Car pics too cool not to share
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This reminds me of a certain truck with a certain engine...
It is damn near identical , other than it's a short bed vs 9 ft extra long bed, Wideside vs Fenderside bed , 1/2 ton vs 1 ton , 4 wheel drive vs 2 wheel drive.
Yep this is your folks twin truck.
I never really disliked the Mustang II, honestly, although they were nothing when compared to their predecessors. In my mind, I thought the styling wasn't too bad, but the drivetrain was lame. I've come to appreciate them even more, these days, just because you don't see them around all that much. Then again, I like a Chevy Citation for the same reason, so there's that...
I've always thought the Mustang II was a pretty darn good looking car - certainly better looking than any Fox body 'stang. *RUNS*
OTOH, even back then I thought anyone in a Citation needed to be issued a citation...
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It is damn near identical , other than it's a short bed vs 9 ft extra long bed, Wideside vs Fenderside bed , 1/2 ton vs 1 ton , 4 wheel drive vs 2 wheel drive.
Yep this is your folks twin truck.
And it doesn't have the MASSIVE rear bumper/trailer hitch on the ass end either. But its still closer than most!
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I'm much more a fan of the early funny cars (I realize you were posting that one because it's a Mustang II, however). When I think of funny cars, I head this direction:
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I was SO gonna post some of Pam's pics, but didn't want you guys to think I was nothing but a damn dirty old man. I mean, seriously, I'm not that old...
Love me some 40+ lbs of boost into a 572 and a mid 6 pass.
I've come to appreciate them even more, these days, just because you don't see them around all that much. Then again, I like a Chevy Citation for the same reason, so there's that...
The Citation isn't seen much these days , but the FWD Olds Omega is a freaking unicorn !
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True. I owned a white one just like that. An auction car. The stuff I rescued out of the trunk turned out to be more valuable than the car! Speaking of the Cutlass, I still want one of these:
My parents were a part of that world back in the early 70s. My dad had one of the first custom vans on the West coast. We moved to Scotland when I was 6 months old and both my grandfathers took the van out cruising in Redding while we were gone. After we got back in the states and moved to Maine we'd go to van meets all the time. They had vans races on a oval and I can remember a few pretty gnarly wrecks...
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I definitely remember the whole "Vanning" movement. I still have a small collection of magazines from the '70s dedicated to vanning. Does my heart good to still see one on the road now and then.
Pre-Trans-Am Firebirds were available in a few models; Firebird (base) came with the OHC-6 with a one-barrel carb. Firebird Sprint was a step-up and had an OHC-6 with 4-barrel. Then Firebird 326/350 (2-barrel and 4-barrel). The next step was the Firebird H.O. , then Firebird 400, which was also available in an H.O. model. Ram Air was available on the 400 or 400 H.O.
So to answer your question, Firebird Sprints were a performance step above the base car and the early cars ('67-68) had the OHC-6 with 4-barrel. I've been told by a few guys that those cars were competitive or even better than the standard 326 or similar Camaro.
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WTF is *that*?!? That's just entirely too weird to not like it! That rear window is particularly cool!