My Options For A Project Car
Old Rear Wheel Drive Pickup Truck
Old Rear Wheel Drive Pickup Truck
This category has a lot of options and a lot of cheap ones at that. I can either get a manual or automatic truck. However, the manual trucks may have 4 speeds which are basically 3 speeds with a granny gear. That means that you basically get the same speed with both transmissions, meaning transmission choice may not be as important. You can also get some gigantic engines in these things, no replacement for displacement…
Old Big Body Cruiser
It’s a given that these cars won’t have a manual transmission. Cars like these aren’t as spendy as the comparable muscle/pony cars. Big engines and big dimensions mean autocrossing will be hard, so cruiser or drag racing build, maybe rally for poops and giggles. This option looks pretty good, they are a bit underrated in my opinion…
Old Muscle/Pony Car
This option is the most desired for but also expensive and rare. Finding one of these with a stick shift will be a bit difficult and expensive if what I’ve seen on Craigslist is a good indicator. I might have to settle with an automatic model for this category. However, the idea of a late 70’s Camaro with an auto is kind of tempting…
Other Cars I’ve Considered
Old 4x4 Pickup Truck
Having two 4x4 vehicles would be cool, but having a 4x4 and a fast car might be cooler.
Chevy El Camino
It’s a car that’s not too big with a pickup bed, best of both worlds.
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Either a Ponycar or a 240z.
I’d go for a big cruiser.
I’m looking at one now, a 1972 Buick Estate Wagon. Massive thing. The guy says he’ll trade for something German, so I’m gonna throw my Audi at him and see if it sticks.
Also, a wrecked Torino, Capri and Mustang all in the same image? It’s a veritable trifecta of sadness.
Whatever you get, look for the following:
Also - if you go 70s/80s, you’ll pick up proper seat belts, better brakes and overall better drivability. Big 60s cars are barges that look beautiful but have the ergonomics of a rock and the road-holding ability of a banana peel. They can be improved, but it’s a lot of time and money.
Depending on where do you live… When it’s somewhere warm I’d take and old landyaht. :D
Muscle car or pickup truck. You’ll get tired of the cruiser pretty quick. If you go with the pickup truck, make sure you get the “four on the floor” rather than the “three on the tree” as they are much easier to deal with (working on them/finding parts).
The 4 speeds in old american trucks are basically 3 speeds with a really low first gear, so theoretically for speed it doesn’t matter which engine I would choose. What makes you think I would get tired of the cruiser?
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