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overboard
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WHAT! How about the new Shelby GT 1000.
should work with 1000 HP. sounds like "FUN". =P~
Now if only I were a little younger, and not a chevy man! :lol:
should work with 1000 HP. sounds like "FUN". =P~
Now if only I were a little younger, and not a chevy man! :lol:
I worked with a guy from an old dealership and his boss had an original back in the day. Said it was like giving a loaded pistol to a 5 year old when you drove it.
I always wanted to build one of the factory five kits until I looked one over at a car show.... guy was like get in and check it out!.. Honestly, I thought to myself if I get in there they would be prying me out.. very little room for a fat man. So I ended up putting a 500 hp stroker in a convertible mustang. lol (which is for sale btw)
I always wanted to build one of the factory five kits until I looked one over at a car show.... guy was like get in and check it out!.. Honestly, I thought to myself if I get in there they would be prying me out.. very little room for a fat man. So I ended up putting a 500 hp stroker in a convertible mustang. lol (which is for sale btw)
BackWoodsTracker
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I would like to get an original, but a kit would do the job if need be. If only I could win the lottery!
HANGEYE
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I bought one of those in 66. Had it for about three weeks. Left it in the sun too long one day and the plastic melted. Neat model though. Wish I could have had the real thing.
bigwave
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Ha ha this made me laugh. My cousin has the Kit car with a 351 Cleveland...it hauls butt.HANGEYE said:
My buddy built and races a Factory five Cobra. He is a madman!
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overboard
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just out of curiosity in 1967 I went to a local ford garage and priced a 427 cobra.
If my memory is correct, the price was $6,800.00. that was one heck of a pile of money back then.
just to put it into perspective: my "66" 427 425 hp. impala listed for $3,800, and a 426 HEMI car could be bought for app. $4,200.
I think the "bare bones" L-72 biscayne could be bought for around $2,800.
these prices don't sound like much today, but minimum wage in 1966 was $1.25 an hr. and good money was $3-$4 per hr. I started at Beth. steel in 1970 @ $2.64 per hr.. think I cleared $188, and $192 every 2 wks. the $4.00 difference was union dues.
GUESS I'M SHOWING MY AGE ON THIS ONE :wink:
If my memory is correct, the price was $6,800.00. that was one heck of a pile of money back then.
just to put it into perspective: my "66" 427 425 hp. impala listed for $3,800, and a 426 HEMI car could be bought for app. $4,200.
I think the "bare bones" L-72 biscayne could be bought for around $2,800.
these prices don't sound like much today, but minimum wage in 1966 was $1.25 an hr. and good money was $3-$4 per hr. I started at Beth. steel in 1970 @ $2.64 per hr.. think I cleared $188, and $192 every 2 wks. the $4.00 difference was union dues.
GUESS I'M SHOWING MY AGE ON THIS ONE :wink:
nomowork
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overboard said:
In 1968 I bought a used 1965 Mustang with a 289 and three on the floor out of the back lot of a Ford dealer who had a worker's strike going on for $1500. They wanted to clear out their trade in cars. Yes, it was a lot of money back then and because this was my first car I bought myself, my parents were kind enough to co-sign the loan for me. It took almost four years to pay it off on Uncle Sam's income!
DocWatson
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About a hundred years ago, I had a '70 Gran Torino with a 351 Clevland in it. I dumped it late one night coming home from work on the PA Turnpike at 130 mph & still climbing. Even in a mid-size car those engines kicked butt !!!! BTW - I walked away from that wreck with a bruised knee and a new respect for speed. Haven't been over 85 mph on the ground since then.bigwave said:
overboard
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In 1968 I bought a used 1965 Mustang with a 289 and three on the floor out of the back lot of a Ford dealer who had a worker's strike going on for $1500. They wanted to clear out their trade in cars. Yes, it was a lot of money back then and because this was my first car I bought myself, my parents were kind enough to co-sign the loan for me. It took almost four years to pay it off on Uncle Sam's income
overboard
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yea! probably one part from it is worth more than you paid for the whole car! :lol:gillhunter said:
I still play with this stuff. It's amazing what some of these parts are bringing.
nomowork
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gillhunter said:
I know the routine. Should-a, would-a, could-a................ :roll:
nomowork said:
The story of my life :LOL2:
