brian222
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Is that the one chasing Steve McQueen?
What car did you lust after as a teenager?
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Pio1980
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Assumed you meant the Pierce Silver Arrow. The best remembered boattails were probably the Auburn boat tail speedsters. Here's a nice early example 1932 V-12 with detail pix.I'd rather have the Ford, because at least I could hot rod it without killing the value like if I rodded the PA. I don't think the purists would like the fact that I just dropped a big block Chevy with a Tremec 5 speed into a Pierce Arrow.
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/...2-auburn-v-12-speedster/280418#/expandGalleryA later 1935 straight 8 cylinder version.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Speedster
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It had only 19,000 Miles on it!
Funny, I loved cars as much as the next dork but I never spent money on them. I always bought other stuff (lots of stereo equipment, ski trips, etc.). Especially since my Mother (yes my Mother) already had one of these (but it was red):
And my brother had this (which I could not drive):
And he had one of these:
So I had one of these. Which somebody had painted blue, with hand brush you could see the strokes. Paid $500 cause it only had 160,000 miles on it:
All was not lost though. My Uncle gave me one of these because his gear company made some sort of parts for them:
Which was fun for six months, then I got this Harley Davidson Baja 100. Heavier than a tank but unbelievable fast and powerful.
And my brother had this (which I could not drive):
And he had one of these:
So I had one of these. Which somebody had painted blue, with hand brush you could see the strokes. Paid $500 cause it only had 160,000 miles on it:
All was not lost though. My Uncle gave me one of these because his gear company made some sort of parts for them:
Which was fun for six months, then I got this Harley Davidson Baja 100. Heavier than a tank but unbelievable fast and powerful.
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Ross6860
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noogies
My Favorite Woofers.
One night in May when I was about 17, I pulled into the Chevron station to put four bucks' worth of Custom Supreme into my 409 Chevy Impala. Though I loved the Impala, my eyes were immediately drawn to the opposite island, where sat a '67 Chevelle SS396. Bolero Red with an Antique White vinyl top and black bucket interior, it scratched an itch I didn't even know I had. Then I saw the '427' engine call-out on the fender just ahead of the front wheel arch and my jaw dropped. Just then, the owner, a guy who looked to be barely out of high school himself, emerged from the office and strode over. I had to compliment him on this beautiful car and ask about the apparent 427 transplant. Turned out he worked at the parts counter at the local Chevy-Olds dealership and had been offered a sweet deal on a complete 425 hp L-72 counter engine. Took him a Sunday in the dealership service bay to lash it up to the existing M-21/3.73 12-bolt drivetrain, and he had himself one of the city's pre-eminent street cleaners as well as one of the prettiest cars I'd ever seen.
Then he spun the key and it cranked before firing and settling into a lumpy, raspy idle. Then he blipped the throttle and drove off with a brief squeal of the tires, the 427's ungodly roar peaking three times, punctuated by further shrieks of protest from the rear tires before throttling back to a cruise and fading into the distance,
Next week I'll tell you about the '67 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door Hemi sedan.
Then he spun the key and it cranked before firing and settling into a lumpy, raspy idle. Then he blipped the throttle and drove off with a brief squeal of the tires, the 427's ungodly roar peaking three times, punctuated by further shrieks of protest from the rear tires before throttling back to a cruise and fading into the distance,
Next week I'll tell you about the '67 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door Hemi sedan.
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infullview
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1970's DeTomaso Pantera
BroncoJimbo
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1973 Saab Sonett III.
Heh, ya. Don't judge me.
Ha Ha. That was my high school ride but what I really wanted was a Triumph Spitfire. Had a '69 Spit for a while but it was a hopeless rust bucket. Fortunately, my Dad had an XKE 'vert so that was the Prom car. I lost the Sonnet to the San Diego PD for illegal parking near SDSU. Couldn't afford to bail it out...
I lusted after a 67 or 68 Camaro when I was a teen, so I bought one. A 1968 Camaro for $800 in 1985, the first car I ever owned. It only had a 250 straight six in it though, but it ran great and served me well for four years until I sold it for $2000. I thought I was making a killing. Sure wish I had it now.
noogies
My Favorite Woofers.
If the Dart had a 340 and a four-gear, I'd rather drive that, anyway.
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