don't like this model.   If it were a C1 bout '56 - '60, I'd B mad, sad & yellin at the puter.   These mako sharks I don't like - and the condition, wagon back, etc all fit w/ the same 'what I don't like'.  I'd get on some cowboy boots, faded jeans and a black T & go race it from truck stop to truck stop or other americana. Might make some trouble. Play the kinda guy that don't care, see if that hooked up w/a girl that don't care. Might make some fun, might make some fun trouble...U ? ... View more

lancia delta integrale? musta been a cellica hatch, alfa, audi? ... View more

I woulda left off the Magnum & put upa '70s Holden 4WD. They looked like ours of the same era (gm's " '67 country squire") chebby but were way beefier, durable, brutes that could run the Oz outback for thousands of mi a trip. Also trade a beemer for the audi?   Known as the WagonMan around these prts I like the 50s plym suburban, many of the Wolwos (start w/the Duette & hit the safe then sports waggys) and some of the Japanese (esp the pre-mini van MVPs - toy tercelle, honda vanogan, Mutsu/Eagle Summit, Nissan Stanza...or the others of the 90s accord & corolla, camery). Like any automotive Q it all ways starts w/the Application Q - canyon carver, grocery getter, classic, dependable, like 'hands on tools' every wkend? (Italian/Brit) I do! ... View more

any of the odd mini cars, meserschmitd, subie 360, etc, I like all you's named but the fiat due to not enclosed, How bout the Hudson (or whatever it wuz) Traveler? The one that looked sedan yet the lift back made it a sleeper/wagon - sort of. Any of the tiny sports utes - brat, 60s ranchero, dodge rampage/ply scamp or bigger like the Hudson p/u (Big Boy). Some of my favs were the pre-mini vans - the '80s MPV (eagle summit, nissan stanza, mitus MPV, etc; or the honda vanagon, toy. tercel waggy). ... View more

reminds me of the ciggies. Initially I saw docs advertising them in print (not sure if I remember on TV, if it wuz it hadda be a B&W tv !). Now they're against.   Kids ripped off anything they didn't understand "Get rid of that smog stuff, it kills the performance." (when it added to the very same - MPGs and pep). Yes, we have come along way baby (Virg Slims advert) and I hope the EV changes come, improve.  I've said it here before - if the full info was contemplated (social. financial, health, environmental, etc, etc) I don't think the automotive industry would have been developed ! ... View more

we use the oldest sh!+ box we got.  No undercarriage wash down. Been lookin for something for yrs, almost invented my own. A 500 - 2,000$ S.B. (aren't they all) suffices. The nice cars stay garaged 9 mo (even less these daze, even the cycle is comin out in March as the climate changes). Right now its an ol chebby p/u. Tona bricks on the axel, double ck the heater, wipers, good ta go Dec - March (the NE usa). ... View more

yup, he's down the st frm us here. Several companies now on market, reminds me of the 1st glass revolution in early '50s - mid 70s (mostly SoCal?) that gave us "sports cars", dune buggies'n so much more - now evolved into medical products, ocean sail material, performance clothing, and more fuel efficient DDers - all at the cost of a never ending stream of trash. All over - mountain tops, ocean islands composed entirely of it, in the usa the typical human body contains as much plastic as seen ina credit card. Make yer choices w/info & understanding... ... View more

Kouwell ! Saab'n Tatra, on upto rd tractors, all related to jets/planes, slip stream not just for race cars, aerodynamics and industrial design...tied it all together centered on Mr Sason. Nice thinkin, even better writtin. Thanks! ... View more

glad U put the music topic nxt to the car's.  I'd focus it more on the style than the technology.  Many ways? I don't care bout the tech. Yes (with a large exclamation point) I like the less-polluting vehicles of today.  But just like the music - I'd rather listen to an early Doc Watson or Jeff Beck guitar riff than what's heard today. I'd rather an Italian or Brit of the mid/late '50s - late '60s ora mid/late '30s - very early '50s usa car than what we see today.  Just like the French elders (1650) objected to young's dance the minuet (too sexual) and the Greatest Gen objecting to the rock dance of the Boomers - I hate the Darth Vader look of the vehicles this author cites in the orange, blue'n red above. /AND/ I do it with (above) awareness... ... View more

naw, I let it all go.   "Everything seeks to return to the earth." and so just take care (common sense), use constantly, and maintain. To me 'storage' means I don't need it. Several days toa wk and things get recycled.  Boat, motorcycle, truck, car...all the same ... View more

"...would you swap..." sure, depends on condition of the current and application. Every automotive Q is answered by the 'application" Q.  What is the final use, purpose, 80% of intended final application? Any build requires that pursuit and conclusion.  The budget and plan are molded around that.  Research must B diligent. At completion (phase I) the wrk continues (phase II) but should not change throughout the build. If it duz it proved the research was poor, the builder fickle or if extended build - a change in technology (new break-thus).  Seen too many 'hack jobs' when not following the foregoing~ ... View more

nice! Went thru it w/o vac tune, carb, etc.  May B a statement abt "ign tune 1st" & relation to full tune could help (but this is not 'a how to' I guess, anyway) others beside the Pertronix, how some of us use a trigger wheel, need to replace condenser/points as constant maintenance (if a DD) - poor quality of today's manufacturing of these prts I don;t know. Glad U mentioned the coil-match-up need.  ... View more

"...copyright infringement ..."     my thought ex-aka-lee. And so what will be done? nuttin's my bet~ ... View more

we just gotta do what we gotta do, AND, have the awareness to bump aside the regrets, lookat da good, "all ways look to the good". ... View more

audi - durability? May B better in the last decade? ... View more

gotta have 4 in any auto. Was thinkin AOD, as that same lill pea brain thinks of the C6 as really a truck transmis (I know, I know fairlane, torino, ltd). Will look into this as U have schooled me today~ ... View more

3 outta 5 R 'leg burners'? ... View more

Offer to sweep up, do the trash, etc for a local garage. Have it as a 2nd or 3rd priority after school - #1, and #2, play (socially w/art, band, theater, camping - whatever you have interest in. It's too young to narrow dwn & settle on 1 or 2 things). As U hang w/an owner and the crew try'n C if any 1 hasa interest in a mentorship relation w/U. This is how I was raised and now work at a job but restoration, problem solving and improving cars is a passion I only now have money to contribute (semi-retired). I do the same - offer brake'n muffler jobs to a friend (he gets the income) and he helps me restore an ol bronco (1966).   Ask them to show U the right way to do a tire, change oil, etc.  Prove that you know safety as number one (it is a dangerous world in there).  Many have insurance and leases that do not allow this type of arrangement.  Most need to wait a few yrs to allow a 13 y/o in the shop - all depends on U, where U live, etc.  Worth a try. Otherwise U can try a class in school (if it is so equipped). I would not enroll in a full program w/o tryin it out on 1 of these levels 1st (just a single class, volunteer at a parent's friend's place, etc)... Good Luck, let us know how U do! ... View more

How could you miss Blaupunkt? Born yesterday? May B this co is out of service?  Beemer, Mercedes, Porsche and non-German co's used this equp in hi end cars.  Mine hada mic plug & I could hail those outside the car ona speaker I ran a fancy horn thru (as well). AM, FM, SW too. Just no 'aux' like 8 track or cassette/CD. I must B gettin old (@ 69 y/o) to think they should have been included... Will go back and READ, not skim the article. Thnx for the write up 8^ ) ... View more

we got the same rig here (paint, shine) just the 'hang down chains' on the tail gait and a higher ride/bigger tires. For the last 5 or 10 yrs it hada identical tail gait - but sculpted from walnut (owner is maintenance at "Smith College"). Now I see he's got a right color metal tail-gait. So that's 3a these I seen now - all that color. Didn't they make em in any other color? LOL ! ... View more

Tatra was the company I would follow over there...this must B 'whas goin on' over there since they broke the country into 3 in 1/1/93 (shame). Looks hot ! ... View more

not sure from the intro/verbiage if this is Jay, but frm just a lill westa U  (Pioneer Valley, W.MA, CT & VT) we hada great revolution (water wheel, beginning of the industrial rev, tool'n die, or tool cutting industry.) Frm Spfld, VT to Hartford, CT for 2, 300 yrs we had the world by the  xxx (in that regard). Aero space engineering late 60s. Then the (ur wrds) the "bean counters", the MBAs, stock mrkt guys desimasted the industry. Arbitrage, 1/4ly stock reports, no mater the viability of the co, no matter the long term survival and profitability - just the nxt 3 mo profits' all that matters... I'm 68 y/o, a late comer to this as a machinists (during college - 3 - 11 Greenfield Tap'n Die; 9 - 3 class) but there wuz lota healthy competition. "Millers Falls" v Gfld T&D v Starret etc. The management would come dwn onto the fl, ask us "Whadda ya guys got now?" "Hey boss, ya know what? I think we can beat MF. I got some ideas. How bout we try xxx?" and we wrked together. No longer (lookat autowrkers/teamsters). Then late 70s (frm mid), they did not care. Pressure frm above? who knows. The lay offs started. The **bleep** ('n a few German) machines came in - numerical controlled (CNC) Mitsubishi etc. It was over (300 yrs of usa dominance).   Ck the european answ. Started when we hada challenge (heck the whole world did) at the Great Depression, a 90 yr experiment we could emulate: https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/viking-economics/ but thats'all a step above - the coordination of it all...       ... View more

I read because of the title - 4 wheeled - thinking I could see a Giardiniera (or even beddah my fav a "Furgoncino low roof") in 4WD. Now that would be special. This? not so much. Thanks for showin anyway. Think I'll see if there's a lill wagon my style around ('65 - 70) and how it might be done 4WD (zuiki parts?). The smaller the 4WD the betterer (personal transport)... ... View more

actually even the caddie's too small for him. ... View more

camaro, stang, charger, etc 'did it' - Y not these folks? Same as those 4 is this, all 'painted with the same brush' which is unfortunate. As different as these 4 cars originally were - why "21st century them" the same way?  Because "that's the corporate way".  Reminds me of the music industry.  The corporations often dictate it.  All must 'have the same sound' to be sold.  Thus today we can id each era by the music.  Speak to the artists and they will tell U "to cut a record I had to xxx. The AnR man said more xxx (horns, strings), different tempo, higher register (etc)."  Still, nice to see it 'back'. ... View more

best yet/ever !: 1) weird'n rad topic, yet still possible, from av. to tops presentation of a product; 2) multi-media; 3) 'left da site' & used other's expertise... (DoIt'gain, DoIt'gain; Dat wuz fun!  ... View more

50 yrs of vetts? I only like the '63 Split or '56/60.  Who can account for 'tastes', 'fashion'? Look at the hair styles, home furnishings, home styles or clothing...Think abt the amounts paid...Is all this stuff chemically induced? Can we give ourselves "a hit' just like takin a drink (ETOH is just a catalyst firing off our own dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, etc) or makin love to our mate? Yeah - gimme a '50s - 60s italian sports car (some Brit and about 1936 - very early 50s usa vehicle) and 'my knees geta lill weak'... ... View more

all way said (how many yrs has the "pre-info" been comin out?) that "if the put the Raptor under it - it will B worth it" and I meant the 'short fella'. This, the 4 dor, is the wrong one for that (in my lill pea brain). Still lookin 4 da 'Right One"...c'mon ford ! "no more sedans"? 3 or 4 bronk editions? get one right plez. I usually support you (10 or 12 of ur products over the yrs... ... View more

I usually hate the fake patina and even more 'cleared over' stuff. This one looks fine. Not my usually sought out style (original 'hot rods' of the War Gen crowd) but certainly special among them. Wish there wuz more info (again, not my bailey wick) on the alternative to the 'hair pin' steer link. Looks interesting~ Thnx for the pic & 'a bit of the story' ! ... View more

did no more than a glance'n scroll on the Whatadrag.  Just saw the green frog on BAT.  That and the Corsetta seem more interesting.  But as a lill too thoughtful community elder even those 2 are over the top for me. No room, $, time, need for them (well - 1 several min drive ona safe st or course) I just cross out of mind. More usable vehicles (commute, work or a combo of each) are what I seek. I look at some amazing craftsmanship and customizing on these types of vehicles (more conservative, more practical - beauty as form of function, not the other way around) and appreciate.  Just a different take on the whole. Thnx for the opportunity~ ... View more