Here's a vehicle without emissions controls that I can endorse

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 07/08/2014 at 21:51 • Filed to: None

3

7

I know that I can sometimes !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! foo foo !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but in the name of happiness and togetherness, here's a lovely 1965 Buick Riviera. No catalytic converters required. Although I'm the type of guy who would build a restomod old muscle car and consider putting cats on it.

lone_liberal > Textured Soy Protein 07/08/2014 at 21:59

0

Hey, Patrick Swayze drove an old Riviera in Road House. That's good enough for anybody!

Textured Soy Protein > lone_liberal 07/08/2014 at 21:59

1

One of the greatest cinematic achievements of our time.

GhostZ > Textured Soy Protein 07/08/2014 at 22:02

0

This is now an American Luxobarge thread.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Textured Soy Protein 07/08/2014 at 22:47

0

I assume you're a fan of the "E-rod" crate motors from GM. Old school power, modern emissions.

So basically put one of these into an old riviera for 20+mpg in a rolling art deco sculpture?

Textured Soy Protein > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/08/2014 at 22:52

1

Sounds good to me! I'm all for having fun with cars, but like for them to be at least halfway decent for the environment as well.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Textured Soy Protein 07/08/2014 at 23:05

0

I was strangely amused by how much the "greenies" love hot hatchbacks and other small and light performance cars. One of the many sources for glowing reviews of the Fiesta ST came from eco-friendly blogs praising it for averaging over 30 mpg with a sub 7 second 0-60, ludicrous handling capabilities, and still being a 4-door hatchback that costs under 25k. I was even more amazed that those same blogs didn't end their reviews with a non-ironic recommendation to buy the base model to save money and the planet even more. Just goes to show you that even the hardest of hearts can be softened with the right car. Don't let people on here dull your sparkle......unless you really like the prius. In which case the door to leave is to the left (HA! PUNS!).

And here's what you want to do to create an "eco riviera"

Step 1) Find an old riviera with a straight body but a borked motor and/or transmission and drivetrain. We need to recycle!
Step 2) Remove and replace the old motor with an E-ROD LC9 from the GM catalog. It's the smaller, 5.3L V8 designed for torque and not necessarily power. Still makes 330hp though.
Step 3) Hook up a 6-speed transmission, preferably an automatic because rivieras were always about that GT ride, not corner carving
Step 4) Restore the rest of the car to your specifications.
Step 5) Laugh at people in new V6 LaCrosses who get worse mileage than you while also having 1/100th of the sex appeal.
Step 6) Use your new sex appeal to have lots of sex in your riviera......as a former Rivera owner, I wish step 6 actually happened for me :( I was forever confined to sex OUTSIDE of my riviera.

twochevrons > Textured Soy Protein 07/09/2014 at 09:11

0

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that feels this way! Sure, I do have a pre-emissions car (1956 MGA – twin carbs, fuel tank and crankcase vented to atmosphere), but I still do my darnedest to keep it running clean.

I've always found it somewhat incongruous that I'm so into cars, given that I'm also a left-leaning greenie who thinks that more people should ride bikes and take the bus. It can be a little hard to rationalise sometimes, but overall, I think that there aren't any inherent incompatibilities between the two mindsets. We're not all out to take away your cars, I promise!