MrObsessive Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Just saw the Saturn reference up there. Sorry. My bad. Hey I LOVE my Saturn! Best darn car I've ever had (I've owned it for over five years now) with practically ZERO troubles! Sure it's not everyone's cup of tea, but EVERYONE certainly knows what it is! I really think GM shot themselves in the foot by getting rid of Saturn, but that's for another thread.................. Edited May 23, 2011 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRG Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 1966/67 Chevelle SS 396. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Yeah, 1961 is 50 years ago........... Hmmm...........don't I certainly know it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 hasnt been a good looking car - from ANYONE - since about '61 Here are just a few off the top of my head... many, many more could be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 This is from 1961.......I wouldn't necessarily call this beautiful, but styling IS subjective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markus355 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 You can't be serious??? Serious as a heart attack. only good looking cars since then have come from maseratti, alfa romeo, and ferrari - and this is from a die hard chevy guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Foreign car manufacturers were the last to give up the ship, but they have in fact given up the ship . . . it's all one giant conglomerate of ######. Of course, Ferrari still tries to sucker in the billionaires, but that's a niche market if there was one. You can get leather seats done in skunk leather and bogwood teak done with a pinch of salted smelt from the Mediterranean, etc . . . you get the point. Car design for the average person is dead! And personally I would not mind it at all if they brought back the YUGO . . . Why do I say this? Because I would still buy USED cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Which is why I've found it funny--I'm sure you guys have seen those commercials--where they put a '59 Caddy next to a brand new Caddy, and I'm thinking . . . wow, what a bad idea for selling the new Caddy. Between the two, I will always opt for the '59. Even blindfolded, I would still go for the '59. Yes, I agree, all the new cars are the same, which is why I ride a motorcycle! mechanical or juice brakes?? No disks of course... I prefer the excitement that mechanical brakes give......will they work ?????? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Ummm, in 2011, $48k is more a down payment on a house in most places...at least any place nice... That is MORE than my first house cost me back in the mid 80s!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Ah Harry............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hey I LOVE my Saturn! Best darn car I've ever had (I've owned it for over five years now) with practically ZERO troubles! Sure it's not everyone's cup of tea, but EVERYONE certainly knows what it is! I wouldn't have been able to name that car if you offered me a million bucks to do so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 That's a nice bike. I have a Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic. Never given me any trouble, and I love it. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a Screaming Eagle, but then I would not be able to send my kids to college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 How the heck are those headers supposed to work with a 90 degree kink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 As a child of the fifties and early sixties we used to play a game in the evening. Identify as many cars as you could just by looking at their brake lights. Couldn't do that today, they all look the same. Back then we at least had style. Oh, I'm pretty good at spotting what's what in my rearview mirror at night by the head and parking lamps. Impalas, Chargers, Crown Vics, Caprices... you know, cop cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Ummm, in 2011, $48k is more a down payment on a house in most places...at least any place nice... Give the housing bust a little more time and it'll get down there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 im 30 years old. im the one of the youngsters here. obviously im no child of the past, but i gotta agree. american cars from the 50's 60's and some from the 70's were great looking cars, but i too like my foreign cars. mainly toyota and nissan/datsuns from the late 60 to mid 80's. yesterday there was a nicely built 67 camaro, absolute beauty comparted to the crowd of 2000 chryslers and chevy impalas. just stands from the crowd. i would love to one day own a 66 chevy nova. but until that day comes, im gonna be happy with my 80's toyota econo boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I love the 50's-70's era but that's where I grew up. If you ask my dad he thinks they all went to heck after "the war" (the big one). Kids growing up now will cherish a 2007 Yota or Saturn when everyone's in their electric flying cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 "Are we done yet?" I keep getting confused about what these blind titles on posts mean. Can we at least clarify the point in the the subtitle? No offense intended, but it gets irritating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake87 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I know I'm only 16, but I must say I do love classic cars. 60's Chevelles, Camaros, Mustangs, Chargers, and Challengers are truly icons of that era in my opinion... but for no good cars now? To each their own. I respect that. And if this thread was of more American cars I apologize too, but I think car designers are having a "renaissance," please don't mention the 90's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) , but I think car designers are having a "renaissance," I wholeheartedly agree with you! Edited May 23, 2011 by Foxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I wholeheartedly agree with you! X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 early 60's. hasnt been a good looking car - from ANYONE - since about '61 '70 Plymouth 'Cuda, '66&'70 Chevrolet Chevelle,'70 Ford Mustang (Mach 1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) I think those spider-leg headers gotta go, but over all, I REALLY like this rod. It took a lot of imagination, talent, and know how. I don't know about any of you, but I can't weld my way out of a wet paper bag, so I'm certainly not in a position to critique someone elses work. Unlike a lot of the rusty junk people are passing off as a rat rod, this one looks mechanically & structurally safe. Those whacked out valve cover .....umm....covers and snorkel are obviously NOT trying to fool anyone, but make an artistic statement. I dig it. You don't have to like a piece of art to appreciate the effort it took to accomplish. This looks like something Cranky would have done, except in 1:1 scale. And if he had done it we'd all be ooo'ing and ah'ing like we normally do, and deservedly so. Yet, because this is 1:1, and it wasn't built by a guy you know, you guys feel free to bash the work? Sometimes I just don't know about this forum. If there wasn't such excellent work and know-how here, I'd have split a long time ago. Shame on you. Edited May 24, 2011 by Jantrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Sometimes I just don't know about this forum. If there wasn't such excellent work and know-how here, I'd have split a long time ago. Shame on you. So you're knocking anyone who's opinion of this car doesn't agree with your opinion? Shame on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Yet, because this is 1:1, and it wasn't built by a guy you know, you guys feel free to bash the work? Just out of curiosity, I went back and re-read every single post in this thread. There was exactly ONE post that was critical of the car in question. ONE. And that poster said that he thought the car was ugly, which of course he has every right to think. Sorry, but I guess I missed the "bashing" you seem to be so upset about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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