Car pics too cool not to share
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Part of me wants to be irresponsible, buy this and daily drive it...
https://annapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/deale-1941-chevrolet-special-deluxe/7736451411.html
...or maybe this one...
https://annapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/crofton-1963-ford-falcon-futura/7740536449.html
Damn! I support the purchase of either one of those! And while I really like the '41 Chev, I have always wanted a powder blue '63 Falcon Futura ragtop. I went and looked at one with the wife a few years ago, but ultimately decided it was just not the one. But that one you've posted...man, just go for it.
Damn! I support the purchase of either one of those! And while I really like the '41 Chev, I have always wanted a powder blue '63 Falcon Futura ragtop. I went and looked at one with the wife a few years ago, but ultimately decided it was just not the one. But that one you've posted...man, just go for it.
Although I'm not too keen on ragtops and I'd rather have the straight 6, nonetheless that Falcon is very cool. The '41 Chevy is just dreamy! Either one would beat any of the rolling iPhones we're saddled with today.
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Love it! That's a '67 Dodge Dart GT, which happens to be my favorite A-body of all time. My second ever daily driver was one of those, only blue. I also owned a '67 GT convertible with a 383 and 4-speed in it. Sadly, that meme is spot-on when it comes to cars.
Damn! I support the purchase of either one of those! And while I really like the '41 Chev, I have always wanted a powder blue '63 Falcon Futura ragtop. I went and looked at one with the wife a few years ago, but ultimately decided it was just not the one. But that one you've posted...man, just go for it.
Needs v8 front spindles and rear axle badly. Still a neat car!
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I'd be swapping out that 216 for a '53-up 235 (had an actual oil pump, and modern bearings, instead of the old babbitt style bearings). Other than that, that'd be a sweet driver basically as-is!
There are some great stories on VinWiki.
Their recent one was BleepinJeep Matt talking about a rollover at sandhollow where a one armed girl was wheeling a manual jeep. Ended up needing life flighted, almost lost her other arm. She's working to rebuild her jeep now.
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Are you the man who bought Buffett's Falcon?
For those that didn't see it, this thing sold at auction for $258,500.
Isn't that's the old "stove bolt" 6? If so, that engine was developed back in the '20s. I actually have one sitting in the woods, still attached to a '35 Chevy truck, or what's left of it.
We'll probably never know but I can see it.
"We gotta go faster!"
"The car is too heavy."
"Well we need everything that's there."
"Do we really need the frame? My tractor doesn't have one."
"HMMM..."
I wish I knew what year this was taken but I do see a Jeep so my guess is 1955 +/-5 yrs.
I see the connection, but it likely started in aircraft, where every ounce counts and racing guys have taken a lot from aviation over the years.
Speaking of tractors, one of these Porsche with turf tires and a belly mower would be a cool lawn mower.
Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus Engineering Ltd., went to school for structural engineering and was also exposed to aeronautical engineering while serving in the RAF. His "adding lightness" principle in his racing machines is likely a direct result of the latter.
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Yup. The oiling system was a "dipper" type that essentially scooped up the oil from the pan and splashed it onto the necessary parts. Also, the main bearings are a poured babbitt style, instead of the easily replaceable shell type that we are accustomed to.
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