I would have voted for him.
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I would have voted for him.
(From the BAT Facebook page)
He could be an early version of "the most interesting man in the world"
mmmmmm 65 Riv towing a 62 Ferrari GTO... on an open trailer no less...... 
Ya but back then it was "just a car"
oldeskewltoy wrote: mmmmmm 65 Riv towing a 62 Ferrari GTO... on an open trailer no less......
The Riv is a 63 or 64. I prefer the 65s due to the clamshell front headlights and cleaner rear bumper/tailight design. Regardless that picture is incredibly awesome.
He could just be a guy who just happened to be standing by a Ferrari on a trailer hooked up to a Buick.
Look up Jack Reuter some time. Amazing Italian sports cars of the 50s and 60s circulated through his place the same way that some of our most prominent Miata fanbois go through their steeds.
He is a High Life Man.
dean1484 wrote: Ya but back then it was "just a car"
I imagine it didn't have the draw then as it does now, but I doubt a GTO was ever "just a car"!
Gasp! Someone towed a car on a single axle trailer with a car!?!
How did we ever get by without tri-axle enclosed trailers and 850lbs of diesel torque from a 1 ton dually? Truly wild times 
Gearheadotaku wrote: Gasp! Someone towed a car on a single axle trailer with a car!?! How did we ever get by without tri-axle enclosed trailers and 850lbs of diesel torque from a 1 ton dually? Truly wild times
Quote of the week.
I was at the Laguna Seca CanAm race in 1970. The Chapparral 2J "Hoovercar" was towed in on a 3/4 ton Chevy truck with an angle body.....
In reply to Gearheadotaku:
Well the Riv probably weighed almost as much as a 1-ton dually...
petegossett wrote: In reply to Gearheadotaku: Well the Riv probably weighed almost as much as a 1-ton dually...
The 1 ton dually is probably faster in a straight line. While towing.
boulder_dweeb wrote: I was at the Laguna Seca CanAm race in 1970. The Chapparral 2J "Hoovercar" was towed in on a 3/4 ton Chevy truck with an angle body.....
i heard they didnt even have to strap it down, they just turned on the 'sucker' engine and it held itself to the trailer
So much picking on the sweet Riv 
....... for the record the Riv weighed about 4K lbs--- or about the same as a GTR or Camaro. It covered the 1/4 mile in about 17 seconds--- pretty respectable for the day. And it was cool enough for Sinatra to drive. ( I don't see the Chairman of the Board being drawn like a brotato to a coal roller)
and yes.....that guy is my hero....whoever he is.
Yes, the GTO was once "just a car". I had one that lived directly behind me under a tarp along side the house in a lower price neighborhood. The engine was blown and it could have been mine for only $12,000, the price of a new Vette at the time.
I had dreams of buying it and putting a 340 Plymouth engine in it.
I'd rather have the Riviera than the Ferrari, honestly. Or sell the Ferrari to buy a Riv and have a lot of money left over
dean1484 wrote: Ya but back then it was "just a car"
Ya, just 1 of 39 ever built... And you had to be personally selected by The Old Man to be allowed to buy one...
WildScotsRacing wrote:dean1484 wrote: Ya but back then it was "just a car"Ya, just 1 of 39 ever built... And you had to be personally selected by The Old Man to be allowed to buy one...
They went through the Obsolete Racecar stage back when there weren't historic race organizations for obsolete racecars and lap times were falling faster than just about any time in history. It was just a car.
I would have voted for this guy.
Keith Tanner wrote:WildScotsRacing wrote:They went through the Obsolete Racecar stage back when there weren't historic race organizations for obsolete racecars and lap times were falling faster than just about any time in history. It was just a car.dean1484 wrote: Ya but back then it was "just a car"Ya, just 1 of 39 ever built... And you had to be personally selected by The Old Man to be allowed to buy one...
Same thing happened to the Cobra Daytona Coupes--- and there were only 6 of those made--- and they kicked Ferrari's ass! 
When I was a freshman in high school, there were two twin girls in my neighborhood who shared a light blue '63 Riviera. I was all about Mustangs back then and had no appreciation for the car. It was just an old car at the time and I knew nothing about them.
Fifteen years later, I was working for a yacht maintenance company and one of the guys who owned one of the boatyards had a beautiful '65 Gran Sport in my least favorite car color (gold...yuck ) and I immediately fell in love with it.
Around the same time, another guy who lives a few miles from here bought the George Barris Villa Riviera and I saw it all the time. It was dark blue when I first saw it, then later, red.
From that point on, I was smitten with the early Rivieras. They must have been the E36 M3 back in the day.
My old boss had a mint big block boat tail riv just parked in his barn. I used to go drool over it frequently.
There was a local restaurant owner who drove his SuperAmerica to work every day rain or shine. It had a layer of crap on the floor, parking lot dings, layer of dirt from not being washed.....Just a car to him.
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