American Cars We Wish They Still Made

Forbes ^

[EBUCK]

That would be a toss up for me. I'd probably take the '65 over the nickel spitter just 'cause I have so many memories in my pops '65. I've actually got an oportunity to trade for a 56 4dr wagon that I have been torn over for a bit.

EBUCK

[The Great Satan]

[LouD]

Yup - I'm a minimalist. I always preferred manual hubs.

A buddy of mine in college had a Scout. It was more than half Bondo, but could drive through anything. It was probably the most capable 4WD I've ever driven.

A few years ago, I lived in Portland, Oregon - There was a car dealer there who specialized in vintage Scouts. I used to visit his lot and drool. Never did get one, though.

One of these days, I will buy an old one and do a complete frame off restoration.

My other favorite, BTW, is the Jeep Commando.

[EBUCK]

I always liked this bod on that car...

EBUCK

[LouD]

I've always thought the big Caprice wagon, with the LT1 and other Corvette go fast hardware, would make a great project car.

I read something a few years ago about a guy who takes the same approach with Suburbans. Very cool.

[j_tull]

No,thanks on the astroturf, but I'll take the LS-6 454 and the m-22 rock crusher, thanks!

[tubebender]

My wifes daily driver is a 95 Riviera with the SUPERCHARGED 3.8. It is a great road car and gets 27 to 30 mpg. About 18 around town. I think GM killed it because it was stealing sales from Cad because it was $10,000 less. I will probably buy the new GTO next year for my sand box. I had a new 65 goat 389 tri power with the 4 speed. Traded it in on my 68 Chev Step side that I still have. BTW...I'll be 70 next year.

[The Great Satan]

Back atcha!

[EBUCK]

Gotta love the fuzzys on the rear-view. Did those steering wheel guages come stock?

EBUCK

[chilepepper]

My first memories of an automobile were the smell of the leather seats in my Dad's brand new 1953 Skylark, painted white. I remember riding in it along the Virginia coast, in the summer with the top down, listening to Ebb Tide (when I was 4 years
old - guess that dates me pretty well, eh?)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Sorry to get you all excited for nothing. =:^(

[Dakmar]

That must have been great. The first car I remember was my Dads 68 Charger. The neat thing about those was the built-in child disciple system: if the kids start getting too rowdy in the back you just punch it and pin them to the seat.

[BluesDuke]

That's the one. Looks like the ugly sire of the 1949 Mercury (and probably made that boat look like a toy). Yet you can't keep your eyes off the big bucket...

[shaggy eel]

,,, I took a trip to New York back in 1991 to have a look at the place. Long way to go, but I'd wanted to see it since I was a little kid. I thought I might have seen a couple of Checkers cabs and maybe even scored a ride in one but no such luck.

A few minutes away from where I live though there's a black Checker in Len Southward's museum. It was originally owned by Queen Solotte of Tonga. That's the only off-film example I've seen.

[sheik yerbouty]

1957 Chrysler 300.

[sneakypete]

1940 Ford coupe,convertible,and Tudor sedans,but with Mustang GT running gear,ac,ps,pb,electric windows,cd player,etc. FoMoCo couldn't build them fast enough to keep up with the demand. (have a coupe and a Tudor)

1932-34 Anything with modern running gear,especially 33-34 Dodge coupes with 340's and 727's.(have a 33 Dodge 4-dr,and the remains of a old 34 Ford 5-window coupe drag car) 36 Ford 3-window coupe/cabriolet with modern Mustang GT running gear. (had a chopped-top cabriolet 30 years ago) 41 Chevy or Pontiac coupe w/modern running gear.

[sneakypete]

Had a 500 cubic inch V-8 monster

I have a 76 coupe de ville with the 500 incher. I plan on using the engine and tranny in a 54 Mercury.

[ChasingFletch]

Did you say, "American"???? Oh well......... 1956 VW Bug....split back window and hard body! Body as hard as Laurie Dhue, Heather Nauert, or Paula (skiing) Zahn !!! Hard and tight......lovely !

Wo, I better go make my wife's coffee !!!

[sneakypete]

Anybody who would WANT to be driving an old American car in today's automotive world really shouldn't be in the gene pool.

Then again,maybe you should learn a little something about a subject before you make a fool out of yourself talking about it. Reading the opinions of elitost Euro-wannabe faries in Road and Track doesn't count as experience.