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Posted: 8/3/2020 1:32:44 PM EST
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I kinda wanted a SRT-4 just to get groceries in. Easier to park than my truck.
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Posted: 8/3/2020 1:37:50 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Prices on early Toyota 4x4s are climbing fast, especially survivor or good restorations. One of the reasons I am hanging on to mine. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4495_jpg-1531236.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4736_jpg-1531237.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Prices on early Toyota 4x4s are climbing fast, especially survivor or good restorations. One of the reasons I am hanging on to mine. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4495_jpg-1531236.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4736_jpg-1531237.JPG My first truck was a 84 4x4. I hate it. Top speed of 78 mph. Damn thing stripped exhaust manifold bolts like crazy. It always had an exhaust leak. Luckily the door gaskets leaked bad enough to get you fresh air and drowned out the sound of the radio. Sounded like you dropped a tin can when you closed the doors. Cheap truck. No idea why anyone would want to collect them. 
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Posted: 8/3/2020 1:44:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @killingmachine123 My first was an 85 GLH-T, no a/c car. The second gear synchro was bad and it would grind a bit going into gear. The 525 was not the greatest trans. But it was my favorite car. It was unmodified and met an untimely end when I was rear ended while at a stop. My second was a 1987 GLHS. This car I modified enough that after the second time I bricked the trans I modified and installed the better A523 cable shifted trans. I was running 18psi with ported head, s60 cam, Stage 3 Garrett turbo, etc. I remember Lambros Race Engineering and FWD Performance as the companies that sold race parts. On the GLHS I switched over to the SMEC computer and had a guy named Paul chip it. It was fun to work on but I worked on it way too much. Broke all kinds of parts. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It's cool to see how many guys like the Shelby Dodge cars from the 80s. I can't get enough of them. @killingmachine123 My first was an 85 GLH-T, no a/c car. The second gear synchro was bad and it would grind a bit going into gear. The 525 was not the greatest trans. But it was my favorite car. It was unmodified and met an untimely end when I was rear ended while at a stop. My second was a 1987 GLHS. This car I modified enough that after the second time I bricked the trans I modified and installed the better A523 cable shifted trans. I was running 18psi with ported head, s60 cam, Stage 3 Garrett turbo, etc. I remember Lambros Race Engineering and FWD Performance as the companies that sold race parts. On the GLHS I switched over to the SMEC computer and had a guy named Paul chip it. It was fun to work on but I worked on it way too much. Broke all kinds of parts. I think we've discussed that before. Saying that the 525s are weak is being kind. Thank goodness a 555 or 568 will go in their place easily. I haven't heard Paul V.'s name mentioned in years. He scammed a bunch of people by not doing their cals and keeping the money. I think he was having personal problems and just dropped off the map. It was pretty crazy to throw that away. With his abilities, he could have easily parlayed that into a good position with about any company when aftermarket EFI was realistically still in its infancy. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 1:52:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wouldn't mind finding another one of these. Mine was the same color, but lwb. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/298778/20200803_141444_jpg-1531291.JPG The little bastard broke down on me and some methbilly stripped it. I am casually looking for a decent builder pre 75 Toyota pickup. Even have a stillborn project 86 4x4 I would trade for one in the right circumstances. Pre 75 bacause smog exempt. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 1:56:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My first truck was a 84 4x4. I hate it. Top speed of 78 mph. Damn thing stripped exhaust manifold bolts like crazy. It always had an exhaust leak. Luckily the door gaskets leaked bad enough to get you fresh air and drowned out the sound of the radio. Sounded like you dropped a tin can when you closed the doors. Cheap truck. No idea why anyone would want to collect them. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Prices on early Toyota 4x4s are climbing fast, especially survivor or good restorations. One of the reasons I am hanging on to mine. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4495_jpg-1531236.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4736_jpg-1531237.JPG My first truck was a 84 4x4. I hate it. Top speed of 78 mph. Damn thing stripped exhaust manifold bolts like crazy. It always had an exhaust leak. Luckily the door gaskets leaked bad enough to get you fresh air and drowned out the sound of the radio. Sounded like you dropped a tin can when you closed the doors. Cheap truck. No idea why anyone would want to collect them. 78? Damn, yours was a speed demon.  Nostalgia is a powerful force. They are now old enough to be emissions/inspection exempt pretty much everywhere but CA so there are solutions to the lack of HP. I have never had exhaust manifold issues with any of mine (head gaskets and timing chain issues on the other hand). And they are really good offroad trucks. Light, small, easily modified, easy to work on. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 3:24:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think we've discussed that before. Saying that the 525s are weak is being kind. I had 2 trans, A525, blow the differential in my Daytona. Apparently there was a roll pin in there that would work its way loose and destroy the case and lock the trans up. Over the several years that I owned mine I also bought 2 other complete Daytonas with blown trans that I got various parts off and then scrapped/sold. The first one I bought for the header panel because mine had ripped out the area where the front motor mount bolted to it. Found out years later that it probably did that due to the rear motor mount, which had a little shock absorber built into it, probably being bad. About 6 months after I replaced it the trans popped. Either the tow truck or the trans shop hooked a chain to the motor mount and bent/ripped the new header panel. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 3:53:40 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think we've discussed that before. Saying that the 525s are weak is being kind. Thank goodness a 555 or 568 will go in their place easily. I haven't heard Paul V.'s name mentioned in years. He scammed a bunch of people by not doing their cals and keeping the money. I think he was having personal problems and just dropped off the map. It was pretty crazy to throw that away. With his abilities, he could have easily parlayed that into a good position with about any company when aftermarket EFI was realistically still in its infancy. I got Paul to do mine pretty early on before he got flaky. I'm pretty sure I still have the first chip he burned for me. No huge issues with it but I ended up getting a FWD Perf. chip later on that was a bit more stable. I got my A523 from a pick n pull with the shifter for $50. Never could find the elusive 568 or 555. But it would still nuke minivan cv joints and strip half shafts. The 523 worked until the frame rotted out and my buddy popped a hole in #4 piston. I really don't miss working on it lol. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 4:22:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's what my friend said who took his Shelby CSX-T. The pics of the F40 and Porsche 959 were incredible to see out in the wild. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Anyone who posted in this thread needs to go to a Radwood car show. This year's in Austin was hands down the best car show I've ever attended. Those two were wild to see. Almost everything I’ve seen referenced in this thread was represented multiple times over. There were so many cool cars that I forgot even existed. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 7:34:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I kinda wanted a SRT-4 just to get groceries in. Easier to park than my truck. Thought about mentioning one earlier. They were fast cars in their day. |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 9:20:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 3rd Gen F-Bodies will always hold a special place in my heart. My first car was a ‘89 Iroc Z. T-top, 5.7/700r4 car. Black with grey interior. It ended up getting stolen along with a garage full of parts. Still have the key and title. Right now, I’ve been eyeing these verrrrry hard. I’ve got a donor 6.0 and I’d love to pick one up: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/75/52/57/7552575682fe5379b1e752e6746f6e42.jpg Dude, that pic has been my desktop background for last several years. @Unapologetic_Patriot |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 9:38:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryI had one of those after I wrecked one of these.......  Then for a short while, I had one of these. 
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Posted: 8/3/2020 10:14:13 PM EST
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Quoted: I had 2 trans, A525, blow the differential in my Daytona. Apparently there was a roll pin in there that would work its way loose and destroy the case and lock the trans up. Over the several years that I owned mine I also bought 2 other complete Daytonas with blown trans that I got various parts off and then scrapped/sold. The first one I bought for the header panel because mine had ripped out the area where the front motor mount bolted to it. Found out years later that it probably did that due to the rear motor mount, which had a little shock absorber built into it, probably being bad. About 6 months after I replaced it the trans popped. Either the tow truck or the trans shop hooked a chain to the motor mount and bent/ripped the new header panel. Yep. Too many burnouts or just plain bad luck could toss the diff pin through the case. Chrysler later made some retainers which bolted to the diff via the ring gear bolts and were designed to keep those pins in place. I think the actual part is for the Neons, but if you trim the tab down they work just fine for our cars. I have installed them in at least one trans. They seem to work well. Quoted: I got Paul to do mine pretty early on before he got flaky. I'm pretty sure I still have the first chip he burned for me. No huge issues with it but I ended up getting a FWD Perf. chip later on that was a bit more stable. I got my A523 from a pick n pull with the shifter for $50. Never could find the elusive 568 or 555. But it would still nuke minivan cv joints and strip half shafts. The 523 worked until the frame rotted out and my buddy popped a hole in #4 piston. I really don't miss working on it lol. I've spent years tracking down 555s and 568s. Since I own two 89 CSX VNTs, along with an 89 Lancer Shelby, I've tried to collect a lot of the 89 555s since they're a bit of an oddball with the later 1/2 synchro assy and earlier style everything else. With how long I get them to last, I don't think I'll run out of supplies. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:07:05 AM EST
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Typical of the Internet,most of these aren't "nothing" cars. A "nothing" car would be like a Corolla sedan or the station wagon your parents had as a kid. A whole bunch of these things,most in this thread, wouldn't have been mundane when new.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:14:03 AM EST
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Quote HistoryCame to post this! IDK why, but I've always liked these in any form... Conquest or Starion. Also, the Toyota Celica Supra. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:30:47 AM EST
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1980 something air-cooled VW microbus. The list of things wrong with it is extensive. Yet, it was fun running round a small down in that box. Looked like this one but was burnt orange over Panama brown.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:30:54 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Typical of the Internet,most of these aren't "nothing" cars. A "nothing" car would be like a Corolla sedan or the station wagon your parents had as a kid. A whole bunch of these things,most in this thread, wouldn't have been mundane when new. I'm thinking about trying to track down my first car (well, one like it, the original got totaled by the guy I sold it to), the oh so amazing Escort GT 
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:32:21 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5226/5595846013_c3d155a966_b.jpg Had one just like this. 6 speed manual. Still miss it. Drank gas like a drunk on a bar stool but would climb a tree backwards in 2wd even Had one too. Man speaks truth. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:40:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My dad drove a Hyundai Tiberon (called the Hyundai Coupe in Europe) for about a decade after he retired. He loved it. He could easily have afforded a much more expensive car, but he thought it was great. Tiburon. Had no idea they sold those in Europe back then. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:46:22 AM EST
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1989 Corvette 6-speed
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:07:55 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.imgur.com/O3fW3yP.jpg One more, the Opel GT. Never driven one. There are three of these that have been sitting by a building for maybe 20+ years. Drive buy them on occasion and they've always intrigued me. https://i.imgur.com/Hvg2ce3.jpg I saw a Opel Gt a few weeks ago, had large dual exhaust. Did not hear it running but i'm guessing it had a engine swap in it, it was parked but it was in really good shape. First time to see one in person in probably thirty years. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:10:01 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1983 Dodge Colt Twin Stick My first car. Bought it from my sister for $125 dollars when I was 16. Had 8 gears and 2 reverse with the Twin Stick transmission. Quick little thing too. Used to smoke the front tires off it. Would go anywhere. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/500021/1577540771a73ef9481ab5d170Screenshot-201-1529004.JPG I had forgotten all about that. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:14:27 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/44791/d453d78a3225dc27144df6cc6cd14e11_jpg-1529265.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/44791/Screenshot_20200801-202730_png-1529266.JPG Fiat x/19 same reason as the fiat spider. You can push it to it's limit,it was a very fun car to drive. I've owned 3 For some strange reason I have always like the X19. Worked at as dealership in the early 80's that sold the Bertone X19, Bertone acquired the rights after Fiat stopped building them. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:17:38 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Prices on early Toyota 4x4s are climbing fast, especially survivor or good restorations. One of the reasons I am hanging on to mine. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4495_jpg-1531236.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_4736_jpg-1531237.JPG Even rust buckets bring a premium out here. I think they are overrated IMO. My friend had to restore my old one:  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:17:50 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've wanted a Subaru Brat for a long time, clean ones don't exist in the wild. https://i.imgur.com/aF4aRcl_d.jpg Back in the late 70's or early 80's my younger sisters boyfriend had one, it was well on its way to turning completely to rust and it was only four or five years old and not in the rust belt. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:28:45 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I loved my 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi. I have seen a few over here still running around. Luxury car with sporty handling, nice ride, and plenty of power for a 6 cylinder. The sunroof was great, with no leaks, etc. Picked it up for 9K USD in 2003. Nothing like it, these days, under 50K USD. I would buy another in a heartbeat if they still made them. https://www.newcartestdrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/12/01concorde.jpg ETA: Never had a lick of trouble with it mechanically or otherwise, which I cannot say for any other vehicle I have ever owned over the last 40 years. Even after my ex- took it to Jiffy Lube instead of the guy I told her to when I was in Kosovo. They filled the power steering reservoir with oil. My guy purged the system, replaced the seals, etc., and it was back on the road without any permanent damage. JL paid the bill with no arguments, too, which was another miracle.  LOL, I sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in parts for those things back in the day. Made me lots of money. Lets see, transmission's by the truckload, 2.7 engines were junk, 3.5's would eat cams and rockers. Sold sensors galore, Single board Engine Controllers and Transmission controllers. Sunroof seals, interior door handles would break if you looked at them too hard. Front subframe bushings, inner tie rod bushings and on and on. Had a boss who's wife took her seat-belt off to reach in the back seat for something the moment the trans went into limp-in mode at 75 mph, limp-in was forced second gear, she ended up in the hospital since her head almost went through the windshield. My younger sister bought the Dodge version, the Intrepid, against my advice but she never really had any major issues with it. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:49:14 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Saw thread title....wondered if there'd be any 2.2 turbo love....pleasantly surprised  My GLH-Ts rusted away but I still have a Spirit R/Ts for when I feel like wrenching on something. Least reliable car ever but I spanked on many a mustang with that car, never mind all the dumbass VWs. Mine dyno'd 225/275 at the wheels before mods. It pulled strong well into 5th gear, but I never did much more than 145 with it, even in those years common sense intervened on occasion, before I ran out of boost (or road). I had a 1993 Daytona Iroc R/T with the 2.2 Turbo twin cam, one of nine in black. Sold it in 2005, they had MAJOR issues with the Lotus twin cam head, they would eat cams and crack at the screw in freeze plug holes between the cams on the top of the head. I always kept a spare head and pair of cams. LOL Parts for them are REALLY hard to find now. Found some pics of it from a day or two after I bought it, paid $500.00 for it .   Engine bay when I bought it was filthy.  First and only car I sold over the internet, late 2005 after I had my heart attack and just needed to get rid of some projects. From the moment I posted the ad to the time the money hit my bank account was nine hours.  |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 11:04:47 AM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL, I sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in parts for those things back in the day. Made me lots of money. Lets see, transmission's by the truckload, 2.7 engines were junk, 3.5's would eat cams and rockers. Sold sensors galore, Single board Engine Controllers and Transmission controllers. Sunroof seals, interior door handles would break if you looked at them too hard. Front subframe bushings, inner tie rod bushings and on and on. Had a boss who's wife took her seat-belt off to reach in the back seat for something the moment the trans went into limp-in mode at 75 mph, limp-in was forced second gear, she ended up in the hospital since her head almost went through the windshield. My younger sister bought the Dodge version, the Intrepid, against my advice but she never really had any major issues with it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I loved my 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi. I have seen a few over here still running around. Luxury car with sporty handling, nice ride, and plenty of power for a 6 cylinder. The sunroof was great, with no leaks, etc. Picked it up for 9K USD in 2003. Nothing like it, these days, under 50K USD. I would buy another in a heartbeat if they still made them. https://www.newcartestdrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/12/01concorde.jpg ETA: Never had a lick of trouble with it mechanically or otherwise, which I cannot say for any other vehicle I have ever owned over the last 40 years. Even after my ex- took it to Jiffy Lube instead of the guy I told her to when I was in Kosovo. They filled the power steering reservoir with oil. My guy purged the system, replaced the seals, etc., and it was back on the road without any permanent damage. JL paid the bill with no arguments, too, which was another miracle. LOL, I sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in parts for those things back in the day. Made me lots of money. Lets see, transmission's by the truckload, 2.7 engines were junk, 3.5's would eat cams and rockers. Sold sensors galore, Single board Engine Controllers and Transmission controllers. Sunroof seals, interior door handles would break if you looked at them too hard. Front subframe bushings, inner tie rod bushings and on and on. Had a boss who's wife took her seat-belt off to reach in the back seat for something the moment the trans went into limp-in mode at 75 mph, limp-in was forced second gear, she ended up in the hospital since her head almost went through the windshield. My younger sister bought the Dodge version, the Intrepid, against my advice but she never really had any major issues with it. Mileage may vary.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 11:36:09 AM EST
[#28]
Jeep Cherokee/XJs (specifically the 97-01 models) are one vehicle that I love and think are underrated. They have been gaining a following over the past few years and prices are going up though.
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dodge Raider. Yes it is the same thing as the Montero, but I have a special attachment to the Dodge version. Would love one that looks like this. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/a7/26/a0a7264eb6b2b0b1b323b0c3801d49b9.jpg There was a guy here that did somewhat of a restoration on one of those. He had is listed for sale on Craigslist for ~$10k for at least two years. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 11:40:19 AM EST
[#29]
Always wanted a Porsche 914
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:28:31 PM EST
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You want "Nothing"? How about the 1993 5 door low performance sedan which can go anywhere that won't cause it to bottom out? This ATV is one bad MOFO. It was my first car and put up with a beating that would make Tina Turner Proud Mary more than she ever has before. I give you the 93 Ford Escort Wagon. If I find one in prime shape in this color, I'm a buyer for sure. I sat in one at a JY a few years back and they are actually quite roomy. The fact that it shares it's underpinnings with a Mazda ensures a lot of practical engine swaps and spare parts for a long, long time.
 If you thought that was something, then how about you look at this 1978 Cadillac Seville. My old roommate had one as his first car and boy did we get into trouble in that thing. He had the optional moon roof and apparently optional shocks. As a matter of fact, there were no shocks on the car at all. His father removed them for some reason and it was no longer able to control the springs in the rear. The up side? If one timed pulses of the brakes at stop lights, people legitimately thought we had hydraulics back when that was a cool thing for individuals living in the ghetto or those labeled as white trash. More than once, drug dealers came off the street corner waiving giant wads of cash at us. We kept on driving.  |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 7:30:02 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I had a 1993 Daytona Iroc R/T with the 2.2 Turbo twin cam, one of nine in black. Sold it in 2005, they had MAJOR issues with the Lotus twin cam head, they would eat cams and crack at the screw in freeze plug holes between the cams on the top of the head. I always kept a spare head and pair of cams. LOL Parts for them are REALLY hard to find now. Found some pics of it from a day or two after I bought it, paid $500.00 for it .https://i.imgur.com/RIU7bnN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9xvK78v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/p6B8cxs.jpg Engine bay when I bought it was filthy. https://i.imgur.com/mTlNBPv.jpg First and only car I sold over the internet, late 2005 after I had my heart attack and just needed to get rid of some projects. From the moment I posted the ad to the time the money hit my bank account was nine hours. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Saw thread title....wondered if there'd be any 2.2 turbo love....pleasantly surprised My GLH-Ts rusted away but I still have a Spirit R/Ts for when I feel like wrenching on something. Least reliable car ever but I spanked on many a mustang with that car, never mind all the dumbass VWs. Mine dyno'd 225/275 at the wheels before mods. It pulled strong well into 5th gear, but I never did much more than 145 with it, even in those years common sense intervened on occasion, before I ran out of boost (or road). I had a 1993 Daytona Iroc R/T with the 2.2 Turbo twin cam, one of nine in black. Sold it in 2005, they had MAJOR issues with the Lotus twin cam head, they would eat cams and crack at the screw in freeze plug holes between the cams on the top of the head. I always kept a spare head and pair of cams. LOL Parts for them are REALLY hard to find now. Found some pics of it from a day or two after I bought it, paid $500.00 for it .https://i.imgur.com/RIU7bnN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9xvK78v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/p6B8cxs.jpg Engine bay when I bought it was filthy. https://i.imgur.com/mTlNBPv.jpg First and only car I sold over the internet, late 2005 after I had my heart attack and just needed to get rid of some projects. From the moment I posted the ad to the time the money hit my bank account was nine hours. I suppose that thing is now in FL or WI. There are two really big guys in the TIII scene and they have the majority of them I'm familiar with. The TIII guys love them, but if you talk to anyone who worked as a tech in the dealership when they were still under warranty, they'll have a different opinion regarding them. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 8:15:08 PM EST
[#32]
 1974 Plymouth Satellite (also Sebring and later the Fury) They're 'generic' but still one of my favorites. When I think 'car', this is what pops into my head. Of course, as a kid I watched a lot of "Dukes of Hazzard" and "Smokey and the Bandit" in which these mid-size Plymouths were ubiquitous. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 8:55:11 AM EST
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My 1990 Geo Storm GSi. My first car. I had it for many years, but had to finally sell it when parts became almost unobtanium.
I still miss it though. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 8:59:26 AM EST
[#34]
Possibly doesn't qualify as a "nothing car", but:
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Posted: 8/5/2020 9:43:19 AM EST
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Posted: 8/5/2020 10:17:52 AM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryWe had a white/blue Sedan version. That thing was a beast in the snow. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 11:39:45 AM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Jeep Cherokee/XJs (specifically the 97-01 models) are one vehicle that I love and think are underrated. They have been gaining a following over the past few years and prices are going up though. Of course as times change, they aren't truly "nothing cars". People seek after them. Even the AMC Eagle I posted earlier isn't a "nothing car". It used to be but not anymore. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 11:59:23 AM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We had a white/blue Sedan version. That thing was a beast in the snow. Quote HistoryQuoted: We had a white/blue Sedan version. That thing was a beast in the snow.  |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 12:32:19 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It is to me. It's ugly as shit Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You think the 4th gen Supra is a "nothing" car?  It is to me. It's ugly as shit   |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 1:12:25 PM EST
[#40]
 This one is a bit of a stretch, they are worth some $$$ now. I could sub in a 944 turbo or S2 
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Posted: 8/5/2020 1:29:16 PM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A car I'd wished I'd bought was an old Opel Kadet wagon my brother bought for a work burner back in the early 80s. I think it was a 71 model. God, i think of the use/abuse it suffered and still kept on keeping on. We used to strap a canoe on top that was longer than the car. :) Late on in his ownership he used it for a hunting wagon. He actually found a set of mudgrip tires for the rear. It never got stuck, served as a bed and i don't know how many deer had been strapped on it's top rack.:) I bought a 1967 Opel Cadet Rallye in 1966 after graduating high school and drove the shit out of it until I went into the service. Loved that little car and had a blast in it. It looked like this one. 
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Posted: 8/5/2020 1:54:57 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: https://germancarsforsaleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ti2.jpg This one is a bit of a stretch, they are worth some $$$ now. I could sub in a 944 turbo or S2 https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1981-porsche-924-carrera-gt-front.jpg I'd LOVE to have a 951 or 968, but yeah, they're not "nothing" cars. 928 S4 is also on the "win the lottery" list, but also not a nothing car to me. I don't think any manufacturer's flagship car can qualify as a "nothing car". lol Well, maybe Yugo's flagship car... |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 1:57:21 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thought about mentioning one earlier. They were fast cars in their day. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I kinda wanted a SRT-4 just to get groceries in. Easier to park than my truck. Thought about mentioning one earlier. They were fast cars in their day. $18,000 and ran a 14.2. With a $2,000 kit plus tires and some stripping, they’d get into the low 13s. There used to be a bone stock red one in town. Cute gal that worked in a bank owned it. I wish I had asked if she’d sell it. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 2:03:40 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This one is a bit of a stretch, they are worth some $$$ now. I could sub in a 944 turbo or S2 https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1981-porsche-924-carrera-gt-front.jpg If you had said 924, I would have agreed on the "Nothing" part. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 2:05:18 PM EST
[#45]
Celica GT4
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Posted: 8/5/2020 2:14:46 PM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you had said 924, I would have agreed on the "Nothing" part. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: This one is a bit of a stretch, they are worth some $$$ now. I could sub in a 944 turbo or S2 https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1981-porsche-924-carrera-gt-front.jpg If you had said 924, I would have agreed on the "Nothing" part. It is a 924  |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 2:18:47 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It is a 924 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: This one is a bit of a stretch, they are worth some $$$ now. I could sub in a 944 turbo or S2 https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1981-porsche-924-carrera-gt-front.jpg If you had said 924, I would have agreed on the "Nothing" part. It is a 924 Looked like a 944 to me - the wider wheel wells/fenders fooled me. I am dumb. |
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Posted: 8/5/2020 2:24:20 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Looked like a 944 to me - the wider wheel wells/fenders fooled me. I am dumb. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: This one is a bit of a stretch, they are worth some $$$ now. I could sub in a 944 turbo or S2 https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1981-porsche-924-carrera-gt-front.jpg If you had said 924, I would have agreed on the "Nothing" part. It is a 924 Looked like a 944 to me - the wider wheel wells/fenders fooled me. I am dumb. It’s a 924GT, pretty rare and awesome car. Too nice for this thread but I’d settle for a regular 924 with that GT body kit. Or maybe one of the special edition Martini livery 924s with the special interior.  |
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Posted: 8/20/2020 4:59:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let's not forget about the last gen 240sx and Prelude. I loved my 88 Prelude SI AWS but that last gen was best gen. Always listed after a 240 after I rode in a coworkers with a JDM turbo engine in it. This was the late 90's. I loved the last gen RX7 but that's super cliche now. A friend of mine lived next to the owner of a Mazda dealer. He had a dark blue touring RX7. This was long before that movie. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/122768/EF734C69-C2CE-4C0D-A3F3-17845B649475_jpe-1528890.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/122768/40601EAE-B2BD-4157-81DA-DAF70ADC0895_jpe-1528891.JPG What movie? |
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Posted: 8/20/2020 6:34:46 PM EST
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I miss my 200SX Turbo - it was a very rare car here in my AO and if the computer hadn't failed TWICE I'd probably still have it. Not mine in the pic but mine was the same color, etc. With upgraded shocks/struts/tires it was a nice ride. Was 'really interesting' to drive in the snow with RWD but I never got stuck in it and it was my daily driver for several years. I've seen maybe 3 of them since and they always bring back a wave of great memories of blasting down the twisty roads that line the Ohio river.
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