Originally Posted By: ls1mike
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
4) 70s mustang
No.
Yes?
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
4) 70s mustang
No.
Yes?
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Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
None of these wimpy rides holds a candle to the Blastolene Special.
I LOVE those guys. Automotive artists of the finest kind!
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the...hind-it-feature
None of these wimpy rides holds a candle to the Blastolene Special.
I LOVE those guys. Automotive artists of the finest kind!
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the...hind-it-feature
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Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Originally Posted By: ls1mike
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
4) 70s mustang
No.
Yes?
The Mustang in the lower picture is a 1967/1968, NOT a 1970's Mustang!
I gotta agree, the 1970's Mustang II was NOT a macho car...BUT a 1971 Boss 429 or ever Boss 351 was.
....unless your standard for 'macho' is some mid-1970's guy with a 1978 King Cobra!!!
LOL!
Originally Posted By: ls1mike
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
4) 70s mustang
No.
Yes?
The Mustang in the lower picture is a 1967/1968, NOT a 1970's Mustang!
I gotta agree, the 1970's Mustang II was NOT a macho car...BUT a 1971 Boss 429 or ever Boss 351 was.
....unless your standard for 'macho' is some mid-1970's guy with a 1978 King Cobra!!!
LOL!
to be a "Macho car" it HAS to american, end of story!!!!!!
Actually, I'd have to say that the most macho car is the ArcoGraphite's Honda Fit: he hasn't killed it yet.
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Originally Posted By: Spazdog
Originally Posted By: morris
to be a "Macho car" it HAS to american, end of story!!!!!!
Not entirely true Mish Moneypenny
Touche...
Originally Posted By: morris
to be a "Macho car" it HAS to american, end of story!!!!!!
Not entirely true Mish Moneypenny
Touche...
ok ok i looked up the word macho. it is". From Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus ... macho" so it ONLY means "MAN" BUT each person uses it the way they want. BUT the U.S.A. has the FASTEST cars as far as accelerating, NOT top speed. you CANT fight that!!!!!
I'm kind of disappointed that the Buick GNX didn't make the list.
Originally Posted By: Vikas
Heck, even the Magnum PI's Ferrari was beaten by 6-cyl Camry in one of the track test! You don't buy old cars to win the races!!
I've noticed the 308 is one of the favorite cars media/advertisers like to make comparisons with, especially acceleration, because it really wasn't as fast as people tend to assume. But it's fast enough.
I love them though, not that I've ever driven one but the 308/328 have an appeal that newer Ferraris don't. The feel, and the pure simplicity of an older car like that makes it feel more completely like it's *your* car, and that you're driving it, not a computer.
A little Ferrari probably isn't especially macho though, except for the self-maintenance aspect.
When I was younger my dad used to have a 427 Stingray, that was pretty close to being on this list (they listed the L88 though). Wicked car, I still remember the seat-pinning torque it had. Never got to drive it though.
Heck, even the Magnum PI's Ferrari was beaten by 6-cyl Camry in one of the track test! You don't buy old cars to win the races!!
I've noticed the 308 is one of the favorite cars media/advertisers like to make comparisons with, especially acceleration, because it really wasn't as fast as people tend to assume. But it's fast enough.
I love them though, not that I've ever driven one but the 308/328 have an appeal that newer Ferraris don't. The feel, and the pure simplicity of an older car like that makes it feel more completely like it's *your* car, and that you're driving it, not a computer.
A little Ferrari probably isn't especially macho though, except for the self-maintenance aspect.
When I was younger my dad used to have a 427 Stingray, that was pretty close to being on this list (they listed the L88 though). Wicked car, I still remember the seat-pinning torque it had. Never got to drive it though.
Originally Posted By: Vikas
Heck, even the Magnum PI's Ferrari was beaten by 6-cyl Camry in one of the track test! You don't buy old cars to win the races!!
If you had a Ferrari 308, you did not want to line up against a certain "Little Red..." Dodge pickup in the late '70s.
But if you really wanted to be quick in the '70s, you got a 4 cylinder:
Before the Z1, the CB750K was quick but motorcycles weren't considered faster than cars. The '73 Z1 would rip an SD455 Trans Am by nearly two seconds in the 1/4 mile.
Ever lose by two seconds? It's a considerable gap.
'74 was even worse for cars. By '75 the party was over for most cars. Z/28 was gone. Mustang got it's V8 back but might have actually been slower than the solid lifter German 60° 2.8 V6. It was the last year for the B-body Roadrunner before it became a sticker package on the Volare. If you had the money you could get a Porsche Turbo 930, but otherwise it was the big Kawi. All "macho" 4-cylinder in a flexi-flier pipe cleaner frame. The BMW R90S fought the Kawasaki hard and fought it well on tight tracks but the longer straightaways insured the Kwacker victories.
Heck, even the Magnum PI's Ferrari was beaten by 6-cyl Camry in one of the track test! You don't buy old cars to win the races!!
If you had a Ferrari 308, you did not want to line up against a certain "Little Red..." Dodge pickup in the late '70s.
But if you really wanted to be quick in the '70s, you got a 4 cylinder:
Before the Z1, the CB750K was quick but motorcycles weren't considered faster than cars. The '73 Z1 would rip an SD455 Trans Am by nearly two seconds in the 1/4 mile.
Ever lose by two seconds? It's a considerable gap.
'74 was even worse for cars. By '75 the party was over for most cars. Z/28 was gone. Mustang got it's V8 back but might have actually been slower than the solid lifter German 60° 2.8 V6. It was the last year for the B-body Roadrunner before it became a sticker package on the Volare. If you had the money you could get a Porsche Turbo 930, but otherwise it was the big Kawi. All "macho" 4-cylinder in a flexi-flier pipe cleaner frame. The BMW R90S fought the Kawasaki hard and fought it well on tight tracks but the longer straightaways insured the Kwacker victories.
Originally Posted By: 95busa
Imports aren't macho....
Originally Posted By: morris
to be a "Macho car" it HAS to american, end of story!!!!!!
*****!
You do realize that the term "macho" itself is an imported term, don't you?!?!?!!
A Ferrari is certainly macho... and sexxxy.... and any other amazing adjective you can think of!
Imports aren't macho....
Originally Posted By: morris
to be a "Macho car" it HAS to american, end of story!!!!!!
*****!
A Ferrari is certainly macho... and sexxxy.... and any other amazing adjective you can think of!
I have my doubts about how they perceive a lifted 4x4, or any sports car. But I bet a well used work truck gives them a good impression.
Originally Posted By: Spazdog
Before the Z1, the CB750K was quick but motorcycles weren't considered faster than cars. The '73 Z1 would rip an SD455 Trans Am by nearly two seconds in the 1/4 mile.
Ever lose by two seconds? It's a considerable gap.
At 100 MPH you're talking 146 ft per sec, or loosing by nearly 300ft, almost shameful...
Originally Posted By: armos
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
You know if women see you driving a great big lifted 4x4 truck, they think you're trying to compensate
for something. But if they see you driving a Buick LeSabre, they think you're hung like a python.
I have my doubts about how they perceive a lifted 4x4, or any sports car. But I bet a well used work truck gives them a good impression.
So that why all the gals are smilin' when I pull alongside in my beater '96 F150, I thought it was 'cause I'm good lookin'...
Before the Z1, the CB750K was quick but motorcycles weren't considered faster than cars. The '73 Z1 would rip an SD455 Trans Am by nearly two seconds in the 1/4 mile.
Ever lose by two seconds? It's a considerable gap.
At 100 MPH you're talking 146 ft per sec, or loosing by nearly 300ft, almost shameful...
Originally Posted By: armos
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
You know if women see you driving a great big lifted 4x4 truck, they think you're trying to compensate
for something. But if they see you driving a Buick LeSabre, they think you're hung like a python.
I have my doubts about how they perceive a lifted 4x4, or any sports car. But I bet a well used work truck gives them a good impression.
So that why all the gals are smilin' when I pull alongside in my beater '96 F150, I thought it was 'cause I'm good lookin'...
Originally Posted By: artificialist
I'm kind of disappointed that the Buick GNX didn't make the list.
Not very popular?
I remember in old muscle-car conversations saying "Even Buick had one" and only some people could piece that together to the GNX. They probably had enough 442s (so-so muscle car?? 66 and 69 were WAY different, 69 fast-back SLOWER...) and GTOs to remember.
By the way... GTO or Charger?
Now, speaking of.. 1986 Grand National.
DID they have "Factory nitrous?" Rumors, some swear by it, and is probably why these cars can cost as much as new cars.....
I think I like it even better than the Knight Rider Trams Am (blacked out) car (!!)
I'm kind of disappointed that the Buick GNX didn't make the list.
Not very popular?
I remember in old muscle-car conversations saying "Even Buick had one" and only some people could piece that together to the GNX. They probably had enough 442s (so-so muscle car?? 66 and 69 were WAY different, 69 fast-back SLOWER...) and GTOs to remember.
By the way... GTO or Charger?
Now, speaking of.. 1986 Grand National.
I think I like it even better than the Knight Rider Trams Am (blacked out) car (!!)
Spazdog, at 100 mph the SD455 would give that kawaski (the Polish motorcycle company) a run!
Win, you're exactly right about the old gen hemi as delivered. They weren't nearly as fast as their reputation, and the variance between cars was HUGE. Some were quite quick and others were stones.
TechnoLoGs, there was no factory nitrous on a GNX, just a vastly under rated blown V6. No offense to those who like them but they handle like trucks and have poor brakes too as delivered. But it deserved to be on the list!
And not everyone buys a higher powered car as compensation. Some of us simply like going fast.
Win, you're exactly right about the old gen hemi as delivered. They weren't nearly as fast as their reputation, and the variance between cars was HUGE. Some were quite quick and others were stones.
TechnoLoGs, there was no factory nitrous on a GNX, just a vastly under rated blown V6. No offense to those who like them but they handle like trucks and have poor brakes too as delivered. But it deserved to be on the list!
And not everyone buys a higher powered car as compensation. Some of us simply like going fast.
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Now, speaking of.. 1986 Grand National.
DID they have "Factory nitrous?" Rumors, some swear by it, and is probably why these cars can cost as much as new cars.....
No vehicle sold by any of the major mfgrs had nitrous, period... I doubt any of the specialty builders did either as it illegal to use on the street in many states...
Now, speaking of.. 1986 Grand National.
No vehicle sold by any of the major mfgrs had nitrous, period... I doubt any of the specialty builders did either as it illegal to use on the street in many states...
Originally Posted By: eljefino
You don't become macho by writing a check. So why should you just be able to buy a macho car?
This thread has nothing to do with the driver being macho or not, it's all about the cars themselves!
My grandma can own a Hemi Cuda! She = not macho, Cuda = Macho
You don't become macho by writing a check. So why should you just be able to buy a macho car?
This thread has nothing to do with the driver being macho or not, it's all about the cars themselves!
My grandma can own a Hemi Cuda! She = not macho, Cuda = Macho
Do not feed the troll...
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