I love Alameda. I was impressed when I met the owner of the Model T I sent in last year; he had his other two cars on the street and came out while I was shooting 'em. I've got to sort through and send those in.
He's got a '55 (defunct manufacturer) that his grandfather bought new upon his retirement. Beautiful car.
I was never a fan of the restyled Challengers with the grille insert - it just seemed like uneccesary detail. But, a customer at work yesterday had a '73 with the insert painted black, it looks much better.
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@I gotta job, I'm gonna pay the rent: UFC Barracuda? I swear to Jeebus, someone needs to go knife one of those Tapout-wearing toolbags if they lay another finger on it.
Here's my all original(other than paint and tires and fluids) 1974 Datsun PL620 with L18 motor. 374k miles on it right now, original engine, and it gets used(read: well beaten) as a truck, and keeps running like a solar timex watch.
I would love to do disc brake swap and sr20 swap, but that takes away from the original truck that runs forever, and stops in a different lane each time you hit the brakes :) You can ignore all my Hondas in the background if you are die-hard Datsun/Nissan junky. The accord, fit, and RR all rock!
Here's a 510 in San Francisco that looks pretty unmolested. It needs to be other-than-whatever-green-it-is.
If I wasn't in the process of changing out my 850 for an E39 M5 today (got tired of waiting for something weird to happen to that V12 and decided to do something a little different with my repair reserve) I might go take a look at it.
Always liked these cars...very nice example. It has been my thought that you can tell much about an owner and how he/she treats the overall car by looking at the interior. This one appears pretty clean from the one image...thus the owner takes care of the car in general and is appreciative of what he has.
@Chuckie_A: Then I must really, really care about my car right now. Over the next few months, as it did over the last few months, I will slowly accumulate bad feelings towards my car, only to one day suddenly feel good feelings toward it again. It is a cycle that repeats itself with no end in sight.
In reality, the only time I really feel good about my car is at the gas station. Well, that and the stereo's great. Other than that I'm beginning to get quite bored of it; I'm thinking it's time to add an engine or something.
@Maymar bans bare chassis hoonage: You would be surprised. There is luck involved (it took me over 3 years to find mine) but I got my 73 2 door for $1300 with SSS Sidedraft SU carbs, cam, header, exhaust, and solid floor and trunk pans. There is only a tiny hole of rot right in front of the passenger side rear tire, and I plan on cutting it out and welding a piece in. Other than that the car is totally solid.
@Code name: Lavinicus Stronghold: It's not quite that I think they're expensive - although an ungaraged early 70's Japanese car wouldn't make it through one Southern Ontario winter without needing plenty of body work. It's just that school and the economy (I'm in an automotive program, so few summer jobs) are conspiring to keep me broke
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He's got a '55 (defunct manufacturer) that his grandfather bought new upon his retirement. Beautiful car.
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I'd take this any day (albeit with a slightly fixed up interior)
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Don't get me wrong; I'd drive this proudly right now, as is. Rock on, Dave!
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Old Mopars are tough to kill.
I think the radio is tuned to KOW and Super Soul is about to come on the air.
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I never cared much for anything from Nissan, but the five-and-dime always turns my head. If anyone wanted to drop one in my yard, I'd take it.
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Here's my all original(other than paint and tires and fluids) 1974 Datsun PL620 with L18 motor. 374k miles on it right now, original engine, and it gets used(read: well beaten) as a truck, and keeps running like a solar timex watch.
I would love to do disc brake swap and sr20 swap, but that takes away from the original truck that runs forever, and stops in a different lane each time you hit the brakes :) You can ignore all my Hondas in the background if you are die-hard Datsun/Nissan junky. The accord, fit, and RR all rock!
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If I wasn't in the process of changing out my 850 for an E39 M5 today (got tired of waiting for something weird to happen to that V12 and decided to do something a little different with my repair reserve) I might go take a look at it.
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In reality, the only time I really feel good about my car is at the gas station. Well, that and the stereo's great. Other than that I'm beginning to get quite bored of it; I'm thinking it's time to add an engine or something.
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