How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[P5BNij]

As I understand it he also had a Maserati A6G at one point. He certainly has great taste in cars.

I'd dearly love a Mustang Fastback of either shape, or a Boss / Mach 1 but those I've seen for sale recently are mostly out of my budget. I watched 'Vanishing Point' last night so I'm due a week of pining desperately for a white 1970 Dodge Challenger...!

Another book has arrived in the post today, Jimmy Dinsmore and James Halderman's 'Mustang By Design', it's beautifully illustrated, looking forward to a good old perusal.

[P5BNij]

[RicksAlfas]

Clint had awesome hair!

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Kar-Kraft again, with BOSS 429's in production.

The big bad BOSS is such a beast

Jay Leno feature on the BOSS 429...

This is my favourite BOSS 429 video clip.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKkds2Lhx8

[silverfoxcc]

Grunt personified

[Sardonicus]

That poor big block suffocated with that tiny air cleaner

[Doofus]

Sardonicus said:

That poor big block suffocated with that tiny air cleaner

The photo is from the '70s. It's not an air cleaner, it's that bloke's medallion.

[Dapster]

Touring442 said:

Clint Eastwood goes up in my estimation once again. I think he has an old Mercedes 560SEC as a daily

What a hero.

[FlipFlopGriff]

P5BNij said:

More of same...;)

Brilliant name - made me chuckle.
FFG

[manorcom]

Dapster said:

Touring442 said:

Clint Eastwood goes up in my estimation once again. I think he has an old Mercedes 560SEC as a daily

What a hero.

I agree, he is also reputed to still have his Mini Traveller:

[Bebee]

^^^ How the hell did he get in that?

[dickyf]

isnt that one of the factory Cooper S cars?

manorcom said:

I agree, he is also reputed to still have his Mini Traveller:

[aeropilot]

Clint has a hot rod '32 Ford roadster as well, as he couldn't afford a hot rodded '32 roadster when he was a teenager, and had to make do with a T-bucket mounted on a Model A chassis with a flathead V8 instead.

I think he also still has the Norton Commando that he took delivery of in England in in 1968 when he was at Pinewood filming the studio scenes for Where Eagles Dare.

[TR4man]

Dapster said:

Touring442 said:

Clint Eastwood goes up in my estimation once again. I think he has an old Mercedes 560SEC as a daily

What a hero.

It's funny, I had always thought of CE as being as large, powerfully built man but in the photo he seems smaller than I'd imagined. Perhaps the perspective and his declining years have something to do with it?

[aeropilot]

TR4man said:

Dapster said:

Touring442 said:

Clint Eastwood goes up in my estimation once again. I think he has an old Mercedes 560SEC as a daily

What a hero.

It's funny, I had always thought of CE as being as large, powerfully built man but in the photo he seems smaller than I'd imagined. Perhaps the perspective and his declining years have something to do with it?

A mate of my mate who lives in the Bay Area, used to live in Carmel back in the early 80's when CE used to own the Hog Breath Inn there, and met him often in the Hogs Breath. This guy is a tad over 6ft, and said that CE was a good several inches taller than he was, but, this was 35 years ago, and we all shrink with age, especially once well over 70 years of age.
He also said that he was a lovely guy and not at all 'hollywood'.

[P5BNij]

dickyf said:

isnt that one of the factory Cooper S cars?

manorcom said:

I agree, he is also reputed to still have his Mini Traveller:

I don't think it is - only seven were built, not by the factory but by John Cooper Garages and they had Radford style doors with quarterlights and electric windows, Benelite grilles with integral spotlamps plus lots of extra chrome, full Radford wooden dashboard and leather interior etc, at least one of them had rectangular Cibie headlamps as well (this one survives and does the shows most years).

Some more period Americana...

[Hugo a Gogo]

aeropilot said:

Clint has a hot rod '32 Ford roadster as well, as he couldn't afford a hot rodded '32 roadster when he was a teenager, and had to make do with a T-bucket mounted on a Model A chassis with a flathead V8 instead.

so he bought that when he had a few dollars more?

[aeropilot]

Hugo a Gogo said:

aeropilot said:

Clint has a hot rod '32 Ford roadster as well, as he couldn't afford a hot rodded '32 roadster when he was a teenager, and had to make do with a T-bucket mounted on a Model A chassis with a flathead V8 instead.

so he bought that when he had a few dollars more?

[pcn1]

Is it just me, or is this the best car thread on PH right now ?

[Sardonicus]

pcn1 said:

Is it just me, or is this the best car thread on PH right now ?

Nope, not just you its great