'70s cars are latest, hottest collectibles

[MystikMango]

There's only one 70's car worth owning.

Hmm... make that two cars.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Last time I raced from a stoplight, there were no ditches within a mile. Have fun proving how fast your car is, on back country roads... all by yourself...

You sound like a ricer! Who cares if other people know how fast your car is? It's about driving. Too difficult to take your car to the AutoX track and see how fast the car + driver is when there are turns?

But hey, if taking your floatmobile to the track, putting your slushbox in D, and flooring it when the lights turn green, repeatedly, is what floats your boat, enjoy.

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Last time I raced from a stoplight, there were no ditches within a mile. Have fun proving how fast your car is, on back country roads... all by yourself...

Have fun sitting in a jail cell for street racing or vehicular manslaughter, all by yourself.

 

[Ornery]

Like I'm going to race a 10 year old Town Car

You know damn well everybody with any kind of 'sports car', ricer or not, races from stop light to stop light. And, 99 times out of 100, that's the ONLY kind of race they ever see, because their cars NEVER see a track of any kind!


116 in a 70... 46 over. I don't see an option for that. - WinkOsmosis, 11/18/2003

A WRX will humiliate a Mustang in the corners, on any kind of pavement, in any kind of weather. - phantom309 04/29/2003

Rented Lincoln Town Car - great for donuts. - phantom309 06/22/2003

ONLY on a track, of course.

 

[Brutuskend]

I want one of these

American Motors was late in joining the performance race, but some of its entries were among the wildest. A special Rogue called the Hurst SC/Rambler was built in 1969, featuring flamboyant red, white and blue graphics, a bizarre hood scoop, the 390 V-8, and a stiffer frame (needed to withstand the engine's massive torque). A dead-stock SC/Rambler could do the quarter mile in the low 14s. To keep weight down AMC offered no options on the SC/Rambler except an AM radio -- no air conditioning, no power steering, no bucket seats, no console. 1,512 were made at a dirt-cheap price of $2998; an example in top condition is worth over $10,000 today (if you can find one).

Or one of these

A souped-up version of the Rebel called The Machine appeared in 1970 with a 340 bhp version of the 390 (the most powerful engine ever produced by AMC), which hauled its 3,650 pounds through the quarter mile in 14.5 seconds. The combination of wild graphics and flying-brick styling makes the Machine a real love-it-or-leave-it proposition. Machines, unlike SC/Ramblers, were available with virtually all factory options, and after the first 1,000 they were available in regular factory colors without the stripes. Total production was 2,326, with prices starting at $3475.

 

[thomsbrain]

i wish i had the pacer from wayne's world. i read they stuffed a ford V8 into it to make it fast enough for the fast-driving scenes.

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

I Like Mine

 

[Ornery]

• I LOVE IT! THAT, is what a car should be. Nice color, too. Good for you!

 

[alkemyst]

What I think is funny is all the people that say they can't work on cars today so HAVE to get an older one (usually read because that's what they can afford). I am will to bet most of these people couldn't figure out how to do their own fuel filter or brakes 🙂

Truth is most prior to 1996 (if ECU controlled, OBDI) you can use a paperclip and a list to see what sensor is bad, upgrade to a $20 tool and see the actual code perhaps a verbose description.

I have a 1996 and later ODBII reader....it was about $200. 3.5 hours of local labor really. I plug it in to just about any late model car (so far I haven't found one that it couldn't read) and it will tell me what is wrong. Other than this tool you need a multimeter. I usually don't even deal with metering, I figure I have it apart replace the sensor. Most jobs they sensors are only $5-$30.

old cars had engine bays just as tight alot of times as today's cars, however many of today's cars aren't bad if you attack the problem from underneath....this is how many of the engines go in now. Spark plugs were a PITA on the old cars and you had to do them often....most of the cars now are designed around ease of maintenance....some that is a top design criteria.

I like older cars and newer cars. Each has advantages and disadvantage. The 1966 Mustang GT I drove got more attention than any other car I have been witness too. This was in the downtown Palm Beach area where I grew up. You usually see 911, vette, 911, vette, mercedes, 911, vette, M3, vette.....


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[Fritzo]

When I was a kid, a '78 Camaro was my dream car. Cool, awesome, fast, neeto....I had to have one! Now 25 years and $500 later, my dream finally came true *sigh*

 

[Lounatik]

Ripped from Barrett-Jackson's auto auction last week(on SpeedChannel)



1970 Chevelle convertible . Can you believe what they can get for these?

Someone is apparently interested in this
1970 Dodge Charger, huh?

'70 Mustang Boss 429

here.

Hell,look at what an Olds 442 is fetching these days:

here

'70 Hemi 'cuda Sweeeeet.

Man, I remember a girl I dated in high school had a '70 Chevelle restored all nice like the picture above. My cousin also had a 70 'cuda too. Man if you only knew what tomorrow would bring, you'd be rich.




Peace


Lounatik

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Lounatik

Someone is apparently interested in this
1970 Dodge Charger, huh?

That 1970 Charger is a Charger RT Hemi....sort of a bit different than just the run of the mill car from the day....

Very rare 426cid/425 hp V8 Hemi Charger R/T, 4-speed. Genuine original Hemi car with correct dated replacement block. Beautiful and correct restoration. Red with White vinyl top and White interior. Options include power steering, power brakes, engine callout package, Dana 4:10 Super Track-Pack, AM/8 track radio, Tic-Tac clock, 15" x 7" Rally wheels and 6 way adjustable drivers seat. One of only 56 built. Decoded by Galen Govier.

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