Lets see your Yank tanks!

Lets see your Yank tanks!

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Oneball

858 posts

88 months

Thursday 16th March 2023
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KevF said:
P5BNij said:
Nice indeed! What are the wheels that are on it in the first photo...?
I have no idea. On the car when I got it. They are probably worth more than I sold them for though rolleyes
Cragar Keystone by the looks of it.

Ilovejapcrap

3,286 posts

113 months

Thursday 16th March 2023
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16v stretch said:
RoadToad84 said:
some bloke said:
Woohoo! Does your head hurt from grinning?
Just a bit!

Though it's not actually road legal yet as DVLA still haven't processed the paperwork. My folks have a bit of land though so I've managed to have a spin at least!
Damn, lucky!

Mine is still sat at the importers.... At least they've posted some pics to instagram for me to perv over!

What's the instergram account ?

P5BNij

15,875 posts

107 months

Friday 17th March 2023
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Oneball said:
KevF said:
P5BNij said:
Nice indeed! What are the wheels that are on it in the first photo...?
I have no idea. On the car when I got it. They are probably worth more than I sold them for though rolleyes
Cragar Keystone by the looks of it.
Thanks wink

SRT Hellcat

7,042 posts

218 months

Saturday 18th March 2023
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KevF said:
Have gone the Hotchkis TVS system, Wilwood brakes and a Holley Sniper efi 'kit'.

Currently working through the suspension after finding multitude of poor welded floor patches etc.

Will get around to posting up build pictures when I can if anyone is interested.
Definitely post up the build pictures. A good few of us guys on here would be interested

DodgyGeezer

40,660 posts

191 months

Saturday 18th March 2023
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SRT Hellcat said:
Definitely post up the build pictures. A good few of us guys on here would be interested
+1

Motorama

439 posts

219 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Picked up this 53 Lincoln Capri Coupe a few weeks ago, managed to get it to WheelsDay for its first run out, really lovely old car







ZedLeg

12,278 posts

109 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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That is lovely, any mods planned or just keeping it as is?

Motorama

439 posts

219 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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ZedLeg said:
That is lovely, any mods planned or just keeping it as is?
shant mess with it too much, its had a pretty nice restoration and doesnt need much, its pretty stock bar an uprated brake master and booster

some bloke

1,058 posts

68 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Nice ^^ there's a chap up here near Edinburgh who has a 1955 Lincoln 4-door as part of his wedding car fleet. It's a lovely car, I think they won the Mexican road race, La Carrera Panamericana a few years in a row?

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

109 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Motorama said:
ZedLeg said:
That is lovely, any mods planned or just keeping it as is?
shant mess with it too much, its had a pretty nice restoration and doesnt need much, its pretty stock bar an uprated brake master and booster
There can't be many better ways to cover some miles than a big American coupe to be fair.

Motorama

439 posts

219 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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ZedLeg said:
There can't be many better ways to cover some miles than a big American coupe to be fair.
i dunno, there might be lol




ZedLeg

12,278 posts

109 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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I'm going to be controversial and say that the 59 Caddy is the nadir of the "space age" styling for me. Just too overblown, I'd prefer an early 60s one myself.

Mike Finnegan's project 61 is pretty much porn.


TREMAiNE

3,922 posts

150 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Motorama said:
ZedLeg said:
There can't be many better ways to cover some miles than a big American coupe to be fair.
i dunno, there might be lol


Absolutely spectacular... cloud9

Motorama

439 posts

219 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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ZedLeg said:
I'm going to be controversial and say that the 59 Caddy is the nadir of the "space age" styling for me. Just too overblown, I'd prefer an early 60s one myself.

Mike Finnegan's project 61 is pretty much porn.

i dont totally disagree, i had a 61 Eldorado Biarritz with bucket seats before this,
I liked Finnegans car before he cut it up, i like the concept just a shame to do it to such a decent car






Edited by Motorama on Thursday 20th April 17:00

rat rod

4,997 posts

66 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Motorama said:
i dont totally disagree, i had a 61 Eldorado Biarritz with bucket seats before this,
I liked Finnegans car before he cut it up, i like the concept just a shame to do it to such a decent car






Edited by Motorama on Thursday 20th April 17:00
Was this advertised recently or was it another one ,just there's not to many black Biarritz's about .

rat rod

4,997 posts

66 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Motorama said:
i dunno, there might be lol


This and the Lincolne are stunning both in looks and condition, not sure if i could bring myself to sell them,

would be like pulling teeth,so hard to replace these days unlike a few years ago.

RATATTAK

11,284 posts

190 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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Not mine but belongs to a good friend


rat rod

4,997 posts

66 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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RATATTAK said:
Not mine but belongs to a good friend

Wow, is the registration number for real or for car show purposes , if real must be worth a small fortune.

RATATTAK

11,284 posts

190 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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rat rod said:
Wow, is the registration number for real or for car show purposes , if real must be worth a small fortune.
It's the correct reg for the car.


roscobbc

3,400 posts

243 months

Thursday 20th April 2023
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I love the restrained styling and onterior simplicity of the Lincoln........almost at odds with the intended market. Nothing rides as well as a late 50's /early 60's Cadillac (if in proper fettle) and the rare air suspension option (once again in proper order) is fantastic.