[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=flu]Side question. Why didn’t you keep all those legacy american muscle cars? They would have been awesome to run these days.[/quote]
FLU: Don’t remind me. You want a heart breaker? I sold my 1969 Mustang Mach I (428CJ) in 1991 to buy my first house with my first wife.
How much you ask (for the car)? $11,000. Yup. Cherry, too, except for an aftermarket Alpine stereo. Black with gray racing stripes, original hood locks, Rally wheels, interior… Only significant change was pulling the 351 Cleveland and replacing it with the 428CJ (which was really a built up four bolt main 428 Police Interceptor block). I rebadged the quarter panels following.
Broke my heart to sell that car. No longer have the car, the house or the wife. Wheeee![/quote]
Ouch, I can relate. I had to sell my high school ride to help pay for college – a 1970 Challenger RT, metallic blue with white vinyl top, 383, Holley 650 carb, dual hood scoops w/ locks, hush thrush mufflers, and 50 series tires. Sold it thinking I would someday buy my dream car, the most beautiful car GM ever produced, a 69 Z-28. Something about those lines and the retractable headlight covers. I still hope someday it will happen.
Allan – As a casual lurker and infrequent poster, I’ve enjoyed reading posts by you and other Pigg mavens. Unfortunately, the asymmetric, fallacious arguments presented by Paddy (aka rt66) have mutated beyond ad hominem, beyond ad populum to the point of incoherency, thus rendering further on topic participation in this thread pointless. On the other hand, one positive outcome is fondly remembering the classic Jeff Bridges movie Thunderbolt & Lightfoot co-starring Clint. Maybe I will look for it and Bad Company next time I rent. Tron II is also in development by Disney pictures. Should be a visual feast given the quantum leap in special effects.
