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I knew a guy that had a black Monza Spyder with the V8. It was quick. He was a nut and wrecked it. Rich boy. Mommy bought him a new car.

I saw one years later at Pick A Part. Still had the V8 in it. It kind of broke my heart. It didn't look like it was all that bad.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/data/500/Monza.jpg

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Not joking. We were sitting on the porch talking, and I thought my neighbor could not be right, no way. But I saw it with my own eyes. He opened the hood. There were Ford Motor Co tune up and emissions stickers and stamped plates with cubic inches plainly displayed. He said and I believed him that it came that way from the factory, and he bought it new for his wife. The car was not really all that old at that time. All the usual emissions stuff was there and looked very boring, typical, and factory to me, except for how big then engine was. We were wondering while standing there together and talking what on Earth a small car like this needed such a huge engine for. He had no idea why but said it would leave just about any other car in the dust. It was definitely a Gremlin. We figured AMC could have outsourced the engines, and I thought for years after that perhaps all of them were that way, but I haven't seen very many Gremlins.

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Vega was 1971 Motor Trend Car of the Year

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The neighbor across the road got a brand new 1970 Vega GT Silver with Black stripes. Nice car for a 16 year old, his parents gave him everything....he died of a drug overdose about 1 year out of high school

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AMC made their engines in house never used a Ford motor . If it had a Ford in it someone did a swap

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The root problem with the Vega was that people who buy the cheapest car they can get don't generally spend money on the required maintenance. I worked as a mechanic for many years, and I've seen it over and over. If a real maintenance schedule had been maintained on the cooling systems, we'd still be seeing them on the road. Every Vega that I've seen with engine overheating problems had the nastiest coolant you can imagine. Had the Vega been supplied with the cast iron 4 cylinder that had been available in the Nova for many years, we'd also still see them around.

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I don't know about that. How many million VW Bugs did they make and you rarely see one anymore. At least I rarely see one anymore unless I have the title. I don't see any others. I haven't seen a Vega in years. Like so many other cars that were common. They just aren't around anymore.

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AMC just happened to have a 390 cu in motor, same as Ford. That always starts confusion down the road, same as the GMC 351 V6. These days a parts "expert" will likely tell you it's a V8 and a Ford engine.

I totally agree the Vega is a far better looking car. I feel ALL Chevys are better looking cars than the others. Very few exceptions. Definitely the best styled cars across the board all across the years. A big reason why I'm a Chevy man. But the Vega looking better than the Gremlin doesn't make the Gremlin ugly. It has to be ugly all on it's own. Even the Pinto isn't ugly. Since Chevy needed something more like the Pinto and Vega their answer was Chevette! They aren't ugly either, but ain't so sexy

A shop in town had a pro-street AMX sitting out front the other day. Biggest tires you could stuff under there. Sublime green kind of color. That thing looked mean and angry! I wish I had grabbed a picture

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Tim there is the same confusion with Studebakers 289. People think it's a Ford motor. AMC also made a 327 ci v8

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GM made 305s before they made 307s. That could start an argument with a lot of people.

The Patapsco River's source is just south of town along Ridge Road/MD27. It gathers up all the creeks and streams from the Eastern Piedmont slope till it hits the Chesapeake Bay at Baltimore. It's a tidal river more like the bay and what makes the inner harbor. I think it's only about 30 miles long. Nobody around here ever talks about it, but right in the middle near the mouth is Fort Carroll. It's built on a manmade 3 1/2 acre island and was designed by Robert E. Lee back before he was appointed to West Point. It was built to better protect Baltimore, before reaching Ft. McHenry. It hasn't been used since 1921 I think and the lighthouse since the '60s

Anyway, it's this cool island you can see out on the water, especially when circling around the east side of the city from the south on I-695. You cross the river on the Key Bridge

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:( Looks like we lost another one. The Mill Fire in Weed (N. Cal), 4000 acres, 200+ structures.

https://krcrtv.com/resources/media/a...?1662251906516

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First the home that is more important and then the old truck that must of been perfect for a classic .. what a shame for them people who lost both and others too.

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So sad. I hope they can kill that fire soon

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And the car of the year in 72 . Citroen :lol:

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Ill take one of those in a wagon.

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Riding on nitrogen.

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I always liked those Citroen's. They were just so freakishly weird.

Charles De Gaulle liked them.

De Gaulle was being driven with his wife from the Elysee Palace to Orly Airport. 12 gunmen opened fire on the presidential Citroën DS. As History tells it, “A hail of 140 bullets, most of them coming from behind, killed two of the president’s motorcycle bodyguards, shattered the car’s rear window and punctured all four of its tires.” Other reports have said the bullets blew out two or three tires instead.

While it went into a skid at first, the car’s suspension kept it level and drivable, even without the aid of tires. De Gaulle’s driver managed to escape the situation, and the president and his wife made it to the airport unharmed.

The DS’ role in thwarting the attempt on his life made De Gaulle love the car even more. He refused to travel in anything else.

The DS takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. :lol:

Still weird looking. But I'd take one. Never know when of my ex wives may show up and I'll need a getaway car.



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My mom's good friend is a serious Citroen nut. He is in his 90s now, but has a few and his two sons about my age carry it on. He lives up near my mom in the mountains and his sons come up most weekends to work on them. He has a big garage full in various forms. I've had the tour. He was an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force. I can see the attraction to these overdesigned exotic engineer's dream cars that were about as practical for the average person as owning an airplane. The company even ran itself bankrupt a few times rather than design simpler more affordable to build cars. And they did make one that rivals the VW Bug, the 2CV. That is the one my mom, who never drove, always said she loved. Of course, these guys have no interest in those. When I mentioned those simple basic cars they said, "Oh yeah, the 2CV". My mom goes down by Wash DC with him once a month to a Citroen Club meeting.

I really like the 2CVs. They made pickup and panel trucks, too. Also a Sahara model. These things were built from 1948 till 1990!

A '57, a '90, a pickup, a panel, and a '50 Sahara

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If I remember correctly the 2CV's were designed to be able to drive through a plowed field or something like that.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...woman-1971.jpg

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Yep. One design objective given to the engineers was to be able to carry eggs across a plowed field. These things were the same as VWs, a gov't plan to bring the automobile to rural farmers to mobilize their market in the '30s. Another objective was to get 80 mpg! I could use one of these quirky panel trucks. You can keep the ones they offer today. These things were ahead of their time when you look at these teeny vans they have today. Only what you need, nothing more. Here ya go!

Later on they offered other models and in other markets they came up with their own models. There were even "fancy (???)" models and a 2dr. I say a coach-built 2dr convertible that looked cool. Stuff a Honda Civic motor in there and have yourself a real beast! :lol: They even had a Picasso model :lol:

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Somebody got ahold of some good drugs there. :lol:

It looks more like a Salvador Dali to me. They were both pretty out there.

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That little car has an absolutely insane amount of suspension travel. They were economical but couldn't carry much.

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But could they get a fat chick home from a bar? That is the question.

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That might be a design parameter -- saving you from yourself by not being able to bring home a fat chick. ;)

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1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot. OK, that's 11 feet, but I still ain't touching that. :lol:

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It's all good if you have your beer googles on. :lol: I don't mean to bag on fat chicks. I like them. They are waaay better than the psycho lunatic hot chicks that won't go away. I've known a few of them and it didn't go well. I could tell a few stories about them. Too many and none of them are good.

Speaking of Deux Chevaux's. I used to read the meter at this guys house and he had real nice one. One day it had a for sale sign in it. I thought that's cool. I always liked that little car. But then I saw the price. $10.000. :eek:

Keep in mind that this was 1982. I had just bought a brand new Datsun pickup for $5858. It's funny how I remember that price. It was the first new car that I ever bought.

Say what you want about mini trucks but they were cheap, got good mileage, and you could beat the snot out of them. I lowered mine, put in a sliding rear window and a loud stereo and I was Joe Cool. :sexy: It was a cool truck and I commuted so I needed the mileage and reliability.

Then my first wife wrecked it. Thanks honey. Borrow my truck anytime. :mad:

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I read they were designed to haul 150# of cargo. Just enough for a farmer to bring things to market in town. Simpler times.

I guess you couldn't bring all your friends along to town

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I know some of you chop chop

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Alrighty then.

That's a whole lot of room to crawl around in.

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I wonder if its a front wheel drive having that Toronado grill treatment

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All I know is that I wouldn't want to parallel park it.

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That's what I figure. It's got the wheels and that would be an easy way to make it so long. I'm thinking the cab is widened

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I'll just keep my meth lab looking Winnebago. It seems more comfortable than that. I don't crawl on my knees unless my wife is mad or I want to get promoted.

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[QUOTE=FleetsidePaul;9114073]I don't take a lot of pictures. But I find many other pictures interesting. What have you?


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You want ramdom? I got random.

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^ Going to have hairy crackup!

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Couple more of those French rides.

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The first one wins most handsome combo award. I've seen that second picture. Now I realize that must be a camper. imagine those front wheels might do some scratchin' pulling all that.

People can't leave anything alone :cool:

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I like all those. But I LOVE that gasser. That has to be a handful. I could see myself getting into hot water real fast in that one. :eek:

That can't be in Europe. There are palm trees in the background. Probably California. Everyone is nuts there. Everybody but me. That's what the voices in my head keep telling me.

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Did not take the beautiful pic of Riebes two Pontiacs, but I did get to see them today at the Roamin Angels car show. Beautiful cars they are.