Photos: ROUSH Ford Mustang Sinks In Parking Lot During Hurricane Irene

By Tim Sweet | September 10, 2011 - 6:28 PM |September 10, 2011 Car Art, Car Restoration, Cars, Ford, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Restro-Mods

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Worst feeling ever

Photos: ROUSH Ford Mustang Sinks In Parking Lot During Hurricane Irene.

Photos: ROUSH Ford Mustang Sinks In Parking Lot During Hurricane Irene

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As I’m sure you’ve heard or witnessed first-hand, Hurricane Irene threw her wrath against the eastern seaboard with initial landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1. Although predicted to be a Category 3 at landfall, this storm was still nothing less than a monster. This major hurricane realeased havoc from Myrtle Beach up to Maine as it churned along leaving major paths of destruction behind and massive amounts of rainfall. Power outages became widespread up the east coast, (includes my family in Pennsylvania at this current moment). Streams and creeks became raging rivers taking out roads, bridges, one being a 156-year-old hand-hewn bridge in upstate New York. It destroyed houses and stranded people in or away from their homes. Evacuated people are now stranded wondering the fate of their homes and personal belongings. Washed-out roads and bridges have left complete towns stranded without a way to get to or out like these towns in Vermont that have over 260 roads closed.

This storm has caused massive destruction and that has effected some of our own Mustang enthusiasts. Member, RobTRoma from PA, joked about getting a photo of his car next to a hurricane in our Mustang game thread. Featured above, what looks like a very nice ROUSH S-197 Mustang is sinking in a Subway parking lot in North Carolina during Irene’s throw-down. It almost has an ambience of Jaws coming out of the water before Roy Sheider exploded it.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Rotenizer/Journal

Another angle of the ROUSH from NJStangers.com

AMC Grembin and Pacer New and Now Value

By Tim Sweet | September 7, 2011 - 7:28 PM |October 8, 2017 AMC, Auto Restoration, Car Art, Car Parts, Cars, Classic Cars

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One of the things I enjoy checking out is increase in the value of some of our US classic cars.

I recently ran across this breakdown in Hagerty Insurance magazine…it normally has some good articles. This one was about American Motors and it had a section on original cost of the cars and the current collector’s value. So check this out:

1967 Marlin – a cool looking car if you ask me – had a base prices of $2,963. Today that car will cost you about $23,100.

A good looking car in Two Tone paint.

1969 Javelin SST – love these cars – I once dated this girl who drove one and..oh…um..nevermind – back in the day they cost $3,144 and today average cost is $33,900.

69 Javelin SST

1970 AMX 390/325 – I know I’m suppose to love these cars – they being, perhaps the sporty-est of the AMC brand, but I don’t – they would run you $3,798 back then and now you can pick one up for a mere $55K!

1970 AMX

1972 Javelin SST – see my comment for the ’69 – base price in 1972 was $3,807 and today $22,400.

1973 Gremlin X Coupe – ok I really don’t care at all about these, except when I see them at the drag strip with a huge GM block stuffed between the fenders – they would set you back $2,098 back in ’72 and today you can get one have it mounted on a pole in the front yard for $11,700 (pole not included and labor extra and you’ll have to sign a waiver).

1973 Grebmlin X Coupe (Seen here without the pole)

1976 Pacer DL Coupe – well.. if wasn’t a DL coupe….ok even though it is…insert comment for Gremlin above – except for $15,000 you can pick one up today, remove the body from the frame, bury it upside down in backyard and with a little tweaking you can have a really cool hot tub.

1976 Pacer DL Coupe…just before it was turned into a hot tub!

OK..that was mean..here ya go:

’76 Pacer DL Sport Coupe

1978 Matador Hardtop Coupe would have tapped your wallet for nearly $5K (4,799) – I sort of liked these cars – but not a lot and today you can sort of like them for about $12,500 big ones.

78 Matador Coupe

Unless it look like this one!!!

This is the Matador X

Want to see some more brands laid out like this? Drop me a comment and I’ll dig some up.

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Tim

Cars You Never Heard Of! Part 3

By Tim Sweet | September 4, 2011 - 2:55 PM |September 4, 2011 Auto Racing, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Ford

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I want to cover two more cars in this part. The first will be the TVR S3..?? ..yeah…me too! The second will the Caterham Seven.

TVR S3 was put up against the Triumph TR4 and frankly there is nothing I know about a TVR S3..so here we go.

TVR S3 C

TVR engineering started back in England in 1947 with the first TVR being produced in 1949. Here’s the 2nd TVR built:

#2 TVR

Through out its history it used all types of engines include the Ford Kent engines and even a Buick engine (3.5 litre Rover V8).

The S series was produced between 1986 – 1994. The TVR in this article had steel spaceframe chassis and a fiberglass body. The engine was an iron, overhead valve, 2936cc 12v V6 with electronic fuel injection. This power plant cranked out 168 hp and 170 lbft of torque. The suspension was an independent double wishbone with rack and pinion steering. This all combined to let the car reach its top speed of 135 mph.

In the comparison, the TVR S3 beat out the Triumph TR4 in Driving, Practicality, Character, Value and Usability 42 to 32. The price of the TVR S3 is about 4000 Euros with the Triumph at 13,000 Euros.

The company was sold to a Russian buyer in 2004 and after a not so great start the company halted production.

For a full history on the TVR – check out http://www.tvrsseries.com/

Next up is the Caterham 7:

Caterham Seven

The Caterham Seven is a kit car – you can still buy and build them today. Interesting enough it started out as the Lotus Six. The next version was the Lotus Seven, however Lotus dropped the production and Catherham purchased the rights to build the kits. The components are flexible with such pieces as Ford axles and de Dion-axles being used. The engines used is very expansive from the Lotus Twin Cam engine to Ford’s cross flow engines. Even Cosworth BDRs appeared around 1983, in 1600 cc 140 bhp (104 kW) form, followed by 1700 cc 150 bhp (112 kW) versions three years later. In the ’90’s the common engine had become the 2 litre Vauxhall HPC, as fitted to the Vauxhall Calibra, putting out 165—175 bhp. Motor cycle engines have been also used with the likes of the GSXR1300 engine used in the Suzuki and the Honda CBR1100 engine.

These are favorites for the SCCA and other grass-roots racing.

Thanks for reading.

Tim.

Auto Factoids 7/10 -7/16 Checker – VW

By Tim Sweet | July 10, 2011 - 8:02 PM |July 10, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Classic Cars, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Uncategorized, ZR1

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Back by popular demand Auto Factoids.

July 12 – The first Checker automobile was produced in 1922.

– It was a merger of sorts between Commonwealth
Motors (making bodies for cab companies as ‘Mogul’) and Morris Markin’s Markin Autobody.

– The engine is a 4 cylinder Buda Model Q with 27 hp.

– 1935 Checker used the Y-8 engine (Lycoming engine) and the Y-6 engine ( a Continental six-cylinder).

– The last Checker autos were produced in 1982 with a 229-cubic-inch (3.8 liter) V-6 engine and automatic 3-speed transmission.

1922 Checker Cab

1982 Checker Cab

July 14 – VW debuts the Karmann Ghia in 1955

– 360,000 coupes and about 80,000 convertibles we made between 1955 and 1974.

– I will own one of these eventually.

1955 Karmann Ghia

1974 VW Karmann Ghia

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Tim

Project Pontiac 1949 Silver Streak Delivery Van

By Tim Sweet | July 5, 2011 - 9:52 PM |July 5, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Classic Cars, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Uncategorized, ZR1

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I have a co-worker who from time to time has mentioned his Pontiac project and we’ve ‘bench restored’ a few times. But I’d never actually saw this car , nearly a picture. But thanks to our first real rain here in Southern AZ since last year I think, and the fact that we don’t do our monsoon season any other way than “harsh” my co-worker’s (we’ll call him ‘Mike’…’cause that’s actually his name) neighbor had a tree that suffered enough wind damage it and to be taken down. So Mike had to move the car, parked it behind his daily driver. Got up this morning and decied..heck, I’ll drive it to work.

And that’s how I got the pic of the 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak Delivery Van, all original and get this…..his family is the only owner the beauty every had. His grand father purchased it new. More to come on this one but here are some pics.

1949 Pontiac Delivery Van

Back Side of the '49 Silver Streak Delivery Van Pontiac style.

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Tim

Barrett Jackson 2011 Mustangs and Corvettes

By Tim Sweet | June 18, 2011 - 3:10 PM |June 18, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Restoration

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Here’s a lost video from my trip to the Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ this past Jan. All you needed to do was sign up for email notification of deals from Chevy and/or Ford and you could drive these cars or ride them while a professional driver took you for a spin. I opted to drive the Ford Taurus SHO, ( the wait was shorter) I wrote about that in this blog entry http://wp.me/pKHNM-o2

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Barrett Jackson 2011 Mustangs and Corvettes, posted with vodpod

NCM – Swap out in Main Gallery

By Tim Sweet | May 17, 2011 - 7:33 PM |May 17, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, ZR1

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This is a great show of the main gallery. In this clip they have just placed the AJ Foyt #8 Corvette on display and are setting up a C6 Grand Sport next to it.

Thanks for reading.

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NCM – Swap out in Main Gallery, posted with vodpod

Racing Corner 4 THE POSTON CAMARO!

By Tim Sweet | May 7, 2011 - 9:41 PM |May 7, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Uncategorized, ZR1

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Check out Average Guy’s Car Restoration, Mods and Racing – Racing Corner page and look over Vickie and Jodie’s 1970 Camaro

http://wp.me/PKHNM-oL

Chevy’s 283 Follow up Site

By Tim Sweet | April 19, 2011 - 8:17 PM |April 19, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Uncategorized, ZR1

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A while back I did an engine mini series on Chevy’s 283. Since then I found a great site for more information on the 283.

Links – http://wp.me/pKHNM-nu
http://wp.me/pKHNM-nB
http://wp.me/pKHNM-nT

http://chevroletphotosblog.com/?p=23046
Chevy 283 Motor | ChevroletPhotosBlog.com
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‎1965 chevy 283 motor complete runs good 500.00 cash call 205-792-4699. Location: Tuscaloosa. State: Alabama City: Tuscaloosa tuscaloosa.americanlisted.com

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Tim

Name That Car – #6 Answer

By Tim Sweet | April 16, 2011 - 6:13 AM |April 16, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, ZR1

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1966 Studebaker Cruiser

Not a real great looker was it?

1966 Studebaker Cruiser

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