For big car lovers only

My weekend ride:

'68 Chrysler 300
440 w/Holley pro-jection system, 727 tranny, 3.83 posi rearend, I calculate approx. 345 HP

Car is almost 20 ft. long, and weighs damn near 2 tons.
I've had it up to 140 mph, before the shaking made me slow down .
All drum brakes make it like trying to stop a tank.
Original 120,000 miles, was almost perfect shape until some asshole backed into the driver's door (see pic)
I dig the hide-a-way headlights, and the sheer size of this beast.
When is the last time you saw a car that had 2 ashtrays on the front dash, one for driver and another for the passenger.
I can also fit 6 fat chicks and a keg of beer in the trunk.
I keep the fenderskirts in the trunk, so the local punks won't steal them. Cost me an arm & leg to replace last time.

BTW, I kind of inherited this car. A good friend of mine was murdered a couple years ago, and his parents couldn't stand to look at it anymore, so they gave it to me to keep it in the circle of friends.

Lovely car!

sounds like my beast

1974 ford gran torino
351c 2bbl bout 180,000 miles on it

picked it up for 1300 bucks guy had a 3 car garage and 4 cars something had to go.

Sweet old C-body. I had a set of mint skirts off a `67 and had to give them away I'm surprised the punks know how to remove them and I wonder what they do with them once they steal them.

Seems you guys in the US have all the perks. 1300 for a decnt torino. That car over here would cost about 6,000 dollars. anyway. I'm after a yank tank for my daily driver. thought this'd be the best place to ask advice over what is decent, ie- reliable, has good gass mileage, cheap to repair etc. something late sixties ideal. call me predjudiced, but no fomoco rubbish. go nuts with suggestions...

MOPAR ROCKS

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Originally posted by whizzlepop

Seems you guys in the US have all the perks. 1300 for a decnt torino. That car over here would cost about 6,000 dollars. anyway. I'm after a yank tank for my daily driver. thought this'd be the best place to ask advice over what is decent, ie- reliable, has good gass mileage, cheap to repair etc. something late sixties ideal. call me predjudiced, but no fomoco rubbish. go nuts with suggestions...

Do you want a fullsize, intermediate or small late 60's car?

well i know of a man in my hometown who owns a buick electra which he parks on the road cos it won't fit in the carparks, so nothing too huge. besides i wouldnt have thought a dirty great v8 would be insurable for me over here. im not sure i understand the american industry too well-something about chevrolet nova sized, whatever that is in terms of small or intermediate.

Big motors

Late 60's American iron, no Ford junk and Nova sized......lets start with a 1969 Nova.

1969 Dodge Dart

1969 Plymouth `Cuda

1969 AMC Javelin

I've always been a fan of the "Judge" myself

The Grand National GNX had a certain ominous beauty too

Or the 48 Buick Road Monster

the 69 nova was nice, I could take me one of dose

A 1970 Bel Air got me through the teen years
Highway 350
Turbomatic 400
0-50 across an intersection, 0-70 on any highway on ramp (max out 89mph)
Held 9 people
Almost indestructable (rolled it once after a tornado, only had to replace a marker light)
:: sigh, miss the old brute::

I`ve always been a fan of el camino`s I`ve always wanted the SS

I've owned a LOT of cars...my 60's muscle car contribution was a '65 Malubu SS (Red w/black interior), 327, 4 speed...but, I am currently building a "roadster" that when finished will weigh approx 2200 lbs. and will have a Frod Racing 351 at approx 400 HP! I'm building for a top end capability of about 185 MPH!