Automotive

. . . found while scanning the internet yesterday. A mostly stock '74 'Cuda 360 4-speed. If I could've bought a new car after graduating high school, this would've been it. Only three hundred and sixty made with a 4-speed; more were made with a 3-speed au...  

. . . vicarious thrills are better . . . . . . than none at all. This is pretty much how I'd restore one, only with a Passon 5-speed tranny driving 4.11 or 4:30 rear end gears. Art

dear Art, I am already at 34 leaning increasingly toward the classics than the newly released hyper-mobiles . I wish you a lottery ticket win . You'd just have to give me a ride if it happened! Cheers, Filip

. . . because, between the $40K+ needed to acquire one of the remaining examples and the $80K+ to restore it to my satisfaction, it'll require more cash altogether than I've spent on all my cars for the last forty years. :-(

should have sold one of your organ then.

. . . what I wouldn't give for a second chance at the brass ring . . .

318 4-bbl with headers, almost completely stock 1969 D200 Camper Special rust-free. However, steering box is totally worn out, master cylinder leaky and it has the pre-Torqueflight exploding trans. Ready to go, $7000 I drove it today 10 blocks and was ter...  

After fixing the subwoofer )

. . . it would take more to get it running right than it's worth . . .

fabulous machine, especially in that spec. Quality restoration is an expensive and long process but eventually worth it in my opinion. I have been lucky enough to play out a few of my automotive dreams over the years but this one really got under my skin....  

In a way seldom accomplished.

. . . other than the '57 'Vette? Yes, the '57 Chevy coupe was available with the same f-i 283 as the 'Vette. And I've seen precisely one; many, many years ago, on one of our LA freeways. Couldn't believe my eyes. '58 Pontiacs also had the option, as did C... 

and now very rare … ...