chevy 789

[G.]

:thumbup: or :thumdown: ?



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[rabbit]

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[datachicane]

Blehh.
Nasty baroque chrome salad.


Imagine the humiliation when realizing how dated and fugly that $135k monstrosity looks parked next to a '53 Starlite Coupe.

[cameraman]

The windshield angle is wrong and the wheels are totally wrong...

[Andrew Longman]

The mirrors will never work

What's the story with this? Is this the latest from the Bob Lutz GM design department?

[Ankf00]

:laugh:

[ferrarigod]

:thumdown: stupid.

put the engine in the back.

[grungex]

Blech.

I'm sure they'll find enough fools with more money than taste to buy them.

[emjaya]

Is this the 57 Chev -60 Impala - Corvette mix thingy.

Ugly.:thumdown:

[oddlycalm]

Somewhat interesting but who is the buyer and what are the choices ? Someone else's idea of Detroit nostalgia with a GM crate engine or...?
Maserati GT with $35K left over for a nice BNW 3xi for winter
Porsche GT3 with all the goodies including ceramic brakes
BMW M6 convertible w/ 500hp V10 & 7spd tranny full loaded

Since we live in an area where there is no salt used on the roads a popular options is to buy a nice older Cheby that is already non-original and drop in a new GM crate powertrain, modern brakes, etc. and make a nice driver out of it. For a lot less than $120K you can have a really nice sled. GM crate motors range from plain jane small blocks to the Corvette LS2 injected engine with 400hp on up to the ZZ572 pump gas street motor that makes 620hp. :eek: :D

oc

[datachicane]

Yep- if you want an old car, buy an old car.

I have a '65 Mustang that was my daily driver from '85 until I disassembled it two years ago, and it will be again when it's finished. I put well over 150k on it in twenty years. It was noisy, drafty, rattly, more reliable than any of my newer cars, and made me grin every time I fired it up.

There's something to be said for a vehicle with a tenth the number of parts of a modern car. It doesn't have power accessories, climate control, ABS, etc., but nearly anything that does manage to go wrong can be fixed with a leatherman while holding a flashlight in your teeth. :cool:

[emjaya]

There's something to be said for a vehicle with a tenth the number of parts of a modern car. It doesn't have power accessories, climate control, ABS, etc., but nearly anything that does manage to go wrong can be fixed with a leatherman while holding a flashlight in your teeth. :cool:

Tell me about it.I spent all Tuesday morning struggling with a electric window gone wrong. :irked:

[Indy]

Who decided that bigger wheels are always better?

[Don Quixote]

This is the kind of car that one would trade a Prowler for.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Who decided that bigger wheels are always better?brake clearance makes it a necessity for many cars. my chevelle rolls on 17s

[Dirty Sanchez]

Since we live in an area where there is no salt used on the roads a popular options is to buy a nice older Cheby that is already non-original and drop in a new GM crate powertrain, modern brakes, etc. and make a nice driver out of it. For a lot less than $120K you can have a really nice sled. GM crate motors range from plain jane small blocks to the Corvette LS2 injected engine with 400hp on up to the ZZ572 pump gas street motor that makes 620hp. :eek: :D yep. that's pretty much exactly what I'm doing.

that car in the first post is hideous, btw.

[oddlycalm]

yep. that's pretty much exactly what I'm doing. Posts some pics for us when it's ready. A friend just finished a 56 Chevy stepside pickup and it's a beautiful thing as well as a great driver.:thumbup:

oc

[Methanolandbrats]

The work of art that falls out of my cat's ass each day looks better than that car.