Most pathetic muscle car design transformations

[VonMessa]

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
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1974 Pontiac "GTO"
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Probably the quickest downfall of them all.

Oh, and Dowding, you can take all of the horrid American styling designs collectively and they won't ammount to 1% of the turds that have come from Europe.  Here's one:

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:ok

My father has a 69 Goat (Not Judge, but certainly not stock either    )

I must totally agree with you on the downfall part.

[VonMessa]

Yes it was, and for years and years it held the fastest quarter mile production car title.   

And you can't forget two words..       Max Wedge   

Gotta love the old B-bodies.

[GFShill]

That's a great find! 

Like I said... I hope we don't have another "80s style fuel downgrade" to our cars...

Must see (it will make your day):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_GtLssyNAs

BTW, after the '70 duster, I drove the above car ('86 Dodge Aires) until it wouldn't function anymore (1998).  Those were some dark years... 

[GFShill]

How about the inverse of this conversation?  The 95-pound weakling that got on the Charles Atlas training program:

1988 Nissan Sentra


2008 Nissan Sentra

[CAP1]

still see plenty here.

you're lucky. last time i was to atco dragway, was a few big blocks....mostly little engines though. and worse yet? when they have their puerto rican nights.........friggin mazdas toyotas nissans......all buzzsaws.............

[CAP1]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the the Thunderbolt Galaxy 500 on a Fairlane chassis with a 427 shoved in it?  If I am wrong, I trust your judgement as I was only 4 years old then.

nope.. they were both thunderbolts, but two different cars.

i think some of the thrunderbolts not only came with the hi rise 427, but some came with a 427 SOHC that produced well over 600hp.

[CAP1]

Rip,

http://www.bcautos.com/musclecars/64galaxie.html

This is a 64 Galaxie, a much larger car. You wouldn't be able to place the body on the Fairlane chassis. I'm familiar with that 427 version of the Fairlane, one of the first funny cars I watched in that era was the 64 427 Fairlane with an altered wheelbase. It primary did wheel stands for a show but it could knock down some pretty impressive times.

I always wanted a 427 in the Galaxie like the one pictured. I always thought they were the shiznit

Mark

that's not a thunderbolt galaxy though mark.......

[CAP1]

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Like a lot of the cars from the 60's, THAT has a lot of custom potential.   Wowzers!

that's the beautiful thing about cars like the one you pictured there......there's absolutley no need to customize. it is absolutley beautiful as it is.

[CAP1]

That's not a Thunderbolt though Mark.  This is what they looked like;

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Only 53 sold.

Here is an article on them:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1964-ford-fairlane-thunderbolt.htm

I think we're talking two different cars. There is no way that the Galaxy 500 could do a 10 second 1/4 mile, too heavy.

check this link for the galaxy.......http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mufp_0602_1964_galaxie_500_fastback_bore_stroke/600_hp_427.html

[Mark Luper]

that's not a thunderbolt galaxy though mark.......

I realize that it wasn't a thunderbolt galaxie, I was showing him a picture of a galaxie so he could understand the difference between the galaxie and the fairlane.

Mark

[CAP1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO_hirvvhoo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMjCuht98q4

the vid quality kinda sucks, but figured a few may enjoy these.

[CAP1]

I realize that it wasn't a thunderbolt galaxie, I was showing him a picture of a galaxie so he could understand the difference between the galaxie and the fairlane.

Mark

my mistake sir..i saw that as i read farther down the thread......DOH!!

[Mark Luper]

check this link for the galaxy.......http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mufp_0602_1964_galaxie_500_fastback_bore_stroke/600_hp_427.html

That is not a thunderbolt galaxie either, it is a reworked 641/2 galaxie. It is a beautiful car like I had imagined one.

Mark

[CAP1]

That is not a thunderbolt galaxie either, it is a reworked 641/2 galaxie. It is a beautiful car like I had imagined one.

Mark

oo i know it wasn't a t-bolt....but i just HAD to put it there.........friggin biiiiiiiig beautiful car

[mg1942]

Re: Most pathetic muscle car design transformations

The original Nissan Skyline GT-R (good-looking)






2009 GT-R (doesn't look good compare to original)