Or take it to the beach, flip it over onto the board, give it a shove into the water and wait for the tide to take it out.
Flip Over & Read Directions
Can we move this thread over to the "joke of the day" thread?
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
They were rare when new, I remember see silver one Todd built brand new on the lot, not many dealers got them. Had purple interior and stripes. It's still a punto, punt it to the curb. Ford escort was its replacement I believe, escort another pile of junk. .
It's still a punto, punt it to the curb. Ford escort was its replacement I believe, escort another pile of junk. .
That describes pretty well all the Ford/Mercury products of that time period. T-Birds, Cougars, Bobcats, Mustangs, etc. ... I worked at a Ford dealership back then.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
The only 70's domestic car that I loathed more than these were the GM twins' Vega & Astre. At least the engines in the Pinto's were darn near indestructible. They rusted out super fast , folded up and ignited like a Zippo but at least the engines weren't made of recycled foil ala Vega 2300 Reynolds aluminum.
What a sorry chapter in automotive history.
The only 70's domestic car that I loathed more than these were the GM twins' Vega & Astre. At least the engines in the Pinto's were darn near indestructible. They rusted out super fast , folded up and ignited like a Zippo but at least the engines weren't made of recycled foil ala Vega 2300 Reynolds aluminum. What a sorry chapter in automotive history.
The mistake GM made was not putting in the steel sleeves in the blocks. By the time Chevrolet corrected the problem with the sleeves, it was too late. The Vega was actually a really good car, except for not having the steel sleeves in the bores of that engine. The Vega was far better looking than the Pinto, handled far better than the Pinto and ran circles around it all day long in the performance department. A Vega GT with the high output 4, a four speed manual tranny and the stiffer suspension was a sporty rocket, i know because i had a 1974 Vega Hatch back in 1978 to 1979. I loved that car with the exception of the oil burning. I had to put in a quart of oil every time i gassed up. Chevrolet resolved the problem too late, bad press over the oil burning had killed the car off. It was funny back in 1978 to 1979 when i had the car, there was a sort of brotherhood among Vega owners. I lost track of all the countless people then that came up to me and asked me how much oil i was burning and said that they liked their Vega except for that. I sold my Vega to a guy that wanted to build a PRO STREET VEGA. My Vega did not have one speck of rust on it, the car was mint in every way. I had just over 50,000 miles on the car and this guy offered me more money than i paid for it in 1978. Almost a year later i went to visit the guy that bought my Vega. He did an incredible job on the car. Tubed with huge wheels, a full house 350 Chev small block and all the usual stuff to make these cars hook. I kind of miss that cute little car. George.
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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe sedan restored 261 six
1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon low mileage original 400 V-8
The only 70's domestic car that I loathed more than these were the GM twins' Vega & Astre. At least the engines in the Pinto's were darn near indestructible. They rusted out super fast , folded up and ignited like a Zippo but at least the engines weren't made of recycled foil ala Vega 2300 Reynolds aluminum. What a sorry chapter in automotive history.
The mistake GM made was not putting in the steel sleeves in the blocks. By the time Chevrolet corrected the problem with the sleeves, it was too late. The Vega was actually a really good car, except for not having the steel sleeves in the bores of that engine. The Vega was far better looking than the Pinto, handled far better than the Pinto and ran circles around it all day long in the performance department. A Vega GT with the high output 4, a four speed manual tranny and the stiffer suspension was a sporty rocket, i know because i had a 1974 Vega Hatch back in 1978 to 1979. I loved that car with the exception of the oil burning. I had to put in a quart of oil every time i gassed up. Chevrolet resolved the problem too late, bad press over the oil burning had killed the car off. It was funny back in 1978 to 1979 when i had the car, there was a sort of brotherhood among Vega owners. I lost track of all the countless people then that came up to me and asked me how much oil i was burning and said that they liked their Vega except for that. I sold my Vega to a guy that wanted to build a PRO STREET VEGA. My Vega did not have one speck of rust on it, the car was mint in every way. I had just over 50,000 miles on the car and this guy offered me more money than i paid for it in 1978. Almost a year later i went to visit the guy that bought my Vega. He did an incredible job on the car. Tubed with huge wheels, a full house 350 Chev small block and all the usual stuff to make these cars hook. I kind of miss that cute little car. George.
I had a 74 Astre GT, bought it in 75. It already had the front fenders patched from rust holes. Burned oil worse than any car I ever owned, and man, I had some bad ones!
a mechanic buddy of mine who needed a commuter to go to college with bought it, sleeved it, painted it twice, and kept it for years. Still says it was a great car. I hated it, shames me to say it didn't deserve the Pontiac nameplate.
My 70 Vegamatic hatchback was a pretty good car ... it had baby Camaro styling. No rust, but it started using quite a bit of oil around 76,000 miles, so I got rid of it.
Here's a Car & Driver Pinto/Vega comparision:http://media.caranddriver.com/files/chevrolet-vega-vs-ford-pintochevrolet-vega-versus-ford-pinto-long-term-comparo-nov-1971.pdf
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Oh my D.O.G........ you know what spelled backwards. Just do not get rear ended in one of these because your BBQ could be well over done.
Dog, the ad's gone but fyi it was the '71 thru '76 sedans & hatchbacks that were the rolling crematoriums - not the wagons.
I probably wouldn't have looked twice at one of these back in '77 but as a near 40 year old survivor all I can say is, to borrow a quote "she's a real sweet time machine"
it has 2 moon windows one on each side
I worked at a Ford dealership back then.
