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ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
The Barkas van, East Germany's answer to the VW camper van of hippydom fame:
Looks like a 1960s Commer Van, right down to the faired headlight cowling.
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That's exactly what I was thinking.Looks like a 1960s Commer Van, right down to the faired headlight cowling.
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Reaching out
The price is a bit steep, but a black dodge charger, 8 litres!
http://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/1969-dodge-charger-spotted/32099
http://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/1969-dodge-charger-spotted/32099
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
All muscle cars are terrible cars. That's just an unfortunate car fact. Here's a 1953 Salmson 2300S to cleanse the palate.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Almost all old cars are terrible. The appeal of "classics" is lost on me.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
If I ever win the lottery I intend to buy every single one of those that remains on earth. I will then burn them all.Here we are, your favourite car:
If I ever win the lottery I'm going to buy one and park it right outside your house just to annoy you.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
A friend of mine has one of them - stll haven't been in it though - he only drives it about in the summer -keeps it garaged up the rest of the yearHere we are, your favourite car:
I'm not surprised: good ones are worth a fair bit these days. I think the DS is a gorgeous-looking car, and it was way ahead of its time when it came out. Mind you, I've a sneaking affection for its successor too, the big Citroen CX:
Citroens were great before they went all convenional and dull.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I think muscles cars of that era are objectively bad compared to what else was available as they were usually horribly underbraked and underdamped. eg compare that Charger to a BMW 3.0CS or Fiat 2400 of the same period.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Oh yeah, they were particularly horrible. But anything from that era will be shit compared to whats available now. And in a crash you'll die.
Just don't see the appeal. Why would you want anything other than the best of what's available? I see the argument for the styling, so look to the companies that rip out all the shit bits and put modern brakes and suspension in. Then they might be nice.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
This for example - all the beauty of the E-Type, but with everything bad about it (engine, brakes, suspension) done properly.
http://www.eaglegb.com/pages/eagle-speedster#.VWl5YmBH3_Q
http://www.eaglegb.com/pages/eagle-speedster#.VWl5YmBH3_Q
Lemon Eddy
Disliked by dwyer
Slight problem with Eagle is that you're looking at over £600k for all the options.
I reckon I'd go for a nice 70s XJS, and get KWE to overhaul it. They seem like an absolute bargain in comparison:
"Depending on the broad specification, lead time is about 20 weeks. A base price of around £90,000 + vat. Depending largely on engine choices this could rise to £130k + vat. The primary choice is 6 or 12 cylinders, supercharged or normally aspirated. So far, no one has ordered a supercharged V12 so we cannot be precise about costs, but it would certainly add around £30k to the base price and possibly a further 20 weeks. Another option for maximum power is to fit a 7 litre V12 Lister Jaguarengine which is normally aspirated but achieves around 500bhp. This in turn will need some body modifications to fit large enough wheels and tyres to handle the power. "
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
And handles like a wardrobe full of bricks balanced on a roller skate.
SikhWarrioR
And the Worms ate into his brain
Also the RMS Titanic had better steering and when round corners than American muscle cars
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
It wouldn't have sunk if it had been an american muscle car. It wouldn't have turned and received the fatal gash in the side. It would have just hit the berg straight on and bashed the front. It would have stayed afloat.
