Car Thread

[E7]

No fair taunting Butch!

Nothing better than a black car all cleaned up!

First speck of dust, OMG!

[up148]

Not meant that way at all......just sharing. I've waited over 50 years for that car and I'm almost too old to enjoy it now.

1st black car I've owned since a real turd back in the 60's. Black is a b*tch for sure. I dust it at least once a week with one of those new wand dusters and amazing how much dust it collects and how much better it looks just removing the dust.......you don't even see the dust until you take it off and its shinier. But, on this car, black looks really good and its not a daily driver and will never see inclement weather.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

But, on this car, black looks really good and its not a daily driver and will never see inclement weather.

Maybe not parking under trees would be good, too,

[up148]

That was only so I could take the photo. Always wanted to park a nice old car under a tree, but you're absolutely correct...tree sap sucks. Cars photograph well in grass and country settings. I'm sure there's some artistic or poetic explanation, but I just like seeing cars in grass like the 57 above in this thread.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That was only so I could take the photo. Always wanted to park a nice old car under a tree, but you're absolutely correct...tree sap sucks.

So do birds and squirrels,

[Big Jim]

Did someone say..."57"?

IMGP4320.JPG (4.95 MiB) Viewed 5822 times

IMGP4319.JPG (4.98 MiB) Viewed 5822 times

IMGP4318.JPG (5.8 MiB) Viewed 5822 times

[sleepmac]

I have never seen a photo of a Thunderbird racer until now.

Dan Weinhold

[up148]

That is pretty incredible for sure. Bet is isn't stock suspension or frame under that body. Never cared much for the 55-57 T-bird looks and pretty sure I'm a minority on that.

This was the corvette version from 1957.

1957_Chevy_Corvette_SS---W57HV-CH007b.jpg

[Big Jim]

That's one ugly Corvette.
How about a 63 Ford Falcon. Very quick, won its class race this year.

63 Falcon GT1.jpg (819.14 KiB) Viewed 5788 times

IMGP4303.JPG (4.97 MiB) Viewed 5788 times

IMGP4304.JPG (5.04 MiB) Viewed 5788 times

IMGP4314.JPG (5.39 MiB) Viewed 5788 times

[healey36]

My grandfather had a '63 Falcon...last American car I remember with a choke on the dash.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

My grandfather had a '63 Falcon...last American car I remember with a choke on the dash.

We had a '64 - total piece of crap......

[Mitch]

When I was a kid, our elderly neighbors had a mid-sixties Ford Ranchero, which IIR, was built on the Falcon chassis. Little 6 cyl., less than 200 c.i. or so, and a 3 on the tree tranny. Nice little ride.

[up148]

Except for the tail lights its pretty hard to see the 63 Falcon in there. We had a 1960 turquoise blue. Dad always went for odd cars. Bought a 65 dodge dart after the Falcon and had several Studebaker's in the early 50's.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Just for fun...
Let me ask...
Yesterday, I had occasion to be walking around a Mercedes Benz dealership showroom, while one of our cars was being serviced, and came upon a glistening, silver, inside and outside, very proud of itself , new 'Benz convertible.

Pertinent detail: Ever since my first Cadillac Seville, in 1977, I have been enamored of having a "moon-roof" in every vehicle, so "open" cars are not a foreign concept to me. Also, I have had a long history of motorcycles, further back in time.

I also had an open T-roof Pontiac Firebird, in the mid-80's and enjoyed it thoroughly.

I'm not even sure why I am sitting here asking you all this by typing this out and posting it, but whatthehey, you guyz know stuff, so What d' ya' think? Should I even be entertaining this idea? Huh? Huh?

Murph (slowly coming out of it. Apparently.)

[HONDO74]

Good luck with whatever you decide...