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Hey, just checking in here.
Some info about me...
I'm 17 years old and love every type of car except rice. Right now I'm going through my muscle car phase and would love to learn more about them. I am thinking about buying a muscle car this spring but I'm not too sure of the practicality since it would only be a summer car. Looking forward to meeting you guys though.
Great link. Thanks!
Any suggestions for for a muscle car for a 17 year old that could possibly spend up to $7000 (I need it running and with decent paint)?
1960's Camero, early 70's A body dodge or plymouth ( Demon or Duster ), Challanger R/T, 64.5-72 Ford Mustang or being you live near NY check out www.wantaddigest.com, Ny's classified car ad magazine if you did not know, always many good classics in there.
Thanks Matt.
Would you happen to know more classic car sites?:D
Actually I think they still have car ads in 7-11, maybe I'll go pick some up.
:LOL: @streets
Hey Lex i'm new here myself but with so many kids nowadays going to the import scene:( its cool to see a young guy still interested in good ol big inch rear drive american muscle:toocool: so just wanted to say hey to ya!
BG
Great big welcome to ya Lex!! 17 years old and lookin for a muscle car, ain't life grand!! Lex, the more looking and research you do the better you will come out on finding a car. Try to narrow your search to at least one or two brands. I am not from anywhere near your area, but plenty of guys on the forum are and I'm sure they can point you to some good sources.
Watch that Streets dude though. He would stand on the roof of a 100 point concours Hemi Cuda to look and see where the Street Rods were parked !!!! Tee Hee Hee
Thanks guys. Being 17 and into muscle cars isnt easy nowadays, at least around here. But I wouldnt mind any type of muscle car sitting in my garage whether its a Mustang or Challenger. I do have a few favorites in the 69 GTO and 69 Chevelle SS but those are kind of out of my reach.
Someboady say 69 GTO:3dSMILE: :LOL:
Lex dont over look the tempest/le mans for a first car,its not a "real" gto but they have the same body/interior and can be found for a lot less money. could be a good platform for a build with the 400ci motor and could be sold later to fund a better project.
Well it wouldnt be my first car but I have only been driving for a year. The Tempest isnt bad but pretty rare around here.Quote:
Originally posted by BlownGoat
Someboady say 69 GTO:3dSMILE: :LOL:
Lex dont over look the tempest/le mans for a first car,its not a "real" gto but they have the same body/interior and can be found for a lot less money. could be a good platform for a build with the 400ci motor and could be sold later to fund a better project.
I wish my friends dad would just lower the price to his damn 80 Vette.
A 66 GTO is a good car. Even if it is maroon w/gray primer?? Right Streets???:CRY:
AAAAAAAAhhhhhhh..... The American Muscle car lives for another generation!!!
Welcome Lex ;)
anybody in here know what origonally came in a 72 dodge charger ralley im lookin to buy one with no engine for 600 and put a 283 in it but if i knew the original engine it would be good and hello to lex who like me is 17 and into good old american muscle its nice to know there are a few others
283:confused: thats a chevy motor....you mean 383?
Not sure of what they origanily came with i'm more of a GM guy myself but i think alot of them came with 383's and 400's?
get the vin #'s and you can find out for sure.
no i mean 283 i know its a cheavy engine but its all i have just sittin in my garage my dads impala came with an extra engine and 3 speed trany i was gonna put it in my truck but i came across this charger
Unfortunately, we are greatly outnumbered. Everyone my age seems to be into rice and all that crap. I admit I drive a Honda but I would rather be in a good ole American car.Quote:
Originally posted by charger70
anybody in here know what origonally came in a 72 dodge charger ralley im lookin to buy one with no engine for 600 and put a 283 in it but if i knew the original engine it would be good and hello to lex who like me is 17 and into good old american muscle its nice to know there are a few others
me too man i have a couple of friends into cars as much as me but most are into rice and the only rice i would drive would be a nissan GTR because they are considered the muscle car of rice i whish you luck in finding a good old piece of muscle to call your own i see cars in the auto locater you get outside walmarts all the time but have not enough money to buy them it saddens me
oh i forgot here is a site i was on and they have lots of cheap muscle for sale http://www.classicsandcustoms.com/li...11/default.asp have fun looking
Thanks man. The GT-R is definitely one hell of a car.
I picked up a Old Car Trader today at 7-11 and looked through it for a while. Found a few nice F-bodies and Stangs but I'll keep looking.
yeah there are plenty of stangs to choose from cause everyone has them i like to look for old mopars and gms there is more variety in those companies
That's a nice mustang Bill. Too bad there's so many of them huh?:LOL:
If you want something different like a GM car my son has this Camaro for sale. It has a 350 and 4 speed trans. The engine is very clean (painted yellow) with lots of chrome parts. He wants $2500 for it. I think there may be more of these than Mustangs though but most are V6 powered. It's parked out back for the winter but that's going to be over soon. It's only about an eight hour drive from Long Island. He'll sell it cheaper without the chrome wheels/tires. It came with Gold Z28 wheels.
AL
Im not saying that a mustang isnt an original idea of a car to have i like mustangs and that one is very nice but i see them alot and with gm it was the camaro but they had a few other cars with muscle status i like your stang though very nice
Thanks for the offer, Al, but no thanks. I'm not a big fan of 80s Camaros. I dont know whether I'm getting another car yet or not but if I do it might turn out to be something totally different then what I have been saying. I really want a early 90s MR2 now, so that might be what I buy.
I don't like them much either Lex. But he won't sell his 67 Camaro or his 79 Z28 cheap. It should sell quick anyway. There aren't many rust free 20 year old cars around here and income tax refunds will be coming in soon.
I hate to see you stuck with a ricer but if we all could drive muscle cars they wouldn't be special.
I guess the MR2 is a nicer ricer than most, at least from the TV ads but the fine print says don't try this at home.
We don't have any rice racers up here unless they're on vacation and I gotta warn ya dude. Drivin one of them will lower your IQ by at least 30 points.
AL
Just because its a Japanese car doesnt make it automatic rice. I drive a 2002 Honda Accord (God help me) right now but I havent done anything to make it ricey. Rice isnt the country of origin, rice is the shopping cart wings, fart cans, body kits and so on.
Sorry to go off like that, I just respect all different cars not only American made. I would love to have a 69 Camaro but I would also love to have a 91 MR2 Turbo.
You don't sound tooo pleased :CRY: :CRY:Quote:
Originally posted by Lex
I drive a 2002 Honda Accord (God help me)
It's O.K. ..........Long as you don't tell us you can blow the doors off any American made car.......... It's O.K.
Nope I'm not happy with my car but my Grandparents said if I got that car they would pay for it so whatever (because they didnt want me to have a Camaro).
Well what do you mean? Sure a stock Supra could beat a stock Grand Prix. But if you mean an American hot rod vs. a modified Jap car of course I would take the hot rod.
No payments, low insurance. Can't complain about that.Quote:
Originally posted by Lex
Nope I'm not happy with my car but my Grandparents said if I got that car they would pay for it so whatever (because they didnt want me to have a Camaro).
MR2's arn't as hoped up as people put them. Yeah there pretty quick but, the engine is unreliable and there not as quick as most people think they are unless, you mod them out heavily which, would make it a ricer. My friend had an 86' MR2 and 130,000 on it when he bought it and he could and did pull over 115 MPH with it and he did not have any mods on it but, 3 months later KABOOM, the engine went at somthing like 140,000 on it. Get a firebird, it's not a Camero but, the same car with a diffrent name and slightly diffrent front and rear end.
Sorry to upset you Lex but I thought all jap cars are referred to as rice. A ricer is a guy who modifies his rice. Most of them are proud to be ricers and don't think it's an insult. If you drive a stock Honda you're not a ricer. If you want to buy the fastest jap car you can find then you are a potential ricer. Sorry but that's the way it be accordin' to me.
If you're going to buy a foreign car I reccomend a Porsche 944 or 924S. Don't get the 924. They look good but have a weak VW engine. It'll make them ricers look like a moped and get good mileage doing it. The best part is they aren't overpriced like the 911 but have the same quality engineering. Most of them are well taken care of.
AL
I would love a 951 (944 Turbo) but I'm not allowed to buy a German car. I dont really want to get into the reasons why, but I just cant.
The MR2 could be unreliable but it could also last you forever it just depends on the person. I know your friend had a bad experience with one but a guy down the block from me has had a late 80s MR2 what seems like forever now. They're fun little cars to whip around corners in, just something different than the regular 1/4 mile for most muscle cars.
Alright just different definitions from different perspectives. I'm not trying to change views but thats not how most people view Japanese cars.
Sorry, I'll start over again. No more talking about foreign cars on this board.;)
Where do you live?