O/T Muscle Cars

#21

Fully sic m8!

#22

Choppy is right, the Charger was a weapon. The 360 Bathurst version (along with V8 XU-1 and Phase 4) would have been interesting.

I’m waiting to see how well the boss looks after me 30 June so I can rock over to old mates place cash in hand.

Any thoughts on getting the thing running after 18 years storage?

#23

Change battery, Oil, spark plugs, drain fuel tank and refill, pump up tyres, fill radiator, attempt to start!

Failing that tow it to a mechanic.

By rights, if its turning over, gettting spark, fuel is getting through to cylinders, then it should go. To be safe, unless you are real handy with a spanner, it would be best to get it checked over by a mechanic before driving it in anger…stuff like brakes and lines, lights, tyres etc can be a bit rooted after such storage. Also, crap in fuel tank, crap in oil, crap in radiator can all cause problems down the track.

#24

Cheers Col,

I figured a flat bed to my garage for a change of all fluids, plugs, leads, filters.

It’s been garaged, dry conditions all that time so should be in good nick.

We’ll see…

#25

Skatexecs buying a charger SIIIICK MAAAATE!

#26

I’d have to change my name to skatexecopoulos maaaate!

Chopper’s the Mopar Man.

My true dream would be a '55 Chev Belair Coupe.

#27

I want a Chip Foose 32 Ford

#28

Can any one tell me if there was ever a steel bodied Corvette?

#29

werent some of the early ones steel, like the split window model? I could be wrong though…

#30

tamsoldracecarsite.net/Corve … otype.html

think this was a metal body prototype. im looking for more details.

#31

Every corvette has been glass bodied

islandnet.com/~kpolsson/vettehis/

Thanks Pat, made for an interesting fact finding mission…

#32

unfortunately after much checking I have to agree with SkateExec, from 1953 all Corvettes were fiberglass (1956 Corvette had a metal bonnet)

sorry Pat looks like I got my facts wrong and there were no metal body Stingrays

#33

If you’d asked me to guess I might have said 60’s models onward were but early ones may have been steel but waddayaknow? GRP has been around since 1950 sumthin…

Never a 'vette fan myself, Prefer Camaro - 69 RS/SS to be exact.

#34

My dad use to drag race a chevy SS comero. I’ll post a pic tonight. Was called Spooky. Won most of the time too.

#35

first try at photo

#36

Hey Charger! Looks waay cool mate!

#37

A mate of mine has just bought a GT40 built from original spare parts and some new bits added for a laugh. Gulf oil colours, 351 nascar motor 0-100 in under 4 sec’s’ Cameron Mc Convill was clocked at 207mph at Phillip Island …STREET REGISTERED!!!

Something to scare the rice-burners me thinks.

707×467

#38

Original parts. Wow
Very impressive.
204 mph down that straight says a lot for straight-line speed and brakes!
Imagine what it would do with a set of Ron’s Rockets.

Is any one going to this?
motorex.com.au/syd_show.html
I’ve been before and it rocks.
I want to go Saturday night at about 6.p.m

#39

Eli what a machine, GT40s and some vetes where realy the only decent chalange popcorn could put to pasta. {sorry steve machine but you known how much I love my fords. Yes choper saturday night sounds fine, Im sure plenty of other mashers are interested, what a bummer of a weekend its been, rains on our skate parks and nothing in our dams. Guys is homebush the same set up as shown on skateboard.com ? :frowning: :frowning:

#40

Cameron reckonned it had more to give but wanted to be gentle!!!

GT40 isn’t strictly popcorn as it came out of the U.K. but anything that can put a kink in the dominance Ferrari had at LeMans, let alone 1st 2nd and 3rd, has to get props.

I just love that He is buying a car that is faster than a F50 ferrari for 1/4 of the price but still with some serious cred.

I’ve been in love with these cars forever. I think they have the hottest arse in motorsport.

At last years classic race day at Phillip Island I saw 2 of them (1 replica and 1 original), needless to say I got a little excited. When they fired up I nearly cried, man that sound will stay with me to my dying day.

In a week and a half I get to ride in one and meet one of the guys that built them. I’m just a bit excited! Will take my camera and get some pics.