Anyone Into Classic Cars?

[Aktungbby]

Wish I'd kept this one as I live in CA's 'lowrider' country!: a '60 Impala, 283 short-block '3 in the tree', I bought in 1969 for $200.00!!! and drove my first cross-country till '76; had 400k miles! Now in the $30K range!!!! I'm still driving this one I bought in '86 for the wife: not sure if it's a classic yet but I do get deferential nods...who knows maybe I'm the classic: At 240,000 miles, it was in mint condition, no sunrot-always garaged, till some shelved paint cans hit the hood in a local 'quake. A loaded dealer model, I've replaced all the window electric motor$ and $unroof cable$-le$$on learned! ; my '05 Corolla, a battle-wagon 5-speed stick-with 225,000 miles is all hand-crank windows....no sunroof. IN CA, Toyotas never die!

[AVGWarhawk]

Me and my 54 at Chesapeake City MD in line for the award of top 30 cars for the day. Not to shabby when 650 cars showed up!



Coming around to accept the award:




Rebuilt the top half and installed new rings two months ago. Runs like a champ:

[GT182]

Aktungbby. that's a sweet looking 60 Impala.

AVGWarhawk, Great looking 54 Buick. My grandfather had a 53 back in the late 60s... with the visor over the windshield, and the original horsehair seat covers. Sadly the radio shorted out and it burnt up. A total loss. It was to have been mine one day but that didn't happen.

My 66 has a 400ci/400hp engine out of a 68 Pontiac. Low compression but built with a non stock cam. Will burn 87 oct gas but runs better on the higher octanes.... like 100LL Avgas. 4 speed Muncie but with an open rear end. That's to be changed out to an Auburn Limited Slip soon and gearing dropped from the stock 3:55 to 3:36. The original rear seat has never been sat in by anyone while going down the highway. BTW... the paint on it is not the original color. It's supposed to be Martinique Bronze. The original owner was a Mennonite up in PA. Second owner, his neighbor, had it painted Chrysler Poppy Red and did the airbrushed flames himself.

Last month a guy offered me 35,000 for the car, but I wouldn't sell it. No way no how. But he is the first to call when I doo. LOL It took my 44 years to replace the 1st 66 GTO, and 1st car I ever bought, with this one. I totaled that one when it rolled over a snowbank in April of 72. Tho I did find all the bondo in it.... front to rear, top to bottom.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by GT182

Aktungbby. that's a sweet looking 60 Impala.


Last month a guy offered me 35,000 for the car, but I wouldn't sell it.

Jeeze! U'd better sell it for the $ 35,000, all cash, under the table of course; Your estate-sale will simply blow it! Then you can host a superb above ground formal wake ( otherwise known as an 'A' wake like the movie Get Low) with the proceeds and we'll all attend! Myself, I've written a lot of codicils to all the nephews and younger brothers- all craving my watch and firearm collection! this way, at the big block party I'm planning, I can laugh at the jackals!

[GoldenRivet]

my old man is the classic car nut





lots of good memories in both rides

[Commander Wallace]

Lot of great cars here. Thanks for posting the pictures too. Now I am really jealous.


Although these are all cool looking cars, I'm partial to the 66 GTO and the 60 Impala as I don't often see them at car shows. On the other hand, the 54 Buick is something I have never seen at any show.


hmmmm. I'm going to go back and reconsider which cars I like best, again.

They are all beautiful cars. Congrats to everyone who has and shows them.

[Osmium Steele]

The wife and I just stopped into a brand new classic car shop that opened around the corner from us. They had a '59 Impala just starting to need a new restoration, a cherry '57 Bel Air, a couple classic muscle cars, but the lovelies that caught my eye?

'29 Auburn boat tail
'34 Auburn coupe with the rumble seat
'32 Cadillac ragtop touring sedan.

The Caddy was the only one with a list price at $225,000.

All the cars currently in the shop are going to the owners personal collection, but as they finish cars in their restoration shop, they'll display them in this shop for sale.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by GT182

Aktungbby. that's a sweet looking 60 Impala.

AVGWarhawk, Great looking 54 Buick. My grandfather had a 53 back in the late 60s... with the visor over the windshield, and the original horsehair seat covers. Sadly the radio shorted out and it burnt up. A total loss. It was to have been mine one day but that didn't happen.

My 66 has a 400ci/400hp engine out of a 68 Pontiac. Low compression but built with a non stock cam. Will burn 87 oct gas but runs better on the higher octanes.... like 100LL Avgas. 4 speed Muncie but with an open rear end. That's to be changed out to an Auburn Limited Slip soon and gearing dropped from the stock 3:55 to 3:36. The original rear seat has never been sat in by anyone while going down the highway. BTW... the paint on it is not the original color. It's supposed to be Martinique Bronze. The original owner was a Mennonite up in PA. Second owner, his neighbor, had it painted Chrysler Poppy Red and did the airbrushed flames himself.

Last month a guy offered me 35,000 for the car, but I wouldn't sell it. No way no how. But he is the first to call when I doo. LOL It took my 44 years to replace the 1st 66 GTO, and 1st car I ever bought, with this one. I totaled that one when it rolled over a snowbank in April of 72. Tho I did find all the bondo in it.... front to rear, top to bottom.

I have had offers as well but the car is my hobby and get away. Some golf, fish, bowl or go boating. I drive a classic to car shows. The Buick will probably be sitting in the garage the day my main bearing gives out and I go into the light. Until then....grease, belching exhaust and sucking up gallons per mile.

Your GTO is cherry!