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I was very surprised when I heard they were discontinuing Olds. They were a well made automobile with good designs, they had some of the best models of any of the divisions. I thought the Aurora was an excellent car. I think they regret it now. I bet they lost some sales to the foreign after they stopped it.
I used Charles Bronson because I liked his style. He wouldn’t take #@$% from anyone. He made some classic movies like Death Wish and The Mechanic, among others. Unlike him I am easy-going.
I like all the Avatars especially Mike’s, alot of creativity involved there.
There is no creativity used in the styling of today’s cars. 95% are just boring, if you want anything distinctive you have to pay for it.
Quote:NASCAR has made some… interesting changes, the Luck Dog Pass for example, it is Ok but it also intersting to see drivers 1+ lap down battling the leader and winning to get back on the lead lap. Favorite Racetrack would either be Chicagoland, Birstol, or Talledega, There are a lot of good rookies out there now, the veterans know have to work harder…drive harder to win.Nascar has certainly been getting alot of exposure. Alot of times the most interesting racing takes place in the back. With the rules changes the sport has certainly changed some. The race for the chase was good last year, better than I thought it would be. I wish there was a little more distinction between the cars. Basically you look at the grill area to determine what type of car it is.
It must of been interesting when they raced cars you could actually buy on Monday.
Quote:CLose to the border Illinois count? icon_lol.gif Drogar-Laugh(LBG).gifAre there some good car shows down in your area?
I would agree they definately needed a more powerful engine. They had a real opportunity to be very creative and they blew it. It will be interesting to see if the new T-bird holds any collectible value in the coming years. I think they could of done more with the design. If they would of modeled it exactly after the original it would of been more popular. And like you said they should of priced it accordingly.
Quote:Quote:In the ’68 GTO it had a complete valve job last summer, sorry I don’t know the details. There was a distributer problem in that it was frozen in one position. I know that was a big problem in trying to fine tune the car. I think I could probably run on 92 octane but it sure likes the 110. When I bought the car I was told it had a rebuilt engine with hardened seats. I found out last summer the seats weren’t hardened and that it needed a valve job. When they had rebuilt the engine they used a mish-mash of parts. I had alot of fun with it for 4.5 years before it needed that, so that’s not too bad.The other is a ’69 Plymouth GTX. Its got a 440 with a 6-pack, 4 speed. The 3 carbs have been rebuilt and on and off about 10 times to get them to where they should be. Started it last weekend and the rear carb drips a little gas from around the bowl, hopefully that will take care of itself, otherwise we will be buying a new bowl.
Are you have pinging issues if you try to run 92 octane? Sure any healthy V-8 will allways like more octane. Now with your 440 I would bet its a tuning issue unless the 440 has been built up at all. 6-packs are tricky to tune.
The pinging issues in the GTO have pretty much gone away with the distriibutor being freed up. Never really had any pinging issues with the GTX.
The GTO seems to have more power running 4 to 5 gallons of racing fuel through each tank. With the GTX there has never been an issue with power, but it likes the racing fuel also. One thing I like about it is that it smells like corn syrup when you run some. When I buy it you can’t put it directly into the car, it has to go into a can first, then into the car. I would assume it must be that way all over.There are at least 2 places here to get it, and its remained stable at $4/gallon.
Quote:Yes they just dropped the Spring Waukesha show. I believe Gary Esse said that they will have use of the high school grounds next door to where Elkhorn takes place. They are excited about expanding to two days. That is actually a better setting for a show than Jefferson. I think it is better organized.I must be brain dead, your right it was the summer Waukesha show they dropped.
In the ’68 GTO it had a complete valve job last summer, sorry I don’t know the details. There was a distributer problem in that it was frozen in one position. I know that was a big problem in trying to fine tune the car. I think I could probably run on 92 octane but it sure likes the 110. When I bought the car I was told it had a rebuilt engine with hardened seats. I found out last summer the seats weren’t hardened and that it needed a valve job. When they had rebuilt the engine they used a mish-mash of parts. I had alot of fun with it for 4.5 years before it needed that, so that’s not too bad.
The other is a ’69 Plymouth GTX. Its got a 440 with a 6-pack, 4 speed. The 3 carbs have been rebuilt and on and off about 10 times to get them to where they should be. Started it last weekend and the rear carb drips a little gas from around the bowl, hopefully that will take care of itself, otherwise we will be buying a new bowl.
Quote:I’ll take the money. I already have the car and it would let me restore it without worrying about MONEY. The car? 70 Monte Carlo SS.The ’70 Monte Carlo was a nice car. You don’t see many at shows. I think they are really starting to take off.
Yes they just dropped the Spring Waukesha show. I believe Gary Esse said that they will have use of the high school grounds next door to where Elkhorn takes place. They are excited about expanding to two days. That is actually a better setting for a show than Jefferson. I think it is better organized.
I just know my cars run better with more power when I run some racing fuel through them. Unfortunately I don’t have the expertise to fine tune my cars.
Hello Mopardude
Welcome.
There are a number of us here from the Madison/Southern Wisconsin area.
The site has only been up for a couple of weeks now, but is starting to take shape. Madison, Racine and now Elkhorn are represented. Your site looks great.
