What brand Vehicle do you have

[glockmail]

That's the uglist thing I've ever seen, next to a Ford Pinto!

With a better paint job and some nice wheels it turned out to be a nice looking ride.

 

[glockmail]

Ah, the GMC Pacer, wasn't that the car in "Wayne's World?"

Yep, that's one ugly car too!

What were they thinking?

That was billed as the "worlds first wide small car". Some thought it was revolutionary. My brother-in-law went right out and bought one after he graduated college!

 

[strollingbones]

96 subbie...legacy

 

[Missourian]

1979 was the first year of the Fox chassis in the Mustang which was an excellent design, and began the start of getting the car back into a performance platform. I had an 85 TBird that had an extended version of this chassis, along with the rear "quad shock" suspension, and with a few minor tweaks could corner at 0.88G. I had a friend with a Beemer back then and he dreaded finding me in his rear view mirror.

I can agree that the 79 was the begining of the Mustangs comeback, but it had a long way to go, especially considering where it was coming from:

The 1978 Ford Pinto...I mean Mustang II Notchback:

And what it was up against.

The 1979 Pontiac Firebird:

The 1981 Camaro Sport:

The 1983 Trans-Am:

 

[Missourian]

That's the uglist thing I've ever seen, next to a Ford Pinto!

Did you see your Pinto?


The over-under comparison.

Mustang II (Fastback?):

Pinto:

 

[Andrew2382]

jesus, no pics of a plymouth duster yet huh

 

[glockmail]

I can agree that the 79 was the begining of the Mustangs comeback, but it had a long way to go, especially considering where it was coming from:

The 1978 Ford Pinto...I mean Mustang II Notchback:

And what it was up against.

The 1979 Pontiac Firebird:


The 1981 Camaro Sport:


The 1983 Trans-Am:
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Yeah the Pinto-Mustang was an abomination. It was an attempt to make the Mustang into an economy car. Remeber tis was developed after the '73 and '78 oil embargoes. My sister had one though, and aside from the ridiculous proportions and lack or power it was a good handling vehicle.

No fair to compare it to the later (and much larger) GM platform. Those vehicles had a huge amount of chassis flex compared to the Fox chassis Mustang of the same era. I drove a friends once, '85 Camaro, and although it would go fast in a straight line when you cranked the wheel and hit the gas the rear end would hop all over. My TBird (same year) was not nearly as fast but if the road got curvy and especially bumpy he'd get real small in my rear view.

 

[Missourian]

And before you give American Motors the heave-ho, keep in mind that just prior to giving us the Pacer and the Gremlin, they also produced one of the prettiest, beefiest and most overlooked muscle cars of the era....the AMC Javelin:

 

[glockmail]

jesus, no pics of a plymouth duster yet huh

My other brother-in-law had one of those. Slant six: tick-tic-tic-tic-tic.

 

[glockmail]

And before you give American Motors the heave-ho, keep in mind that just prior to giving us the Pacer and the Gremlin, they also produced one of the prettiest, beefiest and most overlooked muscle cars of the era....the AMC Javelin:

My neighbor had one of those in yellow. That was the best looking car of that era no doubt. That grill seemed to go in about 6 feet deep. I loved that car.

 

[Missourian]

jesus, no pics of a plymouth duster yet huh

I had 2 of these...a '72 with a 180 slant six that we eventually replaced with a 340 and a '74 with a 440 out of a Satellite.


Plymouth Duster:

And her sister the Dodge Dart:

 

[Missourian]

My neighbor had one of those in yellow. That was the best looking car of that era no doubt. That grill seemed to go in about 6 feet deep. I loved that car.

Hard to find them anymore. It's a shame.

 

[Missourian]

Yeah the Pinto-Mustang was an abomination. It was an attempt to make the Mustang into an economy car. Remeber tis was developed after the '73 and '78 oil embargoes. My sister had one though, and aside from the ridiculous proportions and lack or power it was a good handling vehicle.

No fair to compare it to the later (and much larger) GM platform. Those vehicles had a huge amount of chassis flex compared to the Fox chassis Mustang of the same era. I drove a friends once, '85 Camaro, and although it would go fast in a straight line when you cranked the wheel and hit the gas the rear end would hop all over. My TBird (same year) was not nearly as fast but if the road got curvy and especially bumpy he'd get real small in my rear view.

I had a '78 Cougar XR7...man that car could fly...it was so long the front and rear bumpers never shared a zip code. Thunderbirds/Cougars have always been my favorites of the FoMoCo muscle cars.


!978 Cougar XR7:

1972 Cougar XR7:

 

[glockmail]

I had a '78 Cougar XR7...man that car could fly...it was so long the front and rear bumpers never shared a zip code. Thunderbirds/Cougars have always been my favorites of the FoMoCo muscle cars.


!978 Cougar XR7:


1972 Cougar XR7:

I liked the '72, as it was the same chassis as the Mustang. My uncle had one with a 429 or 428 (I forget which). He used to pull in for gas and ask the attendant to check the oil, then get out of the car and laugh at the reaction when the guy opened the hood. The engine was stuffed in there like Pamela Anderson in a bathing suit.

The 78 was indeed a fine looking car but it was, as I recall, based on the "A" chassis, which was a huge body on frame shared with the full sized Ford LTD, which most of the younger posters here might recognize as the later Crown Victoria or its sister Mercury Marquis.

 

[Missourian]

I liked the '72, as it was the same chassis as the Mustang. My uncle had one with a 429 or 428 (I forget which). He used to pull in for gas and ask the attendant to check the oil, then get out of the car and laugh at the reaction when the guy opened the hood. The engine was stuffed in there like Pamela Anderson in a bathing suit.

LOL, I can imagine their surprise...they are beautiful cars.

The 78 was indeed a fine looking car but it was, as I recall, based on the "A" chassis, which was a huge body on frame shared with the full sized Ford LTD, which most of the younger posters here might recognize as the later Crown Victoria or its sister Mercury Marquis.

That's right, they shared the LTD and Torino chassis. With the factory 400 they had just the right blend of muscle car beef and luxury car comfort.

Throw in a pic of the 1970 Ford Torino GT:

 

[DiveCon]

Ah, the GMC Pacer, wasn't that the car in "Wayne's World?"

Yep, that's one ugly car too!

What were they thinking?

correction, AMC Pacer

 

[Missourian]

correction, AMC Pacer

Sorry Dive, we kinda Hijacked your thread.

 

[DiveCon]

Sorry Dive, we kinda Hijacked your thread.

no biggie, i'm not a thread nazi that has to have total control, like some are


this happens a lot
and its still staying with the topic of what car do you drive
its interesting to see who drives what

 

[glockmail]

LOL, I can imagine their surprise...they are beautiful cars.



That's right, they shared the LTD and Torino chassis. With the factory 400 they had just the right blend of muscle car beef and luxury car comfort.

Throw in a pic of the 1970 Ford Torino GT:

I had a '72 LTD that would go hit the pin after the 120mph mark and keep accelerating. And that was only a small block 351W. One valve overhaul, annual bolt re-torquing and carb rebuilds, 6000 mile oil changes and tune ups, and it served me well for 185K miles. After the valve job it never burned or dripped oil, and when the EPA smog tests came to be it scored a zero (and I had removed the smog pump).

 

[Andrew2382]

wow no one has a benz huh?

nice

that car is a pos