The rest of my csc story

jpkirk · 03-23-2015, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayrton88

Even though I'm an old coot and grew up in the '60s, I never understood the appeal of muscle cars. Big *** cars that were only good in a straight line. I always went for the British sports cars of the time. Bugeye (frogeye) Sprite was my absolute favorite and it would have fit in the trunk of most of those muscle cars. Kind of scary on the freeway surrounded by all the behemoths. Sometimes, I still get that feeling in the Z surrounded by Semis and Suvs.

Yup, my first car was a Fiat 600 with an 850 spyder engine. It was ... a piece of sh!t. But I learned manual in it.

I shopped around for the next car. Almost bought a Chevelle SS that had a special 427 in it (they usually did not come with that engine) about $500 out of range in 1976, then looked at Roadrunner, 383, 4 speed pistol grip shifter, lime green. It had clutch problems. Then I drove a 1968 MGB, BRG. Sold on it. Been in love with sports cars ever since.

Inspector71 · 03-24-2015, 08:57 AM

I love the old muscle cars for their styling and power and still have a 68 Barracuda, 68 Charger (mostly rust) and a 66 convertible Valiant. But, but, once I slid behind the wheel of a sports car back in 79, I was hooked. I still like the muscle cars but there is nothing like 300+ hp, a 5 or 6 speed tranny, and racing through curves, mountain roads, and so forth. I was never much for having a back seat either. Just me and the car. The Challenger is a great car but huge, no road feed back, and like a Caddy with an attitude. Probably getting a Z in the future...near future

03-24-2015, 08:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 17	Guess that makes me the odd one out I love the old muscle cars for their styling and power and still have a 68 Barracuda, 68 Charger (mostly rust) and a 66 convertible Valiant. But, but, once I slid behind the wheel of a sports car back in 79, I was hooked. I still like the muscle cars but there is nothing like 300+ hp, a 5 or 6 speed tranny, and racing through curves, mountain roads, and so forth. I was never much for having a back seat either. Just me and the car. The Challenger is a great car but huge, no road feed back, and like a Caddy with an attitude. Probably getting a Z in the future...near future

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