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Posted: 6/24/2024 11:58:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Daily? Easy, early '70s MB 300 SEL 6.0... Uncle owned the dealership, I've driven one IRL. Unreal combination of style, luxury and power. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/457055/MB_jpeg-3249469.JPG ETA: BB beat me with a 3.5 convertible coupe. I'd drive it for sure, but I'm not sure I'd DD that...they are knocking down eye-watering money now. Meh, YOLO |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 11:59:31 AM EDT
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Soon to be even more daily drivable when I put in a 700R4
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:00:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Soon to be even more daily drivable when I put in a 700R4 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47594/IMG_0235-3162225.jpg Winning |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:04:09 PM EDT
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Stock - ZL1/Yenko 69 camaro.
Per the basically make anything rules - 30s car with modern drivetrain. Ruby Deluxe would be close although I'd take a zephyr done the same way  Quote HistoryQuoted: 1995 993 RS with the M003 package. Says in the original post PRE-1975 |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:04:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: you're about 20 years too late on that one..  I suck at reading, may I resubmit this fine 72' S/T  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:06:27 PM EDT
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2002 WS6. Im looking but not ready yet
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:07:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mid 60s Plymouth Fury or Belvedere. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/262615/Screenshot_20240624-095957_Chrome_jpg-3249433.JPG I had one of each. Both with 318’s. I’d drop a dual master in for sure. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:08:08 PM EDT
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Early square body K20 with a 12 valve 6BT, NV 5600, and manual locking diffs.
Towing a CJ2A. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:09:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ill take a 70-72 Chevelle. My first car . Give it a modern supercharged fuel injected V8 and a 6 spd manual along with disc brakes . Yep. If be partial to the '71, personally, as I like the look of the '71s a tad better. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:10:25 PM EDT
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My daily driver is a 73 mustang. This body style is better than the previous ones for driving around.
351 cleveland with some go fast parts in it, tremec TKX, hydraulic clutch, intake, headers, 3" exhaust, tuned with a carb cheater. It came with power disc brakes, AC, power steering, and a 9" rear. I have swapped the seat belts to 3pt lap belts. If I was made of money, I would possibly get a higher optioned car like a boss 429.  1973 mustang idling Quoted: Soon to be even more daily drivable when I put in a 700R4 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47594/IMG_0235-3162225.jpg Make sure you do the rear end, too. I put a 700r4 into my C-10. With the 2.54 rear end, it was pretty lackluster. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:11:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love muscle cars and hot rods, but I'm old enough that I don't want that stuff for a daily. I'd go for a bigger, sporty model like a Torino or Satellite, or maybe even a full-sized car like an Impala. Modern FI engine with OD trans, air conditioning, power accessories, and a nice stereo. This guy knows what’s going on. Now that I’m older I look back to 1999 when I brought the fastback home and keep telling myself it should have been a 63.5 Galaxy 2 door. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:12:50 PM EDT
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Something similar to this.
I’d want a modern drivetrain, suspension, brakes, lights, etc. 
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:13:22 PM EDT
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There can be only one, and that one is a 66 GTO!!!
 Attached FileThis one is even the proper color. I’d keep the look, but update everything for comfort and safety. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:16:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:41:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I need a truck bed and 4x4 regularly, so '72 Ford Highboy. Completely redone suspension/lift for a decent ride with rear airbags, and a 6.7 Cummins/G56 powertrain 37" tires and 4.10 gears, interior upgraded with bluetooth/hands free calling and decent speakers. I'd drive the hell out of that Same thought her but perhaps a B-100 because of the rarity and cargo capacity and still be able to pull a trailer. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:48:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 69 Yenko Camaro. Ding ding ding! Yellow with the 4 speed. The 400 trans would be more daily driver-ish but just wouldn't be proper. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 1:02:55 PM EDT
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Quote Historyhope you dont have far to go in the winter! |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 1:09:15 PM EDT
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It would be a 84 Toyota Land Cruiser Restomod normally, but with the year restriction you put on we will go with a Dodge Power Wagon Restomod.
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Posted: 6/24/2024 1:09:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 1:09:37 PM EDT
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A pre-1975 car as a daily driver? That's sounds awful.
 If I need it to get to work on time, think I would go with a Mercedes or a Volvo, as they built really reliable cars in those days. A 1974 Volvo 240 Estate would be my first choice, with a Mercedes 240D as my close second. (Funny that both cars have the same model number. )... also, I LOVE the old Volvos, so that is sort of a "Dream" car. 
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Posted: 6/24/2024 1:12:01 PM EDT
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450 SEL
911 Turbo |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 1:58:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There can be only one, and that one is a 66 GTO!!! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2115/IMG_1019_jpeg-3249494.JPG This one is even the proper color. I’d keep the look, but update everything for comfort and safety. You and me can be friends. I have an unhealthy obsession with wanting a '65 GTO. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:06:19 PM EDT
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75 is a lame cutoff. Think I’d just do a Supercab F-250 or F-350(if such a thing exists). With all the trimmings especially AC and modern drivetrain.
With an unlimited budget I could make just about anything a good daily driver. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:10:14 PM EDT
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Porsche 911 all day.
Porsche 356 if it's not daily |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:14:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 75 is a lame cutoff. Think I’d just do a Supercab F-250 or F-350(if such a thing exists). With all the trimmings especially AC and modern drivetrain. With an unlimited budget I could make just about anything a good daily driver. They do. A friend's folks had one that was a Forest service truck purchased at auction. They sold it in the 90's for a couple grand. This one brought 45K:Link  I'd go with a Volvo P1800.  I even like this pickup conversion: 
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:17:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:20:24 PM EDT
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1972 2.7 RS touring, no need for the lightweight as a daily driver. 2+2 is perfect for a family of 4. Air cooled 911s are stupid easy to maintain and incredibly reliable.
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:24:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ... With an unlimited budget I could make just about anything a good daily driver. That's a fair point. With an unlimited budget, I could have a warehouse of parts and a team of mechanics living above my full equipped worshop garage and following me in a truck every time I drove anywhere.  In that case, screw the reliable Volvo/Mercedes and give me a restomod 1969 Mustang Boss 302 or 1974 Aston Marin V8 Vantage. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:24:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:28:15 PM EDT
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Probably a Ford or Chevy 4x4 pickup cause I always need a truck to haul stuff.
However, As someone who was actually driving cars in the 70's, there were a whole lot of good cars I would be happy to drive everyday. The choices are too many to list. Off the top of head.... Mercedes sedan. Porsche 911. Mustang. Camero/Firebird. Blazer. Bronco. Land Cruiser. Any American 4x4 pickup. All good reliable transportation. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:35:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:37:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’d probably go with a 1969 Camaro SS 396 This. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 2:38:07 PM EDT
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Heck of a lot of Firebirds in here
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:05:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: hope you dont have far to go in the winter! Quote HistoryQuoted: hope you dont have far to go in the winter! The 1919 keeps me warm.
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:08:57 PM EDT
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 Attached FileQuote HistoryQuoted: The 1919 keeps me warm. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: hope you dont have far to go in the winter! The 1919 keeps me warm. Attached File |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:10:45 PM EDT
[#36]
 I'll take one of these please. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:12:22 PM EDT
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1965 GT350
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:14:06 PM EDT
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That’s a tough choice. I’d love to say something impractical like a GT40…but because roads here suck and I never get over 45mph on the way to work, something like a restored Bronco might be better.
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:39:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:45:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryMy dad has a 67 Corvette Stingray but with the 327. It's a fun car. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 3:50:44 PM EDT
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"Dream," "Daily Driver," and "pre-1975" is a pretty hard combo to reconcile.
Most vehicles that check all the practical boxes for daily use aren't very dreamy, and there are a lot of challenges with vehicles that old. It's not sexy, but my first thought is an early Squarebody Suburban:  Make mine a 350 4x4 with some updates like EFI, disc brakes, and seats with headrests and 3 point seatbelts. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:01:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ford GT40 (since a Ferrari F40 is too new for this exercise). Monica |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:13:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It would be a 84 Toyota Land Cruiser Restomod normally, but with the year restriction you put on we will go with a Dodge Power Wagon Restomod. https://www.legacyclassictrucks.com/images/F146073323.jpg With a 4bt cummins. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:19:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:23:58 PM EDT
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Yenko 427 4 speed Chevelle or Nova.
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:25:11 PM EDT
[#46]
Highboy
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:26:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They do. A friend's folks had one that was a Forest service truck purchased at auction. They sold it in the 90's for a couple grand. This one brought 45K:Link https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1975_ford_f-250_7-1-71246.jpeg?fit=940%2C626 I'd go with a Volvo P1800. https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1965_volvo_1800s_outside-27954.jpg?fit=940%2C627 I even like this pickup conversion: https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1973_volvo_1800es_1973_volvo_1800es_3f07f9c2-1702-4c50-aacb-8ba3b43ac6e5-GV7cVC-79126-79127-scaled.jpg?w=620&resize=620%2C413 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 75 is a lame cutoff. Think I'd just do a Supercab F-250 or F-350(if such a thing exists). With all the trimmings especially AC and modern drivetrain. With an unlimited budget I could make just about anything a good daily driver. They do. A friend's folks had one that was a Forest service truck purchased at auction. They sold it in the 90's for a couple grand. This one brought 45K:Link https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1975_ford_f-250_7-1-71246.jpeg?fit=940%2C626 I'd go with a Volvo P1800. https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1965_volvo_1800s_outside-27954.jpg?fit=940%2C627 I even like this pickup conversion: https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1973_volvo_1800es_1973_volvo_1800es_3f07f9c2-1702-4c50-aacb-8ba3b43ac6e5-GV7cVC-79126-79127-scaled.jpg?w=620&resize=620%2C413 P1800 restomods like Cyan Racing has done is a top contender. Tho my first thought was a resto Mk1 Escort or Mk1 Golf. They have much to offer, and the shortcomings would be easily rectified with cash and effort.  Attached File Attached FileSomething like Gordon Murray's. Escorts are a huge retro fad for old school Rally guys.  Attached FileBut with unlimited options, W111 Benzo really speaks to me. Torn between a 280 SE coupe or cabriolet. Send it to MechaTronik (yes nobody knew them til the F40 smash up). Graft a W124 suspension, upgrade the brakes and 4Matic driveline, warmed over M103 mated to a 722.9 seven speed. Or whatever setup they'd recommend. Shoot for a reliable 250-300hp, near 300-350 ft lbs. Send it to Bortram for a bespoke interior or see if Manufaktur would take it in. Install upgraded environmentals and retrofit some comforts like heated seat/wheel, adaptive cruise, etc  Mechatronik M-Coupé 55 AMG | Motorvision Deutschland ETA YT vid. Knew I'd seen stuff out there like this tho I don't need and would be fine avoiding AMG content in a daily. I'd prolly be pretty happy with that as a daily. |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:27:13 PM EDT
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nothing radical
'34 Sedan Delivery for hauling band gear and running out to the range parallel rear independent front power front discs Vintage Air turbo SB 700R4 LED front lighting rear back up camera tilt/cruise Have no doubts I would drive it every day. Done it before with two classics.  interior would be toned down and made for utility  |
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:27:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2024 4:29:09 PM EDT
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69 Plymouth GTX has always been my dream car, I'd even settle for a non hemi one.
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