AMC Eagle Den Forum
EAGLE'S DEN FAMILY => Off topic => Topic started by: youngkyle on January 02, 2014, 05:27:37 PM
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Its funny, before I found the eagle, I was looking at a chevette, t100 (Pontiacs chevette) a Vega, and even a pinto. Its just my style of car I guess.
So this is, what's your favorite non eagle car, and what body styling do you like the best? I've always been big on muscle cars. I love styling like the Datsun 240 z (wad going to be getting one last summer, but fell out) and the Mazda rx7. I also have always loved louvers and t tops. I recently fell in love with dodge Daytona's and Chrysler lasers, but mostly the early model. 84-87. The inside is awesome to me, including the digital dash. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look up a video. For an 80s car, that's some sweet tech. Probably the coolest dash even. I'm getting a 2nd Gen Daytona, soon with t tops and louvers, but it's not the turbo version. Someday I'm going to get a turbo car.
I also would like to find a mid engine car someday. So that's my style, what's yours?
P.s. the big difference between me and my brother, is the logo. I love the amc eagle, he likes the talon. I call him a commie! :P. Would you believe me if I said he also likes big sound systems and body kits?
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I've owned quite a few vehicles over the years. One being an '89 Dodge Daytona.
My love before Eagles was Stangs, especially the fox body. And anything that could get me into trouble.
And as you can see I was even into the real ponies too.
Sorry that the picture quality is a bit poor, these are pictures of pictures.
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I'm a hatchback/wagon guy myself. I like pretty much any and all wagons! I learned how to drive stick on an '85 Rx7 and the first car I ever bought with my own money was an '89 Dodge Daytona. Sadly it was just a base model and not the cooler Shelby!
Here are a list of the cars I've owned in the past. Pretty much sums up my taste in cars.
1989 Cavalier Stationwagon - was my dad's work vehicle he gave to me when I turned 16.
1985 Rx7 - dad let me sell it for him and I'd get the money. I drove it for about a month before selling it.
1989 Dodge Daytona - first car I ever bought.
2002 Focus ZX3 - Bought as a more reliable car to get me to and from college.
1996 Ranger - Sold the ZX3 to found the truck and a motorcycle.
2008 Mazdaspeed 3 - First car I ever financed. Got a raise so decided to step my game up.
1983 AMC Eagle Wagon - Decided the 330 monthly payment was too much on the Speed3.
1992 Ford Festiva - Bought to save money on gas.
2003 Mazda Protege5 - Bought to be a bit more reliable than the Festiva.
1983 SX/4 - bought back in April after I decided to get back into Eagles! :) It's a work in progress.
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Old school styled Jeeps.
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if I could have any non AMC cars I would choose in no particular order a 1957 Chevy Bel-air 2 door hardtop, a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, a 1969 Dodge Charger 440 six-pack, a 1979 Pontiac Sunbird 2 door hardtop, a 1985 Chevy El Camino SS, a 1983 Toyota AE86 GTS hatchback, a 1989 Nissan Skyline GTR, and a 1991 Nissan 240sx hatchback.
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Old school styled Jeeps.
I'd love to have one of those old Willys pickup trucks. I found this one in the junkyard and have been wanting one ever since. This thing was a beast!!
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/brilliantd/Photo_092708_002.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/brilliantd/media/Photo_092708_002.jpg.html)
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Old school styled Jeeps.
I'd love to have one of those old Willys pickup trucks. I found this one in the junkyard and have been wanting one ever since. This thing was a beast!!
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/brilliantd/Photo_092708_002.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/brilliantd/media/Photo_092708_002.jpg.html)
Went to pick up some propane tanks for my brother, and this guy nearby had one of these tucked away in his back yard. Not my style, but I can appreciate a cool car. Wanted to
ask about it, but they didn't look like the chatty type. Plus it was cold outside, and I wanted to leave. :P
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I need that box! Especially the rear fenders!
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Um, why the heck did that thing end up in the Junkyard!!!
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I pretty much like hatchbacks, weather its a shorter hatch like the eagle, or a longer body like the Daytona, or 240z. I have to think if I was driving a notchback, I'd have to rethink my life. I know there was a mustang notchback, but it's still not my favorite.
I had a friend who knew nothing about cars, and his dad bought him a Fiero. Thought he was so cool. I think of them in disgust too.
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I like fox body mustangs
Had a 93 GT convertible 5.0 5 speed, nothing sounds quite like them and they are quick!
However I sold it to buy another AMC....it's a disease
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I used to own a 69 Chevelle and a 68 Buick Special Deluxe Hard Top. Love those older cars. My second favorite in the stables right now is the 1927 T with the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr V12 motor. My SX4 is my favorite, I love the fast back, 2 door. Each one of my vehicles has its own favor with me. The Caddy Escalade is my favorite long distance road trip vehicle. My dodge is a heavy duty 1 ton with the 12 valve Cummins it is my toy hauler, My 1967 Scout 800, well it is just really cool. The 1960 F100 is just a bullet proof truck, it will still be running 50 years from now and I love the body style, the Chevys both have the 5.7l 350, nothing easier or cheaper to work on and keep on the road.
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My grandfather had a '59 or '60 F100, with the 292 Y-block V8. I wish I knew then what I know now. Had I known I would not have let that truck out of my sight.
Just around the corner from the house sits what I think is a '60 F700 . It has quad headlights and big front fender extensions. It probably has the 330 cu in engine that Ford put in Lincolns of the time. It looks like a beast. I wish I had a use for something like that so I could justify buying it.
Past residents of our household include '63 and '74 International 3/4-ton 4-wheel-drive pickups. I don't miss the '63; that pickup had 6-lug tube-type wheels that are impossible to find today. It had a host of other oddities that made it difficult to buy parts, even in its heyday. The '74 was much better. It had typical 8-hole wheels that just about everything with Dana axles used. It used Saginaw steering gear and a Holley distributor. Had it not been afflicted with severe rust I probably would still have it.
As if one couldn't tell, I like big gnarly old iron. I was a trucker for a bunch of years, so I came upon it honestly. :eagle:
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Um, why the heck did that thing end up in the Junkyard!!!
I'm sure that was one of those situations where it had sat in somebody's garage or back yard for so many years, they either died or their significant other finally said "Get rid of that thing!!!"
And rather than trying to sell it they took the quick way out and sold it for scrap. That was a nice truck, I really feel bad about missing out on that one.
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I like fox body mustangs
Had a 93 GT convertible 5.0 5 speed, nothing sounds quite like them and they are quick!
However I sold it to buy another AMC....it's a disease
Don't know how much you'd know, as I don't know much about mustangs, but I found an ad for 2 82 mercury capris in good condition, (ones a parts car) they both run, one has t tops, never been deiven in winter, ECT. 1000 big ones. Any idea if that's a good deal? From my lurking last night, I think so, somewhere said they're becoming more rare. Not a big fan of mustangs, or this frame of thought, but being its got a good following, one would think you could sell the both fairly quickly.
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I'm a hatchback/wagon guy myself. I like pretty much any and all wagons! I learned how to drive stick on an '85 Rx7 and the first car I ever bought with my own money was an '89 Dodge Daytona. Sadly it was just a base model and not the cooler Shelby!
Here are a list of the cars I've owned in the past. Pretty much sums up my taste in cars.
1989 Cavalier Stationwagon - was my dad's work vehicle he gave to me when I turned 16.
1985 Rx7 - dad let me sell it for him and I'd get the money. I drove it for about a month before selling it.
1989 Dodge Daytona - first car I ever bought.
2002 Focus ZX3 - Bought as a more reliable car to get me to and from college.
1996 Ranger - Sold the ZX3 to found the truck and a motorcycle.
2008 Mazdaspeed 3 - First car I ever financed. Got a raise so decided to step my game up.
1983 AMC Eagle Wagon - Decided the 330 monthly payment was too much on the Speed3.
1992 Ford Festiva - Bought to save money on gas.
2003 Mazda Protege5 - Bought to be a bit more reliable than the Festiva.
1983 SX/4 - bought back in April after I decided to get back into Eagles! :) It's a work in progress.
funny you mention those type cars, I remember seeing a Chevrolet Corsica on the car lot I used to work at, and it was (i think a 2nd gen) 2 door hatchback. I'm 6'3" and I could completely stretch out in the back with the seats down.
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The 80's buick reatta's, buick rivieras and olds toronados, had pretty cool techy interiors,
but man! for favorite cars
I like to call myself open ended but I love Plymouths satellites, road runners cudas, furys, would die for a 68 eldorado or riviera, or lincoln continental, 1970 Coronets have been a been a favorite or a while, or cutlasses and 68-70 chrysler 300s.
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Just around the corner from the house sits what I think is a '60 F700 . It has quad headlights and big front fender extensions. It probably has the 330 cu in engine that Ford put in Lincolns of the time. It looks like a beast. I wish I had a use for something like that so I could justify buying it.
As if one couldn't tell, I like big gnarly old iron. I was a trucker for a bunch of years, so I came upon it honestly. :eagle:
This truck would be an awesome toy hauler. And those bigger trucks are still pretty cheap because they aren't in the hotrod scene. I am looking at an old Ford COE late 50's. It is really cool. I also have a CDL and have spent many miles behind the wheel of a big rig. I like the big gnarly stuff. My wife laughs at me because I call them "Man Trucks"
One of the older guys who works in the O'reilys restores the big old trucks, he has about 10 of them from the 30's to the 50's. I love it when he is in the store because he know all about the older vehicles I own. Very easy finding the parts I need. Many times from his own personal knowledge of parts sources, not just what is in the computers.
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I love getting and showing vehicles that no one remembers, what is that/, who made them etc.
At my age and no more garage space I think I have reached my limit!
83 SX/4 original inside and out, 107k miles
84 Dodge Rampage, 83k verified miles
67 amc Marlin 343/4spd, 68k verified miles
51 Henry J, who knows how many miles
58 Jeep FC170, some what modified, 25k since restoration
96 Grand Cherokee, 243000+miles, never have had to add oil!!
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Rampage is a cool little truck/car! :)
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Rampage is a cool little truck/car! :)
:dontknow: If I found one I would buy it, but that's one of the 80's dodges that I can't get behind.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2f061ad.jpg)
but then again i'm not a big an of truck/cars all together.
Somewhere i saw you could get backwards facing bucket seats for it. i'm sure you could with a lot of trucks but I'd have to get that.
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I don't think we have enough electrons for me to list all the vehicles I've owned, restored, raced, wrecked, modded, parted, etc. ;) It all started with working on the farm equipment and I got a '63 Vauxhall Victor to drive around the farm. I had a '73 Mazda RX2 race car (Cosmo 3 rotor with turbo that I went for pinks against anything on wheels and never lost, even without NOs)
I used to be into land yachts. '60s Pontiacs, Chevs, Caddies, Olds (only 1 Buick. A '67 Wildcat that was my Aunt Helen's) My first daily driver was a '68 Sport Fury with 383 and sonoramic dual 4 bbls. (I sold it in '96 after I moved to the US but I had swapped a wedge 318 in for fuel economy) I had about 300 various Chryslers, Plymouths and Dodges plus a few Fargos and Mercury pickups. One IH pickup I fixed up (it was registered as an '80 because it was assembled with leftover parts when IH shut down) 1210 shortbox stepside 4x4 with 1 ton axles and 258 with Clark 5 speed.
I lost nearly 150 vehicles when my ex-wife kicked me out, sold the shop, my tools and ALL my vehicles for a case of beer apiece except the Ford pickup that was still in her father's name. No, I'm not bitter....much!
I didn't get an Eagle until almost 1990. There was a reason my nickname is Junkyard Jim. ;)
Now I'm down to 2 Jtrucks, a '68 Travelall, my Eagle wagon and Comanche pickup (I don't count the wife's '12 Soul or the Grumman I sold my buddy and I'm waiting to get paid for)
As for Pony cars, I'm not sure if the 5 or so Vauxhalls I've had qualify, but I've had Pintos (1.6 turbo, 2.0 and 2.3), Bobcats (stuck a 400C into a glassback that had a dead V6), Capris ('71 with 2.0 turbo was my fav), Mustangs ('68 was the oldest) Fairlanes, Montegos, Cougars, Tbirds, Novas (lots of 63-67 variations). I had a '78 Plymouth Sapporo with a dead 2.6 that I swapped for a Dodge 318. I stuffed a 426 wedge into a '68 Dart. LOTS of pickups including many off brands in Canada. I stuffed a 327 into a '68 Datsun pickup.
Seemed like every payday I was getting 2 or 3 more vehicles. I even had my own junkyard for awhile till the ex shut me down.
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I don't think we have enough electrons for me to list all the vehicles I've owned, restored, raced, wrecked, modded, parted, etc. ;) It all started with working on the farm equipment and I got a '63 Vauxhall Victor to drive around the farm. I had a '73 Mazda RX2 race car (Cosmo 3 rotor with turbo that I went for pinks against anything on wheels and never lost, even without NOs)
I used to be into land yachts. '60s Pontiacs, Chevs, Caddies, Olds (only 1 Buick. A '67 Wildcat that was my Aunt Helen's) My first daily driver was a '68 Sport Fury with 383 and sonoramic dual 4 bbls. (I sold it in '96 after I moved to the US but I had swapped a wedge 318 in for fuel economy) I had about 300 various Chryslers, Plymouths and Dodges plus a few Fargos and Mercury pickups. One IH pickup I fixed up (it was registered as an '80 because it was assembled with leftover parts when IH shut down) 1210 shortbox stepside 4x4 with 1 ton axles and 258 with Clark 5 speed.
I lost nearly 150 vehicles when my ex-wife kicked me out, sold the shop, my tools and ALL my vehicles for a case of beer apiece except the Ford pickup that was still in her father's name. No, I'm not bitter....much!
I didn't get an Eagle until almost 1990. There was a reason my nickname is Junkyard Jim. ;)
Now I'm down to 2 Jtrucks, a '68 Travelall, my Eagle wagon and Comanche pickup (I don't count the wife's '12 Soul or the Grumman I sold my buddy and I'm waiting to get paid for)
As for Pony cars, I'm not sure if the 5 or so Vauxhalls I've had qualify, but I've had Pintos (1.6 turbo, 2.0 and 2.3), Bobcats (stuck a 400C into a glassback that had a dead V6), Capris ('71 with 2.0 turbo was my fav), Mustangs ('68 was the oldest) Fairlanes, Montegos, Cougars, Tbirds, Novas (lots of 63-67 variations). I had a '78 Plymouth Sapporo with a dead 2.6 that I swapped for a Dodge 318. I stuffed a 426 wedge into a '68 Dart. LOTS of pickups including many off brands in Canada. I stuffed a 327 into a '68 Datsun pickup.
Seemed like every payday I was getting 2 or 3 more vehicles. I even had my own junkyard for awhile till the ex shut me down.
this one time I was reading a page, and someone said they drove a javelin in high school because it was his big brothers, and he had just gotten some other muscle car. that's just not fair. I drove a crappy 92' Le Baron! and they got a muscle car, because they had just gotten a new one. I mean, a hand me down muscle car? ugh I wish.
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this one time I was reading a page, and someone said they drove a javelin in high school because it was his big brothers, and he had just gotten some other muscle car. that's just not fair. I drove a crappy 92' Le Baron! and they got a muscle car, because they had just gotten a new one. I mean, a hand me down muscle car? ugh I wish.
I was the oldest so I had no hand-me-downs. I even paid for my first Vauxhall and worked for my dad on the farm to get the clutch ($35 clutch plus labor to put it in = 6 months daily work slopping the hogs, cleaning the barn and milking the cows)
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So I guess you didn't have it easy. I can't even imagine the possibility of being in high school, and just handing down a javelin, (or something) and getting a new car. I suppose now any that had any following of some sort are expensive, so That's the price I think of, but it couldn't have been much cheaper back then.
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Yeah, we didn't grow up in the age of relatively cheap muscle cars...or decent looking cars to begin with. I turned 16 in 2001 and was given the '89 Cavalier station wagon by my dad.
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obviously it's a higher trim, (same digital system as the laser/daytona) but i find it hard to believe people love Le Barons. I can't stand it. I've never had a good experience with it, and I've never enjoyed cruising around in it. personally I love 80's cars like the daytona, just for the stupid stuff. was there a car dodge didn't put a turbo in, in the 80's? however, I'd pass one up any day for a 72 Torino, a nice Cuda, or a 69 or 70's camaro. also the matter of class.
what kind of people come to mind with a z28 or firebird, versus an AMX, or something.
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In '75 when I was posted in Cyprus, my dad let my little brother drive my '66 Pontiac Firebird with OHC 6 and 5 speed. He got drunk and lost it so he replaced it with a '55 Pontiac 2 dr post. (He got a brand new Honda Civic that lasted 6 months)
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In '75 when I was posted in Cyprus, my dad let my little brother drive my '66 Pontiac Firebird with OHC 6 and 5 speed. He got drunk and lost it so he replaced it with a '55 Pontiac 2 dr post. (He got a brand new Honda Civic that lasted 6 months)
had to look that up. not quite an even trade off.
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In '75 when I was posted in Cyprus, my dad let my little brother drive my '66 Pontiac Firebird with OHC 6 and 5 speed. He got drunk and lost it so he replaced it with a '55 Pontiac 2 dr post. (He got a brand new Honda Civic that lasted 6 months)
had to look that up. not quite an even trade off.
No fecal matter.
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sounds like you got good luck with cars, but bad luck with people. im the other way around :banghead:
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Carnuck you sound like me. I have owned so many, I actually forget sometimes what all I had until I see one again. My first car I bought was a 1972 Datsun 1200, I was 14 years old and worked for my dad for $1.00 per hour to save up the $200 for the car. Now they are collectible and popular in the race scenes. My second car I was 15, it was a 1968 Triumph TR250. they only made this for 1 year. Cant even find them for sale anymore. It took me 11 years to finish the restoration, I lost that in my 1st divorce. But it was a good trade because I got custody of my daughter for it.
I have owned and really enjoyed a lot of cool vehicles.
1982 Renault LeCar (Not cool)
1956 Ford F1/F100
1958 International Pickup
1974 International Traveler
1974 Monte Carlo
1968 Buick Special Deluxe Hard Top
1969 Chevelle
1967 International Scout
1950 Studebaker Champion (Bullet Nose)
1927 Model T Hot rod
1969 VW Bug
1976 VW Bug
1969 Ford F100 with 18,000 original miles
1965 Mustang
1964 GMC pickup with the 305ci V6
1960 Chevy Apache
1980 VW Rabbit diesel (Not cool)
1972 Honda Civic
1970 Jeepster
1971 Chevy Pickup
This is just most of the Classics, I have owned a lot of newer vehicles too.
All were good runners but got divorced 2 times and other financial problem that caused me to have to sell them. I regret losing almost all of them.
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I had a Renault GTA AWD that was a blast to drive.
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I had a Renault GTA AWD that was a blast to drive.
:eyepopping: probably not, but picutres?
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Lost them on my crashed hard drive. Very similar to this one
(http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/GTA-ad-1.jpg)
I got it with a broken clutch cable and cracked firewall. Converted it to hydraulic clutch. Not sure what 4x4 system they used, but I found this R18 4x4 system that was probably used.
(http://www.awdwiki.com/images/renault-18-4x4.jpg)
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haha. my mind jumped to conclusions. I was thinking alpine gta.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/waowok.jpg)
there's a Fuego downstate that I was looking at. still available, but I guess I prefer AMC.
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It was the last year before that car came out. It was basically the drivetrain from an R9 and the Megane concept blended together. (http://www.carstyling.ru/resources/concept/large/1988_Renault_Megane_Paris88.jpg)
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I wanted to swap a Toyota motor into a Fuego I found in Canada years ago. They wanted $1000 for the body alone so I passed on it.
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I wanted to swap a Toyota motor into a Fuego I found in Canada years ago. They wanted $1000 for the body alone so I passed on it.
this fuego is 700, and comes with lots of parts. I'm not a fan of the euro-sports car look as they claimed, but I do like the door handles behind the door, rather than on it. The sunroof is neat too, but I generally can't get behind it. Man it sucks you lost all your cars. I'd get sooooo giddy just to walk up and down a yard full of cars. man i'm excited just thinking about it. I'd love a car show where you can climb into cars and just sit behind the wheel.
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I have other cars and brands I love, but I am going to go through a list of all of my cars.... and see if you can recognize a pattern developing:
1984 AMC Eagle
1987 Lincoln Mark VII LSC*
1997 Mercury Grand Marquis*
1980 Mercedes-Benz 300SD
1983 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Lincoln Continental*
1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe
1998 Lincoln Town Car*
2011 Toyota Camry SE*
1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V
1985 AMC Eagle* Current
1995 Ford F150
1988 Lincoln Town Car* Current
*Daily drivers vs. "Extra Cars" or "Project Cars" My Eagle has actually been both.
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Big fan of ford? Is that like 9 including Lincoln and mercury? I'm not biased but id defiantly go Chevy or dodge before ford. Is wish Pontiac wasn't defunct. I like the newer G series. Not that they're pony cars or anything.
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sounds like you got good luck with cars, but bad luck with people. im the other way around :banghead:
I've discovered part of your problem. ;D
id defiantly go Chevy or dodge before ford.
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sounds like you got good luck with cars, but bad luck with people. im the other way around :banghead:
I've discovered part of your problem. ;D
id defiantly go Chevy or dodge before ford.
Haha. no I haven't really owned a dodge or Chevy (unless you count a Suzuki Grand VItara aka tracker) and my mom's Chevy has been decommissioned for a few months. I don't dislike ford for mechanical reasons. The Mustang is my lest favorite muscle, as it's so popular, and it's the only one anyone knows these days, and their designs aren't that great in my opinion. Who was the designer that thought this looks good?
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2jc8oyo.jpg)
also in my opinion, the Daytona, and Camaro of the 80's looks better than mustangs. not big on fox body
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Not only a designer thought that car looked good, but a whole panel of upper management signed off on that design too. But I guess these are also the same guys who snap their fingers and side bump their heads while listening to elevator music. then "spin" shoot you the pistol fingers, wink and "click,click" with their mouth as they exit the elevator. :rotfl: Oh yes then of course go home to their 10million dollar house and buy a Benz. Cuz they wouldn't be seen dead in that car.
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Who was the designer that thought this looks good?
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2jc8oyo.jpg)
I'm no designer but I don't see what you see. I think it looks just fine. I love the rear window!!
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Were alot different, you and me. haha, I can't stand that window.
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Rear window notwithstanding, the Ford Taurus is a good car. It's a bit stodgy, but it's sturdy.
My employer has a pool of them. They're driven by everyone and their brothers, and have upwards of 250k miles on original engines. Those Tauruses keep going.
I found a Taurus for my 90-year-old mom a couple of years ago after she had wrecked her third Chevy Cavalier. She complains that it's a "little old lady's car" but it carries her about reliably and safely. Car-wise, I think the Taurus is the best thing that's happened to my mom. :eagle:
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Yes as I said I have nothing against it, and i have no experience with them. I just think they're ugly, but i think that about most 90's to early 2000 cars. I could say I wouldn't drive one, but if given the opportunity, I'd drive just about anything. I enjoy experiencing new cars i suppose.
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Yes as I said I have nothing against it, and i have no experience with them. I just think they're ugly, but i think that about most 90's to early 2000 cars. I could say I wouldn't drive one, but if given the opportunity, I'd drive just about anything. I enjoy experiencing new cars i suppose.
Yeah, I give you that they're ugly. For that matter, many people thought Eagles were ugly when they came out. The naysayers, however, became very quiet when Eagles started passing them by on slick, snowpacked mountain roads. :eagle:
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my family thinks they're ugly. I thought kammebacks were ugly, and now i'd like to have one. I think the big appeal for me (because as of right now, I can't drive one) is the stories. how many cars can you have so much fun with? I love the cone of confusion. the one time I did drive one, the steering was lighter than air. How cool of a car this is, for a second car. (and the first one I'm buying all by my self) my soon to be eagle has around 30K miles, so I get to grow up with this car. could anyone ask more?
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Be prepared for some unflattering comments from those who don't know any better.
I have one friend who insists that AMC stands for "A Momma's Car". My answer to him is that the "R" is silent and AMC stands for "A Real Man's Car"!! ;D
On the other hand, I had a young lady ask me, the other day, if my car was a Gremlin!! I was impressed because she was obviously still in her teens. Granted there are are differences between an SX/4 and a Gremlin, but for a teenager to come so close really amazed me.
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Be prepared for some unflattering comments from those who don't know any better.
I have one friend who insists that AMC stands for "A Momma's Car". My answer to him is that the "R" is silent and AMC stands for "A Real Man's Car"!! ;D
I once owned an International pickup. The one-armed counter guy at what was then the nearest house of parts never missed an opportunity to remind me of my oddball "Inter-trash-onal" truck. The pickup and the parts house are both gone, but I got used to smart-alecky comments about my choice of motorized vehicles quickly. :eagle:
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the majority of people I talk to are young like me, so they don't even know what AMC is. If someone does know what it is, and gave me any trash talk, I'd just have to ask them about their bike? oh wow, is that a 5 speed? ::)
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the majority of people I talk to are young like me, so they don't even know what AMC is. If someone does know what it is, and gave me any trash talk, I'd just have to ask them about their bike? oh wow, is that a 5 speed? ::)
Many people my age (64) have forgotten what AMC is. AMC ignorance is not confined to the young. :eagle:
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Big fan of ford? Is that like 9 including Lincoln and mercury? I'm not biased but id defiantly go Chevy or dodge before ford. Is wish Pontiac wasn't defunct. I like the newer G series. Not that they're pony cars or anything.
I like Lincolns. A lot. I don't know why, but I love 'em. There are actually only two Ford-branded cars on there, and I guess in my head the F150 barely counts as it was a temporary car I needed for about a month. I guess I still see Lincoln as representing that bigger is better opulance of the 60's and 70's that made luxo-barges great.
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I can't get behind "luxo barges" I get that they're classy but I can't see the fun in something you couldn't hid behind a house trailer without both ends poking out behind it.
:P
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Old school styled Jeeps.
I'd love to have one of those old Willys pickup trucks. I found this one in the junkyard and have been wanting one ever since. This thing was a beast!!
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/brilliantd/Photo_092708_002.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/brilliantd/media/Photo_092708_002.jpg.html)
Oh man, you gotta see my bosses rig lol. I'll take some pics of it tomorrow. :P
My first car is a 70 Mustang coupe. (avatar lol)
I'm primarily a ford guy, but they didn't do themselves any favors with the bubble window.
I can appreciate a luxo barge every once in awhile, especially when its a '69 Lincoln mark III. (worked on one awhile back, had a built 460 in it)
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Not a fan of fox body mustangs, but to each his own. I'm big on anything that equals wierd 80s tech. So I'm ok with the Buick Riviera, with the digital touchscreen stuff. I love that junk, even if it was terrible.
I'm not sure how many people like super cars, but I'd throw away my life savings for a BMW M1.
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If we're listing what we've owned, I'll add my own few to the list here:
1) '63 olds f-85 wagon. 215 aluminum v-8. Gave to my niece when I joined the Army in '74 (funny, she doesn't talk to me now, wonder why?)
2) '60s (don't even remember the year now) olds (again. Didn't learn the first time.). Had just finished basic training & was home on leave, wanted something & my brother had just gotten that traded in. Had to be cheap, something I could pay cash for. Blew up & sent it to the junkyard where it belonged in texass.
3) '64 Plymouth Fury 2 door 318 2 Bbl. & "Typewriter" tranny (push-button auto.). Solid body except for one small hole in the rocker panel, ran okay. Interior shot. Gave to my dad when I went home on leave.
4) (Now y'all gonna like it) '72 Gremlin X Purple, 304 2Bbl. & 3 on the floor. Surprised a few people one night back home. 3 up & 3 down. Gremlin 3 - others zero! Ended up selling when I got orders to Germany maybe 6(?) months later.
5) Year unknown, never did get past temporary plates. V.W. Sedan. NOT Beetle, not their wagon (squareback?). Bought in Germany & couldn't get it through inspection plus all the stuff it would've needed to bring stateside (sealed beams, safety glass, etc.). P.D.O. before leaving.
6) '67 Cougar 289 2 Bbl., 3 on the floor. First thing I'd owned that I was able to keep for a while. Still young & tried to make a Hot Rod out of it. Swapped a top loader 4 speed in, got wheels & tires on it. Looked pretty good for 10 years old. Later had my niece's husband (same niece that isn't talking to me now) swap a 351 Cleveland 2 Bbl. in it. Not the sharpest marble in the drawer, found out later he didn't hook up the motor mounts & only a couple of the tranny bolts.
Ended up trading it to a junkyard for a
7) '65 Fairlane 500 2 door. 289, auto on the column. Lasted about a week before it died, had new exhaust (required for inspection) & lost oil pressure on the interstate. Resurrected it, got a '69 302 from the junkyard & had it put in. Later found out it had a burnt valve. Ran great though & used to beat the fecal matter-rolet out of it! Me & a buddy would take it out & leaving a bar, I'd powerbrake it. Always broke the LEFT rear loose UNLESS it was sitting on a hill sideways at the right angle. Let another niece & her boyfriend at that time use it (she was junior? senior? in high school). They hit a deer. They went to a junkyard & got another radiator & fan. They put it back together (had found out the quarter panels were FULL of bondo) & got it running again. Had a tranny leak, found out they just cut the lines to the radiator & slipped hose over it. Put clamps on the hose & fixed it. Drove it till I went back into the Army. Had my brother sell it while I was gone.
8.) '74 (? Not sure on the year) Mustang II V-6 auto on the floor. Drove that for a while & traded in on a '74 Monaco Ex-CHiPs. Got orders for Korea, spent a year there. Came back & drove it home to Pa. where I traded it on my FIRST NEW car.
9) My FIRST NEW car AND my FIRST Eagle! '81 Kamback, yellowish over brown. 258, 4 speed. Fairly stripped model. IF I remember right, other than P.B., & P.S. (which may have been standard by then), the only thing it had was A/C & an AM radio. Drove it for about a year (after coming back from Korea, my orders sent me to New Mexico) & didn't really like it. Went to a dealer & sat down with an order form. Picked out what I wanted & ordered my next NEW car (&next Eagle). Traded it in on
10) '82 Eagle wagon I ordered the way I wanted it. 258, 5 speed. P.B., P.S., A/C, AM/FM-Cassette Stereo (fancier of the two). ALMOST ordered the gauge package, but I liked the clock it had instead of the other little one you got with the gauge package. Drove it for a while (couple years), got married, wife started a small oriental grocery & we needed a pickup. So the Eagle left & was replaced by
11) '85(? Guessing on the year here) Dogde pickup. Long/smooth side bed, V-8 (forget if it was a 318 or 360) auto. Pretty fancy bought off the lot.
12) Started making enough money (& wife was working somewhere. Store failed - BIG time) we needed a second car. She thought V.W. Rabbits were cute, so we got her an '86 (?) 4 door. Not fancy, auto. P.B., P.S., 7 A/C (almost required there). No stereo, dealer ordered EVERYTHING without & then sold stereos separate.
Fast forward to driving truck & my wife going with me. No cars, didn't need one. Leg gets busted, move back to New Mexico. Eventually picked up
13) A '73(?) '75(?) LTD 4 door with a 460. DRANK the gas, rebuilt the carb, helped for a little while. Started making noise, pulled a valve cover, pushrod was busted in half. Put it back on & traded for
14) A '77 Monaco 4 door, 318 2 Bbl. (think Hunter, police TV show). Drove it , had to get a tranny from the junkyard. Torque convertor neck was cracked & it kept losing fluid. Kept that till after the settlement & moving here.
15) Bought NEW with cash from my settlement, a '94 Dogde 1500 set up ALMOST exactly the way I'd have ordered one. I'd have gotten a different color, better stereo, & the heavy duty 360 instead of the standard.
16) Traded the old faithful Monaco on an '88(? year) Dogde Diplomat 4 door 318 2 Bbl., pretty fancy. Drove it for a few years & the tilt steering got WAY loose & it was just over 100,000 miles. Traded it in on a
17) '92 LTD (Crown Victoria). Drove that for not quite 10 years & traded it for
18) USED '01 Ex-city police dept. Crown Victoria - "The Beast" (or as this niece's daughter re-named it, "Speedy Beast").
19) No longer had the Dogde, bought "Old Rusty", '91 F-150, 302 auto. Long/smooth bed. This was after my wife had died & I wanted/needed a truck.
20.) Not sure if I bought BlackBird (THIS Eagle wagon) before or after (I THINK before) I sold the ex-policeman car to my Niece. She traded in her '95(?) '96(?) F150 300 - 6 auto. Sold it for a few more than I gave her trade in (not much, was gonna keep it & use it, but found out it had 2 dead cylinders. She drove it from Cape Girardeau, Mo. to O'Fallon, mo. with only 5 spark plugs in it! Yes, it WAS a 6 cylinder, but it blew the plug out (her late husband, another NOT the sharpest marble in the drawer type "mechanic" had worked on it). That was how "The Beast" became "Speedy Beast". She was used to Ursula (her truck) & went to pass somebody after getting the car. She was a little surprised at the difference! Anyway, I guess I have to count Ursula as
21) Ursula '95 or '96 F-150 300 - 6, auto. Long /smooth bed.
22.) Old Rusty passed away due to recurring dead computers & I now have Bleep, my '95 Jeep Cherokee.
That brings my grand total of OWNED vehicles up to 22. Before I bought my own, I drove my dad's. Rolled his '68? '69? E100 window van & walked away. 300 - 6, 3 on the tree. No power anything anywhere. He bought a '60s ('67 - '69) I THINK Dogde Dart 2 door. 225 - slant 6, auto. on the floor, buckets, console. Other than the slant 6, a pretty nice little NoPar. One of my brother's was driving it & got hit, totaled that out too.
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Wow, that's quite a list. I'd love to have that cougar, heck, I'd even take the mustang II. But that's because I'm into stuff like that lol. If it don't have some character or isn't hard to find I don't want it. Which is a lot of the reason I'm getting rid of my Subaru.
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Heres my bosses '51, Its had about 3 feet cut out of the bed and frame.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/607/qk07.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/gvqk07j)
And this is a 350 chevy lol. It used to put out about 600hp on the motor and he was runin a 250 shot of nitrous. Now he put on AFR heads and is in the midst of installing a twin turbo setup and is figuring it'll put out around 1200 horse.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/607/xj3m.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/gvxj3mj)
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Well, I want an SX/4 the way a little girl wants a pony... nowhere to put it and no idea how to take care of it. If money were no object I'd have a Nissan GT-R, an SX/4, a big garage and a personal mechanic. Probably a few other things.
DownwardFlame, there is a blue car parked on the street near my house that looks similar to your avatar. I keep wanting to walk over there so I can read the badging on the back and find out what it is, but it's cold outside.
Cars I've owned include a 2001 Impreza RS that I bought new, and that's it, I'm still driving it. I love sporty little coupes with AWD.
My ride:
(http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t596/eaksqueak/car/IMG_1065_zps96ad7e1e.jpg) (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/eaksqueak/media/car/IMG_1065_zps96ad7e1e.jpg.html)
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Very nice looking Subaru you have there Eagle Groupie! Looks like you take care of it!
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Very nice looking Subaru you have there Eagle Groupie! Looks like you take care of it!
Thank you. :) Technically other people take care of it and I just pay them. I was 23 when I bought it. When someone says my car is old I feel like they're saying I'm old, too. It does not feel like it's been thirteen years... and then to remind me the head gasket goes, the axle seals start leaking, and the steering rack fails. Old age sucks.
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Non eagle I would have to go with a 1971-74 Amc Javelin, a machine or Scrambler if I had to chose something other the Amc I would go with a k5 or a trans am. ... love the classic american cars
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if I could have any non AMC cars I would choose in no particular order a 1957 Chevy Bel-air 2 door hardtop, a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, a 1969 Dodge Charger 440 six-pack, a 1979 Pontiac Sunbird 2 door hardtop, a 1985 Chevy El Camino SS, a 1983 Toyota AE86 GTS hatchback, a 1989 Nissan Skyline GTR, and a 1991 Nissan 240sx hatchback.
Gotta steal some of yours hear I am A HUGE Mopar Guy as well as some imports like the 89 Skyline and 70's Toyota Celica..
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personally i'm can't stand most of the cars that dodge and their affiliates made but there are a few that I would love to have the same can be said for ford. personally I am a huge GM guy as well as Nissan.
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:o Not A Dodge Guy?! That Saddens me BRO.. Aside from there Hideous Vans And Mobile Homes Dodge Has MANY Remarkable vehicles!
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I like a Dodge Sapporo/Challenger with a 318 put in. >:D
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:o Not A Dodge Guy?! That Saddens me BRO.. Aside from there Hideous Vans And Mobile Homes Dodge Has MANY Remarkable vehicles!
lets just say my family has owned a lot General Motors vehicles, a few Fords, fewer Dodges and one very old Mercedes Benz (the only foreign car we ever owned) so it's really no surprise that I'm not a big fan of Dodge although I would sooner own one them than I would a Ford, unless that Dodge is a neon at which point I would crush it just to put it out of it's and my misery.
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Hahah i know the feeling aside from my ford edge my familys is Chevy ONLY.. Which i'm apart from that i enjoy most of anything that looks old except many fords.. Foreign isn't really my style unless its more luxury like Benz, Or even Hyundai NO HONDAS FOR ME THOUGH.
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I have a big Ol faded, loud, stinky, ugly 91 Ford F150 pickup named Ginger (its red, sorta) She starts and runs every time we go to take off the trash or get some lumber
I like Fords, my wife has a Flex, when I get to drive it I love it! Probably because Im a wagon man at heart.....
I also like Dodges, I think the Chargers and Challengers look cool. Used to have a PT Cruiser we used for our business, we put 345K on it and I still sold it for $1200 bucks when we got rid of it.
I rent a lot of Nissans, they make a pretty decent car and truck, and they are all made about 30 miles from my house!
GM currently doesn't have anything that excites me