Great pics! I wonder why they couldn't sell them; Let's ask Mr. Ed maybe he knows. No, no, let's Get the kids interested.zzrider said:
The '63 Gran Turismo ... always thought one of the most beautiful production cars ever made ...
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The '63 Gran Turismo ... always thought one of the most beautiful production cars ever made ...
adorshki
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Here ya go John (or anybody who's never seen one):capnjuan said:The '63 Gran Turismo ... always thought one of the most beautiful production cars ever made ...
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/3 ... photo.aspx
And...the supercharged Golden Hawk, I just found out it actually made it to a postage stamp!:
http://vintagesupercharger.com/2010/03/ ... wk-engine/
adorshki
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capnjuan said:
:lol: I guess it's time to get the ol' gingko biloba dose recalculated, huh?Ok, how 'bout that Avanti instead...There's one most people either love or hate:
http://www.collectorcarsforsale.com/290 ... ailse.html
And would you believe I stumbled across this while searching those Study's:
http://wildwoodguitars.com/accessories/ ... ebaker.php
:shock:
bluesypicky
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Oh there's no stopping this one! And I'm enjoying it too.... keep bringing on pics of these 50's and 60's (and even 70's, cars only started getting ugly in the 80's :lol: ) babes!!capnjuan said:
My first was a 1960 Peugeot 403. Columbo's car, same color too but not convertible (these are worth a fortune now, the convertible ones that is.)
adorshki said:
Nothing worse than washing something that gets uglier as it gets cleaner! :lol:
Studebaker couldn't make it because what sold cars back then was a different grill or tailfin treatment each year - Stude couldn't afford that at their scale of production - something like 25,000 a year.
Studes had the first disc brakes of any US production car and you could order a 289 (not a ford motor) supercharged Lark that would give anything fits in the 1/4. The same V-8 without the blower won a bunch of mileage contests in the early 60's too - I think John Cameron Swazey was involved. :wink:
I had a wagon similar to that white one with a straight 6 and 3spd and electric overdrive that would get an honest 28 mpg on the highway - not bad for a '61! 4 people and gear IN COMFORT!
They also were notorious rustbuckets.... :mrgreen:
Peugeots are cool too - a guy I worked with had a late 50's 403 that had over a million miles on it - it was still a pretty tight car - 3 or 4 engine overhauls. They ride like sofas!!
NEONMOONY
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I've had several classic cars and trucks over the years. This is one I've got now. A '66 coupe Deville.
killdeer43
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Did the trench coat come with it or was that an optional accessory? :wink:bluesypicky said:
Joe
bluesypicky
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It was optional, but I did have one actually! :lol:killdeer43 said:
Ross
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Mine was a '62 403 station wagon; "4-on-the-tree" gearshift, and an unusually large steering wheel that was angled toward the door!bluesypicky said:
No raincoat, but a parka was often required when trying to start it in a Montreal winter :mrgreen:
bluesypicky
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Cool Ross!Ross said:Mine was a '62 403 station wagon; "4-on-the-tree" gearshift, and an unusually large steering wheel that was angled toward the door!bluesypicky said:
No raincoat, but a parka was often required when trying to start it in a Montreal winter :mrgreen:
My father had a couple of the wagon 403's... came in handy to pack the six kids in, for week end trips to granny's house!... then he went to the 404 wagon, which was the last of the wagons; after that, it was the sedan 404 and then the switch to Renault with the R16. He was on the road for his job, so he changed car every year, and Renault was beating Peugeot on the trade ins back then.....
Yep, 4-on-the-tree and big tractor trailer steering wheel... (your memory beats mine though, I didn't remember about the weird angle of said steering wheel.... :? ) :lol:
Ross
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I remember that the wheel angle seemed odd when I first sat in the car, but I quickly got used to it.bluesypicky said:
There were a few other quirks as well - door lock "buttons" that were up when locked and down when unlocked, and turn signal lever on the right side of the steering column (headlight control was on the left).
But for a "compact" car, that wagon sure could hold a lot of stuff
bluesypicky
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I even remember what I paid for it back in 1980: 500 francs!! (The euro wasn't born yet) and that was the equivalent of $100 then..... :shock:
adorshki
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I can even look past ugliness...but the purist in me will never accept the "SS" badge on a FWD. AWD for rallying, maybe. But there will never be another WRC car as gorgeous as this pretty little RWD number:zzrider said:
http://www.stratossupersite.com/former- ... ava-rally/
bluesypicky
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Ahh sweet memories of my distant 18th year.......
Here's the steering wheel in question:
And what the whole thing looked like:
Here's the steering wheel in question:
And what the whole thing looked like:
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Very....French! 8)
Where's the CD player? :wink:
Joe
Where's the CD player? :wink:
Joe
adorshki
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OK I give up. What are the 5 differences between the 2 pics? :lol:bluesypicky said:Ahh sweet memories of my distant 18th year.......
Here's the steering wheel in question:
And what the whole thing looked like:
bluesypicky
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Settle down people... it's fixed!! :lol: