Falcon Ranchero

Yesterday I saw a dark navy blue 1963 or '64 Plymouth Valiant Signet with a beige convertible top driving about. Seen it before at car shows.

I have a list here of what’s featured in the magazines, in case something seems interesting to anyone I can put the page spread on here: Issue#1- intro, 86 elcamino, pre-war hot rods, 82 continental, 65 t bird, 68 chevelle, car spotters, 59 ford, vintage photos, custom utility trailer 1963, wreck 63 ford 300, 83 caddy, bear and mercury, model cars, why I like cars. lssue#2- 2023 Car shows. Intro, Sault show, St. Ignace show, Sudbury show, Kinross show, A&W show, Meteors, the end Issue#3- intro, 59 Pontiac, 60 olds, pair of 61 T bird and 64 comet wagon, forgotten cars, 73 RV, car spotters, 1983 car show, march break sightings, Cougar El Gato, old photo, model cars, new info on custom utility trailer 1963. lssue#4- intro, 66 impala, 60 Linc, 67 Newport, 73 Pontiac, 66 Galaxie, 68 Meteor, car spotters, light show T bird, red 65 T bird, Bruce Mines car show, 68 ford Techna, old photo, model cars, the end

Sparked by the "Proof that times are changing in the collector car market" topic, what are some of your favourite collector cars? Mine personally is the 1960 Full-size Plymouths, be it a Fury, Belvedere, or Savoy. Preferably a 2-door with a V8; like a Fury with the Golden Commando would be nice.

I totally agree; I mean I've been able to fuel my passion via car magazines such as Collectible Automobile (my personal favourite), Hemmings Classic car and Muscle Machines as well as Canadian Hot Rods Magazine and Muscle Cars Magazine. I also managed to pick up a whole bunch of Classic Car books, like Tad Burness' My Dad Had That Car which doesn't really apply to my dad, but from him to his dad. Funny that even though I can get any car info I want via online services, I like to read books because I like the big clear pictures. Plus, book pages don't burn your eyes the way a computer screen does.

Corvettes are very iconic American Sports cars that debuted in 1953, and since then have been a popular choice of fun transportation for eons.

Then comes Christmas

We saw the car in the parking lot at the Garlyn Zoo in St. Ignace; here's the page spread. I titled it "Zoo Animal" as a pun because it's an Impala, and it was at the Zoo ?

Thanks, I appreciate it. Possibly one of my influences was the Disney Pixar movie "Cars", which also came out in 2006. I was heavily influenced by Flo the motorama show car, and Ramone, the '59 Impala. The scene where they drive through the town, with American Graffiti-esque style really touched me. As well as the heyday Radiator Springs scene. Oddly enough, I grew up with Happy Days as they showed it every weekday at 5:30pm for years on a Canadian channel, and since my parents grew up watching, they had it on while I was playing games on the ipad on the living room floor, and so I'd look up and see the Fonz and Ritchee, and those times really stuck with me. Last year, I was actually able to see American Graffiti for the first time, and I really liked it. All this heavily influenced my preference of classic cars.

My favourite out of all those is the '57

'63 Fairlane and '59 Chrysler 300; big fan of the fins here

I, (a Gen Z) actually prefer anything from roughly 1953-1972, which is odd because I never grew up around any of those cars, but that may very well be the reason why I like them- they're all new to me. First time seeing a '50s, or '60s car, I thought they were the coolest machines on the road today. I'd love a first gen T-bird, or any space-age finned car. I like the 20 foot long C-body Chryslers. I can imagine some kids today think likewise about cars from those eras, but maybe not enough.

Where can one find those books? I may be interested in reading one or both.

I also got that issue of Hemmings; always love to see our native cars, as there are quite a few in town. Even back in the day some of my relatives had some; my Great Uncle had a '60 Meteor, and his father had a '58 Meteor (pictured below). One of my personal favourite Canadian cars is the Frontenac, the Canadian version of the Falcon, and I believe it was the best selling car in Canada for 1960. Though it was only one year they were produced. The car featured a maple leaf in the center grille, center trunk, on each front fender, all four hubcaps, and in the center steering wheel for a total of 9 maple leaves. Can't get more Canadian than that!

THE VALIANT FROM DUEL is cool, but I really like the '58, wow, that's noice

Back in 2023, in grade 11 Comm. Tech. class, we had an assignment to design a magazine cover so that it looks realistic. I did a car magazine cover, took the photo myself, and designed it. I liked that enough I ended up making it a full 32-page magazine, and so Issue #1 debuted May 2023. Since then I have 3 more made; Issue #2, February 2024, Issue #3, March 2024, and Issue #4, May 2024, that latter probably being the final issue since I no longer have access to the school's great computers with free Adobe products. Originally dubbed "Old Rods" magazine, I changed it to "Old Cars". Between the 32 pages are cars I took photos of, and I wrote about them. The price on the top right of the cover is purely suggestive as I put it there for the sake of having an authentic cover. Thus far, it is an extremely exclusive magazine as only my grandma and my Great Uncle have all four issues, and my Comm. Tech teacher and Driving Instructor have the pilot "Old Rods" titled Issue #1.

tricks and treats!

I would be a little skeptical at first, but I would take off the head and tail, but if that wasn't allowed, I would probably avoid driving a chicken.

and Fall colours

Just to add some more that are for sale, 1967 Chrysler Newport, $15,000 1967 Dodge Monaco, 383, $12,000

now summer's ending

Funny you should mention that; currently, my grandma drives a 2007 Kia Spectra, and even though it is your typical grocery getter, it isn't a terrible little car. You may be right, it could very well be collectible in the future; if the car lasts that long

That'll be cool to see finished; I'll make sure to look out for it on the forum next week ?

Made these during my free time in Comm. Tech. class. Just puttin' things together how I like.

Another thing I should tell you guys is that I put the image of the car in Google Images as it is supposed to come up with any matching image found on the internet, and no car was an exact match. There's gotta be a photo or an ad of another one in some archives somewhere; definitely a one-off car. But lots of good guessing guys, I appreciate it.