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Offline matt

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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2012, 10:42:36 AM »
  Don't forget the Fish Bowl on wheels!  Had one w 6cyl and 4 on the floor.  :aok

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My parents rented one when i was 10 before we left for over seas
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #31 on: August 24, 2012, 11:11:48 AM »
Crazy lightning postponed the junkyard visit.

I guess you're thinking along the same lines as I had already saved picture addresses of the cars you mentioned except the omega ralleye.

Ponitac Ventura GTO.....granddad had one.......got horrible mileage but was very fast.

This one is a super rare hatchback.



Buick Apollo GSX



I would think there were a few olds omega 442s around but maybe they did with the ralleye.

Another rarity is the pontiac Can-am.



Chevrolet laguna S3

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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2012, 11:51:38 AM »
THAT Bottom picture looks like a cross eyed camaro, and a chrysler cordoba mated.....and the result is in the picture.  :uhoh
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2012, 12:20:06 PM »
Anyone forget the Rebel by AMC?
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2012, 12:34:14 PM »
Anybody here owned an AMC Pacer, or would no one admit it anyway?  :lol
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #35 on: August 24, 2012, 12:35:41 PM »
amc is i think the one brand i've never owned one of.
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #36 on: August 24, 2012, 01:44:26 PM »
the mustang ii with a decent power plant would've been a half way decent car.
You are being VERY generous unless the 1/2 you are referring to is a decent power plant.
If that's the case I give you the Shelby Charger 2.2!
I bought one of these off the showroom floor and put almost 20K on it before I chopped down an oak tree with it. It would smoke a mid-80's Corvette 1/4 mile or top end. Just don't try to turn in any direction or you'll chop down a tree.
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #37 on: August 24, 2012, 01:52:59 PM »
amc is i think the one brand i've never owned one of.
I had a '77 Jeep Wagoneer. The only problems with it were the GM engine and transmission.
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #38 on: August 24, 2012, 02:01:46 PM »
Anybody here owned an AMC Pacer, or would no one admit it anyway?  :lol

I drove one, once.  I hit a bump in the road and the gauge lenses, covering the tachometer and speedometer popped out of the dash.  That was my only driving experience with any AMC cars.  I raced against a fair number of them though.
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #39 on: August 24, 2012, 02:09:04 PM »
I drove one, once.  I hit a bump in the road and the gauge lenses, covering the tachometer and speedometer popped out of the dash.  That was my only driving experience with any AMC cars.  I raced against a fair number of them though.

 when we started running the camaro that i've pictured before, it took me awhile till i started going rounds. the first car i put on the trailer was a 70 amx.  :devil
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #40 on: August 24, 2012, 02:25:56 PM »
Dont believe this wasnt posted yet

Behold.....The Ford Maverick

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I loved my ford mavericks.  They were reliable and the straight 6's were super easy to maintain and even repair if necessary.

I had 3 74's 2 had 250's, 1 had a 200.  I later bought a 76 Maverick Stallion with a 302 and with manual on floor.

One of the 74's was a grabber with a 250, If I am not mistaken the Stallion had disc brakes - so that would have made it my first car with disc brakes and my first car with air conditioning!
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #41 on: August 24, 2012, 03:05:48 PM »
Here ya go.......Cosworth Vega



Vega GT


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My dad loved his Maverick.......drove it until it was rust on wheels, then donated it to the local Fire dept to practice using their new Jaws Of Life tool   :lol

His car after that was a 77 Mercury Marquis 4dr. It Sat 4 in the front, 4 in the back, and 6 in the trunk.......Parking that monster was like docking a Battleship in a pond.
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #42 on: August 24, 2012, 03:22:34 PM »
I drove one, once.  I hit a bump in the road and the gauge lenses, covering the tachometer and speedometer popped out of the dash.  That was my only driving experience with any AMC cars.  I raced against a fair number of them though.

 :lol Let's just call that a feature Skuzzy. Mrs Shida has unusual but interesting taste in automobiles. I should show her a picture of a Cobra.
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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #43 on: August 24, 2012, 03:36:11 PM »
:lol Let's just call that a feature Skuzzy. Mrs Shida has unusual but interesting taste in automobiles. I should show her a picture of a Cobra.

My Wife's current auto cravings are the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Coupe, the Ferrari FF, the Maserati GranTurismo S, or the Bentley Continental GT Speed.

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Re: Cars that went from Zero to Hero and then gone.
« Reply #44 on: August 24, 2012, 04:19:15 PM »
My Wife's current auto cravings are the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Coupe, the Ferrari FF, the Maserati GranTurismo S, or the Bentley Continental GT Speed.

I need a couple more jobs.

I got to drive a 2007 Bentley GT back in '08.  Had what can only can be described as a "cargasm".   
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