COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2
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uk66fastback said:
The red/black interior I'm not a great fan of - I'd have gone with all black but other than that - incredible ...
I don't mind the red/black interior actually (although as you say, all black would be preferable) but, its the colour coded spokes on the wheels that completely ruins the car for me - yuk 
Regarding the Maroon mustangs - IMO the wheels on both look totally KRAP
Far better to have period wheels - either the original steels and 'Stang' hubcaps or period alloys of which there's plenty of choice. The modern HUGE wheels spoil the whole car
Undoubtably the cars are owned by young Alpha males, If you want big wheels fitted then buy a modern car.
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Sorry for the rant but a 60's mustang is a true classic - why spoil it with awful Modern wheels however much they cost?????
Far better to have period wheels - either the original steels and 'Stang' hubcaps or period alloys of which there's plenty of choice. The modern HUGE wheels spoil the whole car
Undoubtably the cars are owned by young Alpha males, If you want big wheels fitted then buy a modern car.
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Sorry for the rant but a 60's mustang is a true classic - why spoil it with awful Modern wheels however much they cost?????
+1... assuming you're talking about the second one with the Halibrand replicas as the first one seems to be on Torquethrusts, just with ill-advised colour coding and in need of a drop. IMHO nothing ruins a muscle car more than stupidly oversized wheels, it's the most consistently irritating thing on all the Yank car programmes.
Those "Halibrands" are especially bad mind you... becos knock-offs AND lug nuts
WTF 
Those "Halibrands" are especially bad mind you... becos knock-offs AND lug nuts
WTF Each to their own then ... but it's all subjective - personal views are just that, personal, neither right nor wrong.
I liked them when I put them on my one - yes the '66 was mine. The problem with building a restomod Mustang (or any car) is that when you go with bigger brakes, Wilwoods all round in my case, you have to have bigger wheels or they won't fit over the bloody disks. A mistake I made when I got my original 14" spare powder-coated etc - it would not fit.
The wheels on mine were 17s which I don' think was that excessive, it was just necessary. And I got a good deal on them, they weren't new ... so that's why the car wears them. They didn't do a lot for the R&P steering (unassisted) but that's another story.
The '68 wears Vintage Wheels, not Torque Thrusts Ds ...
I'm not really a young Alpha male either ... not any more anyway ...in fact my tastes have gone 180 degrees really and after the Mustang build I've gone back to liking my cars as they left the factory.
I liked them when I put them on my one - yes the '66 was mine. The problem with building a restomod Mustang (or any car) is that when you go with bigger brakes, Wilwoods all round in my case, you have to have bigger wheels or they won't fit over the bloody disks. A mistake I made when I got my original 14" spare powder-coated etc - it would not fit.
The wheels on mine were 17s which I don' think was that excessive, it was just necessary. And I got a good deal on them, they weren't new ... so that's why the car wears them. They didn't do a lot for the R&P steering (unassisted) but that's another story.
The '68 wears Vintage Wheels, not Torque Thrusts Ds ...
I'm not really a young Alpha male either ... not any more anyway ...in fact my tastes have gone 180 degrees really and after the Mustang build I've gone back to liking my cars as they left the factory.
Edited by uk66fastback on Wednesday 3rd January 20:52
Russian Troll Bot said:
Went with my dad to pick up his nearly new Mondeo and they were using this as an advertising vehicle, 32,000 from new. Looked immaculate and unsurprisingly was getting more comments and attention than anything they had for sale.
How much were they selling it for? 
Northbound on the M6 yesterday around Stoke-on-Trent. If I'd had my thinking head on I would have realised it was going to have a fully loaded badge bar and sun visor and asked Mrs C to take a picture of the front as well.
Some drivers of old cars appreciate your interest. Not so the old boy driving his Austin Cambridge who gave me his best What-you-lookin-at face.
Yertis said:
I think of myself as quite open minded, but really struggle to understand the appeal of something like that. It’s like using a washing machine or television of similar vintage.
They're actually a very nice and relaxing car to drive. Not fast, poor on cornering and handling generally but, as long as you're not in a rush, a very comfortable place to be with loads of soft leather and thick carpets. They were fitted with the B Series engines so relatively reliable compared to what else was around at the time. I'm not sure if the one pictured is the A55 (I think it is), which would have had the 1500 engine, or the A60 with the massive 1622cc, though as I'm older than the car I'm entitled to get confused.
I'd really like a little run round in one of those just for old time's sake but, as they rotted faster than an 80s Lancia, there aren't many left on the road nowadays.
daveenty said:
They're actually a very nice and relaxing car to drive. Not fast, poor on cornering and handling generally but, as long as you're not in a rush, a very comfortable place to be with loads of soft leather and thick carpets. They were fitted with the B Series engines so relatively reliable compared to what else was around at the time.
I'm not sure if the one pictured is the A55 (I think it is), which would have had the 1500 engine, or the A60 with the massive 1622cc, though as I'm older than the car I'm entitled to get confused.
I'd really like a little run round in one of those just for old time's sake but, as they rotted faster than an 80s Lancia, there aren't many left on the road nowadays.
The similar Peugeot 404 was probably a better car, but try finding one of those....I'm not sure if the one pictured is the A55 (I think it is), which would have had the 1500 engine, or the A60 with the massive 1622cc, though as I'm older than the car I'm entitled to get confused.
I'd really like a little run round in one of those just for old time's sake but, as they rotted faster than an 80s Lancia, there aren't many left on the road nowadays.
daveenty said:
They're actually a very nice and relaxing car to drive. Not fast, poor on cornering and handling generally but, as long as you're not in a rush, a very comfortable place to be with loads of soft leather and thick carpets. They were fitted with the B Series engines so relatively reliable compared to what else was around at the time.
I'm not sure if the one pictured is the A55 (I think it is), which would have had the 1500 engine, or the A60 with the massive 1622cc, though as I'm older than the car I'm entitled to get confused.
I'd really like a little run round in one of those just for old time's sake but, as they rotted faster than an 80s Lancia, there aren't many left on the road nowadays.
😎👍I'm not sure if the one pictured is the A55 (I think it is), which would have had the 1500 engine, or the A60 with the massive 1622cc, though as I'm older than the car I'm entitled to get confused.
I'd really like a little run round in one of those just for old time's sake but, as they rotted faster than an 80s Lancia, there aren't many left on the road nowadays.
Horsetan said:
Pericoloso said:
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Just weird....
Waste of a perfectly-good CX. Irreversible change.Just weird....
You know for a fact that it was in good condition, and that the roof hadn't suffered any damage previously?, or the B or C pillars?
You know for a fact that prior to the customising, this CX wasn't heading to the scrap yard for some other issue, such as severe corrosion?
From what I've heard about Citroen CX's, there's a good chance that this car was anything but a "perfectly-good CX", and a very good chance that it would no longer exist at all, in any way shape or form.
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