Oddball Muscle Cars

[dakota tom]

The Gran Prix was replaced by a 1970 Monte Carlo SS454 auto. Also trashed. Both were crushed in the early 80s.

[Bret Kepner]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

'SQUISH-FISH'..

My biggest disaster yet? A Front-Wheel-Drive, 180hp 273 2bbl Plymouth-powered '67 Marlin?

Originally Posted by dakota tom

Bret, those bunneys in you avitar disturb me. Something tells me they are from the Monty Python farms?

They're real, Tom! I've got plenty of photos of 'em on my FaceBook page:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...&id=1300072411

[Paul Ceasrine]

Bret,
Now that would be a 'copulation'.. F-W-D, 273/180HP in a 67'Marlin.. By the way, AMC called the 343/280HP in the 67' Marlin the 'Typhoon'.. Oh, those AMC marketing specialists,,,'brilliant'.
1970, 'gentlemans performance car', 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix SSJ, a 'Hurst' prepped car. 455/370HP H.O., 4-speed with 3.70 posi. .White, with gold trim, and gold 'honeycomb' wheels. . Ran H/Stock in 1970,, and could run 15.50's out-of-the-box.
Another neat GM 'boat'.
Paul

[k.pascoe]

Ok if we're talking big boat muscle. 1970-71 Linclon Mark III 460ci 365 hp 500 ft. To small of a carb and they weighted 4600 lbs. But they would burn a set of H78-15's until your foot got tired.

[Bret Kepner]

Uh oh. Here comes Pascoe with the obscure Lincoln trivia. At least he knows who had history's quickest Lincoln-powered doorslammer!

Paul, I didn't remember anything about the "Typhoon". That's pretty cool.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Bret, I always thought that the 67' Marlin 3+3, with the 'Typhoon' high compression 343/280HP was cool marketing.. 4-speed and dual exhausts.
I will defer, the Lincoln Mark IV was probably the 'King of Steel'.. When I was a parking attendant at an exclusive country club in Westchester County, NY back in 73', we had a name for those cars.."_ _ _ Canoe".. I hope no ones feelings are hurt..
Paul

[Bret Kepner]

Around St. Louis, a Lincoln was known as a "Pascoe Canoe".

[Paul Ceasrine]

Bret,
That 'Pascoe Canoe' was even a legend in New York..
Unfortunately, the Mark III 'Champion of the Boats' crown is short-lived.
I have to go with the 1970 Chrysler Imperial, with the 'TNT' 440/375HP.
A massive piece of steel at 4801 lbs. Called by Chrysler 'simplified, but elegant'. Could be purchased with a 3.55 Sure-Grip for an additional
$56.80. Ran the quarter in 16.6. NOT BAD!!
Talk about weight, how about length,, 229.5" (19 feet).
If that car was in a PORN MOVIE,,it would be called JOHNNY STUD!
Paul,,

[treessavoy]

This months hemmings: 1967 Marlin, rebuilt 343, 4 speed, front disc brakes, rebuilt suspension, no rust, original interior, fair paint, $ 10,000.00, car is in GA.

A bargain at any price for the discerning collector............. Bret ?

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Bret,
That 'Pascoe Canoe' was even a legend in New York..
Unfortunately, the Mark III 'Champion of the Boats' crown is short-lived.
I have to go with the 1970 Chrysler Imperial, with the 'TNT' 440/375HP.
A massive piece of steel at 4801 lbs. Called by Chrysler 'simplified, but elegant'. Could be purchased with a 3.55 Sure-Grip for an additional
$56.80. Ran the quarter in 16.6. NOT BAD!!
Talk about weight, how about length,, 229.5" (19 feet).
If that car was in a PORN MOVIE,,it would be called JOHNNY STUD!
Paul,,

My Grandfather paid $10,000 for one new in 71, what a beast, I loved that car , its what started my Mopar/Imperial love affair. I sold it to a collector many years ago, had every option less 1 (the dimmer thing)

Car would hum along at 130+ like you were floating along.....no effort.

And it would get up and move (especially NOT from a dead stop

The funny thing is on the higway it got decent mileage, in the city I swear you could see the gas gauge move....

HotRod I think did a spread on a 64(5) where they continued to strip it down until they had only a bare frame running down the track.