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Apparently Shell has the reputation for having the best quality gas - as a consequence I see a lot of performance cars filling up at the local shell

 

The Bricklin was spotted on Saturday - I talked to the owner for a bit - it is the later version with the Ford engine - he says the maintenance parts for these cars are getting scarce because a lot of the brake and suspension parts are shared with the 71-74 Javelins( which are not all that common either ) - he had just spent a lot of money buying an NOS set of brake rotors

 

The cobra replica I saw today ( Sunday) - never has seen one in yellow - has a 351 Windsor built into a 418 in itIMG_3164[1].JPGIMG_3173[1].JPGIMG_3174[1].JPG



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Always liked those Bricklins (other than the powerplants they used!). One day at Regent and 59, 3 of them pulled in to the restaurant we were at. I think this one was likely one of them.

Looks like he drives that Cobra, judging by the bugs on it!

Altona car show today, I wonder if he's headed there.

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Both are very nice cars. Seeing them being driven and the power plants are the best parts!

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Like the Bricklin, but Cobra kit cars put me to sleep.sleepy.gif



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It's nice to see them driven!

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A couple of very nice sightlngs.



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Pritch wrote:

Both are very nice cars. Seeing them being driven and the power plants are the best parts!

 Yup, believe it or not, companies other than GM made good engines as well!  lol



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Pontiacanada wrote:

Cobra kit cars put me to sleep.sleepy.gif

 Obviously you've never had a ride in one with an appropriate driver.  Sleeping is the last thing you would be doing!           

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MC wrote:
 Yup, believe it or not, companies other than GM made good engines as well!  lol

 HUH???  Nah...................no



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Nice rides....Chevron is preferred in this town...94 octane and also luv the first 4 letters!!wink



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 Yup, believe it or not, companies other than GM made good engines as well!  lol

 HUH???  Nah...................no

 biggrin  And vanilla is the ONLY flavour of ice cream worth eating...

Where did I put those blinders again?



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You, Carl Stevenson, are a very bad man!  Veerrry bad!!!  biggrin



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I used to hate Fords but I will confess to being a closet Ford guy now (because of that beautiful 64 Galaxie XL that JohnneeD got me to pick up for him in Manitoba. I had it in the garage for a week before he took it home.) I love it, 352, 4 speed, factory air virgin car.

So yes, there is a slight hope for me and Fords.

Man, I can't believe I'm posting this, I might delete it when I sober up.....

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Ha. Ha. We all know that you do not drink. Rather, I do believe that this is a simple case of "with age comes wisdom" which some of us acquired much sooner. Hee Hee.

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I'm actually not a total abstainer. About 5 years ago my doctor as well as my cousin who teaches heart research both twisted my arm to start drinking a glass of red wine per day. My family on both sides has a bad heart history and both felt it was prudent to drink red wine (disgusting stuff....) So I do that.

And I totally blame the red wine for eroding the logical part of my brain. Before I started with that, I would never have said a good word about anything Ford.

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Well then, I would surmise that this is also a case (or glass) of "better late than never."



-- Edited by Pritch on Monday 29th of July 2019 04:19:05 PM

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