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time to discuss "pony"and/or "GT" type cars you own,almost owned,or really like,
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-'69 camaro:from camaro's early"pony"era,mine was an early '69:#149,aug '68
build,it had some '68 features that would be changed as the long '69 run went on
into calender 1970.Bought as an engineless junker for $250 in 1986,i used the
engine(350) ,tranny and other parts from my nova to fix it up ito a typical
teenage hotrod :) Though '69 camaros have "icon" status and i really liked this
car,it was easily the biggest P.O.S. i have ever owned LOL-lots of miss-molded
plastic parts,miss stamped metal parts,too thin wiring,iffy workmanship...
OTOH,the seats and(delux)interior panels were well made.Sold this in 2004.
-'82 camaro z28:Bought in 1990 in good shape for $4500,had original 305 carb/
borg warner super t-10 4spd-swapped this for '84 vette crossfire 350 engine and
th 350 1n 1994.in 1995 modified the crossfire injection for a big power
increase and swapped in a 700r4 4spd auto.Car still in good shape after having
it 22yrs and my fave highway cruizer-ultra smooth and stable and huge tidal
wave of torque.Pretty fast of the line too,but handicapped by weight some VS
my '69 camaro('69,with lessor engine and steeper gears was way fast off the
line!)
-'81 porsche 928:got in 2004,standard 220 hp 4.5L/5spd-pretty fast by 1981
new car standards,it lacks the sheer torque of my z28 and isn't as smooth
but as one would expect,the brakes and suspension are much more sophisticated
and better than those on the chevy(steering pretty good on the z28 actually,
but brakes (4 whl disc)just too small for the job...) This 31 yr old german
has been ultra reliable but i am carefull not to do anything stupid that
could result in expensive parts being needed :)
The "strongly considered" list..
1965 mustang fastback:checked this in '85;2 barrel 289/4speed,was original in
pretty decent shape,but had the standard falcon type instrument cluster...
White with blue stripes and the usuall faux knockoff wheel covers,seller was
asking $2500...
1965 barracuda:at a rummage sale in '85 for $800,had 273"super commando"v8 and
IIRC,4spd.Needed paint and other work expected for a 20yr old classic car..
 
My 2003 Hyundai Elantra GT has the lettering "GT" on the back, does that count? :)

Seriously, my first sports car was a 1991 Toyota Supra. Straight Six, Twin Turbo. Great car, but had a truck transmission and rowed like one. Lots of blind spots too. Moved like a bat out of hell.

My current sports car is a 2010 BMW 135i, which is a kind of a spiritual successor to the Supra.. 3.0 Litre, Straight six, Twin Turbo, 300 HP.. what a fantastic recipe! Smooth power delivery...

I really wish the domestics would build a car using this formula. It's just a fantastic balance of power and fuel economy.

Part of me wishes Buick would bring back the Grand National... They did turbocharging right. That is how you build a modern pony car! :) (No offense to current Mustang owners!)

I'll admit, I've never driven anything built before 1969...

If Ford actually made the new Mustangs with their "Ecoboost" technology and developed the platform so it had some legroom, I'd consider buying one. I don't fit in a modern Mustang. :(
 
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the 1965 Chrysler Barracuda. The Slant Six had a lot of turbocharging potential... Shame they didn't know how to back then.

(Which irks me, because they were building freaking TURBINE cars during that time!)

I'll admit, I wasn't too much of a fan of when they changed the grill for the 1966 model year. The '65's have a very Virgil Exner like style to them I really like.

I kind of piss off 'cuda owners because I mention that they should have designed the car with a small engine, kind of like the Toyota 2JZ-GTE or the Nissan RB26DETT. (Twin Turbo, Inline 6, about 3.0 liters.)
 
Still ever the Mopar Freek! The way Chrysler USED to build

For me it's the Dodge Challenger--the way it was built 1970-1974, of which the new ones, 2008-Present cannot capture the completely true essence...!

The Plymouth Barracuda was almost as good, but Mopar should have learned maybe in its final original years, the Challenger didn't need a "corporate stable mate", least in that 1972-1974 stage...

Wish I could get a new one, but Chrysler doesn't seem to be putting enough into the car as Chevy does w/ its Camaro and Ford does with its 'Stang! (And no "special incentives", yet, either, when all I want is a basic model; no Hemi...)

Surely something has got to give, and it will have what Chrysler is putting into its other cars, (though I can't stand the speedometer & tachometer w/ the fuel & temperature gauge below each one in the same pod, w/ the occasional oil & temp. gauges up in between them) and maybe have some of the tweaks that made it unique back in the day (bringing back some more colors & keeping 'em would also help!)...

I'm waiting around, while around here in the snow-belt area & given my current living conditions, I am still fighting the need for buying a truck/van/SUV, or being better off with, which would be more practical, and w/ my aging Honda's reliability sometimes in question--or just to have put way to much money in 'er...

-- Dave
 
Of the 3 Mustang's I owned, my faves were the 85 GT, and the 84 SVO....kickass cars, but no traction in rain or snow.......once traded, when the need hit, I'd borrow my Brothers 84 GT Convertible, the ultimate tanning machine......all of course with a 5-speed.......

a Wolf in Sheeps clothing was my 93 Taurus SHO, which I just sold.......for the most part a plain four door sedan, until you lifted the hood.....mega intakes for outstanding power.....teamed with a dealer installed ford hyper chip.....tap the pedal and burn rubber everytime......

very few cars I truly loved, and the main one, 1985 Chrysler Laser XT Turbo coupe.......this was a turbo in every sense......and didn't know the meaning of turbo lag.......add to it, Front Wheel Drive....traction, economy, power......mine also was digital and talked......CR gave it a bad rap for the talking car, and yet today they give high scores to the ones that do have SYNC! .... go figure!

I'd like to see more cars go TURBO again......4 cyl economy and V8 power
 
You could call it a GT I guess...

our '69 Jag E-Type fhc (short wheelbase) coupe in Wedgewood Blue and Navy leather... Gawd, I loved that car. Too bad everytime you drove it something really expensive went wrong... still, it had to be one of the sexiest cars ever buiilt, and a real blast to drive. Wish we still had it.
 
My favorite GT would be a '70 Plymouth Sport Fury GT!

 

But I guess that's about as close to a GT as Qualin's Elantra GT!

 

I like big cars!
 
'70 Plymouth Fury...

like this? not a GT, but it is a convert, they didn't make a Sport Fury convert that year ('70 was last year for full size converts, only 1950 were made), but Plymouth did make a Fury III convert, our summer car, yes, we like the big ones too:

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My baby

Sice I was a little kid, having a Corvette was my dream. I bought my 1981 from the original owner when it was 4 years old and have had it ever since. Has every option and just shy of 50,000 original miles and surprisingly gets almost 25 mpg on the road. Its only used on nice days and has been a very spoiled child since new

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Mustang's !!!

I've always had a thing for Ford Mustang's as my first car was a 64 1/2 convertible (sadly long gone). I currently have a 72 Mustang coupe that I restored over a period of about 4 years.

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It has a stock 302 V8 with a 2 barrel carb and C4 cruise-o-matic transmission. It was a California car so the original owner ordered it with air conditioning. Here is a pic of the front.

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ROAD RUNNER!

Or Charger 68 and 69!!! I read once that in the movie Bullit, they had to modify the Mustang so it would keep up with the Charger!!! That black Charger was tough!!
 
2013 GT 500 with 650 HP, 200+ top speed.. ahh well someday. I always liked the pre 82 Firebird Trans Ams, had a 81 Black and Gold with 4 speed, 305 4bbl, not much power, but with the WS6 package, it handled great for it's day and was fun to drive.

On the Fury GT, I am reading George Pelecano's new book, "What it was" which starts out Chapter 1 "It was a Plymouth Fury, the GT Sport, a two door 440 V-8 with hidden headlamps and a four-barrel carb."

I like the big cars too, have a 68 Impala Convertable.
 
Mmmmhmmmm... 2013 GT500.... Sexy as ever.

My dad owned a 2007 Mustang GT. I loved that car. Had a lot of pep. We installed wider GT500 pirelli tires, and some under-the-hood modifications like a cold air intake.

We own a 1961 Thunderbird, but its not really a Pony/gt car at all. More of a powerful luxury land yacht.
 
I have a 1975 Plymouth Duster in lucerne poly blue that I bought off a barracks mate in 1980. It came with a 318 mated to a three speed manual transmission with a stick shift. Once the front and rear anti sway bars were installed the car was a blast to drive. One of these days I'll get around to restoring it.

Speaking of restorations, you did a fantastic job on that Mustang, Patrick.
 
1st gen camaros

some good ones there-i kinda miss my old '69 camaro sometimes despite the quality
problems i mentioned with mine.Just loved the look inside and out and it was a
blast to drive-didn't handle near as good as my '82 z28,but in a way was more
"tossable"thanks to it's lower weight.Today you can even buy replica bodyshells
for the early camaro;they are from taiwan and cost about $15,000(no thanks,i'll
take a real one,complete, for less$ LOL)For mustang,i like the '71-73 versions-
lots of mustang guys disliked these for years,but they are starting to get more
recognition as true ford classics last 5 yrs or so.A friend recently scored a '92
mustang GT in really clean shape;with it's mildly modified 5L and stick tranny,
its pretty fast for the era,but not as fast as his stock '02 z28.
 

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