A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“The look on peoples faces when you smoke the tires on this grocery getter is worth the price of admission !!!
Extremely cool build.
Good luck.
Dean”
“Mustang Panel wagon?
Next thing you know, they’ll come up with a Ford Maverick pickup truck…”
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“Hidden mods to make it pleasantly drivable in the modern world are brilliant. The New Hampshire shore is perfectly suited for a top-down cruise but to be long enough add some inland winding roads through fields and forest. One of my favorite places in the world.
My Mom in Exeter, near Rye, lived to be nearly 102 and enjoyed being taken on the same shoreline drive every weekend till the end. She and my Dad were avid and skilled sailors and she loved to gaze out at the whitecaps and gulls…”
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Valiantjim commented on No Reserve: 21-Years-Owned 1947 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible
“Thank you all for the kind words. I had told my wife yesterday that I didn’t win, since the bid was on 25k already. Thru a last dish effort andd what do you know, I got it. This Super will be the companion to my 1970 GTV 1750 in LeMans Blue. As a DIYer I can’t wait to give it a once over. All the Alfisty out there can be assured that this ’73 Super is in good hands.”
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Larosaa commented on No Reserve: 1973 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super 1.3 5-Speed
“I saw the cover photo and said, ‘ooooh.’
Now this is pretty.
Is it fair to say that these are just below the playing field of a PORSCHE 356?
These early low light GHIAS exude so much class and elegance.
The lines, the colors, the styling. Everything about these is pure class.
I am an early Beetle guy who always wanted a PORSCHE 356 to fulfill my Late Fathers dream but way they are out of my league. This might be the next best thing.
Never give up on your dreams.”
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APLANTEDLEIF commented on 1957 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“So an observation of a very obscure Honda factoid. This car has the dealer installed, recall program Takata black plastic guides still in place on the front seat belt latches. The Honda and Acura recall notice back then stated there were complaints about the front seat belts not latching properly. This was Takata’s solution. There was a rumor published at the time saying Honda’s president attributed the problem to us Americans spilling our soft drinks into the latches. Funny, he was…”
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BG2639 commented on No Reserve: 1990 Honda Civic RT4WD Wagon 6-Speed
“As a Viper enthusiast, I’ve always found myself drawn to the unique, well-optioned examples, particularly the cars that came through the GTC 1 of 1 program.
I tend to break the Gen V ACRs into three general categories. First are the more race-focused 3-speaker ACRs, with 456 produced. Second are the factory Special Editions — GTS-R, VooDoo II, Snakeskin, 1:28 and Dealer Edition — which account for 214 cars in total. Finally, there are the 290 GTC ACRs, a little over 100 of which…”
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zach_granger commented on No Reserve: 52-Mile 2017 Dodge Viper SRT ACR Extreme
“Too bad the days of cheap, simple, practical, reliable 4 bangers without screens and a bunch of annoying tech are gone. An endangered species indeed. GLWTA!”
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Charleetuner commented on No Reserve: 1998 Honda Civic DX Hatchback 5-Speed
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“Beautiful: Czech
Graceful: Czech
Unique: Czech
Czech: Czech”
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looselugnut commented on 1941 Tatra T87
“I took my driving test in my Mom’s 75′ Grand Safari Wagon.(same body as this car). one of the longest cars ever built.. I had to parallel park it to get my license.
After going through a blinking red light, the state patrol officer said if you can get this car out of this space without turning over any of the traffic cones, he would give me my license.. My father was laughing so hard he almost fell down.
Some how I ended up with my drivers license..”
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Jdukem commented on 1976 Pontiac Grand Safari
“The “Daytona 500” connection is quite plausible. Pontiac VP of PR Bob Emerick was a good friend of Bill France Sr., and Pontiac was the official pace car at Daytona for many years.
As part of that arrangement, speedway executives all drove new “loaner” Pontiacs, and many were allowed to “spec’ them any way they wanted. A loaded full-size wagon could have been part of this rotation.
In my time there, after suffering through several months in a red on red 4-door Phoenix, I ordered a two-tone 5…”
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200mph commented on 1976 Pontiac Grand Safari
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“My dad bought a new 406 w/3x2s in early ‘63. Ford introduced the 427 fastback “legend” as a 63 1/2 model. My dad blew up his 406 and Ford replaced it with a 427 shortblock…under warranty. He will be 85 next week. This one would be a great birthday present!”
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Danphipps commented on 1963 Ford Galaxie Fastback 390 4-Speed
“There are few things that could improve Fort Stockton. This Texaco station would be one of those. One morning it could simply appear, as if the town had been holding its breath for eighty years and finally exhaled in porcelain enamel and red stars.
It isn’t a working gas station, not really. Nobody’s pumping Sky Chief into a ’57 Ford Sunliner or wiping windshields with a rag that’s seen seven administrations. It’s a shrine. A perfectly scaled, lovingly obsessive recreation, right…”
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CaptainMyCaptain commented on Texaco Service Station Replica w/ Pumps & Memorabilia
“With the recent unveiling of the Dark Horse SC, it only cements that the GT350/R is the last of its breed. Naturally aspirated, special engine (high revving flat plane crank) with a high quality Tremec transmission. The car has already reached legendary status, often compared with a Porsche GT3. The sound is intoxicating, especially north of 6,000 rpms.”
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MillerMustang commented on No Reserve: 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“So an observation of a very obscure Honda factoid. This car has the dealer installed, recall program Takata black plastic guides still in place on the front seat belt latches. The Honda and Acura recall notice back then stated there were complaints about the front seat belts not latching properly. This was Takata’s solution. There was a rumor published at the time saying Honda’s president attributed the problem to us Americans spilling our soft drinks into the latches. Funny, he was…”
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BG2639 commented on No Reserve: 1990 Honda Civic RT4WD Wagon 6-Speed
“As a Viper enthusiast, I’ve always found myself drawn to the unique, well-optioned examples, particularly the cars that came through the GTC 1 of 1 program.
I tend to break the Gen V ACRs into three general categories. First are the more race-focused 3-speaker ACRs, with 456 produced. Second are the factory Special Editions — GTS-R, VooDoo II, Snakeskin, 1:28 and Dealer Edition — which account for 214 cars in total. Finally, there are the 290 GTC ACRs, a little over 100 of which…”
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zach_granger commented on No Reserve: 52-Mile 2017 Dodge Viper SRT ACR Extreme
“Too bad the days of cheap, simple, practical, reliable 4 bangers without screens and a bunch of annoying tech are gone. An endangered species indeed. GLWTA!”
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Charleetuner commented on No Reserve: 1998 Honda Civic DX Hatchback 5-Speed
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“OK let’s get serious here.
What a lot of us often don’t realize when we look at something like this is the enormous amount of time, engineering, design, and late night haunting representing thousands of hours by dedicated people to develop and refined a complete and functional performance car.
You are not just buying the parts to make cars, you’re buying an entire history of what it took to build the cars.
So…if you are contemplating building your own cars, this is an excellent way to…”
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Raffi commented on No Reserve: Shelby Rolling Chassis w/Series 1 Body Panels, Six Spare Chassis, & Parts Collection
“I own both a Ghibli and a Daytona and although I really like the Daytona the Ghibli is my go to car for long drives or if I anticipate stop and go traffic. Both cars have beautiful lines. The Ghibli is more reliable and more user friendly. The steering wheel can be adjusted up/down and the seat back is adjustable. No such luck on the Daytona. This car has power steering while the Daytona feels like a truck at slow speed.
The Maserati V8 has tons of low end torque while the V12 Ferrari needs…”
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ivanthecarnut commented on 1972 Maserati Ghibli SS 4.9 Coupe
“Awesome, I am so happy! This will live with several Ford Shelbys in the garage one of which being a ’65 GT350, so I am absolutely going to re-enact that magazine cover!!!! I’ll be driving it home to Pittsburgh and it will hardly be a trailer queen, but will be well taken care of.”
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gt350man commented on 1986 Dodge Omni Shelby GLH-S
“My dad had one of these back in the day. The drivetrain was something else. We owned it to about 250k miles before selling it on the original clutch, transmission, turbo, head gasket, diffs, etc. It’d been chip tuned the whole time to almost 300hp for most of that.
Not that it was cheap or easy to keep the rest of the car in shape around that drivetrain….but still, this was Audi at its best.”
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ppdd commented on 1991 Audi 200 20V Turbo Quattro