transam Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 8 minutes ago, Chongalulu said: The best description I heard of American V8 muscle cars is ” How to turn money into noise” 😆 Never heard of that one, but those involved with muscle cars as a hobby, like me, no full well the costs, but that is the same with any hobby, unless a hobby like playing Draughts or Dominos.........🤭 I also had a boat on the UK south cost for years, my hobby was sea angling, loved it, but that also costs money.........🤗 You only live once, do what you want to do if you can................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lister Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 A lot of people these days are used to high RPM japanese style engines which, whilst reliable and fuel efficient, whine like an electric sowing machine. Personally, there's no thrill quite like sitting in a muscle car and counting the beats, the sound alone is worth half the expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 22 minutes ago, transam said: Never heard of that one, but those involved with muscle cars as a hobby, like me, no full well the costs, but that is the same with any hobby, unless a hobby like playing Draughts or Dominos.........🤭 I also had a boat on the UK south cost for years, my hobby was sea angling, loved it, but that also costs money.........🤗 You only live once, do what you want to do if you can................ Well yes, I did track days on many of the UK circuits . Silverstone was my nearest. Not a cheap hobby and at 11.7mpg in my M3 £100+ in fuel alone was just part of the cost! Didn't see any Muscle cars amongst some of the more expensive participants. McLaren, Ferrari along with pure track cars and hot hatches made for an interesting mix! Live aboard dive boats and Skiing in top resorts also expensive...but worth it to me. Understand exactly what you're saying. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnhoy Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On 5/6/2024 at 12:10 AM, marin said: 1970 to 74. Dodge Charger, 383 V8 with a Holley 4 barrel carb. Damn it was fun, but eventually gave it up for something more practical upon university graduation. 1970-Dodge-Charger-RT-Se----Mecum2.avif 155.01 kB · 1 download I have kicked myself for not scooping one of these up when they were simply "used cars" at a resonable price. And the green one juts like that would have been my first choice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 TVR Chimaera 5 liter V8, had it for 3 years, loved it, the engine/exhaust sound was all you needed, forget ICE systems just listen to the exhaust. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Another V8 beauty i had for 2 years as a second car Ferrari 348TB, 3.4 liter. Very exciting car to drive to its limits, i enjoyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 My friend who is nearing 70 still has the heart of a motor head. He posted this beauty he recently purchased and stated that he will soon start racing it. National Trail Raceway!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Name Hidden Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I owned a 5 liter V-8 Ford Mustang Convertible I bought new in 1999 for $25,000 and drove it 107,000 miles before selling it when I moved to Thailand in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/7/2024 at 10:45 AM, transam said: Great............ I flew over for the Daytona 500 in 1995, got 4 tickets off a friend's friend who had a British Bike shop in the USA. Of course, we made a 2/3 week trip of it, that was fun.... My high school friend and baseball teammate was the President of Daytona Speedway for a number of years..... RIP Robin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/7/2024 at 10:00 AM, Oliver Holzerfilled said: 70 Cuda 440 6 pack 65 Mustang fastback 72 Cutlass convertible AMC Gremlin orange with a brown drivers side door My HS friend had a Gremlin...straight 6 and very fast for such a small light stock car. And his sister had an AMC Javelin that was pretty quick too for a stock car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/6/2024 at 7:29 PM, VocalNeal said: Yepper, National Trail Raceway had their share of school buses.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I'm strictly MOPAR or no car ( You're with us or behind us) but I could be tempted with a late model AMX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 My Pontiac Engine, now 413ci (6.8ltr).... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) On 5/6/2024 at 4:59 PM, SAFETY FIRST said: Aussies had many V8 muscle cars. I'm a Holden V8 guy. HQ Statesman V8 5sp Toarana's 308 & 253 WB panel van 253. and some 6cyl. HR 192, triple SU's I had a couple of Ford's XA, GT 351, XB 302 And a Triumph Stag, sadly she didn't like the Sydney hot summer days. In the '80s I imported a 77 Transam, black T top, 4sp. from California. An importer, from Beverly Hills in Sydney organised the import for me. I've been following this gay guy for some time now. He shows the most amazing, beautiful, original old American cars. The yanks made the best cars, in the 50's and 60's. I'm so disappointed to see what Australians had to choose from back then. https://www.facebook.com/charlesphoenix.usa?mibextid=ZbWKwL Edited May 9 by SAFETY FIRST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuaTapuu Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I drive 66 Buick, 455+TH400, central Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 1 hour ago, HuaTapuu said: I drive 66 Buick, 455+TH400, central Thailand. Very nice.. There is a guy near me with a 70 Pontiac Bonneville, but sadly the Poncho motor has gone, it now has a Toyota V8, which is better than nothing...🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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