First American Classic. Your suggestions???

[Athlon]

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3795...

I know this car and it would be a perfect first American car, only ever going up in value and very, very keenly priced.

[surrey7er]

moparmick said:

Believe it or not, you dont have to spend a fortune to have a reasonably fast american car and you dont have to limit your options to GM's either.
I sold a Plymouth Duster about 3 yrs ago for £5000 and it ran 12.5 straight off the boat and with a bit of tuning it would have gone 12.2, not as tidy as that Chevelle but nowhere near as heavy either.
As for muscle cars running 15's and 16's, a lot of the old road tests were done on old bias belted tyres with no grip, it doesn't take a lot of time or money to drop those times into the 13's even with a stock motor.
JMHO Mick

Hi Moparmick, very interesting stuff... where would one go to find such a car (the Duster I mean)? Are there any other gems out there of a similar ilk that dont cost £squillions?

[moparmick]

There are in the states if you look carefully, dont expect a charger at a knock down rate, as they are more of a fashion accessory to a lot of buyers, not all i might add, some are dyed in the wool moparites.
Here's a pic of the car after i sold it, bear in mind, the guy had tarted it up a bit.
Mick

Edited by moparmick on Tuesday 13th December 00:12

[Big Raff]

tiger289 said:

if this is of any interest to you shoot me a pm

This looks fantastic!

Any more info/pics?

[IhateChristmas]

Athlon said:

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3795...

I know this car and it would be a perfect first American car, only ever going up in value and very, very keenly priced.

Oh man! that is lovely and does seem pretty cheap. Is it the recession?

[tiger289]

Big Raff said:

This looks fantastic!

Any more info/pics?

It's a '72 Chevelle SS, air con(working), power brakes it has it's original radio with 8 track, I also have the original wheels and steering wheel.It is a very original car which is rare for a Chevelle as most of them were modded at some time in their life. It is a matching number car and is a genuine SS it has two build sheets and it's protect-o-plate still attached to the warranty. It has all the options as you can see from it's build sheet including the SS package.
She is a very reliable old girl but with other cars in the garage I don't use it so was thinking about selling it.









You can see it was shipped to the dealer O Dell Chevrolet in Carrollton Missouri it still has the dealer badge on the boot door.

[Big Raff]

Looks mint!!

[Cledus Snow]

tiger289 said:

It's a '72 Chevelle SS, Etc.

Wibble...



So much want, so little cash. Swap for a '68 Cougar?

[tiger289]

Cledus Snow said:

So much want, so little cash. Swap for a '68 Cougar?

Thanks but I'm looking to spend a bit on other cars I have and create a bit of space so a few need to go, you know how it is,so little time too many cars

[longfastride]

I recognize that this is a crazy old thread so I apologize but hoping to revive it. Does anyone know where this Car is?? I am the great grandson of Nelson O'dell the dealer that sold this car initially. I am very interested in trying to find it.

Please let me know

[Dan_The_Man]

Early notchback Mustangs are a brilliant first yank, maybe a bit too common but parts are cheap and easy to get.

Also worth a look if you are into a bit of strip use, Hayling garage get some awesome stock...
https://www.haylinggarage.co.uk/

Mine runs in the 13's at the moment but it's only got a tiny 289 engine...

[hemidom]

longfastride said:

I recognize that this is a crazy old thread so I apologize but hoping to revive it. Does anyone know where this Car is?? I am the great grandson of Nelson O'dell the dealer that sold this car initially. I am very interested in trying to find it.

Please let me know

It doesn't look like Tiger289 owns the car anymore but might be worth messaging them directly on here (click profile, 'email me'). I think you might need to be signed up for a certain amount of days or posts before the ability to email someone kicks in though.

[longfastride]

Thanks Hemidom. I shot him an email. If anyone else is aware of this car let me know
JT

[tiger289]

Email received and replied to.

I hope it helps in your quest.

[longfastride]

Tiger289 is the man

[D1on]

tiger289 said:

Email received and replied to.

I hope it helps in your quest.

You the man.