Thread: Classic American Muscle.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

I saw one for sale at Ellingson's in Minneapolis in mid 1916 for US$325,000. It was absolutely smick but an automatic. Hemi and 4 speed convertible would be the rarest version of this model. They did have a glorious original 1968 Cadillac convertible for US$25,000 and I got the feeling an offer of $20,000 would have got it. I was very tempted. Ellingson's style themselves as a museum but in reality it is a big classic car yard and all but a very few are for sale at the right offer.

Before left Oz the First Minister gave me a dire warning about buying a car in the US. She saw me perusing auction catalogues for historic race cars. I hoped to buy a Champ/Indy/Sprint car powered by Offy. I then thought a road car, a nice cruiser, would not attract the same wrath as a race car. I did seriously look at a 1976 Eldorado Biarritz for US $35,000 but the exchange rate was not in its favour. A 100 point car and the Cadillac Club of America Car of the Year in 2011.

Gotta love a Caddy.
Many years ago Shannons had a white 1958 Series 62 Convertible, it was the "cover car" of their auction publication. Shannons is just around the corner from us, so after I saw it, I went home to Wifey & asked her to come & look. She wasn't keen, but when she saw it, she fell in love with it. So, I got Council Permits to extend our garage front & rear so that it'd fit in etc. The price was $60K, a LOT of dollars for us, but we were keen,......until we drove it! Unfortunately it had been converted to RHD many years ago. Anyway owner comes around to our house, still got pics of the Caddy in our driveway, and we go for a drive down the Nepean Highway (many people were waving at us!), with the hood down of course, it was a VERY impressive LOOKING car, but unfortunately the driving experience was not,....use the brakes & the front bumper almost hit the ground, steering?..move the steering wheel a foot in either direction,...with no change in direction,....lots of trim not quite right etc, so it didn't happen. If we'd had another $60K, we could've made it a ripper car, but without the dollars it was not viable for us. But ever since then, I've had a soft spot for a Caddy, definitely something special about them.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by goingbush

I forgot, I also had a '62 Compact Fairlane , not exactly a Muscle car either but it would do a mean burnout , Being in my Youth I desecrated it by fitting a 351C in place of the 260W but of course I didn't realise it would not fit so cut a hole in the bonnet & completely buggered it up by putting an A9X scoop on it . The things you do.

FB on the trailer on the way to the Marysville Demolition Derby .

also my First Landy in the background .

That Kombi would be worth a bit now too...

Originally Posted by Strangerover

That Kombi would be worth a bit now too...

Yeah, Dad sold it for $300 . Ditto Dads XL ute , worth a bob now I'd think.

Funny story , Dad thought he'd swap the Gearbox as he had a good one from a Beetle . Put it in and had One Forward gear & Four reverse gears , Didn't realise the Kombi's portal hubs changed rotation direction, The kombi has crown wheel on other side of pinion. Wasted effort but a learning experience, Put original gearbox back .

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

........ and I had a play car. A 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible with Hemi 426 and 4 speed. A very rare car. It was not original as the original street Hemi had been replaced earlier with a Mopar Performance drag race Hemi.

should bring back a few memories


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