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Peter LC

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I've owned mine for about exactly one year now, and it has drained my financial resources in a way only a woman can. Therefore "she" has a name: Emeralda (referring to the colour of her skin!). :rolleyes: :D

It's a Lancia Fulvia Coupe Rallye 1.3 S, series 1 (one of the very last pre-Fiat Lancias!), from 1970. It's not my daily driver -I'd almost add "ofcourse"- and she's kept in a sheltered parking, some two miles from my home. The pics in the Url's were taken at my dad's - I'm afraid it's not MY driveway...!

This is a great car, and so much over-engineered that in some respects it's still modern. How about 92 BHP from 1.3 litres! It makes an awesome noise, and has by now been restored and reconditioned so extensively, that it really almost feels and handles like a new car.

Emmy (for friends) is jealous, too. Whenever -currently no girlfriend so this thankfully happens not too often- I carry a female passenger, something permanently - or temporarily - breaks down. :grumpy: Last time, the heating just cut out and started blowing cold air into the car. Minutes after my passenger got out of the car, the heating was back on... I kid you not. Seriously. It still works.

BTW, I take the term "classic" broadly, any car that's not of the current shapeless variety and over - say - 15 years old will qualify!

Have a peek:

http://www.viva-lancia.com/fulvia/bacheca/21-30/peter/peter1.htm

http://www.viva-lancia.com/fulvia/bacheca/21-30/peter/peter2.htm
 
Not sure about classic, but it's a '67...here's my baby:

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sold my classic a while back, a '73 Z/28 camaro 4spd, silver w/black stripes, stock except for 4.11 rear end, zoom clutch/pressure plate/TOB, hooker headers, GM electronic ignition, bought it second hand in '74 and kept it a while, a great car, 90K miles, never rebuilt the engine, only replaced valve seals/springs, for some reason a '73 never got to be worth the $$ a '69/'70 is, but a good car nonetheless, sold it for about 2X what i paid after 25+ yrs, lol, i wish i had a pic, no digi cam then :<((

greg
 
Originally posted by kinzli
Not sure about classic, but it's a '67...
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Well that more than qualifies I'd say... :eek:

Although not exactly my personal pint of beer, I can imagine you have a lot of fun with that one! :D :D
 
Does a 1995 Acura Legend LS coupe count? I don't remember the engine output (it's a V6, probably around 200 HP) but I got it for its 6-speed manual gearbox. As it gets taken out only on weekends and holidays, there are only 43000 miles on it and it literally looks new.

I think 95 was the last year for the Legend. I know that they have not made them for many years.
 
Originally posted by kinzli
Not sure about classic, but it's a '67...here's my baby:

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More info here
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_VERY_ nice! (Except for that lawnmower that someone dropped on your hood! ;) )

Seriously, that's a slick ride. I've owned every foreign exotic that your average idiot can acquire - and your baby is what my next "fun" car will probably look like.
 
Originally posted by Silver Puss
Does a 1995 Acura Legend LS coupe count? I don't remember the engine output (it's a V6, probably around 200 HP) but I got it for its 6-speed manual gearbox. As it gets taken out only on weekends and holidays, there are only 43000 miles on it and it literally looks new.

I think 95 was the last year for the Legend. I know that they have not made them for many years.
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Acura should have never discontinued the Legend(coupe and sedan). I love that body style.
 
http://nevarmore.bloodytroll.com/files/lincoln/

1965 Lincoln Contiental
430 cui v-8 (really tourqey motor)
5500lbs. empty, around 6000lbs. w/ driver + fuel
Sucks down all 20 gallons of super unleaded in 200 miles.

Drove it for 2 years of high school. Got it and learned to handle it durning one of the icey-ist slushy-ist winters in SE Ohio ever. Keeping her in dads garage, I just can't risk or afford to run her while I'm at school.

Nothing beats rolling along and watching little ricey imports driven by punk ass kids get shoved into the other lane from my bow wave. A full launch from a redlight will move your head from your shoulders to the backseat and your pecker to full mast.

Future plans include a massively upgraded suspension and a full modernization of the brakes. Looking at using an uncommon, but obtainable 3x2 intake with Mooneye's fuel injection (injectors are hidden in a Stromberg 97 carb body). The goal is managable stump pulling off the line power, the best cornering 3 tons can do, while preserving a kick ass long haul road trip car and still getting people to stop and droll when I'm doing errands.
 
I no longer own it, but this was the last classic car I had:

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Specs:

Lowered front end by 2"
1700cc engine with header exhaust and tuned progressive carb (rejetted to match engine, new accelerator pump jet, etc)
Mazda MX-6 front seats
new interior
Scat Dragfast shifter
Color: Sonnengelb (sunshine yellow)
vintage roof rack

Yes, the heat worked very well, even the defroster. The AC sucked though :p

Even with the 205/65 rear tires, it would smoke most ricers (not many of them back then though). It would even lead many V-6's off the line and for the first 15-20' until I ran out of RPMs (the flat 4 Veedub engines don't rev very high unless you put a lot of work into balancing them, headwork, cams, etc).

I miss that car. I drove it daily for 6 years and sold it for much less than it was worth, but I needed something practical and I had nowhere to store it at the time. :(

Chris
 
Originally posted by K Williams
Acura should have never discontinued the Legend(coupe and sedan). I love that body style.
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I think the Legend was a good investment. I met Katherine in it and eventually married her.
 
Originally posted by sharpstick
1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery. Tilt front end, 454 V8, a few custom mods...really a work in progress. Has been a daily driver for the last few months.

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kyle_hawbaker/detail?.dir=/2003-12-24&.dnm=MVC-0015.jpg

I hope this link to the pic works.
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It doesn't over here. I have to log in.

Interesting though how, with classic cars as well as modern, Americans (I'll generalize for convenience) often opt for an ever-increasing number of cubic inches - all cars described and depicted here will easily outrun my diminutive Lancia in a straight line. I'd be interested to see how things would turn out on a twisty dirt-road, however. The Fulvia doesn't have the factory-designation "Rallye" for no reason... It glues to the road in corners like you would'nt believe. It's front-wheel drive, but never feels that way. Discs all-round, even though un-assisted, have stupendous stopping-power. The harder you push, the more effect it has - sounds obvious but in modern cars, it not always IS anymore: Many cars have all-or-nothing brakes. I recently drove a brand-new Renault Megane and it was impossible to brake gently. Hopeless.

But anyway, keep them coming! Nice to see more classics, American Style! :D

*** And happy X-mas to all! ***
 
Your Lancia is a nice car. Since you're on the other side of the pond pick up a magazine called Thourougbred + Classic Car, you won't regret it. Its a British mag that covers all the kick ass classic Europena stuff, Lancia, Lotus, Pugeot, Jaguar (pronounced Jeg-you-are), MG, Mini (old school baby), Morris, .. the list goes on.

Rallying isn't dead in the US. I rally race my daily driver/beater at least every two months in TSD road rallys thorugh the SCCA and a smaller independent Ohio club. Its a blast and trying to drive to arrive ON TIME instead of FIRST is still a real thrill. I navigate while my best friend drives, I'm more precise and he's not as worried about thrashing my car as I am. It can get scary as hell when I tell him we hit a free zone (an area with no checkpoints). An '87 Buick on dirt at 80 is frightening no matter how many times I've been along for the ride.
 
Originally posted by nevarmore
Your Lancia is a nice car. Since you're on the other side of the pond pick up a magazine called Thourougbred + Classic Car, you won't regret it. Its a British mag that covers all the kick ass classic Europena stuff, Lancia, Lotus, Pugeot, Jaguar (pronounced Jeg-you-are), MG, Mini (old school baby), Morris, .. the list goes on.
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About the only mags I read are British. Some Dutch ones are OK, but lightyears behind the professionalism of, for example, Classic & Sportscar - and the like.

My mechanic was an avid rally-driver, he still navigates - and, like you do, in his own cars. He owns 5 Fulvia's so he's a bit of a nut - in the right way. He has done most technical work on my car over the past year, while I have confined myself to time-consuming panel-work and rust-proofing. Very good to see you're competing! For the moment, it's a bit beyond my financial resources and for rallying, I'd rather have a second, technically sound car, that can be thrashed around a bit without me worrying too much about the paintwork... :rolleyes:

The links on my first post, which lead to my car's pics, provide links to my mechanic's website. The pics actually ARE on his site already.
 
I hope this works and isn't too fuzzy. 1956 Dodge Suburban wagon somewhere around 32k original miles, just waiting for funds to get the transmission fixed.

Todd
 
Well, maybe if I attach the image correctly.
 

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Wow, my dad had a Lancia Fulvia Zagato 1600 in a cream color. Sold it in 72 to someone who could actually drive it. (He did smash the Campagnolo wheels in the process)
 
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