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In reply to the discussion: What car would you like to own? Any year, make or color. [View all]Woodwizard
(1,116 posts)167. My 69 Mustang had a 302
I bought the car in 83 while in the Army. On base they had a do it yourself shop you could work on cars, tools and lifts even a paint booth.
I tore down the engine bored it 30 over, high performance cam forged pistons and got 351 heads at a junkyard ported them to match intake and headers, got rid of the c4 auto replaced it with a 4 speed manual from the junkyard. That car kept me out of trouble with the amount of time I spent on it.
Man it was fun to drive nothing like a long duration cam in a v8 with a stick.
The new hotrods handle better and are faster, but there was just something raw and powerful in the feel of those old engines.
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I was a class host for super cars at a Concours de elegance a couple weeks ago
liberal N proud
Nov 2024
#55
I had a pony, my cousin gave me. It was sort of slow going up the hills around here.
debm55
Nov 2024
#72
Silver 1969 Jaguar XKE. I would have preferred one that could run at least 100 miles before going into
surfered
Nov 2024
#35
What a great memory. The '58 was the second year of the big Healeys with a 6 cylinder. Faster than 100-4 that they...
brush
Nov 2024
#122
Good choice not to buy the Healey with rot. I love the body style of the MGAs, even over the MGB.
brush
Nov 2024
#162
No but it looks amazing. I'd I ever get near there I'll check it out. thanks nt
Phoenix61
Nov 2024
#88
Thank you jmowreader. We had a VW Bug. loved it . VW came back later with Coupe, didn't like it.
debm55
Nov 2024
#67
Thank you bottomofthehill. great. I had a jeep that was off of the road. Loved it.
debm55
Nov 2024
#65
This is an old car, not at all environmentally friendly, but way way ahead of its time
sdfernando
Nov 2024
#114
A lamboughini Muira, a Ferrari, a Chevrolet Corvette (a regular car👍 ) or
electric_blue68
Nov 2024
#171
Thank you Bobstandard. I always wanted a Saab. I heard great things about it when I was younger.
debm55
Nov 2024
#185
71 bonneville. tho, vinyl seats. maybe olds interior. my olds had brocade.
pansypoo53219
Nov 2024
#180