What is OPPO's favorite Malaise Era car?

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 04/14/2014 at 09:34 • Filed to: None

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I'll start, Cordoba with round headlights and T tops. All day. Dat Corinthian Leather

thebigbossyboss > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 09:36

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This. Because big.

505Turbeaux > thebigbossyboss 04/14/2014 at 09:39

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oh yeah. I had a friend in high school who got his license, and his parents gave him the option of a mint green on mint green leather Lincoln like this or a beat 454 suburban 2wd. He made the right choice and went with the Linc. That 460 was pitiful all choked down

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 09:46

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I really like Malaise Era Z/28's. Yes, it's a muscle car that will pace a new corolla to 60, but it looks so awesome!

Jagvar > thebigbossyboss 04/14/2014 at 09:47

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There was one at Cars and Coffee this weekend! It wasn't very easy to park, by the looks of it.

duurtlang > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 09:52

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Would you limit the malaise era to a location (NA) or just the time period? If it's the latter there are lots of cars I like.

505Turbeaux > duurtlang 04/14/2014 at 09:56

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Malaise usually refers to NA, but I will take that all day!

KnowsAboutCars > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 09:56

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Dodge Aspen Super Coupe is quite high on the list of my favorite malaise era cars.

505Turbeaux > KnowsAboutCars 04/14/2014 at 09:58

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cool! what were the differences between the Super Coupe and the R/T?

KnowsAboutCars > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:04

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Apart from the exterior differences I think the only changes were heavy duty suspension and about 5 more horsepower.

505Turbeaux > KnowsAboutCars 04/14/2014 at 10:05

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as long as it isnt just the louvers going in different directions...but in the 70's you never know

KnowsAboutCars > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:14

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They also tried to sell a Nascar replica named Street kit car. (Yes, that's a completely stock car in the picture.)

offroadkarter > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:15

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Oh no, its hard to even remember what was "good" from this dark era of motoring

I would say the four eye fox would be up there, but if I was going to buy a four eye I'd leave the malaise era and jump for an 86 with EFI.

505Turbeaux > KnowsAboutCars 04/14/2014 at 10:17

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look at those flares!

505Turbeaux > offroadkarter 04/14/2014 at 10:18

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Ill keep my 4 eyed lust squarely at a Capri

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:26

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no explanation needed

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > KnowsAboutCars 04/14/2014 at 10:27

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I hope they all didn't say 43.

But knowing the era.

Yeah, they probably all said 43. The question now becomes...why 43?

JR1 > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:29

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Not sure if this technically qualifies seems more of a of late muscle car. But the cars entire design was 1970s era. If this doesn't count then Lincoln Mark iv

KnowsAboutCars > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/14/2014 at 10:29

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Because Richard Petty.

505Turbeaux > JR1 04/14/2014 at 10:30

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ha all depends on how strangled the engine was in my book!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > KnowsAboutCars 04/14/2014 at 10:30

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Well.

that makes plenty of sense then.

JR1 > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:33

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440 was a shadow of its former self with only 280hp

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:37

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HOLLA.

Lincoln Continental Mark V Cartier Design Edition OOOOOOOOOOOOH.

God I love these things.

505Turbeaux > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 04/14/2014 at 10:41

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how could you ever deny yourself this?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:45

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My dad's college car. 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D'Elegance. 19 feet long, 502 V8, eight miles of vinyl wood and vinyl leather inside. Malaise perfection.

505Turbeaux > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/14/2014 at 10:47

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plus still RWD too right? I always loved the roofline on this ride

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 10:48

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Yes, it is RWD. Smokey burnouts galore with that engine!

505Turbeaux > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/14/2014 at 10:51

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oh yeah. Even all strangled down. I worked one summer at Moroso Performance and they had a couple of 502's around for R+D work. If you ever get to hear one supercharged at redline through open headers, it is truly something to behold

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/14/2014 at 11:06

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1st one has the most pronounced B Pillar of ALL TIME

dieselmiata > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 11:11

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Because Smokey and the Bandit:

Alex from Toronto > 505Turbeaux 04/14/2014 at 16:39

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I always though these were bad ass, always liked the frame-less doors. I think you could get it with a 454 (7.4L) still was slow.

505Turbeaux > Alex from Toronto 04/14/2014 at 16:40

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agreed on all counts

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > 505Turbeaux 04/16/2014 at 02:10

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Answer: I can't!