1966 olds 442
1966 olds 442
1969 Nissan Skyline
This is a '74 but it would do too. Nearly the same.
The Gapp & Roush Tijuana Taxi.
Jumper K Balls (Trent) said:I am actively shopping for a Fiat 124 sedan to build a budget version of the super.
Simple, handsome lines. A good chassis and the twin cam and 5 speed from a later spider bolts in
Fiat did build it for you. The 124 Special TC came with the DOHC engine and I think you could get it with the 5 speed though quite a few were automatics.
A bulkier, more BMW like version was the 131 (totally different chassis)
Australians have always had good more door choices in the Falcon line.
Though the bumpers, lamps and 'wings' are different the drivetrain can easily be put in the American version. The 4 door version is worth nearly nothing in the US.
*SNIP*The 4 door version is worth nearly nothing in the US.
A clean Falcon at an insurance auction? Did it get totaled by running out of GAS?
ddavidv said:
Australians have always had good more door choices in the Falcon line.Though the bumpers, lamps and 'wings' are different the drivetrain can easily be put in the American version. The 4 door version is worth nearly nothing in the US.
The XW/XY Falcons are the more 'iconic' Falcon GT's but the first Falcon GT - the XR is much closer to the US Falcon. I've looked at these from time to time and toyed with the idea of making an XR GT 'clone';
The 60's definitely had some seriously nice looking cars. I'd rock any of the pictured. Hard to pick a favorite.
I don’t usually go for more doors (unless it’s a wagon) but Plymouth Fury’s are one of the few cars from the 60’s where the crew cab looks better than both the two door and wagon variants. I’d have one in my driveway for sure.
Especially with the windows down and no post to get in the way of all that fresh air!
I like the big Lancia Sedans.
The Flaminia comes to mind
I quite enjoyed my 68' Fairlane - Its related to the Aussie Falcons above and was also a fan favorite down in South America where it was made into the late 80s.
The 68' Valiant really does it for me too. Its a plane jane car but something about the lines make it super clean.
I am going with a 69 Skyline too....I really don't care for any of the other Skylines other than the 60s models though.
As two door closed cars seem to be acceptable, I'll nominate a model I used to own, one of the the fastest 4 seaters in the world at the time - the Jensen CV8. Odd styling, fiberglass bodywork (before that became associated with kit cars and was therefor undesirable) and a big block Chrysler.
I had 'enhanced' the performance of mine a little.....
Clearly the right answer is an Opel Admiral A.
Oh, and is there one for sale cheap too? How convenient!
Nitroracer said:I quite enjoyed my 68' Fairlane - Its related to the Aussie Falcons above and was also a fan favorite down in South America where it was made into the late 80s.
I had a '69 Torino GT in college (although mine was a two door hardtop, not a sedan.) It was a good car until it finally died of terminal rust. My brother in law had a '68 Torino with a good body but a bad engine, so he took the engine from my car along with some of the other parts (hood scoop, styled steel wheels, etc.) and the soul of the car lived on.
fasted58 said:
That sedan might be equal to the "cool" car in that movie in terms of badassedness.
No no no.. ya got it all wrong... I wanna know what drugs they were handing out in the Chrysler break room back in the early 60's. Must have figured they were all going to die in a nuclear war, so, what the hell?
iso Fidia
or for prototypes the checker ghia centurion
stukndapast said:No no no.. ya got it all wrong... I wanna know what drugs they were handing out in the Chrysler break room back in the early 60's. Must have figured they were all going to die in a nuclear war, so, what the hell?
I agree. Styling was out of control. The pastel paint colors didn't help.
As an example, this is the same model and color of my first car, a 60 Plymouth Suburban, two door wagon.
‘62 Dodge / Plymouth was the high water mark of ugly. I remember about ‘79 or ‘80 when I was in third grade my dad pointed one out that was jacked up and obnoxiously loud. See that car over there son? Yes. Those are as fast as they are ugly.
Low and slow, or small and fast.
Actually, a Giulia Super lowrider would be pretty awesome.
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