Let's See Your Miscellaneous Car Photos

[ARC Tech-109]

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Absolutely Gorgeous! Years ago I had a 1974 New Yorker Brougham 2-door. Dropped a 69 440-Magnum (real deal 3-bolt cam) in and swapped in an A833 using linkages from a Polara and truck. Car ran high-13's at 5080 lbs with 3.42's in the 8 3/4. Unfortunately the box section where the torsion bar anchors welded to rusted out and dropped the front on the K-frame tearing everything up and I ended up losing control. Of all the cars I've had the New Yorker is right at the top.

 

[ARC Tech-109]

Moms 1966 Grand Prix

 

[Mr Boochie]

Moms 1966 Grand Prix

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Very nice car!

Syncing those Rochesters with progressive linkage could be a real drag.

 

[ARC Tech-109]

Nah not really. Just a matter of getting the two outboards to open at the same time when the primary starts pushing on the linkage. From there it really doesn't matter once the tires break loose.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Nah not really. Just a matter of getting the two outboards to open at the same time when the primary starts pushing on the linkage. From there it really doesn't matter once the tires break loose.

I presume the adjustable carb links and ball joints are still available?

Thanks!

 

[Telecolor 3007]

"Opel" Omega pictured some years ago in Bucharest. I think 2016-2018 not 2009 (the data is wrong).

 

[Copanel]

M.

"Opel" Omega pictured some years ago in Bucharest. I think 2016-2018 not 2009 (the data is wrong).

It is no more recent than 1992–1993. Unfortunately, it also looks like a relic.

 

[peterp1]

The ultimate in "Land Yachts" had to be my mom's 1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan. That thing was absolutely massive, 19 feet in length, 5100 lbs, and had a 460 V8 (only 212 hp thanks to EPA, but 357 ft-lbs of torque). It was by far the smoothest car I've ever driven or ridden in -- you could drive over a rough road and not even feel it. We had a bunch of Caddy's also, and none were even remotely close in term of smoothness. What made the Lincoln the ultimate Land Yacht though was that it would literally squeal its tires on modest corners at extremely low speeds. It was actually hilarious how often the tires would sqeal under normal driving -- I've never seen a worse handling car. If somebody yelled "iceberg straight ahead", you'd have no choice but to plow right into it .

It was incredibly smooth though. It also had a very cool "rolling drum" speedometer that seemed like it was liquid filled (I always thought it was until I just looked it up).

 

[Mr Boochie]

The ultimate in "Land Yachts" had to be my mom's 1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan.

The 1960s Olds Toranado is right up there too—the softest suspension known to humanity.

 

[TSmith8605]

The 1960s Olds Toranado is right up there too—the softest suspension known to humanity.

Yet he got to the top of Pike's Peak in 37 seconds.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Yet he got to the top of Pike's Peak in 37 seconds.

I would venture that GM modified the suspension and brakes. The motor is way more powerful than either one on that car.

 

[TSmith8605]

I would venture that GM modified the suspension and brakes. The motor is way more powerful than either one on that car.

Likely so, although he was not going that fast.

I was just joking though since the commercial was 37 seconds. The course (now) is 12.42 miles (20 km) long. The overall all-time course record is 7 minutes 57.148 seconds set in 1918 with a VW electric race car.

Occurs to me those guys in the helicopter at 14,000+ feet should be on oxygen. But it's a commercial.

I did a quick check and the '66 MY did have a high-compression 485-HP V8 but by the mid-'70s they were down to under 215 HP.

 

[Mr Boochie]

I was just joking though since the commercial was 37 seconds.

I completely missed that!

 

[peterp1]

The overall all-time course record is 7 minutes 57.148 seconds set in 1918 with a VW electric race car...

That's crazy, because exactly 100 years later, they set that exact same time with the exact same car!!!!

 

[Mr Boochie]

That's crazy, because exactly 100 years later, they set that exact same time with the exact same car!!!!

They brought it out of mothballs for one run.

 

[TSmith8605]

That's crazy, because exactly 100 years later, they set that exact same time with the exact same car!!!!

I have not come to terms, yet, with this new century.

Or to put it another way: opps.

 

[Yamaki]

 

[Mr Boochie]

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To restore that puppy would be awesome! A summer fun beach van.

 

[Yamaki]

To restore that puppy would be awesome! A summer fun beach van,

Martin Bros, aka Iron Resurrection on MotorTrendTV, did one for Phil Cato the upholstery guy at their Texas shop. It turned out very cool with the original patina preserved. I believe that was also a Metro unit.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Martin Bros, aka Iron Resurrection on MotorTrendTV, did one for Phil Cato the upholstery guy at their Texas shop. It turned out very cool with the original patina preserved. I believe that was also a Metro unit.

Did you schedule that episode? It is on tonight.