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In Reply to: RE: Coolest/weirdest cars you ever drove/owned? posted by tinear on April 08, 2021 at 08:33:05
Owned--probably my "collection" of 5 Pontiac Fieros that I owned at one point. All were 2M6 (2.8L V-6) SE or GT models, but I had one converted to a Cadillac Northstar V-8 drivetrain (basically, a direct "drop-in", since the mid-engine layout Fiero was just a GM FWD drivetrain mounted in the back).
Driven--a 1971 Plymouth Cricket--tiny little Euro-car marketed under the Plymouth nameplate. A 60's (don't recall what year) VW MicroBus with a Porsche 916 drivetrain swap--it actually would hold speed on the highway. Any number of my cousin's "sleepers"--stupid stuff (big luxo sedans and station wagons) with built to the ass racing drivetrains in them.
My '64 Ford Econoline Van was kinda cool/weird too. Engine between the two front seats in a box, three on the tree, and manual steering and manual drum brakes on all 4 corners. Giant "school bus" steering wheel. Seating on the front of the front wheel housings--totally vertical face--zero crash protection.
"So I talk to the night, I head for the light, try and hold it on the road. Thank God for the man who put
the white lines on the highway"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP
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I had a 61 Econoline in highschool.
Ex Ma Bell Telephone van... was a rolling party.
idlers and tubes....life is good
stereo in it (8-track, of course!). It was fun riding with the road just before you. We also installed a large hook in the back where a hookah could often be found hanging...
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