@Mupalup I mean, it’s really just the Milano platform with an insane body and a couple upgraded suspension and engine parts, I keep several of these setups running for quite reasonable costs. Especially if it’s in good shape when you buy it, the upkeep isn’t worse than any other 30+ year old car, and certainly an order of magnitude cheaper than a contemporary like a 348 or Shamal since there’s no turbos and you can replace the timing belt in situ.

@Taylor-Martin
You are just a grinder, a welder and some reproduction panels away from glory....

@pip-bip
Practical motoring personified. Restraint is, as always, optional but recommended.

@pip-bip Rear-engined French quirkiness....yes please! 😄

@pip-bip

@pip-bip I think that is the turn around in front of Legion of Honor Museum. I surf out to the left on the Marin side of the gate, I live just a few minutes over that hill on the other side.

@pip-bip
For me, MG ZS, namely a 175bhp 2.5 180 with the vents on the front wings. Om nom nom
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Ye', the interior had changed so very little from the Rover 400 then 45.
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@pip-bip DS, A110 or silver 911 please.

@Cé-hé-sin Modern car price increases are insane right now 😕

@pip-bip I completely forgot about the 14! Citroen has always more been my thing, but I should learn me some more Renault stuff too...they have some cool, cheap cars as well...

@StreetsofPerth i'm thinking the cream one has been lowered

@RamblinRover Of course someone has done it. The plasti dip might be fun for a practical joke. Neat

Boner

@pip-bip Yes please!

@pip-bip My ex wife is from there. Went to visit in winter and was greeted by -40 degrees (same in C and F). Yuck.

Went to visit in summer. Super muggy and mosquitoes sounded like little planes- they were so big and there were so many, you could hear them constantly. Yuck.

That is one city that doesn’t really have a saving grace. It’s snowed-in November to April every year.

@pip-bip
Ran when parked...

@pip-bip
I don't think the windmill is working properly.

@pip-bip
Born slippy...

@pip-bip

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@pip-bip sploosh

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That reminds me that it's derby day. Grab your big hat, a mint julip and the keys to the Merc.

@ranwhenparked said in late night oppo:

and Ford lost the equivalent of $10,000 on every one.

So fortunately / unfortunately they only built 3005 of them. They look like a giant 1st gen thunderbird to me. I'm not a fan of the thunderbirds but for some reason I really like the look of these.

@pip-bip
Clearly, she had to take the train to work...

@pip-bip
Funny way to go camping...

@Just-Jeepin 🙂

@pip-bip Parked half on the sidewalk. Shooting brake with shot brakes? Checks out.

@Old-Busted-Hotness Almost everything was a slow turd in 1980.

@krustywantout but the repairs won't be cheap either. RUST plus finding useful body bits

@drVanTraveler I think maybe after mid year 73, the 460 was the only possible engine for the big Birds. My mom had one of these when I was a little kid, triple white. I recall my dad removing emissions equipment.

@Urambo-Tauro no idea

@pip-bip @Cé-hé-sin I think you guys are right; the beltline leads away from the tailights per the 12, not above them as on the 204.

from the thumbnail i thought i was going to find a tvr tuscan.

pretty stancey. i was chatting to some people the other day about how dogs like Dachshunds have been bred to have deformed skeletons for aesthetic reasons, and it leads to all sorts of health issues.
it's the same with cars. we think it looks cool if they're lower to the ground, so we mutilate them and it makes them fragile and prone to damage in the long term.

@ranwhenparked To make things even more fun, in countries where that was more the norm and sports models having more than two seats was less common - in England, at least - a Mustang gets classified as a "saloon" for racing class. So, a race of the pre-'66 saloon class can have Minis, Mustangs, Fiat 500s, Falcons, and even a Galaxie. I have seen this.

@SilentbutnotreallyDeadly I've actually seen one of these run a slalom course. It was kinda like those dancing hippos in Fantasia but with a lot more tire squeal. I think he wore out his door handles with all the body lean.

@glemon I wasn’t dissing the Toyota, I was sticking it on the same pedestal as the other two. All three of them have a very similar shaped greenhouse - though not identical of course: the Jag’s is curviest and the Z’s most angular - and IMO it’s the strongest part of their side views, and hasn’t been improved on by any coupe since.

Completely agree the Toyota’s a beautiful car: while I wouldn’t want to pick an overall winner between it and the Jag (sorry, Z) there are a number of areas where it’s the best of the three for me.

@pip-bip The '57 Nashes are pretty rare.

@krustywantout no idea. chrysler group perhaps?

@pip-bip I have an irrational love of those cars. I once read a comment somewhere that they should all be UNESCO World Heritage listed and I have to say I agree.

@pip-bip So many spare parts... I wonder how many running Jeeps you could build from that lot

@pip-bip
They were a lovely thing to look at...imagine one with a WRX level engine and brakes. Shame they rusted faster than a tin can in an acid bath...

@pip-bip Can't help but see Ninja Turtle face
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@pip-bip That wing really comes in handy!

@facw Knock off all that evil!

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@Italia said in late night oppo:

@Nauraushaun it's in the Milan alfa Museum and every bit as beautiful in person.

nice! i went to modena to see lamborghini/pagani/ferrari, i neglected to go to milan. i'd love to see an alfa 8c. i think i've only seen 1, a silver convertible. not really best spec

@pip-bip I hope they make a sexy lightweight (for an EV) roadster with the same powertrain. Thhis is really cool, but 100k is too much.

@pip-bip caption it ...

@amoore100 I highlighted it with a Newell "Painters" black marker and rubbed it off the high areas.

@pip-bip Gorgeous. One of my dream cars.

@eel I like the R30 too!

@pip-bip I thought so! It's cool to see how things evolved into what it is now!

@pip-bip It's my car! That's my name.

@pip-bip AsI recall these were rear wheel drive (solid axle?) and Lotus helped tune the suspension. I kind of wanted one back when they were lightly used cars. Nice Pic.

@pip-bip One of these grilles is not like the other, one of these grilles just doesn't belong.

@pip-bip I think I remember that being an AMC prototype with the body panels being identical front and rear

@pip-bip My stepdad is in the process of restoring his '73 or '74 (can't remember) Maverick. He's having to do a lot of rust repair to it from sitting for so long, but he's making good progress on it. The next time I visit them I'll take some pics of it.

@SilentbutnotreallyDeadly said in late night oppo:

@pip-bip
These don't float my aesthetic boat but I can imagine some nutter doing a faux version based off a current MX-3 RF...

i can see that happening at some point to an MX-5 RF

@pip-bip I know of that color but I've never seem one in Hawaii or CA.