made funked and nopoop drive the big ugly car.

[funkedup]

Disregard my earlier statement, I was thinking of a different car.  Was thinking of the previous generation which had a lot of VW Rabbit parts in it.  I don't care much for Audis in general.  Basically VW's with different badging and the price jacked up a few thousand.  That one in your link looks pretty cool though.

[Dowding]

Actually Rude, I don't have anything against muscle cars. I do like the sound they make - who wouldn't - and one set of designs in particular have never been bettered; the original Mustang family. It's the only American car I'd care to own, apart from maybe a Pontiac Firebird from 'Smokey and the Bandit'. But I grew up on those films.

But alongside it I'd have a Nissan Skyline and a TVR Tuscan, and maybe an Evo VII. I'd have to have something to negociate the  hedgerow and ditch infested narrow roads around here.

[Mini D]

Originally posted by Dowding
Sigh. Now you can't even be consistent within your own posts. Basically, I'm talking bollocks because I'm limited the cars I've ridden in, but you're an all knowing genius because of the cars you have ridden in.

Okaaaay.

You're limited by the exposure to a variety of cars dowdless.  It shows to a great extent.  Well... to everyone but you that is.

When you say "I've ridden in a car that did..." I just think... "so have I".  When you say "other cars couldn't possibly compete", I know just how wrong you are.

Remember dowding... you came into a thread about big blocks talking smak about your evo experience... it wasn't the other way around.

MiniD

[funkedup]

BTW This is teh gayest thread evar.
Lazs and Poopie and I got to have fun with lots of horsepower.  The rest of you are just jock sniffers.  

[Stringer]

I've got a '66 Mustang Convertible w/the 289 V8 and pony seats.  It's not alot of HP, but its fun.

My Father and I restored a '55 Chevy Belair Convertible that he had owned new in '55.  Again, not alot of HP, but the Glasspacks made it sound NICE!

Growing up we had a '66 Galaxy.  I can't recall the size of the motor, but it definately had alot of guts and my dad would put all the horses to work.  My mom put it around a telephone pole and totalled it.  Not sure what the name was for soccer moms in the '60's..hehe.  Anyway, I think he came close to shedding tears at the sight of the totalled car.

[funkedup]

Originally posted by GtoRA2
I think you may be wrong.

I bet if they made one to be fast, and stripped it upped the HP a bit it would sell damn well, if it wasn't hugely exspensive.

I will use 2 cars as an example. The WRX sti, it sells well, and it is not a luxury car.

And the Jeep Rubicon, they basically took everything everyone said they wanted and added it to a jeep wrangler and sold it for less the Sahara, and Dealers cant keep them in stock...but it isn't that great of a street car

Don't forget the Dodge SRT-4.  A lot of people don't realize just how quick those things are.  They don't launch welll because they have FWD and an open diff, which hurts their magazine times.  But in terms of real world speed they are very very quick.  I would never race one of them unless it was from a stop.  And they MSRP for like $20,000.

[Dowding]

You're limited by the exposure to a variety of cars dowdless.

Wait... yes... I think I got it... yes... you changed my handle to an excrutiatingly unfunny and inane parody! Brilliant!

When you say "other cars couldn't possibly compete",

Where did I say that? You're the one saying 60s muscle cars could beat most Jap/Euro cars on any track.

Remember dowding... you came into a thread about big blocks talking smak about your evo experience...

No... you're making it up. Again. I didn't mention my experience until someone questioned it. Before that we were talking about performance in different conditions, and the relative merits of the two types of car. And very early on I said this:

"Both big engined cars and your turbo cars have their relative merits. Depends on what gets your goat, I suppose."

It still stands.

Now, I'm tired of this ridiculous 'discussion'. If it matters so much to you, you've won... and your prize is 'TheWobble award for Outstanding Juvenilitiy'... a scale model of a pickup driven by a shirtless guy with a bandaged girl in the passenger seat. Both are armed.

[funkedup]

Rip I think MiniD has a new roommate.

[Mini D]

LOL Dowding.  I'm not going to try to argue with the ignorance of youth anymore.  You win.

Your ride in an evo qualifies you to compare it with any 60's big block you haven't seen... and really know nothing about.  My mistake.  Your presence in this thread was not intended as a slight to the topic from the very start... once again... my mistake.  Your continuation on a theme is not really the same as you actually saying it... once again... my mistake.

You are right, selecting the highest performing japanese car in an atempt to establish that the newer cars perform better than the 60's era cars is completely valid.  In no way should it be put up against the highest performing 60's era cars, because that just wouldn't be fair.

I bow to your complete lack of experience and knowledge.

MiniD

[Skuzzy]

Stringer, that Galaxy probably had a 352 in it.  However,...that happened to be the year model of one of Ford's quiet surprises.  That year, they dumped a 427 in a handfull of those cars.
They were sleepers.  Same motor from the AC, but with more weight to transfer,..they could hole-shot.  Scary is the only word I can think of.

[GtoRA2]

Skuz
 I gota disagree a tad on your muscle car thing, you did not have to live through it to understand or be a part of it. I have lived and breathed muscle cars since I was about 10, but I was born in 74, lol. I think I can understand the draw they have, and what makes them something unique to the U.S. and awesome.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by funkedup
BTW This is teh gayest thread evar.
Lazs and Poopie and I got to have fun with lots of horsepower.  The rest of you are just jock sniffers.  

ROTFLOL! (I was doing flat 13's when you were still getting yer diapers changed Boy'a!)

[funkedup]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
Stringer, that Galaxy probably had a 352 in it.  However,...that happened to be the year model of one of Ford's quiet surprises.  That year, they dumped a 427 in a handfull of those cars.
They were sleepers.  Same motor from the AC, but with more weight to transfer,..they could hole-shot.  Scary is the only word I can think of.

Real 427 or the 428?

[Skuzzy]

Ahhh,..well GTo, I can be wrong.  I have a fairly unique perspective on the muscle car era.

Dad owned a parts store and was friends with Dan Gartlits.  Dan used to park his rail on the corner of the parts store when he came to town.  Used to get to sit in it.

Of course, every frekin hot rodder in Corpus Christi and the surrounding area would come by and practically camp around the store.

We had an A&W drive in about 100 yards from the store, and of course, come Friday and Saturday nights,..they would all migrate from the store to the drive in.

So for a week, every so often, the entire block would be covered with every kind of hot rod you could imagine.


Used to have 100's of pictures of that time frame.  They got destroyed during a hurricane, but the memories.  It was something to behold.

[Skuzzy]

Originally posted by funkedup
Real 427 or the 428?

Real 427.  Same motor from the AC Cobra.  The 428 did not come out until late 68.