

[Mad Mammoth]

When I think of TearDrop I think of the 1964 Ford Thunderbolt Fairlane 427. 500-550 Horsepower. 11.76 @ 122.78 MPH. Won six of seven NHRA division titles in '64.

Indeed!

The Thunderbolts were amazing machines, Sox & Martin were running them before they made the switch to Chrysler, and what is amazing is that of the 100 Thunderbolts that were built in 1964, 20 of them survived to show up at Carlisle Pennsylvania 40 years later.

You might enjoy the following link if you haven't already seen it:

http://www.critesrestoration.com/

[oceanview]

the Maybachs are not selling well at all. Alot of big money people moving to Bentley now, the new flying spur sedan is gorgeous.