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Classic crazy priced air cooled yo.......

Still a nice way to roll. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/ca ... 90683.html
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Davestr wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:51 pm Classic crazy priced air cooled yo.......

Still a nice way to roll. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/ca ... 90683.html
:notbad: too bad it is a car you can't drive doe... :yikes:
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https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/de ... 55102.html

No miles listed... probably 1,000,000
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:33 pm
Tarspin wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:31 pm Something about not having a headrest irks me. Imagining getting rear ended like that makes me full :nope: about owning a classic.
Well .... Yea... getting Nigerianed is not great... but at least you have some heft and 10 feet of crumple zone before he gets to you... :yikes:
Dat ain't gonna help with neck-snapping whiplash, doe. The rear end was likely not engineered to crumple like modern cars so a lot of the impact G's would transmit to your spine. :nope:
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Davestr wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:51 pm Classic crazy priced air cooled yo.......

Still a nice way to roll. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/ca ... 90683.html
Nice!
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:33 pm Well .... Yea... getting Nigerianed is not great... but at least you have some heft and 10 feet of crumple zone before he gets to you... :yikes:
Dat ain't gonna help with neck-snapping whiplash, doe. The rear end was likely not engineered to crumple like modern cars so a lot of the impact G's would transmit to your spine. :nope:
All of :dat:

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I'd rather die in a Bel Air like that than drive a 09 Malipoo
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:25 pm
Clearly the Malipoo driver will live and possibly even walk away from that. The 59 driver would likely be dead before the cars stopped moving.
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:29 pm I'd rather die in a Bel Air like that than drive a 09 Malipoo
:notsure: :yeahok:
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wap wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:38 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:29 pm I'd rather die in a Bel Air like that than drive a 09 Malipoo
:notsure: :yeahok:
Far less dangerous than being on a bike. And the Bel Air is never going to be a DD, just a weekend cruiser. Far less likely to get creamed by a Nigerian late for collecting his State sponsored benis.
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:42 pm
wap wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:38 pm

:notsure: :yeahok:
Far less dangerous than being on a bike. And the Bel Air is never going to be a DD, just a weekend cruiser. Far less likely to get creamed by a Nigerian late for collecting his State sponsored benis.
Well, yea. Also safer than wearing a :caspian: during a lightning storm. It would be fun as a weekend cruiser :doe:

I'd still feel better with headrests :doe:
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wap wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:49 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:42 pm

Far less dangerous than being on a bike. And the Bel Air is never going to be a DD, just a weekend cruiser. Far less likely to get creamed by a Nigerian late for collecting his State sponsored benis.
Well, yea. Also safer than wearing a :caspian: during a lightning storm. It would be fun as a weekend cruiser :doe:

I'd still feel better with headrests :doe:
And air bags, and 40 years of modern tech.... But that's the trade off. It will never be as safe as a modern car.
Shitty brakes, shitty handling, shitty steering etc.

It is more dangerous without a doubt... but that's not the point right?

Also no cats, so you're breathing in cancer... but... it is what it is. It is kind of like driving an art deco masterpiece down the road.... (30-50s caddys). Can't really compare that to anything else.
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:59 pm
wap wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:49 pm
Well, yea. Also safer than wearing a :caspian: during a lightning storm. It would be fun as a weekend cruiser :doe:

I'd still feel better with headrests :doe:
And air bags, and 40 years of modern tech.... But that's the trade off. It will never be as safe as a modern car.
Shitty brakes, shitty handling, shitty steering etc.

It is more dangerous without a doubt... but that's not the point right?

Also no cats, so you're breathing in cancer... but... it is what it is. It is kind of like driving an art deco masterpiece down the road.... (30-50s caddys). Can't really compare that to anything else.
Agreed. I guess as long as you know what you're getting yourself into. :iono:
I wonder if those old cars will just be made illegal on public roads some day, limited to car shows, etc.
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wap wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:05 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:59 pm

And air bags, and 40 years of modern tech.... But that's the trade off. It will never be as safe as a modern car.
Shitty brakes, shitty handling, shitty steering etc.

It is more dangerous without a doubt... but that's not the point right?

Also no cats, so you're breathing in cancer... but... it is what it is. It is kind of like driving an art deco masterpiece down the road.... (30-50s caddys). Can't really compare that to anything else.
Agreed. I guess as long as you know what you're getting yourself into. :iono:
I wonder if those old cars will just be made illegal on public roads some day, limited to car shows, etc.
Yep. they will go the way of the horses on the highway :( 20-30 years time.
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There's too few of them to be outlawed at this point. Their only threat is the ban of manual driving. Which may happen in our lifetimes.
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I'd rather walk or hobble away from the Malibu.

I was just thinking of a minor rear ender and picturing said dummie's head flex back at the upper neck in a way that only a Russian stripper can do. That in itself makes me think. This is just a :gag: way to go.
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max225 wrote:
wap wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:38 pm :notsure: :yeahok:
Far less dangerous than being on a bike. And the Bel Air is never going to be a DD, just a weekend cruiser. Far less likely to get creamed by a Nigerian late for collecting his State sponsored benis.
That texting at the wheel teenager taking their dad's whip for a cruise.
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Tarspin wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:29 pm
max225 wrote:
Far less dangerous than being on a bike. And the Bel Air is never going to be a DD, just a weekend cruiser. Far less likely to get creamed by a Nigerian late for collecting his State sponsored benis.
That texting at the wheel teenager taking their dad's whip for a cruise.
That's just how it goes :( but I guess you just have to be ultra aware of your surroundings. At the end of the day you're still in a 3500-4500lb iron throne. Unless it is a high-speed accident you should be "ok"
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max225 wrote:
Tarspin wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:29 pm That texting at the wheel teenager taking their dad's whip for a cruise.
That's just how it goes :( but I guess you just have to be ultra aware of your surroundings. At the end of the day you're still in a 3500-4500lb iron throne. Unless it is a high-speed accident you should be "ok"


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:bruh: we get it... Safety ain't there... that's like comparing the gas mileage of a prius to a 460 cu powered caddy... similar performance atrocious MPG...
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max225 wrote::bruh: we get it... Safety ain't there... that's like comparing the gas mileage of a prius to a 460 cu powered caddy... similar performance atrocious MPG...
That's true what a :derp: thing to bring up in a classic cars thread.
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Dat 69 Mustang. Best looking muscle car ever.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:19 pm Dat 69 Mustang. Best looking muscle car ever.
I prefer a cuda.
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