60's & 70's Muscle cars...

idNut

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I know the 60's and 70's are becoming farther away from the present everyday and I was curious if you think that the cars of that era would be forgotten. I myself love Mopars and Chevy's and now that the original owners and people of the eras are starting to die and get elderly, I was wondering if when the people die who owned these steel beasts that the cars would die with them.

I'm a fan of loud, bold exhaust with the jacked up rear end and thick tires in the back. But the new generation is completely reversed to that. We have quiet zoomers with lowered suspension and the cars basically rest on the ground. We favor more rim than tire and four cylinders rather than eight. Sure the old cars had their flaws but they were still fantastic in their own nature. I myself am an owner of a 1973 Dodge Challenger. It's black and holds a 340 with headers and glasspacks out in back. I have L60's on the back that engulf 14" Keystone Klassic rims. The interior is blacker than night covered with vinyl and eminating with its own fine odor of the 1970's. Everytime I go out in it I am rewarded with multiple compliments.

Does anyone share this passion for the old, "death trap" Mopar, Chevy or Ford? Being an adolescent fascinated with our age of technology, I'd love to create a game to refurnish this almost forgotten era of cars but I am still wondering if people would be interested in it or not. The games that have came out have attempted to recreate this era of American muscle and when we were on top of the car industry but have failed to strike my fancy one bit. They leave out the screaming sound of the cam revving up into 7000RPM range and the sound of the idle with the headers "pinging" away when it's waiting to jump off the line (Which it doesn't in the game :(). They have done such a bad job at times that they don't even get the information about the car right! This motivates me to get into gear and make a respectable American Muscle game.

Please give me your input and keep it nice.

 

idNut

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I'm 16 almost 17. NightFlyerGTI, yawn? You haven't rode in a muscle car than.
 

Stallion

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Everyone should own a 60s/70s muscle car just to see what it's like to drive a true muscle with more horsepower then watts.

I myself have a 455ci oldsmobile that I have owned for more then 20 years.
 

zsir

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Originally posted by: idNut
I'm 16 almost 17. NightFlyerGTI, yawn? You haven't rode in a muscle car than.

Yeah that's nice to see........most people your age haven't rode in a "muscle car"......... I like that they are still hot rodding or riceing ...... but everyone should have the privlige of riding in a worked over big block V8 muscle car.......

 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: Stallion
Everyone should own a 60s/70s muscle car just to see what it's like to drive a true muscle with more horsepower then watts.

I myself have a 455ci oldsmobile that I have owned for more then 20 years.

Me....will....own...442 Cutlass....eventually....dammit!!

My dream weekend hoopdy. :)
 

kamiam

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Originally posted by: idNut
Love cars and computers, not people.
as the old saying goes,people is suck
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JC

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Sure, I love da muscle....I've had a '67 GTO, '67 Camaro RS/SS, currently have a '68 Roadrunner.

JC
 

kamiam

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Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: Stallion
Everyone should own a 60s/70s muscle car just to see what it's like to drive a true muscle with more horsepower then watts.

I myself have a 455ci oldsmobile that I have owned for more then 20 years.

Me....will....own...442 Cutlass....eventually....dammit!!

My dream weekend hoopdy. :)
if you can frind 1 get it w/ a W-30 designation...its worth a goldmine
 

ISAslot

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My daily driver is a 68 Ford XL Fastback.

With 427 ft/lbs of (gross) torque peaking at 2500 rpm, I can take out my frustrations on my firestones whenever I feel like it. The limited slip is great for swinging the backend out in a turn. mmmm Just did that today. :D

I love this car so much, and I'm going to keep it as long as I'm alive, or that's the plan anyway.
 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: kamiam
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: Stallion
Everyone should own a 60s/70s muscle car just to see what it's like to drive a true muscle with more horsepower then watts.

I myself have a 455ci oldsmobile that I have owned for more then 20 years.

Me....will....own...442 Cutlass....eventually....dammit!!

My dream weekend hoopdy. :)
if you can frind 1 get it w/ a W-30 designation...its worth a goldmine

I know....but unfortunately everyone else that has one seems to be aware of this as well. I've yet to see one (in decent condition) for less than $20,000. :(
 

Noriaki

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67 Mustang
68 Camaro
69 Charger

My 3 favourite cars ;)

I'll never get to drive any of them though :( I have very poor vision and can't get a drivers license.

 

Stallion

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Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: Stallion
Everyone should own a 60s/70s muscle car just to see what it's like to drive a true muscle with more horsepower then watts.

I myself have a 455ci oldsmobile that I have owned for more then 20 years.

Me....will....own...442 Cutlass....eventually....dammit!!

My dream weekend hoopdy. :)


Mine is a 1971 cutlass that has all the 442 goodies on it. It has the ram air hood and deck lid spoiler. All emblems have been shaved and it's painted 1998 trans am red. It has a 455/turbo 400 3000 stall and a 12 bolt 4:10 gear.

I'll try to post some pictures.
 

kamiam

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Originally posted by: Noriaki
67 Mustang
68 Camaro
69 Charger

My 3 favourite cars ;)

I'll never get to drive any of them though :( I have very poor vision and can't get a drivers license.
wanna sell the Charger??????
 

Wingznut

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Originally posted by: idNut
I myself am an owner of a 1973 Dodge Challenger. It's black and holds a 340 with headers and glasspacks out in back. I have L60's on the back that engulf 14" Keystone Klassic rims. The interior is blacker than night covered with vinyl and eminating with its own fine odor of the 1970's. Everytime I go out in it I am rewarded with multiple compliments.
Ummm... pics? (Seriously... email them to me, if you have some.)

And yes, musclecars are awesome. I sold my '73 Plymouth 340 Duster a couple years ago, to finish the downpayment on the house. It had 11:1 compression, 300/490 solid cam, Holly 750 double-pumper, etc... mounted to a 4-spd trans and limited slip 3.55:1 (8-3/4) differential.

It ran 12.90's @ 108mph at the track every weekend. It was a blast to see people loading their (many times, slower) cars on and off a trailer, and me driving home. :)

Until you've felt the rush of a high hp/torque car setting you back in the seat, you just don't understand.

My next car will probably be an E body Mopar (Barracuda/Challenger), but I will own another musclecar... Make no mistake about it, I will.

 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: Stallion
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: Stallion
Everyone should own a 60s/70s muscle car just to see what it's like to drive a true muscle with more horsepower then watts.

I myself have a 455ci oldsmobile that I have owned for more then 20 years.

Me....will....own...442 Cutlass....eventually....dammit!!

My dream weekend hoopdy. :)


Mine is a 1971 cutlass that has all the 442 goodies on it. It has the ram air hood and deck lid spoiler. All emblems have been shaved and it's painted 1998 trans am red. It has a 455/turbo 400 3000 stall and a 12 bolt 4:10 gear.

I'll try to post some pictures.
**COUGH!***HACK!**thhhppppt!**:Q:Q

You actually own that wood-inspiring shopping list?

Bastard!! My cup overfloweth with envy. :|

;)

Fausto
 

kamiam

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well then wingnut, you'd probably drool over my "69 440 Dart GTS w/a Dana 60 rearend...11.5 trw pistons purple stripe cam 6-pack and 6-pack rods-6-pack crank, in-fender headers ect ect...
 

T2T III

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My first car was a 1970 Satellite with a 383 and a Holly 850 double pumper 4-barrel carb. This car had the same body style as the Road Runner of that era. The only thing the Satellite didn't have was posi-traction and the gears that the Road Runner would have had along with the graphics and some of the suspension options. However, my car could light the right rear tire up like there was no tomorrow. The fuel mileage was killing me, so I dropped back to a 2-barrel carb to improve the mileage. Plus, these cars were a piece of cake to work on - easy access to the engine compartment, rebuilding the carbs were an easy task, and problems were pretty easy to diagnose.

After this car, I entered into the military. I then purchased a 1970 (and 1/2) Camaro which had the notable split front bumpers. The car could get up and go with its 350 engine and 4-barrel Quadra-Jet carb and 4 speed tranny with Hurst-eqipped shifter accessories. The dual exhaust with turbo mufflers was the bomb. After about 6 months, I lost interest in the Camaro and traded it in on a 1979 Trans Am (Black with Silver Bird). The T/A was kind of a dog with its 301 C.I. engine. However, it was still fun to drive.

While growing up, my neighbor was into the Mopar muscle cars. He would take extremely great care of his cars and trade them in every couple of years. I remember he had a 1968 Road Runner (Red with a flat black hood), graphics and the "Beep-Beep" horn. After that, he had an early 70s Barracuda. The 'Cuda was green with the zebra striping down the side. I think the car had a 340 c.i. engine. I'm not sure if it had the 6-pack for the carbs or just a regular 4-barrel carb. However, his cars were nice and he kept them in immaculate condition.

About a week ago, we were over at a friends house for dinner. The guy used to own a late-60s Dodge Dart, but had to sell it so he could have a down-payment for their house. He pulled out some video tapes of some old shows that used to test out the performance of the muscle cars. Some of the cars on the video were: 68 Dodge Charger Fastback, 68?/69? Mustang Fastback, 70s Olds 442 Convertible with either a 400 or 455 c.i. engine. It was great seeing these tapes because these were new cars at the time with only a few miles on them.