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angryhampster posted:This is at my local Dodge dealer....20,000 original miles. It looks brand new. With 20k original miles, it's going to need every seal, tire, brake line, hose... basically anything and everything that's made of rubber. Along with a carb rebuild, fuel pump, and the gas tank and lines likely have tons of varnish. Cars, like people, need regular exercise. Sure is pretty though! and has a 5 digit odometer anyway, who knows if it's really 120k.. or 220k.. and just really well loved?
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Mike_P posted:1970 Plymouth Sport Fury
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11BulletCatcher posted:I don't know about the late 70's buick 350 but every story I've ever heard says that of the GM 350's Buicks made the most torque. But that's only anecdotal. Makes sense, Buicks of the day tended to be heavier with the luxury items, and didn't have performance gears in them.
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Mike_P posted:1970 Plymouth Sport Fury Wooow ok that's awesome. Another contender enters the ring.
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BoostCreep posted:Wooow ok that's awesome. Another contender enters the ring. The car's name sure doesn't hurt. I always thought Plymouth names were awesome. I mean, there was someone in a marketing agency somewhere who said, "We want our customers to feel that driving this car will endow them with a burning rage boner with which they can run mere mortals off the road, all in the comfort of plush seats and the drivability of a naval destroyer at speeds in excess of infinity. What's a good word for that, gentlemen?" And thus the Fury was born.
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You don't have to be old to be looooong. (Disregard the stupid Winter wheels, I've got proper DTS 17" chrome slicers for the other seasons)
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meatpimp posted:You don't have to be old to be looooong. (Disregard the stupid Winter wheels, I've got proper DTS 17" chrome slicers for the other seasons) Sure, but where's the velour and the ashtrays in every door? You dare call yourself a barge! If your interior doesn't smell like decades old smoke you are doing it wrong. 
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Mike_P posted:1970 Plymouth Sport Fury Make sure it has the paisley vinyl top. I wish my grandma never traded that car for a 2004 Chevy Malibu  . It was an unreliable piece of poo poo though, the headlight mechanism broke constantly, and the car had an intermittent overheating problem from the factory that was never completely solved. It made up for it by looking badass though.
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MullardEL34 posted:Make sure it has the paisley vinyl top. I wish my grandma never traded that car for a 2004 Chevy Malibu It just looks like it wants to hurt you.
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Mike_P posted:1970 Plymouth Sport Fury I loving love old Plymouths. Look at this dash and tell me it's not from the goddamned future. 
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meatpimp posted:Too bad I have the stock chrome 16" on my Cadillac Deville right now, I'll have to look to see if I have any pics with the 17" DTS wheels. Lincoln Town Car 
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blugu64 posted:Lincoln Town Car Yeah, the hood ornament only died 2 years ago.
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11BulletCatcher posted:It just looks like it wants to hurt you. Despite its faults I loved that car. She bought it to drive to work as a nurse in Cleveland in 1970. However, she started riding to work with a co-worker who lived nearby and did that pretty much until she retired in the late 80's. She basically only drove the car on errands and the occasional trips to visit family in other parts of NE Ohio. Grandma was, and still is, terrified of driving in snow and rain, so the car was basically rust free when she traded it on that Malibu in 2004. I wish I would have been able to buy it from her.  This is the exact same paint color/paisley vinyl top combo she had.
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blugu64 posted:Lincoln Town Car Damnit. 
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I learned to drive in a 76 Buick Estate Wagon. Heaviest Buick ever built. 455 with a surprising amount of torque. It would surprise 4-cylinder Mustangs and V6 Camaros leaving a stop light. It also won a burnout contest at the local "undocumented" drag strip.
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meatpimp posted:Damnit. I know. The Crown Vic/ Town Car/ Grand Marquis dying is the greatest American tragedy. The only modern car I ever sat in that felt EXACTLY like a car from the 70's... 11BulletCatcher fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Jan 15, 2014 |
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Powershift posted:Yeah, the hood ornament only died 2 years ago. It finally died of old age, just like most town-car owners. 
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 only a photoshop, but a man can dream
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Powershift posted:
Why photoshop?   Was a concept car first shown at the 2002 LA Auto Show.
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The Ford Five Hundred Concept looks even more barge like in appearance, although it's interesting just how similar it is to the Lincoln one, which is several years older. The roof-lines are practically identical... It would be like them to say gently caress it and just face-lift an older concept chassis, now that I think about it.  edit for broken tables
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Been lusting after this:  But I can't bring myself to buy it as I'll just end up rebuilding the motor for more power, and I need something I can drive.
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StormDrain posted:But I can't bring myself to buy it as I'll just end up rebuilding the motor for more power, and I need something I can drive. You'd probably have to rebuild it, anyhow. Just do it.
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It's front wheel drive and hideous. Skip it.
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Can I play? It's a '68 Mercury Monterey. Only 19 and a half feet long and 4300 pounds. A bit bigger than an extended cab truck:     FE 390, x-code high compression. Performer RPM intake, Edelbrock 600 cfm Performer carb with MSD6AL ignition box. Suspension has been totally redone, poly bushings everywhere with 2002 Crown Vic Police Interceptor springs and custom valved Bilsteins from Hotchkiss. 2" sway bar up front, 1 5/16" bar in back. Rebuilt factory disc brakes. The 18" M3 wheels are gone, I'm back to 15" steelies. It handles like a newer BMW 7--no body roll, no brake dive, but it's a smooth ride.
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MrSaturn posted:It's front wheel drive and hideous. Skip it. It's beautiful and has no hump, no hump no hump no hump. I'm holding out for a coupe Deville.
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meatpimp posted:Damnit. Cadillac always was second fiddle, though through attrition they had a front bench* seat longer. *(split benches count right?)
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wallaka posted:Can I play? It's a '68 Mercury Monterey. Only 19 and a half feet long and 4300 pounds. That looks amazing, I actually really like the M3 wheels on it too, I usually am not a fan of modern wheels on classics but that works.
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wallaka posted:Can I play? It's a '68 Mercury Monterey. Only 19 and a half feet long and 4300 pounds.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:That looks amazing, I actually really like the M3 wheels on it too, I usually am not a fan of modern wheels on classics but that works. I think the M3 wheels worked because they look kind of like the Vector wheels the General Lee had.
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Poisonlizard posted:Didn't you used to have a thread on it? I had a '69 4-door with the 390 for my first car, kinda makes me miss it. Yeah, I had a thread, but "yeah it still drives great" is a lovely update so it fell into archives.
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You know what the best part of owning a land barge is? The EXCELLENT fuel economy!
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Holy Crap look at this sweet thing: Only 2,800 OBO! http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/4305320304.html '79 Cougar, god drat beautiful. It's really a shame I have a girlfried and I'm moving to Manhattan soon. I have a Miata, a Fiesta ST, a Ninja 250, and a Subaru Impreza Wagon. I seriously, seriously can't get another car - but holy crap do I want a couch car  Help me.
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Voltage posted:Holy Crap look at this sweet thing: sell everything but the ninja. the cougar is a more than acceptable winter ride. I mean sure have fun parking that in a city but its way cooler then the other three cars
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I love this thread and all these huge American monsters. I can only dream of owning one because keeping it fuelled would mean I'd have to live in it.
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SouthsideSaint posted:sell everything but the ninja. the cougar is a more than acceptable winter ride. I mean sure have fun parking that in a city but its way cooler then the other three cars bumper to bumper traffic is an entirely different experience in a land barge. Every drive feels like a highway cruise. It's impossible to feel like you're ever in a hurry when it's impossible to ever be in a hurry. I mean, you're sitting on a couch watching other people get angry. 88h88 posted:I love this thread and all these huge American monsters. I can only dream of owning one because keeping it fuelled would mean I'd have to live in it. You say that like it's a compromise. If you live in the UK, the interior is probably as large as your flat.
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Powershift posted:bumper to bumper traffic is an entirely different experience in a land barge. Every drive feels like a highway cruise. It's impossible to feel like you're ever in a hurry when it's impossible to ever be in a hurry.
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Powershift posted:You say that like it's a compromise. If you live in the UK, the interior is probably as large as your flat. I'm not a Londoner, we live in houses bigger than closets.
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I approve of this thread. For the record, my 99 Deville has a hood ornament. The first one I had was a Concours, and it was "sportier" so it had no hood ornament, bucket seats, and a floor shifter. My current one though is a "regular" Deville so it has a little less HP, no road sensing suspension, but it does have a hood ornament, split bench, and shifter on the wheel.  The only things I miss about the Concours were the massaging seats and rain sensing wipers which worked with some sort of voodoo magic.Ironically, my 65 Deville does NOT have a hood ornament. Well not one that sticks up anyway, just a flat crest. The 70s cars, while underpowered compared to my 65, do have amazing interiors though. They make both my cars look understated and bland in comparison.
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Astroman posted:I approve of this thread. There are early generation Concourse/DTS cars that did not change the interior, so front bench and column shift. I hate automatic shifters on the floor, especially where it's just there to look like the stick shift it isn't. I'd rather have another seat, a bigger storage compartment, another cup-holder, etc. I drove one of those cars, it was great. 335 HP and it hovered over the road more so than drove on it, but even though you could steer with your little finger there was still road feel in the steering, it was not numb. Great cars to find if you require something modern in your mobile sofa.
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blugu64 posted:Lincoln Town Car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czYUZOlclSo Million mile Towncar
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