Showing posts with label July 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label July 2. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Cars in the Park, Ford Muscle Cars, July 2, 2011

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1967 Ford Mustang Fastback. It is candy apple red--I asked the owner. There's a sign in the grill that says 427 Stroker.

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He told me that when the sun hits it just right, it sort of glows. I think it looks pretty good here in the shade.

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A couple of hours later, more sunshine, and it does seem to glow.

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1969 Ford Mustang

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The same 1969 Ford Mustang, different perspective.

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Now for something out of the ordinary, at least to me.

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Here's the recreated 1964 Thunderbolt, about which the Wikipedia says that a stock one (with the 427 cu. in. engine) could run a quarter mile at a drag strip in 11.76 seconds (122.7 mph).

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The 427 Thunderbolt engine came with special exhausts which were not street legal, technically, so that the car made too much noise for the street, had massive traction bars, asymmetrical rear springs, and a trunk-mounted 95-pound bus battery that added traction. The car had Plexiglass windows to save weight and its base price was $3,780. Only 111 of the lightweight car that utilized a Ford Fairlane body were built.

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It sort of looks like a family car from the back, doesn't it?

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1967 Ford Shelby GT500, listed in the Wikipedia article as a pony car muscle model. The facts on this particular car--color, dark moss green; engine 428 cu. in. Police Interceptor; 355 hp with dual Holly 4 barrel; C-6 Tranny with 3.25:1 no slip diff.; power steering; power disc brakes; roll bar; shoulder harnesses; deluxe Shelby wheels; manufactured by Shelby American, Inc. on Feb. 22, 1967, # 0561 of 2,050 GT 500's produced.

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Wonder if the owners are Oregon Duck fans?

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1964 Ford AC Cobra--I couldn't find this particular car in the Wikipedia article, but I imagine anyone would think the word Cobra denotes muscle when it comes to cars.

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1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1, listed in the article as a pony car muscle model.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Cars in the Park, Chevrolet Muscle Cars, July 2, 2011

Be sure to check out a pretty good compendium about the term muscle car and muscle cars themselves at Wikipedia. Now for the photos of these vehicles whose owners consider them their muscle cars! These are D50 photos.

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1962 Chevrolet Corvette, not listed as a muscle car in the article, but who cares? It is gorgeous. For me this paint job has the most beautiful flames I have yet seen.

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1960 Chevrolet Corvette

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1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro-Yenko.

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All about Yenko at Wikipedia.

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1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible. The placard on the dash said, "Car was in storage for 20 years. Purchased in 1971 for daughter graduating from school." Great gift!

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The same 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible--it's an SS which, according to the Wikipedia muscle car article's facts, is an actual muscle car in general, with this particular year showing up on one list as a mid-size muscle model.

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1970 Chevrolet El Camino Super Sport, a muscle truck, according to the Wikipedia article. I saw this same vehicle at Cruisin’ Sherwood. Scroll through the other yellow vehicles to find those photos of this gorgeous muscle truck! Since I had just put that post on the blog the day before this car show, I took out my iPhone and showed it to the owner who got a kick out of seeing the photos I had taken in Sherwood. If I remember right, he had the only El Camino at Cars in the Park. (I know, you're thinking, well, Lynette, look at your photos; I didn't take a photo of every single vehicle there, only the ones that hollered, "Lynette!")

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See the muscle truck again.

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1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS

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Close-up of the dash and front seat of the 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro--see the SS on the rear of the car. In the Wikipedia article the Camaro is listed as a pony car. Here's a definition of a pony car, n affordable, compact, highly styled car with a sporty or performance-oriented image.

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One logo on the 1969 Camaro.

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Another logo on the car--the dots are the reflection of the pavement.

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No paper in the window, so no facts to share about this Nova. In the Wikipedia article, it says that the 1968-1969 Chevy II Nova SS396 is a muscle car, in fact Car and Driver listed it as one of the 10 best muscle cars in it's January 1990 issue. Does anyone know which year fits this car? I found an advertisement for a 1963 which is certainly what this one resembles.

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1967 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

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1967 Chevrolet Camaro

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The interior and the dash.

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The 1967 Chevy Camaro.

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1968 Chevrolet Chevelle--I saw Malibu on it.

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The interior and the dash.