Cars that I'd.....

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I love my 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (even though she is a gas hog):

but I cant wait to get three new (well two will be new) Jeeps when I get to Alaska next year.

For me:
Jeep Grand Cherokee

For my wife:
Jeep 4 Door Wranger

And for my weekend pleasure:
Jeep CJ-7

 

[Lucky13]

1963 Plymouth 426 Wedge

Dodge's one-year flirtation with downsizing ended for 1963, and its big models returned to the 119-inch wheelbase. Plymouth stuck with the 116-inch span, but both divisions cleaned up the styling. No sign of fickleness under the hood, however, where the devastating new 426-cid wedge awaited. Indeed, the 1963 Plymouth 426 Wedge was a mighty engine that could be found in a number of the automaker's muscle cars.

This was basically a bored 413, again called the Ram Charger at Dodge and the Super Stock at Plymouth. Dual Carter four-barrels and the upswept ram's-head exhaust headers were retained. But the 426 got a host of internal beef-ups to make 415 bhp on 11.0:1 compression or 425 bhp on 13.5:1. Stage III 425-bhp versions followed during the year with further modifications including larger-bore carbs, recast heads, and 12.5:1 compression.

Preferred transmission was a heavy-duty TorqueFlite automatic, which again used pushbutton gear selection. The alternative was a floor-mounted three-speed manual; Chrysler didn't yet have a four-speed. Available axle ratios ranged from 2.93:1 to 4.89:1.

This was serious ordnance, ill-suited for everyday use. Indeed, brochures warned that the 426 was "not a street machine" but was "designed to be run in supervised, sanctioned drag-strip competition ... Yet, it is stock in every sense of the word."

Plymouth offered the 426 Wedge in all full-size models, from the sleeper Savoy to the luxury Sport Fury, and even made available a race-ready aluminum front-end package that trimmed 150 pounds.

Mopar's most-popular street performer in '63 was the 330-bhp 383-cid V-8. But the 426 Wedge was there for the asking. Hot Rod fueled a 13.5:1-compression version with 102-octane and took it to the Pomona dragstrip. Running a TorqueFlite with a 4.56:1 gear, the magazine smoked a 12.69-second ET at 112 mph.


The 1963 Plymouth
Belvedere 426 Wedge

Specifications
Wheelbase, inches: 116.0
Weight, lbs: 3,400
Number built: NA
Base price: $3,000

Top Available Engine
Type: ohv V-8
Displacement, cid: 426
Fuel system: 2 x 4bbl.
Compression ratio: 13.5:1
Horsepower @ rpm: 425 @ 5600
Torque @ rpm: 480 @ 4400

Representative Performance
0-60 mph, sec: 6.5
1/4 mile, sec @ mph: 13.66 @ 107

 

[Lucky13]

See if we can get this one running again....

 

[Bucksnort101]

1955 Oldsmobile Convertable!!! 324 V8 Engine, power everything!!!

 

[ratdog]

try.......these

 

[109ROAMING]

How about this Jan? it has your name written all over it

 

[Lucky13]

When car design meant something, OR....cars I could see myself drive down to the French riviera..! 8)

 

[rochie]

i was always partial to the lancia stratos

 

[Screaming Eagle]

love that aston martin lucky

 

[109ROAMING]

Yeah with Jason ,DB5 is it?

hopefully get me one of these in about 6months

 

[Lucky13]

At least back in the day, you could fiddle with those doo da's and squiggly bits under the hood/bonnet yourself, should you have any mishaps....

 

[muller]

If money was no object I'd buy one of these, not to drive, but just to look at, I think its the most beautiful car ever made. It's gorgeous from every angle. 1939 Alfa Romeo 2900C 8)

And one of these for tearing around the twisty lanes where I live.

Alfasud Sprint 6C

But the only Alfa I could afford was one of these, still love her though!

 

[Lucky13]

Since we're talking racing....

 

[fly boy]

I would like one of those Deloreon's from back to the future (minis the time thing)

 

[Colin1]

Wow
a car thread, hope I'm not too late
I agree with the original sentiment of the thread, back in the day you had a fighting chance of putting something right yourself, if it broke down. Maintenance was a walk in the park.

I am a fan of, and own two Vauxhall Cavalier Mk IIIs

if you're in Europe, you know these as Opel Vectra As
if you're in North America, they're Euro-GMs
if you're in Oz/NZ, they'll be Holden something-or-others

They're both 2.0 16v engines, though one is the later ecotec and the earlier version is the mighty redtop. The redtop is currently engine-out for a complete rebuild; seals, gaskets and some metal bits as I see fit and the ecotec will go under the knife for its own rebuild once the redtop's finished.

Both lowered and stiffened and both on expensive, free-flow systems custom-built by LongLife and including German LexMaul manifolds. Both with mods yet to be incorporated, hopefully this year, including lighter flywheels, punchier cams (in the ecotec) and re-maps all round.

Most of my colleagues come round and say "ohhh, they're showroom..." well, nice but I'm the owner and I can tell you they're not, they just get alot of love.
There's nothing really special about them in performance terms, they're not as fast as modern designs, they reach their handling limit pretty quickly but on the upside, they're cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, easy to maintain and not as fast doesn't necessarily mean not fast - how fast is 'fast enough', on a public road? Constantly sized up by Imprezzas, Evos, high-spec Mondeos and even the occasional Porsche, they still see a Cav as a car to beat.

They're hugely satisfying to own.

 

[Lucky13]

Never too late for this thread mate....8)

 

[Negative Creep]

Seems like a shameless excuse to post my current cars

Problem is, I need ot start saving for my New Zealand trip. So I may have to buy my next car not for speed or handling, but........economy. It may even be a diesel. Oh the shame

 

[Geedee]

Sigh....wish I still had 'Egor'. ? Unfortunately he was sold while I was in Cyprus

I designed and made the bodywork myself and had this car on the road for nine years plus and used it every day. Might do a thread on its build...whadja fink ?

 

[sturmer]

@geedee:thats a nice looking car, and about that thread it would interest me. i build rc models myself (okay you cant compare it with a car ) but its fun to know how things get build

to get back on topic, someday i would love to own a Mustang from 60-70's.

 

[Amsel]

1976 Chevrolet 3/4 Ton 4x4. Easy to work on and tough.