Thread: Non landy favourite cars?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Nah. An all weather car. You just need a squeegee for the "fish n chip shop" windows.

I think it was more to do with the distributor being on the front of the engine just behind the grill, It didn't take much rain to get it wet and stop the engine.
All that is a moot point really because it didn't have a roof and I am not a fan of getting soaked when I drive soo I didn't drive it in the rain anyway

I've always wanted a 1977 Pontiac Firebird after watching Smokey and the Bandit as a kid.

Other than that I loved the Rover SD1 as a kid and even though they have now come down into my price range I'd doubt I'd ever get one. From the outside I think they still look great but the insides are dated as anything.

Originally Posted by trout1105

I think it was more to do with the distributor being on the front of the engine just behind the grill, It didn't take much rain to get it wet and stop the engine.

Easily fixed. I've driven up a river with the water over the side boxes.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Easily fixed. I've driven up a river with the water over the side boxes.

I loved those side boxes, you could fit all sorts of stuff in them
I ended up putting a rubber glove over the dizzy and the leads and this helped heaps.

Triumph 2.5Pi silver/blue, full leather interior, wood grain dash and steering wheel, same engine as the TR6 fuel injected 2.5l Vanguard engine, smooth fast and comfortable just a great car.

A special mento to my XB and XC GS 302V8 4sp Falcons.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

I have always regretted selling my 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible, Hemi 426 & 4 speed. sold it when we married in 1975 for $5,000 to buy furniture, washing machine, fridge, etc. Now worth over $500,000. Sigh. 600+ hp Mopar Performance aftermarket engine. Fastest road car I have ever driven.

Way back I had a 1940 Chrysler Royal 8 limousine. I loved that car. The sheer size and the interior space and comfort. Did use a bit of fuel though. Would love to have it today just to take for a Sunday cruise.

A very bad decision by you! Don't know about an aftermarket engine, but I would say that with its original matching numbers 426 Hemi, it would today be worth way north of $500K. No doubt you would remember the classic (1st edition) 1970s classic, "Vanishing Point" with Barry Newman.
A pretty rare car in Aussie,..where is it now?
As you might have guessed a Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi R/T rates pretty highly with me.
The "Best" (as in engineering/design etc) car we've ever owned was a special order (built for us) AMG C63, optioned with "Performance Pack" better engine, big brakes, LSD (could never understand why this wasn't standard on this car!). A very powerful, and a very fast car, which made a beautiful "noise"! My "favorite" was a black 1985 HDT VK Calais Director, the most expensive one of its model ever built by Brock's HDT Special vehicles ($46K in 1985, which was over twice the price of a new Calais upon which it was based),..tuxedo black (I bought it s/h in 1988, I never would've chosen black!), Optioned with Leather Scheel interior, Improved output engine, T5 (5 speed) gearbox, BBS wheels, electric sunroof, HDT Stereo (amp, equalizer etc) 3.36 diff etc. A very nice car, which was the subject of several magazine articles, and which is still around in Sydney.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Easily fixed. I've driven up a river with the water over the side boxes.

I call bull****,,

they'd float before that happened

Originally Posted by Redback

Triumph 2.5Pi silver/blue, full leather interior, wood grain dash and steering wheel, same engine as the TR6 fuel injected 2.5l Vanguard engine, smooth fast and comfortable just a great car.

A special mento to my XB and XC GS 302V8 4sp Falcons.

Wow my dream car!

Manual or Automatic?

I bought an auto to get a good body as I have a rusted out S with a manual + OD box that I'm considering putting in when I rebuild the motor as there's metal flakes appearing in the oil filter housing