Horrible Ideas That Are Awesome, $3500

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 01/06/2016 at 11:32 • Filed to: None

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I’m not askng NPOCP because YOU KNOW THIS IS A NP, DANGIT. Even if it does look like a squirrel with a roto-rooter stored nuts inside and then was hired to do Bondo.

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Wacko > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 11:45

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I loved those since I saw the dark half way back in the day

p.s the car is the only thing I remember from that movie, that and the crows.

Autohaus Derp > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 11:49

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What smackhead decided that a logitudnially mounted FWD Big Block was a good idea?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Autohaus Derp 01/06/2016 at 11:53

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My kind of smackhead, that’s what.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 11:59

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another terrible great idea...

1. buy a Toronado

2. swap axles/engine location

3. have a RWD rear engined toronado

4. hoon

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Autohaus Derp 01/06/2016 at 12:05

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I know these were always FWD, but what was the original engine that came in it?

Autohaus Derp > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:07

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Your boy, BJR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:10

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Coolest car ever made.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/06/2016 at 12:10

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You, sir, have that slightly mixed up. See, the correct order is:

1. Buy a Toronado

2. Buy a wrecked DeVille

3. Swap DeVille drivetrain into back of Toronado

4. Have AWD twin-engined Toronado

5. Hoon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurst_Hai…

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/06/2016 at 12:11

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425 Super Rocket V8. After two years that became a 455.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 01/06/2016 at 12:12

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The ‘66 is the best looking one, and this one isn’t a total rust write-off, AND it runs. So sick.

Your boy, BJR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:19

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I prefer the egg crate grille on the ‘67, but whatever.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 01/06/2016 at 12:21

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Sex of one, hnng a dozen of the other. The most important thing is the blade pontoons and the lights - gotta have em. You get the option of front discs on the ‘67 too, so there’s that.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:35

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I see nothing but glory here.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 01/06/2016 at 12:41

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I need to... like... inherit $80k with the stipulation that it can’t be spent more than $8k at a time. So many amazing things.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:41

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You know, $3500 goes a long way to building a Rover V8.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/06/2016 at 12:42

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Okay, YOU buy the FWDPOWEARHUEHUEHUEBOAT. Can’t leak worse than the Audi.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:47

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Well, owning a piece of VW history that could have been built by the Pennsylvania Dutch in certain places may have advantages.

I’ll get back to you on what those are, though.

deekster_caddy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/06/2016 at 12:53

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big block! 455 usually. The Eldorado version came with the infamous cadillac 500”

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:54

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Me too. For things like this horrible but good idea, which I found yesterday:

I sold the Fairlane back to the guy I bought it from last weekend, and had that money burning in my pocket as I walked around this. So hard. It’s pretty rusty around the windows and roof, but it’s a 260 and the interior is much better than the Fairlane’s was, blue vinyl.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 12:57

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I’m trying to imagine how hard it would be to control that sort of monstrosity...seems like fun though

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 01/06/2016 at 12:58

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Wow. 260 wagons are pretty rare. Not as rare as the 260 Rancheros or the 260 convertibles, but pretty dang rare. You do need some kind of old iron DD, though. Maybe a Mercury, this time.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 13:05

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Actually I have a buddy with a really straight ‘63 Comet available, but it’s a bit more money. Might talk to him about it once I sell my wife’s old 325.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > deekster_caddy 01/06/2016 at 13:07

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Ah, the one that needed two batteries. Nice.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 01/06/2016 at 13:08

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Talking of old 3ers, there’s an E30 for sale here in town at the local import repair shop that was listed for ages at $1500, and has just dropped to $900 OBO. It looks straight, but it could have all kinds of Danger-Will-Robinson going on. I don’t *need* a 3er, but it’s interesting to drive past.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 13:21

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They’re great cars, but can easily consume the purchase price in parts if something big is wrong.

deekster_caddy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/06/2016 at 14:06

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Two batteries? I’m not aware of this. What are you referring to?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > deekster_caddy 01/06/2016 at 14:12

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There was a model of ElDorado from around that time (the Bearcat I think) running the 500cui engine that required two batteries. I could look it up, but I’m relying on hazy memories of my uncle’s car that was set up like that instead.

KatzManDu > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 15:55

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If I had a spare $3500. OMFG.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KatzManDu 01/06/2016 at 16:00

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To give some perspective: I ran an autotempest search for Toronados within 400 miles of me, and THIS IS THE ONLY ONE. They’re getting hard to find, but they’re still in the rare-but-not-murderously expensive pocket. This could be the best deal on one of these you see for a while, maybe ever. Or not, but how are you going to find the one in a local newspaper classified somewhere?

deekster_caddy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/06/2016 at 16:49

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Interesting. I ran a 500” motor for many years and never needed another battery. Although some limos would have gotten an additional battery - those and ambulances and such had an optional battery tray, but they weren’t eldorados, more like Sedan Deville and Fleetwoods, etc. The cars that needed it had a larger alternator with different alternator brackets too. I got my 500” from a ‘76 Fleetwood Brougham (extended cabin) and it had the large alternator, but only one battery. I did run dual batteries in my ‘86 Suburban, but that was how it came factory (HD fleet vehicle). (I had the 500” cad motor in the ‘burb for a while)

KatzManDu > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 17:17

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Certainly not here in Belgium. But there are a few back in Indianapolis around.