Eldorado Days Continue

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 07/13/2018 at 13:41 • Filed to: None

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lone_liberal > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 13:49

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Wouldn’t an Eldorado drive train with an Olds 455 really be a Toro nado drive train?

M.T. Blake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 13:51

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Why can’t we have unusual, funky RVs at a reasonable amount of money?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > M.T. Blake 07/13/2018 at 13:56

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My brother-in-law has one of those. His has the Buick 455 with MSD Atomic EFI. His is a ‘76 and if he’d held out for a ‘75, he could have avoided smog worries. But he’s not one to seek or take advice, nor one to lift a wrench...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > lone_liberal 07/13/2018 at 13:56

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Pedant.

lone_liberal > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 13:57

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Berang > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 13:57

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Saw one of these when I was driving up highway 1 last year. It was the only thing slower than my saab.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Berang 07/13/2018 at 14:04

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These coaches have a fanatical following.

SmugAardvark > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 14:10

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Similar, but way more wacky, is the Star Streak RV. It was custom-built by an officer in the Air Force in 1971. Uses the same drivetrain and rides on a Cadillac chassis .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > SmugAardvark 07/13/2018 at 14:14

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That belongs in the Smithsonian Museum.

SmugAardvark > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 14:21

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Even better, it is currently on display at the California Automobile Museum.

I say better, because the museum is 10 minutes from my house and also showcases Linda Ron stadt’s Porsche 911. Take that, Smithsonian.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > lone_liberal 07/13/2018 at 14:28

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I too have heard it described as Eldorado with Olds engine, so I have to assume there’s a reason for it. Possibly brakes, springs, heavier CVs, heavier swaybar, different subframe... or something.

7:07 > SmugAardvark 07/13/2018 at 14:32

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As awesome as that looks, I feel it’s a representation of the direction current auto design trends is heading, especially in the truck arena . Comically tall front ends. See: current Ford and Chevy/GMC 3/4 ton trucks.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 14:40

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I see Biff standing by the campfire:

M.T. Blake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 14:58

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Yeah 19 76 is a bad year to have in CA.  The 75 would be much less headache every two years.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > 7:07 07/13/2018 at 15:54

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Comically tall front end:

7:07 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 15:56

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That’s tall the hot dog way , not the hamburger way

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > 7:07 07/13/2018 at 16:04

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It’s tall in both axes then. That brow is ree-donculous.

But I agree about trucks being dummy-tall these days.

Schaef_Camaero Z/28 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 16:29

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I saw one of these the other day

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/1827210183

smobgirl > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 17:19

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We had one for family vacations when I was a kid.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 17:45

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I wish I would have bought one of these fi ve years ago. You could still get a pretty nice one for well under $10k.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/13/2018 at 20:01

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My brother-in-law has the better part of $50k invested in his, I suspect.

I like the hubcaps on this car. Blue ones might be fun on Rusty, but a good set would probably cost a grand.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2018 at 22:46

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Wow. That's a lotta chedda!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/14/2018 at 00:52

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Maybe not a grand, but several hundreds, I should think. They’d be interesting on Rusty though, wouldn’t they? In blue?

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/14/2018 at 09:41

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I'm having a hard time picturing it, actually. It would be interesting.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/14/2018 at 10:05

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Something to keep my eyes open for at the swap meet. But I bet a set of those caps in good condition would be hundreds. And from the pictures I've been looking at, blue ones were uncommon.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/14/2018 at 11:36

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Yeah, probably.  

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/14/2018 at 11:58

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Black ones are the most common, it seems. These might be fun to try for a season.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/14/2018 at 12:29

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I would be interested to see what they look like.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/14/2018 at 18:52

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As hub caps go, I like those. They’d probably be a little tacky, but hey: you didn’t buy a mid-70s Cadillac to not be tacky.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/14/2018 at 18:57

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I’m in love with that Bicentennial Eldorado, though. It’s one of my favorite cars of all time. Sure glad I found it. It’s perfect: 27 feet long and a strangled big block that can’t make any power. Absolutely glorious. I love Murica.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/14/2018 at 19:23

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Yeah, I love those land barges.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/14/2018 at 19:53

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No, they were not about subtlety.