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[Arizona Kid]

4 hours ago, Tommy T. said:

Thanks for the info, Geoff... That makes very clear why virtually all performance cars there are 4-door. I always wondered about that. To me, they just look weird... But then I aged (never grew up) through the US muscle car era when everything with muscle was 2-door and that undoubtedly affected my preference. 

If I could go back in time to get my fav. car it would be my 69 Chevy Malibu 2 door, 2 tone green vinyl top, mags, huge tires on the back, smaller ones in the front. Nothing special under the hood but I had headers (illegal) and glass packs that made it sound good. Owned it in 78.

[Tommy T.]

45 minutes ago, Arizona Kid said:

If I could go back in time to get my fav. car it would be my 69 Chevy Malibu 2 door, 2 tone green vinyl top, mags, huge tires on the back, smaller ones in the front. Nothing special under the hood but I had headers (illegal) and glass packs that made it sound good. Owned it in 78.

Sounds very cool...!

[stevewool]

On a nice walk today I came across this , stunning condition 1973 Triumph  Stag.

 

[graham59]

I wonder if it still had the original Triumph V8 (2 Dolomite engines 'stuck' together) Steve, or the popular after-market  replacement Rover V8 . 

Here's my friend's lovely 'Concours' condition 'The Graduate' Alfa.  Brought it to show me.

He had an equally lovely Jensen Interceptor before that.  

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Edited July 26, 2019 by graham59
Extra pic added

[graham59]

5 hours ago, Arizona Kid said:

If I could go back in time to get my fav. car it would be my 69 Chevy Malibu 2 door, 2 tone green vinyl top, mags, huge tires on the back, smaller ones in the front. Nothing special under the hood but I had headers (illegal) and glass packs that made it sound good. Owned it in 78.

INTERESTING.... and a challenge.     Pic would be nice.  

[OnMyWay]

31 minutes ago, stevewool said:

On a nice walk today I came across this , stunning condition 1973 Triumph  Stag.

 

Very nice!  When I was young and broke in the 70's, I was always craving to buy a TR 6 or a Stag, and they were actually quite a good deal for a while.  In our beach area, I was quite envious of a few guys that drove around in their TR 6's.  Stags were much rarer in the area.

Eventually, my first car was a Fiat 124 spyder convertible.  Paid $400 for it.  I never did have a working top on it and it spent most of the time in my parent's driveway, broken down.  My dad finally paid to repair it and made me sell it!

[OnMyWay]

6 minutes ago, graham59 said:

Jensen Interceptor

That was another one I craved and they also were quite cheap for a while!

[graham59]

17 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

That was another one I craved and they also were quite cheap for a while!

Not cheap anymore.   (Had one myself for a while, but 11 mpg was a bit much.  )

They (later models) used the 440 Chrysler motor of course... as per the Dodge Charger and other amazing muscle cars.   

Here... calling at my place to take me to a classic car show in England.. but some nice American machinery there too.  

Spot the TR6 next to the gorgeous 50s Vette. 

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Edited July 26, 2019 by graham59
more info

[OnMyWay]

8 minutes ago, graham59 said:

gorgeous 50s Vette

It even has the steering wheel on the correct side!  

[Kuya John]

With so many replies and such a lot of interest, curiosity got the better of me!

Having never owned a brand new car, marriage and family being my priority, I started to lose interest in cars other than for their practicality, however if there's one car i would of loved to have owned it would of been this one! You would be lucky to find one in original condition under a £100.000 these days My first car added a 1952 model Wolsely 1500 cc

Edited July 26, 2019 by Kuya John
My first owned car