Classic Car thread

[Prepuce of Doom 21,020]

23 minutes ago, Fuck Tim Beck said:

I think its a TVR Griffith 400. Awesome looking ride. 

YES!!! 

Thanks!!! 

[Atxracer 797]

On 7/16/2022 at 9:18 PM, Anastasis said:

Lakeway at rough hollow.

Where do you learn when/where these things are?  Would love to take the kid there to check them out sometime. 

[PittsburghTiger 6,167]

On 8/2/2022 at 10:18 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Yeah, NW suburbs (Barrington). 

Damn, my buddy Kevin lives in Barrington. Next year give me the street and the date and I will send him to that part of town.

 

Oh, I loved that Black Ford Escape too, 😉, the one in post #3134.

Also, I liked the Lincoln Town Car for sale in the one driveway. My mom had a 1983 white Town Car. Mom was just a little thing and she looked even smaller in that car. That one looks like about a 1986. I could be wrong though.

It's amazing just how small the original Acura NSX was. So tiny but, the look held up very well.

 

All in all, great pictures of some damned awesome cars. Well done.

[PittsburghTiger 6,167]

On 8/2/2022 at 2:44 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

UK. 

 

That's a beautiful Austin-Healey, I love the two-tone.

[tbone_ 14,041]

Man those town cars and crown vics would last foreeeeeeeeever.

[Prepuce of Doom 21,020]

33 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Damn, my buddy Kevin lives in Barrington. Next year give me the street and the date and I will send him to that part of town.

 

Oh, I loved that Black Ford Escape too, 😉, the one in post #3134.

Also, I liked the Lincoln Town Car for sale in the one driveway. My mom had a 1983 white Town Car. Mom was just a little thing and she looked even smaller in that car. That one looks like about a 1986. I could be wrong though.

It's amazing just how small the original Acura NSX was. So tiny but, the look held up very well.

 

All in all, great pictures of some damned awesome cars. Well done.

Ha! The Jaguar sharing the spotlight with the Ford Escape was late to the party and had to park outside the barricades with all the more pedestrian vehicles. 

I'll give you the exact year and other details on the Lincoln next year - it was for sale at last year's party, and I assume that it will still be for sale at next year's... 

[Mother mopar 3,310]

Went on a scavenger hunt for 4th gen Ram seats for my truck (3rd gen dodge)...long story. During my search, I come across a few Mopars.

69 satellite w/318 and a running 67 Coronet 500 convertible w/a 440.

After talking to one of the salvage yard guys the owner (not there) is a diehard Mopar guy w/a decent collection. He supposedly has a Superbird, Cuda, a superbee, and a black-on-black challenger. I'm skeptical but will stop by next week to chat. I'll try and get some pictures if able.

[AUinHsv 578]

That list is a little better than a decent collection. More like a bucket list

[TexasEd 8,066]

What do you call nuts on the wall? walnuts.

What do you call nuts on your chest? chestnuts

What do you call nuts on your chin?

  

On 8/2/2022 at 1:47 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Old American

 

 

 

[Prepuce of Doom 21,020]

Doomlet came REALLY close to brandishing his scrotum when I was taking his picture next to this truck and its nuts. The only reason he didn't is because he broadcast his intentions with enough time for Mrs. Doom and me to shut it down immediately. 

Edited August 16, 2022 by Prepuce of Doom

[Chad Fuck 17,590]

Doomlet came REALLY close to brandishing his scrotum when I was taking his picture next to this truck and its nuts. The only reason he didn't is because he broadcast his intentions with enough time for Mrs. Doom and me to shut it down immediately. 

Thats just good raisin’ right there.

[Jerry Callo 8,674]

Fuck.  There is always something going wrong with the damn truck.  Just picked it up on Friday from the mechanic who was chasing a transmission fluid leak.  One mile from home this morning and the damn thing dies.  During my walk back home to get the other car, I was definitely going to sell the truck.  Probably not going to happen, but I just want to drive it to and from work without something going wrong.

That's it - just wanted to vent.

ETA:  1969 Chevy C-10, therefore I'm venting here with people that can relate.  

Edited September 19, 2022 by Jerry Callo

[Anastasis 23,404]

2 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

Fuck.  There is always something going wrong with the damn truck.  Just picked it up on Friday from the mechanic who was chasing a transmission fluid leak.  One mile from home this morning and the damn thing dies.  During my walk back home to get the other car, I was definitely going to sell the truck.  Probably not going to happen, but I just want to drive it to and from work without something going wrong.

That's it - just wanted to vent.

ETA:  1969 Chevy C-10, therefore I'm venting here with people that can relate.  

I feel you. About 15 months ago or so I had the power steering system totally rebuilt.  Walked out to the garage last week to find a fucking puddle of PS fluid under the driver side front end. Haven't had time to do any real diagnosis work. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26,375]

58 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Walked out to the garage last week to find a fucking puddle of PS fluid under the driver side front end.

Tell me you are dealing with a classic Ford without telling me you are dealing with a classic Ford.

[Anastasis 23,404]

On 9/19/2022 at 7:07 PM, Bozo_Casanova said:

Tell me you are dealing with a classic Ford without telling me you are dealing with a classic Ford.

Depending on what the issue ends up being I may consider just switching to a Borgeson integrated unit.  The Ford system is a totally stupid design.  "Hey, let's figure out how to maximize the potential failure points!!"

[Anastasis 23,404]

Crawled up under there. Return hose kinked and split.

Witness the stupidity of this PS system.

I have never fucked with the PS before myself.  This part is very cheap.  What is the worst that could happen, it is just the steering?

 

 

 

 

 

[NYTransplant 143]

21 hours ago, Anastasis said:

Crawled up under there. Return hose kinked and split.

Witness the stupidity of this PS system.

I have never fucked with the PS before myself.  This part is very cheap.  What is the worst that could happen, it is just the steering?

 

 

 

 

 

It's a bold statement, but based on what I'm seeing, you can't cock it up any worse than the last guy that was in there . . .

[Anastasis 23,404]

32 minutes ago, NYTransplant said:

It's a bold statement, but based on what I'm seeing, you can't cock it up any worse than the last guy that was in there . . .

I think that the root cause of the problem was using a small block PS return hose but big block routing (under the frame and up, instead of up the shock tower).  The metal fitting appears to come off at different angle up, thus the kink in the hose. At least that is my diagnosis. It was switched to BB routing to avoid some non-original exhaust manifolds. 

[Bogeywon 2,518]

On 9/19/2022 at 4:29 PM, Jerry Callo said:

Fuck.  There is always something going wrong with the damn truck.  Just picked it up on Friday from the mechanic who was chasing a transmission fluid leak.  One mile from home this morning and the damn thing dies.  During my walk back home to get the other car, I was definitely going to sell the truck.  Probably not going to happen, but I just want to drive it to and from work without something going wrong.

That's it - just wanted to vent.

ETA:  1969 Chevy C-10, therefore I'm venting here with people that can relate.  

Man I’m looking at 70 c10 this scares me. Never had a classic. I know shit about cars other then I love them. 

[Chad Fuck 17,590]

Man I’m looking at 70 c10 this scares me. Never had a classic. I know shit about cars other then I love them. 

You either have to be willing to work on them, or pay someone who knows how to work on them.

[Mach 1 1,677]

4 hours ago, Anastasis said:

I think that the root cause of the problem was using a small block PS return hose but big block routing (under the frame and up, instead of up the shock tower).  The metal fitting appears to come off at different angle up, thus the kink in the hose. At least that is my diagnosis. It was switched to BB routing to avoid some non-original exhaust manifolds. 

I think your diagnosis is spot on. You’re on it, make sure you order the right replacement. It’s been awhile but I recall a shitload of confusing options on the part sites.

Edited September 23, 2022 by Mach 1

[TexasEd 8,066]

On 9/21/2022 at 6:39 PM, Anastasis said:

Crawled up under there. Return hose kinked and split.

Witness the stupidity of this PS system.

I have never fucked with the PS before myself.  This part is very cheap.  What is the worst that could happen, it is just the steering?

 

 

 

 

 

Call Dan at Chockostang.  He is the expert on these systems.  Mine works great now.  knock on wood.

[tbone_ 14,041]

Man I’m looking at 70 c10 this scares me. Never had a classic. I know shit about cars other then I love them. 

Shit will be fucked up in ways that you had no idea was even a thing. And it will cost you more to fix than you could have ever imagined.

[Mother mopar 3,310]

You either have to be willing to work on them, or pay someone who knows how to work on them.

Quoting this for truth.

[Jerry Callo 8,674]

14 hours ago, Bogeywon said:

Man I’m looking at 70 c10 this scares me. Never had a classic. I know shit about cars other then I love them. 

Nothing inherently bad about the c10, just classic vehicles in general.  Probably one of the easier vehicles to keep on the road.  Parts are readily available.  Plenty of youtube videos and websites to help in diagnostics and repairs.  You should check out this Chevy Truck board if you're serious about getting a c10.

 

12 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

You either have to be willing to work on them, or pay someone who knows how to work on them.

This, for sure.  Anything I can do in the driveway in an afternoon, I do myself.  I'm not dropping transmissions, replacing exhaust, etc.

 

7 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Shit will be fucked up in ways that you had no idea was even a thing. And it will cost you more to fix than you could have ever imagined.

50+ year old vehicles have been fixed, repaired, modified, upgraded, retrofitted, . . . by people that knew what they were doing and people without a clue.  Always finding wonky stuff that needs to be addressed.

 

[Chad Fuck 17,590]

9 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Shit will be fucked up in ways that you had no idea was even a thing. And it will cost you more to fix than you could have ever imagined.

And finally, at the end of the day, if you're lucky it'll be worth $1 for every $2 you put into it.

[Chad Fuck 17,590]

That said, here's the latest from someone working on mine:

[Bozo_Casanova 26,375]

On 9/21/2022 at 3:35 PM, Anastasis said:

Depending on what the issue ends up being I may consider just switching to a Borgeson integrated unit.  The Ford system is a totally stupid design.  "Hey, let's figure out how to maximize the potential failure points!!"

Its so fucking stupid and bad, but the overall design of the front end is bad and stupid. The geometry is terrible, the engineering was 10 years old when it was implemented and was behind the times and a copout even then. 
Had I made the decision to really lean into my 67 before I lost my passion for it I would have replaced it with a Mustang II conversion without power because fuck that design and fuck power steering, or at the very least just pulled the power shit off and added a manual drag link for $100.

Edited September 23, 2022 by Bozo_Casanova

[Chris Dishman's Donut 192]

3 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

 You should check out this Chevy Truck board if you're serious about getting a c10.

+1  I've been user hounddogs! over there since the aughts.

 

 

[Bevo&Pevo 5,107]

PSA  Barrett Jackson auction in Houston  in October.

[B00M 6,355]

On 9/23/2022 at 8:24 AM, Jerry Callo said:

This, for sure.  Anything I can do in the driveway in an afternoon, I do myself.  I'm not dropping transmissions, replacing exhaust, etc.

In the driveway?! in an afternoon!? Wow that limits what I'd be willing to do. Hot and horrible conditions with no time for surprises or fuckups. No garage?

[Jerry Callo 8,674]

On 9/25/2022 at 2:26 PM, B00M said:

In the driveway?! in an afternoon!? Wow that limits what I'd be willing to do. Hot and horrible conditions with no time for surprises or fuckups. No garage?

To your point, I usually start projects at sun up.  Garage is too small and less ventilated to make it very useful for truck repairs.

[Armybrat 40,760]

From the Hurricane Ian thread….

 

[Party_Taco 3,692]

Tragedy

[Prepuce of Doom 21,020]

Poor stewardship. 

[Mother mopar 3,310]

From the Hurricane Ian thread….
 

Mentioned in that thread but there is half a million dollars sitting there between the Daytona and Superbird. Sadly, it will cost every bit of $300K to repair them due to scarcity.

[AUinHsv 578]

To cheer us up after seeing upside down car. Went to a smaller car show in the Von Braun Center today. Still had a few really high end cars there

Very rare Judge - because of the paint color

[AUinHsv 578]

A few Vettes

[ChickenSandwich 9,809]

On 9/30/2022 at 11:21 AM, Armybrat said:

From the Hurricane Ian thread….

 

 

YouTubers be like

 

[AUinHsv 578]

Lots of Camaros and  single 6 cylinder Mustang

Edited October 1, 2022 by AUinHsv

[AUinHsv 578]

GT40 and IIRC this is a Shelby Daytona. Not cheap. Notice bumper sticker

 

A friend of mine bought a barn unseen and found this in it. Not this exact car but the same color and engine - Cutlass 454

 

 

Just in case of fire - a hundred year old engine that still works. City tuned down an offer of 1 million for it

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2022 by AUinHsv

[Chad Fuck 17,590]

GT40 and IIRC this is a Shelby Daytona. Not cheap. Notice bumper sticker

 
A friend of mine bought a barn unseen and found this in it. Not this exact car but the same color and engine - Cutlass 454
 
 

Just in case of fire - a hundred year old engine that still works. City tuned down an offer of 1 million for it
 

 
 

When I was a little guy in Arlington, there was a shoe store that had this exact type of fire engine in the store. The kids could climb all over it. It was great. Nice to see a working one in this shape. Thanks for sharing that.

[Party_Taco 3,692]

When I was a little guy in Arlington, there was a shoe store that had this exact type of fire engine in the store. The kids could climb all over it. It was great. Nice to see a working one in this shape. Thanks for sharing that.

Wait, where was that store? Just had a synapse semi-fire but failed to fully load the memory.

[Chad Fuck 17,590]

1 hour ago, Party_Taco said:

Wait, where was that store? Just had a synapse semi-fire but failed to fully load the memory.

It was this store front.  If you pull up the street view, there's a little door next to the main big door.  When it was a shoe shop, I recall being disappointed because they made the little door for little kids.  But the door was never working when I was there.  Man, that neighborhood has changed a lot since I was there.  But the fire engine was right inside on the left. 

 

[BabaYaga 15,238]

"Classic" is a little much, but these do look for for the kid pickup line at school

[Native Horn 3,495]

12 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Wait, where was that store? Just had a synapse semi-fire but failed to fully load the memory.

There was also one in Austin - Children's Shoe World - in Hancock Shopping Center, when Hancock was the end-all, be-all of malls in Austin. The store was in the corner of Hancock Center right next to Sears.

[Mother mopar 3,310]

Finally got my air grabber ducting back from the restorer (Airgrabber Restorations). They did an amazing job! Installed it after I had to use exploding rivets instead of factory ones as the holes were wallered out. Put some gas in it and installed the hood and took her out on the street for a bit.

Just waiting on my grill from the restore guy I use for Potmetal and that's it. I also scored a date-coded oil pressure sending unit and date-coded starter relay last week for cheap. Stoked about that.

When that second 4 barrel carb kicks its's pure sex, fucking love it. I've had a lot of 440/383s but a hemi is something else.

[Texzilla58 4,719]

GT40 and IIRC this is a Shelby Daytona. Not cheap. Notice bumper sticker

 
A friend of mine bought a barn unseen and found this in it. Not this exact car but the same color and engine - Cutlass 454
 
 

Just in case of fire - a hundred year old engine that still works. City tuned down an offer of 1 million for it
 

 
 

Olds used a Rocket 455 in those days. I had a 70 442.

[Fuga 180]

Hope this isn't considered off-topic.

Been watching 'Columbo' and there was this car. Took a shot with my phone. Anyone able to tell what car this is?

 

[Prepuce of Doom 21,020]

Ferrari Daytona. 

https://www.classic.com/m/ferrari/daytona/

Edited October 7, 2022 by Prepuce of Doom