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12-03-2022
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12-03-2022
01:09 PM
Can't imagine what the insurance cost is, especially on the million $$ plus cars
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28-01-2022
09:28 PM
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And they probably called this guy nuts & wasting his life when he was collecting these 39 examples while accumulating the space, misc parts, time & money for these now cherished memories. They laughed at me too, when I started collecting my childhood marbles collection, spending similar time & effort in that same type of venture to corner the marble market. I'm nearly at the pinnacle of storing my over 5 billion vintage marble collection in 4 farm building silos and three commercial water towers relocated to my 20 acre property. So, like this car collector & on behalf of all collectors everywhere I gleefully can say "WHOSE LAUGHING NOW"!!!!
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22-01-2022
04:17 PM
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The first thing my Dad told me when I was younger & spent way too much was "A FOOL & HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED"
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13-01-2022
11:46 PM
Many don’t realize that the retractable drop-top (into the trunk) makes Continentals & T-Birds some of the most complex cars ever produced in Detroit. The electric/hydraulic mechanism for the soft top Lincoln uses a hydraulic system with 10 relays, five reversing motors, & about 15 limit switches. On some models the rear windows also drop and raise automatically when the top is activated. Going through & replacing required electrical & hydraulic components to get this system operating properly could easily cost well over $10,000
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03-01-2022
11:31 PM
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Can't believe more people didn't say a phone. My in-home phone system has 5 handsets on remote charging stands so grabbing one to have with me when working on the car is always important! I also like cargo style pants & work shirts with large flap pockets that can hold a portable phone, which is sturdier & much easier to use than a cell. You never know if you get trapped or have a medical emergency & need to get help.
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24-12-2021
03:03 PM
Always good to prove your point is to include the original cost of the vehicle, cost for home recharging setup & separate electric consumption charges during the 5 yr. 85,000-mile-usage. Reason for buying another (like avoiding battery replacement?) and what did you spend for a new model & how much was your older vehicle worth? Any specific inconveniences noted during ownership (like visiting areas with limited charging access). These are the things we'd all like to know. Most folks living in cities with tight row home housing, (even if they have a charging unit installed) cannot ensure they can get a parking space in front of their charging station or the liability / risk of having their charging line running from their rowhome across the sidewalk to their car.
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24-12-2021
02:47 PM
Stupid article - not even worth reading!!!!
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20-10-2021
12:03 AM
My favorite (disgusting) car commercial was this one from Farmers insurance with a Chrysler Crossfire. https://youtu.be/9D_UJjEIpP4
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15-10-2021
01:34 PM
BLASPHEMY!!!!!! it's probably why it won't start! Shame on people like you who should never be allowed to bastardize a vintage car like this!
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04-10-2021
03:08 PM
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last year squirrels made a nest of leaves during the fall inside the engine compartment of my 2004 retro thunderbird (7,000 mile show quality). When I discovered it, the entire side of the engine on the passenger side was full of leaves & after it was cleaned out, I discovered the squirrel chewed through the main electrical core of the wiring harness at the connector plug in & also chewed a number of other wires including some engine plastic items which all had to be replaced. Ford dealer said parts are hard to find with some plug in areas re-tooled to original. Cost was over $2,000 & I spent the next few months trapping squirrels that were venturing near where the car was stored & caught with sunflower seeds in wire cage traps. They were then relocated 5 miles or so on the other side of a water divide which would keep them from finding their way back. Problem solved..... at least so far!! The black walnuts described that were stored within car areas & fenders etc. would be really bad when the black goo stain that forms within the black walnut is impossible to remove, since it is a natural dark stain for wood items.
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21-07-2021
01:08 PM
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I wouldn't buy another Hoover vac for anything!!! The wheels kept breaking off their vacuum after only 6 months of use & the replacement did the same thing. There was only had 1 place within 40 miles place to take the vacuum for repair & then charged me a $5 disposal fee for the broken one before giving me a replacement, which again also a short time later had the same broken wheel problem. The repair guy tried selling me a different brand of vac & told me the Hoover had a lower base wheel design flaw & was basically a piece of unrepairable junk! And yes, I replaced it with a Shark!
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09-07-2021
10:35 PM
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Just do what I do... I have no intention of buying an electric car, so the companies that make them can go sh_t in their hat.... & yes, that includes Ford & their bast_rd off spring Mach E. I now have 4 Fords & also Ford stock, & while I'll keep my existing cars, I'm already contemplating dumping all my Ford stock! Wonder what they'll do if other Ford stock holders don't buy their E cars .... & yes trucks.. & also dump their stock?? Right now, I think it's criminal that the IRS would provide a tax credit for EV sales that all taxpayers have to pay out of their own pockets to subsidize!
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08-07-2021
05:23 PM
Come on Man!!!! There's still room for a smiley face somewhere on this thing. Bet if they renamed it the Biden-ator they'd probably sell on the west & east coasts like crazy..... especially if they were made in Mexico!
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16-06-2021
03:52 PM
Hi MustangJim, I posted just a few hours before you. It's not that they "have no soul" , its because they "have no metal integrity". The car was literally a rolling rust bucket in a matter of years & with carburetion headaches, you don't often see restored ones today. Memories of older cars when they were new is like those of the hottest girl in school that you'll fail to recognize at the Highschool reunion 30 years later.
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16-06-2021
03:37 PM
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Interesting when talking about the Datsun 240Z - 260Z & later. My memory of those cars were the disappointment when the Corvette shark body was too big & ugly for many sports car buyers which drove them to buy the smaller Datsun Z's. After 4 or more years, you could tell where those buyers lived by the rust spot outline in the concrete where they daily parked. Cheap metal fabrication & unreliable carburetion doomed these early versions, which is why you don't see many restored ones today as many went the crusher route. "Dry weather state" graveyards are the only hope for Datsun restoration & original parts, and don't expect to find survivors in the island country of Japan.
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13-06-2021
12:27 AM
The paper these ads are printed on may be worth more than the cars they advertise!
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06-06-2021
12:50 PM
The reduction of the larger sedans (and even vans) is merely a switch over to SUVs who now come in varying sizes & prices. The real SUV draw in acceptance of their versatility and drivability like a car rather than like a van/truck. The AWD is also an attractive & affordable addition as well as their ease of conversation for carrying larger cargo (air conditioners, flat screen TVs, lawn movers etc.) by merely folding the rear seats flat. The computer controls everything & automatic transmission with electronic fuel injection and turbo option if desired, provide plenty of power for even a standard 4 cylinder. More Police departments are now using SUVs because of their flexibility.
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06-06-2021
12:34 PM
Yes, all electric cars for everyone. The grid can't handle the draw now & here in Baltimore, BGE has cash incentives for allowing them to cycle off your air conditioning during high usage hot days. Baltimore, like many other cities have high density side by side housing where implementing personal charging stations would be impossible, since it's hard enough to get a parking space nearby. Check out the cost on the internet - here in Baltimore the cops cannot control the theft of copper plumbing & electrical wiring in vacant houses! They even have crooks cutting down over 130 of the 50 foot high poles along the Baltimore highways & recycling the aluminum. SEE: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/25/us/light-poles-are-vanishing-and-baltimores-police-are-baffled.html and https://www.fox5dc.com/news/md-man-arrested-for-trying-to-cut-down-light-pole-near-highway AND UNBELIEVELY, THEY ARE RARELY ARE CAUGHT BY BALTIMORE POLICE
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24-03-2021
08:17 PM
Absolutely no doubt that the 1970 Cyclone is the best value with the "429" super cobra jet, drag pack & what looks like a fairly good body. Great info site on this rare (341 made) super muscle car and info on the offered Hurst 4 speed. http://www.californiaclassix.com/garage/c1177.html
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18-03-2021
03:16 PM
Without a conv. model, the AMX will never be anything but an also ran to the Big 3 competitive offerings. Even the Avanti made a convertible in the late 1980s. A lesson to be learned when Chrysler's big past mistake was a limiting convtible production for the Plymouth Barracuda & later slightly larger Dodge Challenger, which makes those convs. incredibly expensive at today's auctions. Even today, Chrysler has no competitive convertible offering in the Dodge Challenger since it was reintroduced in 2008. Also, the only Challenger change since it's reintroduction in 2008 was in 2015 with a very minor face-look. The only reason the Challenger exists today is that by keeping the exact same body appearance, you can't tell a well kept older model from a new one. This reduces the desire/need to buy a new model Challenger, since the used car market is flooded with many cheaper older look-alikes, making any future Challenger "collector" sales stale, with low pricing.
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26-02-2021
11:01 PM
Yeah, pretty dumb comparison - even the split car image makes no sense visually.
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19-02-2021
08:20 PM
I would like to see what the rear looks like, since I've always felt the ass end stance is what sells a muscle car. We all know the original "sports car design" is no longer, and although the C8 is a great supercar competitor (both price & performance) there is no longer an American 2 seat sports car to compete in size with all these: Mazda Miata, Fiat 124 Spider, Porsche Boxster, BMW Z4, Mercedes SLC, Toyota Supra, Alfa Romeo Spider, Nissan 370Z, Jaguar F Type & Subaru BRZ. ..... So Where Are All The US sports cars?? ...The last great efforts were Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, Ford TBird (retro) & Chrysler Crossfire.
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05-02-2021
08:47 PM
Ford continues to make what a top notch product that the customer wants. They'll stay at the top as long as they continue to follow that game plan. YEA FORD!!!!!
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03-02-2021
05:27 PM
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I feel your concern but I learned a lesson early that says fall in love with a car that was popular in it's day & as well equipped as you can afford. I always bought 1960-early 1970s 2dr hdtp or conv. cars of the high end models of Ford, Pontiac, Dodge etc. and found them to be worthwhile investments & still have 5 of them. If your 16 year old son wants to make a good investment in a vintage car, the 80s Fox body Mustang 5.0 & Firebird / Camaro V8s are already over 25 years old & worth the $$ and time & will keep him in the hobby for years to come since reasonably cars & parts are still readily available. Good luck to both of you, it's a wonderful time in his life & important to make good decisions.
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03-02-2021
05:01 PM
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Roughly almost 40% of the worlds population in 2020 in India & China combined and will still be utilizing oil/gas as a major energy source. With the U.S. increase in natural gas and solar/wind sources and the carbon emission reduction by autos, any reduction by the already carbon emission conscious U.S. is minuscule world wide. The impact on the current U.S. electrical grid, which is already overtaxed by the recharging requirements of electric vehicles will cause havoc U.S. wide & make us extremely vulnerable to attack on our already failing national electric grid. We would be easily overwhelmed by foreign military sources on our soil & once overcome by a foreign power, NOBODY WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CARBON SINCE SOMEONE OUR ENEMIES, WILL BE HERE INSTEAD OF US!!!!!!!
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02-02-2021
01:51 AM
Think about this. What is happening right now when the archaic existing electric grid is overloaded by electric users. During the summer right now, the electric companies want to have customers utilizing cycling off & on of air conditioner compressors because they can't avoid blackouts from heavy use by the public. Want to be plugging in your electric car into a charging unit that you will need installed & maintained in or very near your home. Not too easy in a metro or very rural area & once there is a breakdown of any kind in the electric grid you won't be going anywhere!! Think about those hurricanes where the electric grid goes down & you won't be able to use your car to leave the area, & worse yet be where everyone is trying to locate someplace to recharge their batteries. Can you remember what it's like when you're out on the road & your the battery in your current car goes dead & your car is now useless? In this case, you can at least get a jump-start from another battery - That's not going to happen if you have an all electric vehicle... you're gonna be stuck with that car that's as useless as a flashlight at night when the batteries drain out! Wise Up America... especially important when a whole community is without power, especially in a hostile attack against the United States where your mobility comes to a standstill.
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16-12-2020
04:27 PM
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I'm with the others who call this thing another "Crappy Idea" (not "Better Idea") from Ford. Tell the dumb "A" s form Ford. - THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 4 DOOR MUSTANG!!! If you wanted to re-brand something, Ford should have called it a Pinto!! I have 5 Fords in my garage / driveway including a 1963 Galaxie 500 XL, 1964 & 1965 Ford T-Birds convertibles, !969 Mustang conv, 2004 T-Bird retro conv. and also had a 1987 T-Bird Turbo coupe & 1990 Mustang 5.0 (all winners form Ford). If they wanted to make a 4 door "E" car, they should have left the Mustang name alone & not putrefy the name of such a successful 65 year iconic brand as Mustang.
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02-12-2020
11:22 AM
What a shame one of the most identifiable ornamentation began in 1949 when Buick introduced “VentiPorts.” Four chrome circular vents were displayed on each of the Roadmaster’s front fenders, with three on the fenders of all other Buicks. The sales brochure noted that VentiPorts helped ventilate the engine compartment. The idea for VentiPorts grew out of a modification Buick styling chief Ned Nickles had added to his own 1948 Roadmaster. Four amber lights were installed on each side of the car’s hood which were wired to the distributor. The lights flashed on and off as each piston fired which was supposed to simulate the flames from the exhaust stack of a fighter airplane. Combined with the bombsight mascot, VentiPorts put the driver at the controls of an imaginary fighter airplane. Buick chief Harlow Curtice was so impressed with this styling feature that he ordered that non-lighting VentiPorts be installed on all 1949 Buicks, with the number of VentiPorts (three or four) corresponding to the relative displacement of the straight-eight engine installed. Check out this link: www.jalopnick.com/i-bet-youd-like-to-know-what-those-holes-in-the-sides-o-1818673895
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03-11-2020
09:05 PM
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People who like these Chevy bubble tops have never been in the back seat of one of these on a hot summer day, especially anywhere in the south, even with air cond. The sun bakes you medium well on a hot day. My buddy had one for 2 years & no one would sit in the rear seat on a sunny day under that extended bubble glass. He got rid of it in 2 years!
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03-11-2020
01:55 PM
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Ian Fleming created the James Bond character & when he did, legend has it that Fleming always thought of Roger Moore (who was playing "The Saint on TV) as his Ideal "tall, handsome & witty James Bond. This site is an interesting take on that legend & well worth reading if your a bond fan. https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-was-roger-moore-really-ian-flemings-first-choice-to-play-james-bond/ I think it's interesting how Sean Connery's movie role as Indiana Jones dad goes unmentioned!
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01-11-2020
10:41 AM
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I agree that Halloween 0riented Character cars best fit the Frankenstein subject at/near the Oct 31 eve. A pretty good example from a Counting Cars episode on the History channel where Elvira's Thunderbird underwent a "freshening-up" & Elvira & Danny "The Count" went for a nighttime ride on Vegas Strip near the Counts Custom shop where the work was done- See if you agree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9v2lhFx75s
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13-10-2020
01:34 PM
Hey, it's the well known "2 DR" Nomad wagon which was 1955 - 1957; but they also made a neat looking & rare "2 DR" Nomad wagon in 1958; Finally the last years of the famous "2 DR" nomads were actually 1959 - 1961
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22-08-2020
09:40 AM
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I thought the most distinctive new & refreshing design look for the 80's was the Ford T-Bird 2dr coupe - I had a 88 turbo coupe & even as an automatic, it was a blast to drive. The turbo gave a pretty good kick & the car had a solid tight construction feel & the entire interior, especially the seats, were real quality. The front buckets were loaded with unique functionality & much sought after in later years at car fleas markets as upgrades to other hobbyist's resto-mods.
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18-08-2020
10:15 AM
whoever could leave the iconic 1966 -69 Toronado out of this list must've been smoken crack!
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25-05-2020
10:58 AM
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Interesting articles & a great Jay Leno video about the Chrysler turbine. I got my first job at the Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn Maryland in 1965 & there were one of these that could occasionally be seen parked in front of the Headquarters Administration building. I heard that one of the higher level government executives was provided one of these turbine cars as a test vehicle, otherwise I might have never known at that time that these turbine cars even existed. I think Jay Leno, like Johnny Carson before him, was a great ambassador for clean comedic entertainment. So unlike many of the crude comedians of today who used foul mouthed 4 letter shock comedy to establish notoriety, which has now become so utterly boring!
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