Change in Car taste

[Heo]

Charger 66-67 is a car i thought was kind of uggly before. I have known
of one that was in the same spot in a truck garage for the last 40 years,
and heard rumors of it beeing sold. Today at dinner wife looked out of kitchen
window -Look at that whats that? There i saw it in the intersection with a new
bright red paintjob and chrome reflecting the late evning sun, taillights glowing
from one rear corner to the other when it drowe away with a healty exhaust rumble
Oh my god it was so beautyful. I have a hard time admitting i liked a 66-67 charger
that much

[badcatt]

Maybe you need a Rambler Marlin fix...

[jayb]

Don't feel bad Heo, I kind of like those cars too.  I like them more than Impalas, anyway...

[Heo]

Maybe you need a Rambler Marlin fix...

  No no no NO Got to draw a line somewhere

[Heo]

Don't feel bad Heo, I kind of like those cars too.  I like them more than Impalas, anyway...

Maybe we have to start a support group.. Hi group my name is ......

If they just had a somewhat smaller roof ....Shorter rear section  and a lower windshield

[Falcon67]

Not sure about Dodge, but I know a lot of Ford guys that are closet Mopar fans LOL.  I'd not turn down a 340 Dart for sure.

[Heo]

My father inspect old cars for a special insurance, that's where the
Charger was going last night. Father tried to call me but i did not answer
when i had dinner It was the car from the truck garage and it
had got a really nice restoration was a low milage car to begin with.

[shady]

My fav mopar always was a '66 Coronet & the '69 Road Runner. Always thought the '62 Plymies were horrible as well as the '62 Fairlanes, but I 'm kinda liking them these days. As for the Marlin? Yuk. But I will take a Rebel Machine any day.

[e philpott]

Back in the day those was fighting words , lol , now days other makes vehicles seem OK

[blykins]

I'm also a Pontiac fan.   Love the engines. 

[e philpott]

Back in the late 60's my step Dad owned a fast food restraunt and one of the employee's Joe (senior in HS ) bought a brand new 69 Roadrunner 383 Magnum for 2795.00 and to get rid of me and my brother for a while he would send us out with Joe to pickup up cups or something stupid in a storage center for the store in Joe's new car , man that thing would pop the ashtray out hitting second gear and then his knuckle would close the ash tray hitting third gear , those were the days

[Heo]

The 66 Charger i think is more or less a fastback version of the Coronet?
62 plymouth is one of those car that one time made me almost throw up
but today i kind of like them. But the uglies car of them all must be 62 Dart
440, it looks like they took a smaller car and tried to stretch it over a bigger one
Hard to belive it is same brand and same designer as late 50s mopars. As my son
says, I think Exner Wanted to be fired and desinged the first Valiants when
that did not work, he went all in and designed the Dart 440
Im not that brand specific It just happened that i had only Owned Fords and i like them
I almost bought a 58 Newyorker one time in the 80s but when i came back with the money the next
day it was sold still kiks my self for not going back the same night and bought it 392 Hemi and all
Did the minimal body work on it (4 hours if i remember)  for the new owner

[BattlestarGalactic]

Many years back, I had a eye on a 66 Belvedere.  Kinda ex drag car, was out of my price range so I passed on it.   I bought my '69 F100 in 1988, and shortly after a buddy offered me a '68 Road runner 440/4spd.  It was a running project car.  I wanted it bad, but again beyond my price range.  Few years later it shows up at the cruising scene with a buddy from HS driving it.  I asked to drive it, he said no, but did take me for a spin.  Wow, that thing was badazz.  At least for this youngster at the time.

Still like my full size cars........(if that's not pretty evident)....

Buddy still has his '67 GTO convertible 400/4spd he had since HS.

[mbrunson427]

I'm also a Pontiac fan.   Love the engines.

Same here. I would love to have a '63 Tempest. Seems like FE guys and Pontiac guys tend to cross paths. Maybe its the allure of building something a bit unique?

Met these guys at a couple of the 422 Motorsports races. One of my favorite cars/teams to run with the 422 group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Rt_ibnk7o

[Heo]

I allways had a good eye for Pontiac its like a Chevy they
finished Closest i came i owned a 455 engine with a rod
nock i got for free from the local GM dealer. Though of building
it for a hotrod but a friend bought a Firebird with out engine
and made me an offer i could not refuse