Everything posted by NeonLX
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JANUARY 2013 CAR SPOTTERS THREAD!!!
I also saw a new Avalon...I'm so out of touch with new cars that I at first thought it was some kind of late-model Jaguar. Not a bad looking machine.
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Cheers and Jeers for 2012
Thanks to everyone for putting up with my geekiness.
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What's your automotive Christmas wish?
A solid, clunk-free front suspension under my Malibu.
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After Years of Insuffiency...
We have a Lenovo laptop, can't remember the model. It's been a great machine.
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Finally Saw a Dart!!!
It did sound pretty decent...dude wound it up tight in first, though I'm not sure why, as there was another car in front of him. Car looks really nice in person (still haven't gone to the stealer to look yet).
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Finally Saw a Dart!!!
One of the current models. It was a black R/T, covered in salt from the craptacular streets we have here after our 20" snowfall last week (4" more expected tomorrow). Even got to hear it, as the dude took off from a stop sign. Nice to finally see one in the real world.
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DECEMBER 2012 CAR SPOTTERS!
Kind of a sad old Clipper. Someone had reuppholstered the interior with cheap @ssed vinyl. Depressing.
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Now THIS is a pickup!
This is really cool, or so says I...a 1970 Chevy K20 powered by the 292 inline six! What a torquer. When I was still farming with my dad, we had a '70 K20, but ours had the 350 V8 and auto trans. It had great scoot but I always wanted the big six. It seemed so "trucky".
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1975 Full-Size Olds Engine Oddity
OK, let's see if this works. I scanned a page of my '75 Olds brochure, showing the 88 specs:
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DECEMBER 2012 CAR SPOTTERS!
The pix came through just fine...thanks again! When I was still farming with my dad, we had a 1970 K20 CST pickup. That fire dept. truck reminds me a lot of our old beast (though ours was the "styleside" with a full box).
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Why are US engine sizes metric?
- Why are US engine sizes metric?
AHAHAHA! I remember thinking that a urinal flush was the same volume as the 232 six in one of my AMC Gremlins. Let the hilarity ensue.- 1975 Full-Size Olds Engine Oddity
So we know that at least two different versions of the 1975 Olds borchure got published. Haven't been able to post the scan of my copy yet because our home internet is down. I should look for a publishing date on it and compare with the one over at oldcarbrochures.com. Curioser and curioser.- DECEMBER 2012 CAR SPOTTERS!
That stepside pickup is fantastic! Thanks for the pics.- DECEMBER 2012 CAR SPOTTERS!
Fantastic pix, Oldsmoboi! On edit: Drove to the Twin Cities and back over the weekend. Like the rest of youse, I keep my eyes peeled for interesting vehicles. I *still* haven't seen a new Dart on the road. But I did see an early 1960s Peterbilt COE!- 1975 Full-Size Olds Engine Oddity
Hmmm...I looked at the copy of the '75 Olds brochure on oldcarbrochures.com, and they don't mention the 400 V8 in reference to the 88 models (but there is mention of the 400 4V for Custom Cruiser and 98). But my copy at home does show the 400 2v as an option for the 88s. I should see if I can scan the page and post it. Here's the online version: http://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Oldsmobile/1975%20Oldsmobile/1975%20Oldsmobile%20Full%20Line%20Brochure/75%20Oldsmobile%20Pg%2017.html- L.A. Auto Show: 2013 Chrysler Town & Country S: Comments
Ya know, I had the same thought back when the supersized Mopar minivans came out for 2008 in "Grand" form only...they coulda kept the outgoing SWB model in the lineup under the Caravan nameplate--or how about Voyager! Even with the welcome changes to the current toaster-styled minivans, the previous generation *still* looks better to me--especially the shorties.- 1975 Full-Size Olds Engine Oddity
Good ol' Quadrajet! ...and it was a Pontiac 400, correct?- 1975 Full-Size Olds Engine Oddity
I was paging through the 1975 Olds brochure and read about engine options for the full-sized cars. What grabbed my interest was that the 88 showed a 400 V8 with >>2V<< carb as an option (along with the 455 4V) of course. For the 98, the 455 V8 was standard, while a 400 with a >>4V<< carb was an option. I think there was a thread sometime back about the 400 V8 option for the '75 Olds was a Pontiac mill...but I was surprised to see that the 88 version had a 2V carb, while the 98 version had a 4V. Of course, it could be a typo in the brochure (though it was repeated twice, once under the 88 info, and then again under the 88 Royale info). I am a geek.- DECEMBER 2012 CAR SPOTTERS!
Never was too nuts about this color:- CheersandGears.com on Facebook
Yeah, I've popped in from time to time. I'll remind some of my gearhead friends again. ...and done.- DECEMBER 2012 CAR SPOTTERS!
I walked up on one of those Subaru XVs and had no idea what it was. Kind of a sharp vehicle!- What the he!! was that??
- What the he!! was that??
- Why are US engine sizes metric?