Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Dang forgot to get a pic today. Saw an old studebaker rotting away.
Old cars rotting away on your route?
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cachsux
Wah
That car was originally Mulsanne Blue but my dad hated that every show we went to all the chevelles/elkys were blue so when we restored the car we picked out silver. That color is actually a late 90s Subaru silver. It had lots of silver pearl in it and it would explode in the sun.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Definitely catches the eye,huh?
raceanoncr
Well-Known Member
You want wagon? Wished I'd known. Had this '57. Course it's a 2-dr and NOT Nomad. 210. Yes, it's got Bel Air side trim. Had 502, so it would haul kids, swiftly. Another one of my mistakes...selling, that is.
Cementups
Box Monkey
I'm not sure I like it. It catches the eye which is good that it makes you see the driver's intentions but at the same time it's a distraction.
old brown shoe
30 year driver
I have ran rural routes for years and asked about many cars sitting out melting into the earth. Never had much luck at getting anyone to sell. I did have a few nice cars that I wish I still owned but have a few more that I'm glad to have now. Pics of my 57 Chevy 2 dr hardtop and my 69 GTO 400 4 speed. We customized the 57 shaved the door handles and the bullets on the the hood. Had custom interior and corvette 327. Never used it and it was expensive to buy parts for. Loved the GTO and have had several since, but it was scary fast. 
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Not too many cars but more than enough rotted farm implements. Some of these people could live for a year on scrap metal.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
You should see all the stuff shoved of into the rocky areas in the Palouse( Eastern Washington) Nothing gets hauled to a scrap yard. Cars from the 20's to 50's, farm equipment , miles of old barbed wire...saw lots out hunting for ringnecks.
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
My Vega was lime green and sure didn't look like that.71 Vega...... fine car...
Here is a modified one:
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
My Dad and I fixed on up like this about 20 years ago. It was a Hemi Orange 72'Cuda with a 318 and a 904. All show, no go. Was badly damaged on the left quarter panel along with all the usual trunk rust. We made all the good upgrades to it. Swapped 2.76s for 3.23 Suregrip, lower 1st gear set from an A999, exhaust tips and lower valence, power disc front brakes and most importantly, a mild 340 with Holley Projection and a 71 reproduction exhaust , DC cam, and tuned 71 manifolds. Miss that car. That one is a plain Barracuda. Make an offer on it, dude. It's all there. Get yer own Hemi and enjoy!
texan
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When I was stationed in Germany in the 80s, a lot of Army GI's would bring over autos, and not bring them back,
but would sell them rather cheap.
I bought a 1971 Plymouth Satellite with a 318 for 200.00
It would do 0-60 in 7 seconds stock. It would do 110 all day on the Autobahn.
I could get it to 125, but it would slowly overheat.
The US Army bought Dodge Trucks in the mid 80s that had 318s.
Just before I left Germany, I took the heads and intake manifold off the Satellite and
put them on our motor pool truck.
The intake ports of the mid 80s 318 US Army engines were rather small, you could barely fit
2 fingers in them. The 1971 318 intake ports on the heads from the Satellite were much larger, and with
the matching 1971 intake manifold, that Army truck woke up and would really go.
The early 318s were a great engine, not many people realize this.
A pic of the type of M887 maint truck that had the "modified" engine.
This not that truck, but a like picture.
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1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
When I was stationed in Germany in the 80s, a lot of Army GI's would bring over autos, and not bring them back,
but would sell them rather cheap.
I bought a 1971 Plymouth Satellite with a 318 for 200.00
It would do 0-60 in 7 seconds stock. It would do 110 all day on the Autobahn.
I could get it to 125, but it would slowly overheat.
The US Army bought Dodge Trucks in the mid 80s that had 318s.
Just before I left Germany, I took the heads and intake manifold off the Satellite and
put them on our motor pool truck.
The intake ports of the mid 80s 318 US Army engines were rather small, you could barely fit
2 fingers in them. The 1971 318 intake ports on the heads from the Satellite were much larger, and with
the matching 1971 intake manifold, that Army truck woke up and would really go.
The early 318s were a great engine, not many people realize this.
A pic of the type of M887 maint truck that had the "modified" engine.
This not that truck, but a like picture.
I presume by the pictures you mean the LA 318 amd not the old Polysphere 318. They were good too. Just remember to decarbon the choke crossover.
texan
Well-Known Member
1968 Dodge Coronet?
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65Goat
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I think you guys hit the nail on the head. The Super Bee had a special hood, but doesn't seem to match the one in the picture. Also, in the picture there looks like some faint stripes on the rear quarter. It could also be a shadow, but I don't see any other shadows on the car.
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not me, texan knows his cars
texan
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Some of the older cars, not the newer ones.
Old time hot rodder. By the way, I might be wrong about the Dodge.
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