That sounds like fun.
The last car show that I went to had a Duesenberg. They didn't say if it was a real one or a replica, but I'm guessing it must have been a replica because you just don't see those at car shows. The owner wouldn't let anyone get too close to it, but he did let me take some pictures.
I learned to drive in a car like yours, Falcon Gal. Then my father bought a later model "Fairmont".
Ultimate expression of that era has to be the Australian Falcon GTHO. Great cult car in this country and they fetch incredible prices. Somewhat unnerving to drive in this modern era however, brakes and handling nowhere near matched the grunt.
GG
Ultimate expression of that era has to be the Australian Falcon GTHO. Great cult car in this country and they fetch incredible prices. Somewhat unnerving to drive in this modern era however, brakes and handling nowhere near matched the grunt.
GG
You're right about the handling, Gardengnome. Those older cars don't handle as easily as the newer models and when they go through water they tend to lose their brakes until they dry out. I like the cars from the 1960's because the different models look like different models. Today's cars look pretty much the same and don't seem to be nearly as much fun to drive.
I still love the cars of the late sixties/early seventies, the look, the sound...everything.
"Proper" cars have rear-wheel drive, north-south engines, metal bumpers and preferably, carburettors and a full chassis.
ABS, SRS, traction control, engine management systems, cruise control, all-wheel drive etc, etc, etc, are for wooses.
As the bumper sticker says, "A REAL CAR IS A STEEL CAR!"
GG
"Proper" cars have rear-wheel drive, north-south engines, metal bumpers and preferably, carburettors and a full chassis.
ABS, SRS, traction control, engine management systems, cruise control, all-wheel drive etc, etc, etc, are for wooses.
As the bumper sticker says, "A REAL CAR IS A STEEL CAR!"
GG
Right! And nothing on a real car has a computer chip.