crossroad Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 just want to check whos into classic cars. right now i have a 71 mopar satellite sebring with a 360 still in the works and a 64 triumph tr4 convertible. in the future (and if my wallet permits) i want a mr.slim. so anyone selling a mr.slim thats affordable please pm me!! please list your prized possession, be it american,european, japanese basta classic!! Quote Link to comment
267bill Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 just want to check whos into classic cars. please list your prized possession, I’m into classic cars. Currently Jaguars like the XKE I don’t yet own an E but own two xj-s The kittens are just like pets to me Have even blown them kisses at night Do you like Jaguars? As for me I like all cars always have just like people they all have a place in the world and do some thing different My best friend since high school, Had a Jaguar. The car was white, the interior black leather with creases rubbed into the hide. I'd admired the car for some time, and one day he took me for a ride in it. How to describe it? The shock, the sheer exhilarating breath-less ness of that car overwhelmed me. All the senses reeled under the assault of the Jaguar. Sight of course: oh my lord the look of that car, front wings sleekly stretching back like the arched spine of the jungle cat that was its namesake; the big round headlights opposite the oval grille; and those hips, the curving flanks of the rear fenders where they flow up from the door like the pelvis of a beautiful woman sleeping beside me under a sheet of white silk. Touch? Yes, naturally; the caress of the Connolly under me, the rough jumping of the suspension on the pavement, the buzz of the motor through the chassis as it through the gears. And sound, sound perhaps the most important part of the synaesthesia, the whine of gears beside my hip and the purr of the motor changing to a deep guttural cry -- a sound that I cannot help but call to mind when I read the old cliché about "the cough of a hunting cat. Some new senses for me opened up in my relationship with cars that day. Smell: hot Castrol on aluminum, Wilton wools, hair-jute padding, the old-book smell of the leather, and a little of the sweet musk of gasoline from under the hood. Once you buy a Jaguar, you find out that it's almost impossible to only be into Jaguars halfway and the fire and ice relationship really begins. Friends and family will stare at you in astonishment, with a look in their eyes that says either "I sure wish I had one of those" or "What an idiot!!!" And you will find yourself going thru these same cycles. When I’m feeling good about my Jag, I think "Wow, this is so cool, I _really_ love having this wonderful car." When I’m feeling bad about it I wonder what the hell I was thinking when I got it. Quote Link to comment
crossroad Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 267bill, hey man you could be a poet!!! thanks for sharing your love-hate relationship with your 2 babies. your xj-s are 6,8 or 12 cyl? thats the same feeling i get when riding a classic car...theres something about those carburated engines and basic technology that makes you feel you are one with the car... Quote Link to comment
267bill Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 6,8 or 12 cyl? thats the same feeling i get when riding a classic car...theres something about those carburated engines and basic technology that makes you feel you are one with the car... Yes; I couldn’t agree more carbureted motors just seem to relate to the soul. I too love basic technology There is nothing better then the feel of a tight rack in the curves Currently the silver XJ-S is all original with a V 12 The other XJ-S was a V-12; but the V-12 has been removed and put in to storage, and a V-8 was in stalled. Pm or email me any time you wish to talk about classic cars it is my favorite topic. Quote Link to comment
nissan_r32 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 got '56 tbird in garrage needs some restoration.. cracked paints some japanese parts installed to make it run hehehehe alang pera pang restore eh gandang wedding car siguro hehehehehehe white kasi i want a '69 mach1 mustang in future.. sana makahanap pa ako Quote Link to comment
crossroad Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 267billwill do that!! where do you have your jags fixed? ive only had v8 cars no v12s yet!! and with the price increase on gas i dont think im gonna get a 12 anytime soon hehe. Quote Link to comment
crossroad Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 nissan youre in luck!!! i know someone selling a 1970 mach 1, but without the engine. if youre not a purist, just install a 351 and its a go!! havent seen the car but sabi nya its all complete until the emblems. yun lang nga iba itsura ng 69 sa 70. personally i love the 70 cuz of the gills. kunin ko sana if im not loaded with project cars.just sold my mini and my corvair convt cuz no time(and money) to fix them all up. Quote Link to comment
mamangtindero Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 got a chevy nova. any takers? may bumili kaya? Quote Link to comment
kw565 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 66 corvette74 Z28 to the gentleman who posted that he owns a 56 t-bird, PM me if you're interested in selling it. Quote Link to comment
rge Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I have a 65 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham which was mothballed back in 79. It has 56k miles and was running well when parked. I just need to get the beast going but I'd like to have it restored. Can you guys give me some names of credible and competent restorers. Preferably those with extensive experience in old GM vehicles. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
crossroad Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 gr8kizzr, it would help if you post year model,body type, engine cid, and condition. maganda pang pro-street yan!! Quote Link to comment
crossroad Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 kw565 is the 66 parked in sct. chuatoco?ganda nyan!! Quote Link to comment
crossroad Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 rge, contact frank of route 66, hes into classic car restoration. i saw a 57 bel air convt, an olds 442, an imperial, chevelle, and 2 firebirds in different stages of restoration.hes really into benzes but his mechanic can fix american cars as well. ill pm you his number ill just look for his card. Quote Link to comment
kw565 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 kw565 is the 66 parked in sct. chuatoco?ganda nyan!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> crossroad, that's not the one. my vette's lovingly and securely parked at my house in alabang. Quote Link to comment
MODERATOR tamago Posted July 23, 2005 MODERATOR Share Posted July 23, 2005 We've got a 1963 VW Karmann Ghia that needs a lot of work Quote Link to comment
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