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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 16, 2024 10:25:46 GMT -5
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Post by gardawg on Apr 16, 2024 10:36:04 GMT -5
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Post by slough on Apr 16, 2024 12:04:01 GMT -5
Never heard of the twister either. There is still a 70 cobra in Mitchell co. as far as I know.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 16, 2024 13:08:02 GMT -5
Barn car or running?
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Post by slough on Apr 17, 2024 6:57:35 GMT -5
Running. I rebuilt the 429 years ago for the original owner. It is with owner #2 which bought it from the family of original. |
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 17, 2024 7:10:11 GMT -5
That family is sitting on a pile of money. Especially if you used the numbers matching block.
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Post by slough on Apr 17, 2024 8:51:30 GMT -5
Original block, I think.
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Post by mapper on Apr 17, 2024 9:17:57 GMT -5
I remember going to the James Dean rod run with dad taking a '50 merc lead sled.
At the show which was like a good guy's or similar type show, (only meaning it was not a NSRA show limited to pre '49)
There was a mercury that I found interesting.
A '68 or '69 cyclone
I'd never seen one before, or since. I don't remember what engine it had whether 427,428,or 429..
So seeing the torino twister in this thread, was another I didn't know existed either..
Kind of cool..
Thanks for the education.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 17, 2024 9:33:25 GMT -5
I remember seeing the occasional Cyclone in the late 60s and early 70s. They were like a fancy Gran Torino, like comparing a Mustang to a Cougar.
I do not remember the Twister. Evidently they were mostly in the midwest.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 17, 2024 9:34:31 GMT -5
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Post by gardawg on Apr 17, 2024 9:43:33 GMT -5
one of my college roommates had a car like this ...
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Post by stc1993 on Apr 18, 2024 8:07:28 GMT -5
That orange Shelby is going to be high dollar. 1 of only 2 built and the only one in the US. The other one was shipped to England.
My dad bought a 68 Torino fastback. Maroon with white interior it was $3,800 new.
I know where one is just like it in Worth Co. He wouldn't even talk about selling it.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 25, 2024 7:13:47 GMT -5
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Post by swampdog on Apr 25, 2024 7:34:35 GMT -5
Ah the nostalgia and good memories of some loves bought and sold, and some now missed.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 25, 2024 7:52:37 GMT -5
I never was a Ford guy but that black and white 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria is one good looking car.
I've always had a soft spot for a 1962 Pontiac too. While I'm not a convertible fan, that Bonneville Convertible is sharp.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 25, 2024 7:59:57 GMT -5
You look at the engine compartment of those mid 50s cars and see that itty bitty master cylinder and wonder how in the hell did we get those cars stopped running at 90 -100 mph?
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Post by gardawg on Apr 25, 2024 9:14:30 GMT -5
I never was a Ford guy but that black and white 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria is one good looking car. I like the teal car ... auto and AC !  |
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Post by gardawg on Apr 25, 2024 9:15:01 GMT -5
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Post by gardawg on Apr 25, 2024 9:16:00 GMT -5
You look at the engine compartment of those mid 50s cars and see that itty bitty master cylinder and wonder how in the hell did we get those cars stopped running at 90 -100 mph? Running into a tree?  |
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Post by cyclist on Apr 25, 2024 9:59:15 GMT -5
You look at the engine compartment of those mid 50s cars and see that itty bitty master cylinder and wonder how in the hell did we get those cars stopped running at 90 -100 mph? Stopping and turning has never been a forte of most American muscle. |
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Post by stc1993 on Apr 25, 2024 10:14:52 GMT -5
I never was a Ford guy but that black and white 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria is one good looking car. I like the teal car ... auto and AC ! View AttachmentWe had a 56 like it. Had the Thunderbird engine in it |
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Post by gardawg on Apr 25, 2024 10:55:55 GMT -5
I had a '56 Fairlane 4 door blue and white
put a 352 Police Interceptor motor in it
got 5 MPG when I put my foot in it ... which was every time I drove it
my brother stole it and wrecked it ... turned out to be a habit with him ... and as usual Dad reimbursed me
when I bought a new car my senior year of high school Dad told him if he stole this one he would be the one working to repay me ... he didn't steal that one but he did steal and wreck one more car from me ... a '72 MGB
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