Automobiles you don't see everyday...

This/these... are a Hudson, not far from where I live... I remember back 40 years ago, when this car had no rust. It was the creation of a local Hudson Dealer.

It had back-to-back bench seats and two dashboards/steering wheels! I believe that 1 axle was a differential... and that ends' "hood" was actually the "trunk"! It did not have street-legal lighting however... as; the front and back were identical. It was probably used in parades.



It was the "blue" color you can still see in spots, on the door(s)...

Admin wrote:Speaking about automobiles, did anyone watch the Lambrecht auto auction on History channel last Saturday? I read about it a couple months ago, http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130624/carnews01/130629911

I believe I saw the same show... I tuned in when there was a segment on several dozen brand-new 1960's vintage vehicles, that were literally "put out to pasture" with little to no mileage; by a dealer out in Nebraska I think. There were several Chevrolet C-10 "Plain-Jane" pick-ups... a couple of 63 Impalas... They were going for unbelievable money... $140,000 for one of the vehicles.

A "REAL" 4 X 4

Admin wrote:

That's some funny $#%t!!!!!!!!

Shot these pics last July 4th holiday, down the street at a shopping center

Mark Boesen wrote:http://www.oldparkedcars.com/search/label/best%20of%20opc

Very cool Mark!!!!!

WingingIt74 wrote:Here's my old AMC Eagle Wagon :)The engine blew on me, I was parting it out when I took the pic.


Some more AMC Eagles

The 1st "stock" wheeled Eagle in the vid is pretty darn impressive!!!. I never knew that they climbed "that" well...

I bought this car as a "shell" in 1988... no motor/tranny. Factory engine was a 4.3L. (262 cu. in.) so the chassis had all the extra "boiler-plate" that GM welded-in, to beef-up the frt. end for the V8. A 5.0L. V8/350 turbo auto-transmission was dropped-in for power. What a job... mostly finding the rare brackets/pulleys for the water-pump, alternator and P.S. pump. A Holley 600 c.f.m. 4bbl. carb. with vacuum secondary's, "Don Hardy" 3-piece exhaust headers, elec. fuel pump/reg. and an Accel H.E.I ignition were the only high-performance engine modifications. A B & M "Quick-Silver" ratchet-shifter was already in the car when I bought it.

One LOUSY feature of GM's early "H" body cars, was their front-end. Camber adjustment was made by rotating a bushing in the control-arm that had an offset. These bushings would weather-seize and also were not adequate for the extra weight of a V8 engine. Chassis "sag" over time; created a condition where max. "positive" camber-adjustment would still yield "neg." camber angle. It was a LOT of fun to drive though!!!  John DeLorean is quoted as nicknaming the Monza 2 + 2; the "Italian Vega"... citing it's strong styling-resemblance to the Ferrari 365 GTC/4. The ideal power-plant for my Monza (if I still had it...) would be Buick's V6 3.8L. SFI/intercooled turbo, used in their Regal "T"-Type/Grand National... along with rack & pinion steering, 5-bolt 4-whl. disc brakes and a 12-bolt posi-traction rear diff.!!! Oh... if I could do it again!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Monza


My 1975 Monza 2 + 2




A 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4