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05-25-2009, 03:12 PM #21Senior Member
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Throughout my 60 years I have seen a lot of old cast iron block American cars still running. Old cars. Detroit built some junk too trying to compete with the foreign stuff that was taking over the market but I haven't seen very many old foreign cars that were still on the road years later. A few VWs that the owners went to the expense of installing helicoils in when the heads pulled apart but none of the celebrated Japanese offerings. IMO America built some great automobiles and they've gotten a bad rap.
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05-25-2009, 03:58 PM #22Senior Member
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In the past I've had:
55 Chevy pickup
71 Dodge Demon
69 Buick Skylark
75 Lincoln Town Coupe
72 Ford Ranger
75 Ford Mustang II
88 Suzuki Samurai
89 Dodge Dakota
I wouldn't mind having another Samurai, just for off roading, it was fun to drive.
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05-25-2009, 04:02 PM #23Senior Member
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I have an uncle who have a samurai...he got it brand new...
Originally Posted by freebird
those things are crazy light...
i have seen them with V8 swaps and some other with rotary engines!
super fast...
they are really common in Puerto Rico...
but people keep them or ask a lot of money for em!
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05-25-2009, 04:27 PM #24Senior Member
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I bought mine brand new also, one of only two new vehicles I've ever owned. Most of mine I traded other guys out of or bought used. My Samurai was a dark blue hardtop. I had a sunroof installed in it. The only reason I got rid of it was no a/c which is a must have in Oklahoma during the summer. Originally Posted by pio
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05-26-2009, 02:09 AM #25Senior Member
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My dream car has always been Mopar. Someday I'll own a Challenger or a Charger or a 'Cuda or a Dart or Duster or...
I'm driving a Honda Fit right now (love that car) but I'm more and more needing some good old-fashioned car-shaking, earth-shattering rumble... Fast imports are one thing, but I definitely have a soft spot for some big-bore, loping-cam, won't-idle-below-1200RPM American Muscle.
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05-26-2009, 02:42 PM #26Certifiable
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Not sure about "that amount of money!", I got my STS out the door (taxes tags etc) for just a hair over $20k. V8, with factory warranty until 2011 or 100k. Originally Posted by pio
I know you said CTS, assuming you mean the new CTS, which I'm sure will follow the trend of rediculous depreciation. give it 3 or 4 years.
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05-28-2009, 11:08 PM #27Senior Member
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G,day Gents, Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Throughout my 60 years I have seen a lot of old cast iron block American cars still running. Old cars. Detroit built some junk too trying to compete with the foreign stuff that was taking over the market but I haven't seen very many old foreign cars that were still on the road years later. A few VWs that the owners went to the expense of installing helicoils in when the heads pulled apart but none of the celebrated Japanese offerings. IMO America built some great automobiles and they've gotten a bad rap.
I agree with JimmyHAD, about the durability of American cars. Up until a few short years ago I drove regularly a 1921 Dodge Bros tourer that had been converted to a buckboard, in the early 1930s.
All I did when I bought it was a paint job and new upholstry, head of and reface the valves and seats. I used to be fun going into town and pick up a load of horse feed, all the way back up the hill in top gear down to about 15mph, she had a couple of draught horses under her bonnet. Was still running the original cast iron pistons.
Pretty good for a factory production line car still going well after 80 years !!
Cheers
Gordon ps we have a lot of vintage, veteran American cars down under.Keep yo hoss well shod an yo powdah dry !
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06-02-2009, 03:11 PM #28Senior Member
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Hate to burst your bubble but: Originally Posted by pio
Ford Probe - This was a Mazda with Ford Badges
Ford Focus - Yes, it was a Ford, but it was designed in Europe, for Europe
Camaro - The only real American car in the list.
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06-02-2009, 03:17 PM #29Senior Member
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yes i know... Originally Posted by fccexpert
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06-02-2009, 03:21 PM #30I Dull Sheffields
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Here's my old car. I had to get rid of it because of mechanical issues, but I loved it. I'm in the market for another one:
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