not really military but important enough as daily life equipment.
so lets start off with a pretty controversial car today, the 2014 Corvette. I havnt been a fan of the Vette since the body style change in the early 80s. I think all of the permutations since then have been pretty blah as well. but the new one.... hmmm
Im still up in the air over it and Ive gotten to see a fair amount on the road over the last few months. on the way home today there was one in dark British racing green with black wheels that looked incredible.
the basic profile has lots of Europe in it which I think is more gooder:
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this is pretty much what I saw today:
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Are all those cops in the back there to keep the 'Vette from getting picked on by the real European iron?
I like those new Corvettes, too. So does my wife; I'm hoping she doesn't get any ideas.
Meanwhile, if I had a spare $278,295 lying around, I'd go for one of these:
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The convertible would be acceptable too.
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Ive always loved Astons!
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Quote from: Staggerwing on January 21, 2014, 05:49:52 PM
Are all those cops in the back there to keep the 'Vette from getting picked on by the real European iron?
keep in mind that it costs a fraction of what a European supercar costs though and delivers most of the performance. with a little post purchase tuning it can be pretty competitive.
My boss's boss talks a lot about his Lotus. I want to say it's a Europa, a yellow one.
at 6'2" I cant fit into those things comfortably.
I understand. I'm 6'4". I just fit into my Camaro. I can't fit in Mustangs, though.
but we fit into Aston's! ;D
Certainly would.
A few jobs back there was a really nice guy that worked in the same building I did, that owned an Aston. A friend of mine that was down in the lobby called me up and told me to get my ass down there quick. It was on the curb. He parked it there for the service guys to come pick it up and change the oil. He let me sit in the front seat, the owner. Made my day. I was afraid to touch anything, though. The leather seat alone that my big butt occupied probably costs more than the car I have now.
I have no problem going to an exotic car dealer and sitting my ass in anything. theres certainly no lack of them down here and no one knows whos got money or not.
I told my boss about my fetish for Astons, and he told me I should go over to the dealership (there's only one in Houston) and get a test drive. I'd have to have titanic balls to do that. I'm thinking about it.
do it! consider... its not like they sell tons of them, they have test drive mules and theres some bored ass salesman looking to go for a drive. all they can say is no. but if they say yes dont crash it. ::) I almost did that with a Lotus Esprit once and I might have made the sales guy shit his pants.
Well hell, if the speedometer says '140', you're test driving it dammit. You need to know for sure!
I love the Esprit, too, ever since Roger Moore used it in The Spy Who Loved Me.
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I see these driving around a lot. Im happy to say that the owners seem happy to step on it. Lambo drivers dont seem to do that much.
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Yup. The only Lamborghinis I've ever seen were in Los Angeles, and they drive them like old women.
I've seen several Ferraris around Houston. Glimpses, anyway, as they speed by.
Saw one parked up in The Woodlands last week when we were out. Nice car, but I don't want a newer one. I like the older Ferraris myself, like the 308, the one Magnum P.I. and his mustache drove.
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I woulda thought there were more gear heads here.
Yeah, no kidding.
This thread has 46 views. 40 of those are probably you and I. ;D
So far you all have posted some of my favourites already... the new Vette I'm trying to convince my wife it would be fun to live in instead our house.... the Lotus Esprit Turbo was my favourite as a kid.... never was a fan of Ferraris but the latest one looks cool..... Lambo's are the way to go but like you said they are meant to be driven not be hanger queens....
Would love to get my hands one of these... Mustang Shelby GT500...
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Really want one of these... 1959 Corvette...
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Or this.... Aventador...
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the latest Lambos are just to angular for my taste.
The Tesla is pretty sweet, for an electric car.
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I used to be a big car enthusiast. I'm also pretty humble when it comes to cars because I've accepted the reality that I'll never be able to afford a supercar. Not in this life anyway.
If this car was available in the US I'd buy it immediately without even taking it for a test drive.
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^ That looks like a soccer mom car, W8. ;D
all the Teslas Ive seen up close have fit issues with the body panels and the door handles feel cheap. the car feels cheap.
these Audi A3s look pretty good on the road and at a decent price point.
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I'm too much of a man to want to drive an electric car. At my last job, one of the execs had a higher-end Tesla that he liked to park in a handicap space near the front door. It was a nice looking car but I know security watched it like a hawk so I didn't even think about breathing on it, let alone pawing it. Though I wanted to.
one of my clients got one for his wife so I got to play around it a bit.
The Tesla's over heat when you drive them properly.. ie hard. :P
Real men don't drive electric cars. Yer not having fun unless yer burning hydrocarbons... 8)
;D
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I'd settle for a Shelby Cobra.
^ I thought this was how Brits got around these days, wot?
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Hmm. 2 horse power. No, we aint progressed that far yet.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 22, 2014, 12:00:01 PM
^ I thought this was how Brits got around these days, wot?
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Almost right.... those more discerning of us hook it up to two or four colonials and set off about town
Get some of the booger-eating morons over here that watch Bravo and TLC, and you'll be putting them to good use.
Nah, we've got enough morons of our own thanks.
How about a Hennessey?
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No no, a Hennessey Venom?
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Only 1.1 million dollars. ::)
Don't like the colour.
No, I'll stick out for the Cobra - metallic blue with white stripes please.
Maybe this, then?
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I'm not falling for that. Its NOT a Shelby Cobra.
This is a Shelby Cobra, surely...
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Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 22, 2014, 02:18:45 PM
How about a Hennessey?
Only 1.1 million dollars. ::)
still cheaper then a Bugatti at $2.5 million!
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:o I wonder if the insurance guy had a stroke?
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The Bugatti looks like a computer mouse.
lets see if I can keep BC from being able to stand up today.
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Sweet set of wheels! 8)
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Can the full-size Barbie Camper be far off?
^Looks like me and Mrs.B out for a Sunday afternoon pootle.
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its been supercar madness down here for the last month or so.
way to many girly Porches, a fair amount of Aston Martins and Lambos. get buzzed by a GTR doing at least 100 mph on Monday and you NEVER see those around.
A tricked out '60's era Dodge Power-wagon with a cow-catcher plow on the front and a gas-grill and kegerator in the bed would act as a nice chick-magnet counterweight to all those twitchy penis-extenders you got down there. These days an average-sized New England pothole would eat a Lamborghini for lunch and burp up the owners manual afterwards.
oh, you would of liked to have seen the perfect 69 Camero SS in dark metallic blue that was cruising next to me yesterday. what a sound.
nice....
http://jalopnik.com/the-koenigsegg-one-1-is-swedens-280-mph-carbon-fiber-h-1532088783
the car that would be Gus:
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;)
heres an idea.
what legal to own vehicle do you think best fits a forum member?
the easy choice is Smuck. he has the right car for his personality.
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this is what comes to mind with Brant:
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and its not supposed to be a new one.
then theres Toonces:
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we all know hes just a Jersey Shore hippy with a big watch.
I usually dont like Porsche but:
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This was the same car I learned to drive on. Same color except without the yellowish side stripe shown on this one:
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The $383.00 Paint Job
1949 Cadillac, completely covered with 38,295 pennies! They were affixed one by one using Silicone. They added over 200 pounds to the vehicle's weight. The entire project took 6 weeks. The pennies are American, and include an 1817 "Big Cent", two Error Pennies, and four 1943 Steel pennies
Courtesy of Billy H. Mehaffey
Want!
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That is a nice car Barth but this is the one I want...
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hmmmm
interdasting....
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And one of these please..
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Look wise you cant go wrong with a vintage e type.
I agree with you totally there. But the Cobra does look a mean beasties as well.
Classic MG show here in the parking lot today
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sorry this one is rotated
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Quote from: bob48 on May 03, 2014, 03:25:56 PM
I agree with you totally there. But the Cobra does look a mean beasties as well.
I was talking about you.
Yeah, sleek, sporty and a real chick magnet........................I wish. ;D
As long as the wiring is post-Lucas...
fuck me this is pretty!
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For some reason it reminds me of a sexy Frankenstein's Bride....
its a 1956 Jaguar XKSS.
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The rivets remind me of stitches and the exhaust pipe shields of electrodes. Still sexy, but slightly Mad Max.
its got a flair of steam punk to me.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on July 27, 2014, 07:14:22 PM
its got a flair of steam punk to me.
Two sides of the same page then. O0
innit pretty! its both original and new.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/cars/news/article.cfm?c_id=142&objectid=11308836
Big day today as Mrs B and I have been and negotiated for a new car. Now we have 2-3 months to wait for it to arrive from the manufacturers. :)
Quote from: bob48 on August 25, 2014, 08:56:03 AM
Big day today as Mrs B and I have been and negotiated for a new car. Now we have 2-3 months to wait for it to arrive from the manufacturers. :)
Whatcha get?
We are getting the new model Fiat Panda 4 x 4 to replace the model that we have had for the last 7.5 years.
http://www.fiat.co.uk/uk/panda-4x4?status=0
And we are having the colour shown - Mexican Orange.
Nice! Do you or the missus do much off roading?
lol - not a lot, but it handles bad weather conditions like a dream, and we live in a very hilly area. Plus, we just simply like the model. Its plenty big enough for the 2 of us, since the kids grew up and fled the nest, and its economical and a very fun car to drive.
Jeremy Clarkson said that its one of his favourite cars to drive, so that can't be bad.
Clarkson fits in there?!? :o It's bigger than I thought.....
Quote from: Barthheart on August 25, 2014, 09:24:50 AM
Clarkson fits in there?!? :o It's bigger than I thought.....
...a veritable Tardis on wheels...
Who's the Doctor that let him fit into that one? ;)
^LOL
Hey, I can't afford one of those giant gas-guzzlers that you guys drive - not with fuel over here at the equivalent of $10 per gallon! ;D
Then you should get something more practical, like this:
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Which is pretty much my car, down to the same paint job. Should save thousands of pounds or quid or squid or whatever it is you use for money over there. 8)
Yes, yes...'mid life crisis,' wot?
Naw, I'll be quite happy pootling along in my little 4x4.
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^ I hope their patients are limited to midgets or small children.
You know, you give billions of petrol dollars to a nomad peasant and not only do they use it to fund your death but they buy up all of your decadent shtuff while they blaspheme you.
Sorry guys...I'm just disturbed by what is going on in the world today.
Succinct.
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opinions:
http://gearheads.org/bugatti-12-4-atlantique-grand-sport-concept-simply-marvelous/#.VLKRO3txmUk
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Looks like the Batman&Robinmobile.
Star's new wheels.....
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Thats a fucking eyesore!
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http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/03/aston-martin-vulcan-geneva-2015/
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Piasecki VZ-8 Airgeep
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_VZ-8_Airgeep
Looks like Bawb is driving.
Looks like a recoilless rifle with spotting rifle on the left side. I wonder how that thing handled?
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on April 06, 2015, 02:21:27 PM
Looks like Bawb is driving.
And damned uncomfortable it was. Bloody stupid contraption.
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What an ass! :smitten:
I'm but a cae but, that's the first non grand Prix McLaren I've seen - and I was 'wow' :smitten:
I'm not a car nut ... but
Sorry typed on a phone.
I'm guessing that sexy white beast costs more than I'll make in my lifetime, ten times over. :-[
that P1 will set ya back about $1.5 million.
this current MP4-12c only costs about $250,000.
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and this 650s spider will cost you about $300,000.
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Must be pretty sweet to be a specialized mechanic for one of those :)
If I have a quarter mil to drop on a car, it'll be an Aston Martin.
Good boy.
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Quote from: Barthheart on May 15, 2015, 08:26:16 AM
Yikes! :o
amazing that he had the reflexes to tighten his straps as he goes airborne.
Star... the early years....
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Quote from: Barthheart on June 22, 2015, 10:06:48 AM
Star... the early years....
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The socks remain the same............
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New Lamborghini SUV called URUS... oh the humanity! :'(
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Quote from: bob48 on June 22, 2015, 01:16:09 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on June 22, 2015, 10:06:48 AM
Star... the early years....
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The socks remain the same............
♫ ..makes me wonder...♬
Quote from: Barthheart on June 22, 2015, 07:02:15 PM
New Lamborghini SUV called URUS... oh the humanity! :'(
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That is just SO fucking stupid. Porsche and Lamborghini making SUVs? What the ever loving hell? If you want a Porsche or a Lamborghini, frigging buy a REAL damn Porsche or Lamborghini, not this soccer mom crap.
Yer preaching to the choir my friend. A good friend of mine wanted to buy a Cayenne.... I told that if she did I would mock her mercilessly until she cried.... she never got one.
Even the Porsche sedan makes zero damn sense. Stupid people. :buck2:
Actually, Lamborghini has made SUVs before, back in the late 80's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_LM002
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I do have to say I like my SUVs to be boxy and manly. This new trend toward making them look like pimped-out Accord coupes with double lift kits doesn't do it for me.
http://driving.ca/auto-news/news/the-fascinating-world-of-canadas-lost-tatra-culture
Know what this one is?
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 30, 2015, 06:54:56 PM
Know what this one is?
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I didn't until I discovered that the pic was a clickable link... :))
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Groovy
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^ That....is actually pretty damned cool.
Talk to me, Goose!
Oh...I didn't notice "MAVERICK" there under the window.
That's pretty much...welllllll...
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^That is the preferred version!
09 Malibu vs 59 Bel-Air crash test...
Gimme the Malibu. Wow.
[yt]https://youtu.be/fPF4fBGNK0U[/yt]
Even in older cars who's cabins didn't collapse the sudden deceleration trauma is profound. Whom ever thought up the idea of crumple zones and their ability to soak up kinetic force deserves a godsdamn nobel prize.
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DeLorean Will Restart Production In 2017 (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/delorean-will-restart-production-in-2017-ar172345.html)
QuoteBack in 2008, a small company known as DeLorean Motor Company began refurbishing DeLorean' s
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Quoteafter it finally acquired all of the remaining parts and tooling from was left over from the original DMC. Keep in mind that the DeLorean Motor Company that I'm talking about here has absolutely no ties to the original company. These refurbished DeLoreans have been going for somewhere between $40,000 and $50,000. Everything is about to change for the new DMC, though.
The Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015 will allow small auto manufacturers to produce up to 325 replicas of vehicles that are at least 25 years old, which means the new DMC is about to start producing the DeLorean again. In an interview with Automobile, President of the new DMC, James Espey, said "The Low Volume Manufacturers bill has significantly changed our business model. We're moving from just service and restoration to full low-volume manufacturing and assembly."
DMC claims to have "thousands" of stainless steel panels and parts that will support the DMC manufactured fiberglass chassis. The company will stay true to the original DMC-12 made in 1982, but there will be some modern changes to the car. Production should start sometime in early 2017, assuming the DOT and NHTSA finalize the manufacturing rules on time. When the new DMC-12 rolls of the line in Humble, Texas, pricing is expected to be somewhere below $100,000.
This Humble, Texas location is only about 20 miles from me. :D
QuoteSo, here's the deal: one of the biggest changes that will come with this remake of the DMC-12 is an engine that is more powerful. The original had a 2.85-liter engine that put out a sad 130 horsepower. I've driven one of the originals, and I'm not sure how Marty McFly ever got the thing to 88 mph in a small parking lot. To put it simply, the car was so heavy that it was a turd. The new DMC is looking to a couple different engine suppliers, one of which hasn't been named. The other is GM, which offers several "E-Rod" crate engine options that are already emissions certified. The small-block Chevys would be a good fit for the new DMC 12.
One of the reasons I think the original DMC-12 flopped is that we weren't ready for it yet. Those doors posed quite a problem if you were in a mall parking lot. And, back in the early 80s, you didn't go to Amazon to get whatever you wanted to impulse buy; you went to the mall. Sometimes I wonder just how many people were left waiting for the jerk who purposely parked too close to their DeLorean.
Aside from a goal of somewhere between 350 and 400 horsepower, the new DMC will equip the DMC-12 with bigger wheels, bigger brakes, and a more modernized interior. I doubt you'll get a flux capacitor, but the cassette tape player will be replaced with at least a CD player, or maybe even a touch screen display. That might be a little much for a car like the DMC-12, but it's also been more than 30 years since the original was leaving people stranded in tight parking spots.
All told, I think this is a pretty awesome idea, and I hope the DOT and NHSTA hurry up with finalizing all those pesky rules. I wouldn't mind seeing a few of these new DeLoreans rolling around. To be honest, I really hope I manage to drive one, especially now that it's faster than a Toyota Prius. The funny part is, I have a feeling the new DMC-12 will end up being way more popular than the original.
Stealth SUV
https://www.army.mil/article/181342/army-hydrogen-cell-vehicle
Classic Studebaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz012TJYYNk
I want one of these....
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Looks like an updated Z-Car. The front auxiliary oil cooler is a bit clunky though.
Heh. I didn't know there was a Cars thread here.
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Quote from: W8taminute on May 22, 2017, 07:04:48 PM
I want one of these....
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O0
Finally made it to yuppie scumdom a few months back and am happily tooling around in a Volvo 240 DL (89 model). Man, is it a comfy ride compared to what I'm used to. Girl needs some paint and body work, but otherwise she's straight.
One of these for me, please.
I'll take this one:
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DUWK - nice handy run-about.
Very practical too.
Attractive range of accessories and colour schemes.
Ok this is frickin cool... yeah it's BMW but still wicked cool:
QuoteBMW has more than doubled the Guinness World Record for longest sustained vehicle drift, thanks to a professional driver who managed to keep an M5 sideways for some 374 km over eight hours.
Watch BMW break a drifting record thanks to car-to-car refueling
https://twitter.com/thewarzonewire/status/1010240874104516608
The ultra rare 1966 Mustang pickup, Mustero. Since it kept the stock Mustang side panels and rear lights, it was pretty stylish.
Ford actually built that? Or is it an aftermarket freak show?
The Edsel should have been the car america wanted.
A car freak told me that Henry Ford hated the concept of the Mustang. After the Edsel bombed, he needed a new vehicle in the competitive american market. When the Mustang was a huge success, he smiled the whole way to the bank. Ford produced a lot of Mustang variants.
Beverly Hills Ford produced the Mustero on it's own.
https://m.roadkillcustoms.com/1966-ford-mustero-true-story-mustang-pickup/
Wow...never heard of the Mustero until now!
how much is it worth?