Like cars and trucks?
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Guildedagain
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Much prefer the Gordini Dauphini, er, Dauphine...
And by golly, they hit Bonneville, too
Less bugs in the teeth, too.
I like this Gordini ;]
I just sold a set of those Oscars on eBay last year. I hope they went on the right car.
adorshki
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Guildedagain
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What an album.
Some gal gave me and some other hooligans a ride into town when we were teens, kept saying "you guys are so heavy, my car is really struggling"... when we got to town, smoke was rolling out of her back wheelwells, her E brake was on apparently. We bailed out, it was awful.
Can you smell that smell? ;]]
Some gal gave me and some other hooligans a ride into town when we were teens, kept saying "you guys are so heavy, my car is really struggling"... when we got to town, smoke was rolling out of her back wheelwells, her E brake was on apparently. We bailed out, it was awful.
Can you smell that smell? ;]]
adorshki
Reverential Member
I did not know that!
....but I've been meaning to give Chrysler their due when it comes to engineering too, although the first mass production OHV V8 was actually the Olds Rocket
*The inspiration for "Rocket 88"
So Chrysler was playing a bit of catch-up, but the V-6 thing...hmmmm....that didn't hit mass production until the Buick "Fireball" in '62, itself derived from their 215 V8...and I always thought that was the first until I caught this detail on Wiki:
GMC "Twin Six" heavy duty engine 702 cu in (11.5 L)
introduced in '59, got a suspicion you know the family.
So maybe those Chrysler engineers were onto something, just didn't pan out, but wonder if it pointed em down the road to the legendary Slant-6?
Could get a factory 4-barrel accompanied by a couple of other tweaks, but you knew that, didn'tcha?
But I'd say one of my all-time favorites is the '63 Turbine Car
* Edit: Just realized you said DOHC V6... and I convoluted it to "OHV (as opposed to flathead)"...got it now. Yep, pretty revolutionary for that time!
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adorshki
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Gotta remember that the next time I'm smokin' weed in the car and get pulled over:
"yank hard on e-brake for about a quarter mile or so.... "
"Yessir. Brakes just started going out, that must be what you smell, sir."
adorshki
Reverential Member
Shinoda cutting his teeth at GM.Reminds me of the '62 Corvair Monza I learned to drive in, 4-on-the-floor, it could get rubber in the first three gears. Damn Ralph Nader!
1962 Corvair Monza GT Concept:
1962 Corvair Super Spyder Concept
With turbocharged flat-6, torque to the moon.
Porsche who?
Speaking of the Monza GT concept, never let a set of beautiful lines go to waste.
'64 Pontiac Banshee Concept:
John DeLorean's attempt to sneak a Pontiac "Corvette Killer" into production;
; axed by GM for what appear to be obvious reasons.That one ran an HO Sprint 6 engine as well.
So Johnny had to content himself with Firebird development, before being awarded stewardship of the Vega program.
The Vega chassis ultimately begat the Monza Mirage, btw:
When I had my '75 Monza Town Coupe with lowly Vega-derived 4-banger but lovely Borg Warner T50 5 speed, I actually lusted after the '76 Sport Coupe's front end, and it came with a V-6 and suspension upgrade:
Then graft on the spoiler from the '77 Pontiac Sunbird Formula (hey remember, these were desperate days for GM
)At the time a '72 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV cost about as much as the Monza. I lusrted after one of those, too:
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gibsonjunkie
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I used to dream about this Ford/DeTomasso combo...
gibsonjunkie
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Two years ago, at 66 years old I bought my first car with an automatic since my first car in 1970. I've owned trucks with autos, but all my cars (even a Chevy Blazer) had manual transmissions. The new 10 speed auto in my 2018 Mustang is amazing. They run faster than the manual and with paddles I can get engine braking as necessary.
bluesypicky
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Guildedagain
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Anyone remember the Opel Kadett? Which brings me to the Opel GT, the mini Vette ;]
Slightly unrelated but in the same vein, I'm driving home a couple years ago and a guy up by the grain elevators had pulled a pretty cherry SAAB Sonnet from his garage, hadn't been licensed since the 70's. Damn I wanted that car but smartly did not pursue it. Probably worth a lot more than I would pay anyway.
Slightly unrelated but in the same vein, I'm driving home a couple years ago and a guy up by the grain elevators had pulled a pretty cherry SAAB Sonnet from his garage, hadn't been licensed since the 70's. Damn I wanted that car but smartly did not pursue it. Probably worth a lot more than I would pay anyway.
matsickma
Senior Member
As a welder I worked with a pipe fitter with a SAAB like the one pulled out of the garage by a grain elevator. He didn't last long. Got fired for kicking the vending machine and breaking it's glass when it took his money.
The geezers said it deserved him right because of the car he drove! The geezers didn't like people who drive Datsun's either! LOL!
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The geezers said it deserved him right because of the car he drove! The geezers didn't like people who drive Datsun's either! LOL!
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bluesypicky
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Oh yeah..... Those were big time in 70's Europe.
And the Manta:
And the Commodore:
A buddy of mine had one of these (well, his father did) and I remember some crazy miles in this car, still wondering how we made it alive today.
This inline 6 had some impressive muscles.
CosmicArkie
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Opsimath
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Impressive. Are you saying you have or had that one, or was affiliated with it in some way?
Give me a Valiant with a 225 slant-6 any day. You couldn't kill those things.
Rich Cohen
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Besides a Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing, Jaguar XKE, this 1965 Facel Vega II I loved its looks. Built in France, it was powered by a Chrysler 300 engine.
adorshki
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Guildedagain
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Rich you're mind reader, I was going to mention the Facel Vega next on my list of Chrysler Hemi powered continental machines.