Gauntlet
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That's the actual title of the article, I didn't even have to make it up 
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/07...ind-americans-love-american-classic-cars.html
Well, duh: Surveys find Americans love American classic cars
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That's the actual title of the article, I didn't even have to make it up http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/07...ind-americans-love-american-classic-cars.html
amc rulz
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What is it about classic metal? So primitive. That’s it for me!
Nothing like 16 gauge steel. That 22 gauge now leaves an easy dent. And it isnt fun to weld
Mud-puppy
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I keep my eyes open for a 47 Hudson Pickup TerraPlane...and a 59 Caddy of course..Apache pickups etc....
I like ratrods/mods especially......I've looked at $3000 Craigslist Jaguars/BMW's/Mercedes with great bodies and plush interiors...and consider dropping a Corolla engine and front wheel drive train under the hood!
Style and economy! Breeze around town in style cheaply! Nobody would know a diddly damn!
I'd drop a Chrysler Hemi under the hood of a 59 Caddy..that would be cool, better fuel economy, and fast as holy hell!
I think the best thing to do is show up at a car show with a pocket full of money and buy one from somebody who did all the hard work...Or the Barrett Jackson, or something..problem is, I never have a pocket full of money...!
This is why I gave up all my other hobbies, sold all my gear and just metal detect! I dont particularly enjoy it, Its nearly as gay as golf, its hard and frustrating with little promise of a payback like fishing/hunting, but I gotta find that gosh darn money! Hunting empty cans exclusively is not economically viable!!...
Big problem with cars is, seems you cant have anything nice around here...I've tried....somebody be banging into it or stealing it or some damn thing...so yeah..I should find myself a 76 Plymouth Volare wagon, slant 6...best damned car ever! It was a ratrod right in the showroom!
I like ratrods/mods especially......I've looked at $3000 Craigslist Jaguars/BMW's/Mercedes with great bodies and plush interiors...and consider dropping a Corolla engine and front wheel drive train under the hood!
Style and economy! Breeze around town in style cheaply! Nobody would know a diddly damn!
I'd drop a Chrysler Hemi under the hood of a 59 Caddy..that would be cool, better fuel economy, and fast as holy hell!
I think the best thing to do is show up at a car show with a pocket full of money and buy one from somebody who did all the hard work...Or the Barrett Jackson, or something..problem is, I never have a pocket full of money...!
This is why I gave up all my other hobbies, sold all my gear and just metal detect! I dont particularly enjoy it, Its nearly as gay as golf, its hard and frustrating with little promise of a payback like fishing/hunting, but I gotta find that gosh darn money! Hunting empty cans exclusively is not economically viable!!
...Big problem with cars is, seems you cant have anything nice around here...I've tried....somebody be banging into it or stealing it or some damn thing...so yeah..I should find myself a 76 Plymouth Volare wagon, slant 6...best damned car ever! It was a ratrod right in the showroom!
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COOL!....Mud's a hot-rodder! So am I, not that this is Fecebook.
I'm still on the lookout for a '55-'60 BMW Isetta 300 that isn't too far gone, that also won't require a thicker checkbook than mine.
(Have an idea for a street altered based on one.)
In the meantime, I'll just have to have fun with my '23 T, powered by Mud's dream car engine.
(The slant in the Volare wagon.)
Roger
So am I, not that this is Fecebook.I'm still on the lookout for a '55-'60 BMW Isetta 300 that isn't too far gone, that also won't require a thicker checkbook than mine.
(Have an idea for a street altered based on one.) In the meantime, I'll just have to have fun with my '23 T, powered by Mud's dream car engine.(The slant in the Volare wagon.)Roger
GKL
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Maybe something like this Mud ?
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showpost.php?p=2977838&postcount=1172
(it needs a little restoration though
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Gauntlet
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