by "Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
Published 02/02/2017 at 20:47
by "Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
Published 02/02/2017 at 20:47
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I really want my next car purchase to be a big American coupe from like 1970-1980. I pick these years because some of them are wayyyy cheaper. Just something that isn’t ugly and can be had with a LSD. This would happen after graduating college and completing the other training I have to do afterwards. I think a car such as this would be a good pairing to the Hairdresser mobile.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
02/02/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
Mike Musto DD a Monte like that.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 20:54, STARS: 0
Just watched House of Muscle, which prompted this post. Liked them before that, but it’s nice to hear they work as nice cruisers.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/02/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 1
So, so much room under the hood.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 0
The 1st Gen Monte has reallyyyy grown on me.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/02/2017 at 20:59, STARS: 0
I think ‘73 and ‘74s can be had with a big block and no cats.
The heads on the 454s are good factory castings, it’s just the cam and compression that is poor.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
02/02/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 1
A 76 Monte Carlo was my first car. It was black with Cragars. I sold it to a family friend after I got my Luv and it burned to the ground with his house. He was a body man so he had finessed and painted it, so sad to see the carcass sitting there.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0
Not crazy about the looks of those model years.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/02/2017 at 21:04, STARS: 1
I don’t blame you. Style took a dive at 1973 GM.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
02/02/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 0
Could always go Ferd. (my first car was the grocery-getting cousin to this GT)
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 21:39, STARS: 0
How are the prices on those? Im really surprised by the amount of Monte Carlos on sale for fair prices.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
02/02/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 1
I haven’t shopped them in a while but Hagerty shows $5500-$8000 for good-to-fair condition 351W 2bbl models, which would probably be the most common. Now those are probably in better condition than most Oppo rides so that might be a bit high. I don’t know how many are out there because I think they tended to go to the crusher faster than Monte Carlos because there were more Chevy fans than Ford boys.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
02/02/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 0
I’ve always been a fan of mid-1970's Pontiac Grand Prix’s with that rediculously long triangular creased hood and pedestrian stabber front bumper spike.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
Gotcha, I haven’t seem any of those come up. But meanwhile as you said the Monte Carlos are common.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
02/02/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 0
PS just about any RWD American car from that era should be pretty easy to fit an aftermarket LSD to.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 2
Car looks like it was made for shanking j-walkers.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/02/2017 at 22:07, STARS: 0
Thought that might be the case., Ive just never done it myself. I assume the parts for these model year cars are cheap and plentiful.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
02/02/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 1
I believe so. The aftermarket is pretty decent too, because a lot of parts mix and match. The big three really only had a few platforms that they built tons of models off of and kept in production for long periods of time.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
02/02/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 1
About all years of Mercury Cougars are cheap, especially the 71-73.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
02/02/2017 at 22:53, STARS: 1
The first gen (70-72) was available with a 454 (and I think 402 bb) as well —-