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THIS is a great interior...
Nothing but the essentials.
Like a lada?
THIS is a great interior...
Nothing but the essentials.
That first one is of course a 1967. How did your '66 look like that?
Are you serious with this?
In the vette, yes they could have done far better then they have. It is a poor interior in a car with one of the worlds best engines, and great sports cars
Would yo prefer the design of an old American 50-60's car or the contemporary American car?
Let me underline, this thread is about design, not efficiency and safety.
Please share your thoughts. :usflag2:
Yes
Car and Driver took a bunch of car to Virgina International Raceway, the Mustang Gt 2011 beat the Nissan 370Z and quite a few other cars (Camaro SS) around the track by a few seconds. It also cost 3-5 grand less new then a comparably equiped 370Z
Compare the Falcons styling to any Euro or Japanese vehicle of the same era.Oh but she evolved in just two short years...
The Mustang is the vehicle to own if a man does all his driving on a race track.
I'd drive/buy the vehicle that does best in the real world...5 O'clock traffic, the gas pumps, the repairs and service, the first 100 feet from the driveway in a blizzard....the pot-holes....the rainstorm....
YOu could have put the MUstang in the place of the '64 Flacon, as that is what that '60 Falcon evolved into.
No sense of style and boring. Like being in a WWII fighter cockpit, lol.
Sad, but true, but, why is this ?actually, you asked about "style"
since we are discussing looks only, i'm in for a '63 split window vette
just don't make me drive it at speed other than in a straight line
and please do not require me to stop quickly
and can you source the leaded fuel required to keep the cylinder walls sufficiently hard
my 2002tii, after driving American made barges, convinced me that domestic cars were built for people who didn't know any better
Did you just say that an AC Cobra, even a replica like that one, is boring and has no sense of style? I'm afraid we can't be friends... Even though the car has already been posted twice in this thread, I'm going to do it again.
One of the greatest pieces of automotive architecture ever, in my opinion. Style doesn't even begin to describe it, and there is nothing boring about putting your right foot to the floorboards. :mrgreen:
I see you are speaking from experience....using the OR instead of AND. If you have too much sex, it is unlikely you will still have too much money for very long.IMPOSSIBLE to post those photos too many times
like having too much sex or money
took a while to find it mason; thought you might appreciate the design aspect:Who voted for new cars?
Show of hands?
With style alone as the guide, how can anyone say a new car, any of them, are better?
The '50's and '60's cars were designed by teams for a certain purpose. New cars can't hold a candle, but we won't have to worry about new cars being classics, they fall apart too easily.
I have a 2000 Durango with very few miles on it but for the life of me I can't stop all the plastic parts from breaking on the interior making it look worse than all my '60's and '70's cars put together.
Did you just say that an AC Cobra, even a replica like that one, is boring and has no sense of style? I'm afraid we can't be friends... Even though the car has already been posted twice in this thread, I'm going to do it again.
One of the greatest pieces of automotive architecture ever, in my opinion. Style doesn't even begin to describe it, and there is nothing boring about putting your right foot to the floorboards. :mrgreen:
I was talking about the interior you mook, lol. The Shelby Cobra with the 427 is one of my favorites of all time. I was talking about the interior on that kit car.
You'll need both hands on that wheel at all times! Comfort is secondary to feeling the rumble of that motor under your butt and smelling the fuel burning when you open it up.
That interior was not that far off from the original. :2razz: Guage placement was just a little off.
Personally, I love it. That interior is complete! Who needs a stereo? You shouldn't be able to hear music over the sound of your sidepipes anyway. Who needs climate control? You've got all the wind in your face you need. Who needs a cup holder? You'll need both hands on that wheel at all times! Comfort is secondary to feeling the rumble of that motor under your butt and smelling the fuel burning when you open it up.
That is something that no modern car will ever be able to capture correctly, imo.
Would yo prefer the design of an old American 50-60's car or the contemporary American car?
Let me underline, this thread is about design, not efficiency and safety.
Please share your thoughts. :usflag2:
That interior was not that far off from the original. :2razz: Guage placement was just a little off.
Personally, I love it. That interior is complete! Who needs a stereo? You shouldn't be able to hear music over the sound of your sidepipes anyway. Who needs climate control? You've got all the wind in your face you need. Who needs a cup holder? You'll need both hands on that wheel at all times! Comfort is secondary to feeling the rumble of that motor under your butt and smelling the fuel burning when you open it up.
That is something that no modern car will ever be able to capture correctly, imo.
I gave our kids, and 2 of their friends, a ride to school one morning in a Mopar car with a V8 and a Carter Thermoquad carburetor. That carb has small primaries and huge (trash can lid) secondaries. When you get on it a little, and the secondaries open up, you can hear a roar from the air entering the air cleaner and carb. One of the neighbor kids asked about the noise, thinking there was something wrong with the car.:shock:
Would yo prefer the design of an old American 50-60's car or the contemporary American car?
Let me underline, this thread is about design, not efficiency and safety.
Please share your thoughts. :usflag2: