Will anyone join me in thinking the Riviera looks like an alien from the front? It's kinda creeping me out.
Holy crap, I want its taillights, though. I want to put them on everything I own! And I just want the Monterey in general: that Breezeway is the coolest shit, and it always makes the cab look like it was slapped on top on the last day, but in a totally badass way.
Now that's a nice collection. Any one of those would make a fine ride or project. It's just wonderful to see them being kept up and used, and not being garage queens, ridden into the ground or crushed.
That's quite a classic sextet you have there. Every one a winner--though the 56 Chevy was the uncharismatic kid in 55-59--morphing as it did between the square 55 and curvy 57. Great finds!
The Merc, Cad and Chrysler would make good demo derby cars. The ass end of a '63 Mercury is extraordinarily HARD!! The '56 Chevy would be fun to derby just for the WOW WHAT A DUMBASS factor! The Riv and Pontiac would be better than nothing, but would not hold up very long unless you "fixed" the weak spots.
Mopar Trivia- 1965 Chryslers had a one-year only version of the cable activated 727 Torqueflite. It was similar to those of the '62-'64 pushbutton era but had a slip yoke extension housing like the '66 and up versions instead of the Mopar old ball and trunion. These '65 Torqueflites are highly sought after and command a premium now-a-days.
@bigblockautoX: No, NO, NO!! Dude.. after GM's entire 1973-76 passenger-car output has been demo'd (other than the '73 Rivieras of course), or crushed, or LeMonized, or hell, just torched in a sandpit for the hell of it- then maybe we'll talk.
No we won't.
Out of this group, no question I'd demo the '56 Chev. Some orthodontist with a Visa Platinum or some shit and a Danchuk catalog will just replace it anyway.
@Slantsick- Happy Birthday Doris Day!: Years ago, there was a local guy who had so many tri-five Chevies in various conditions that the city cracked down on him. So he sold some, scrapped some, and DERBIED a few! You should have heard all the cryin' when he derbied a rust bucket '57 two-door wagon with fake Bel Air trim and home-made Nomad B-pillars!
BTW, in the right hands that '63 Mercury would keep up with ANY '73-76 GM product in a derby.
@bigblockautoX: BTW, in the right hands that '63 Mercury would keep up with ANY '73-76 GM product in a derby.
I don't doubt it- the point is, the '63 Merc is absolutely crazy beautiful, and '70s GMs are ugly bogged-out pieces of shit. And before anybody jumps on me, please take note I'm not excluding '70s Mopes or Fords from this judgement- but we can definitely start with the General Malaise products.
If the local boneyard was smart enough to sell whole cars, I would've demo'd this monstrosity:
All are amazingly straight, all are CA black plates (can't quite tell on the Poncho), are appear to be rust free, none are babied or garage parked. I'll bet they all run well, too; just hop in and go.
In most parts of the country you'd have to look for months to see cars like this. In So Cal, a 15 min drive around town is all you need. Amazing.
I like the redneck window-repair.. needs clothesline and/or coathanger attached to it though, so you can roll it up. Come to think of it, why bother? This is Cali, right? What's the guy afraid of, dust and spiders? I don't understand his rear spoiler placement either. :)
I love the '63 Merc too (that's right, that stands for MERCURY, not "Mercedes", kids)- that chiseled slab look is awesome.. and a reverse-slant, roll-down rear window? America, fuck yeah!
Probably wouldn't have bothered with the Chevy myself, but what the hell- it's the nicest one I've seen this week (so far).
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Holy crap, I want its taillights, though. I want to put them on everything I own! And I just want the Monterey in general: that Breezeway is the coolest shit, and it always makes the cab look like it was slapped on top on the last day, but in a totally badass way.
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Nah, that's a proud Mopar performance upgrade, like the lightweight windows in the 68 Hemi drag cars.
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Mopar Trivia- 1965 Chryslers had a one-year only version of the cable activated 727 Torqueflite. It was similar to those of the '62-'64 pushbutton era but had a slip yoke extension housing like the '66 and up versions instead of the Mopar old ball and trunion. These '65 Torqueflites are highly sought after and command a premium now-a-days.
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No we won't.
Out of this group, no question I'd demo the '56 Chev. Some orthodontist with a Visa Platinum or some shit and a Danchuk catalog will just replace it anyway.
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BTW, in the right hands that '63 Mercury would keep up with ANY '73-76 GM product in a derby.
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I don't doubt it- the point is, the '63 Merc is absolutely crazy beautiful, and '70s GMs are ugly bogged-out pieces of shit. And before anybody jumps on me, please take note I'm not excluding '70s Mopes or Fords from this judgement- but we can definitely start with the General Malaise products.
If the local boneyard was smart enough to sell whole cars, I would've demo'd this monstrosity:
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In most parts of the country you'd have to look for months to see cars like this. In So Cal, a 15 min drive around town is all you need. Amazing.
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Great, now none of our readers in China can see this past their Great Firewall of China.
Damn, if only they can see what we see now instead of 404.
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I love the '63 Merc too (that's right, that stands for MERCURY, not "Mercedes", kids)- that chiseled slab look is awesome.. and a reverse-slant, roll-down rear window? America, fuck yeah!
Probably wouldn't have bothered with the Chevy myself, but what the hell- it's the nicest one I've seen this week (so far).