Meet My Muscle Car

[Old Hippie]

Many members have no idea what Muscle Cars the other Members have. Now is our chance to introduce our Muscle Cars to the membership. Copy and Paste (into a new post on this thread) below the dashed line to introduce us to your Muscle Car.

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[Old Hippie]

Year/Make/Model: 1978 Dodge Magnum
Exterior Color: Black
Interior Color: Black
Engine: High Performance build of 400 CI
Transmission: High Performance build of a 727
Rear End: 8.75" from 74 Charger with 3.55:1 gears
Options: Tilt, Power Windows (Owner added from doors of 76 Cordoba), power seats, leather, Sun Roof
How long have your owned: 1997
Tell us about it: Bought as a 56000 car in Tuscan, and modified it for high performance. Hot motor and trans, 8.75" rear, stereo from 99 Durango, Custom digital dash, Keystone Klassic Wheels, March Serpentine belt system, -- always a work in progress. When I die -- this car will be in my garage.








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[Old Hippie]

Year/Make/Model: 1964 Chrysler Imperial Convertible
Exterior Color: Dark Metalic Green
Interior Color: Dark Green
Engine: 413
Transmission: 727 with typewriter shifter
Rear End: 8.75"
Options: ALL
How long have your owned: 3-4 years
Tell us about it: I bought it off the mechanic who was helping a woman in her 90s sell the car. She had just moved to a Nursing Home. I paid $9,000 for it and had to bring it down from CT.

In 1964, her husband gave her this Imperial and a 65 Town and Country wagon to her for her 50th birthday. (The mechanic says they were very wealthy with homes in VA, Long Island, and CT.) He died a year later and she never bought another new car -- but drove these cars. She mostly drove the wagon. She was now in a nursing home and the mechanic was an old man who'd been her personal mechanic since the 60s. The car only had like 80,000 miles on it and he'd come once a month to pick it up, service, drive -- then return to her garage. I had to fix the pump system for the top and replace some power window switches.

The car is a hoot to drive. For over 25 years, I've always had a full size Chrysler convertible for my Sunday driving. First a 67 Newport, then a 64 300, then a 65 300, and now this. There's nothing like a Sunday morning blasting down a country road at 70 with the top down in a Chrysler/Imperial barge.

I always like the 64-66 Imperial, which were the last of the body on frame Mopars -- and was especially looking for a good 64 as it was the only push button drive. Like the 67 Marlin that I just acquired -- I spent over 10 years looking out for the right one before spotting this on eBay (as was my 67 Marlin). Patience pays.

I love this car -- but I can see me upgrading to the same car a little nicer in black, of finding my Holy Grail -- a 1965 300L convertible with a 4-speed.

[Old Hippie]

Year/Make/Model: 1967 AMC Marlin
Exterior Color: Campaign
Interior Color: Dusty Rose/Tan
Engine: 343 CI
Transmission:Torque Command 727
Rear End: Don't know yet -- I think Dana 44
Options: Power Windows, Tilt Steering
How long have your owned: 3 weeks
Tell us about it: I've spent ten year looking for a 67 Marlin. The 65-66 Marlins were on the short Rambler Classic -- but in 67 the Marlin was put on the longer AMC Ambassador platform. I'm the third owner of this car -- but will show second owner on the title. The original owner was from Florida. When he died his widow sold the car to a collector in Colorado -- who never transferred the title. He's dying of Lou Gerrig's diesese and and liquidating his collection of over 70 cars. The car has 67000 miles and drives like a dream. I paid $8,600 plus gave Dallas $1100 to go get it.

[Hotwheel]

Year/Make/Model:1970 Plymouth GTX
Exterior Color: F4 Lime Green Metalic
Interior Color: Black
Engine: 440
Transmission: 4 Speed
Rear End: Dana 60 3.55
Options:
How long have your owned: 5 Years
Tell us about it: This is a numbers matching car originaly from Arizona

[Castle50]

Not REALLY a Muscle Car, but I enjoy my cruiser. I do own a 66 Charger that I'm currently restoring. So for now:
Year/Make/Model:1979 Dodge Magnum
Exterior Color: ST1 Lt Cashmire
Interior Color: Tan
Engine:360/4bbl
Transmission:904 Auto
Rear End:2.76
Options:Cruise, AC, Power Windows, Power Seat
How long have your owned: 2 years
Tell us about it: Orginal unrestored. I bought it for $700.00 and tripled the value by putting Rims and Tires on it....lol

[dge479]

i dont seem to be able to post a pic of my car, it is a 79 Magnum XE 3670 4 barrel slap stick. Nightwatch blue with white bucket interior

[Luftman129]

dge479, just host your pictures on photobucket, imageshack, or one of the many other free photo-hosting sites and then post them here.

C.

[mopars0]

Year/Make/Model: 69 Dodge Dart Swinger
Exterior Color: midnight blue metallic
Interior Color: blue
Engine: 340 ( 40 over )
Transmission: 833... 4Sp
Rear End: 489 case/ 3:91's
Options: AC car but it's long gone
How long have your owned: 11 yrs
Tell us about it: This was truly a barn find but I didn't find it , a buddy was looking for a GTS and found it. He didn't want it so he told me about it. It had a 71- 340/6 pack , Had the 340 rebuilt and put a edelbrock TM-5 intake and edelbrock 750... like a idiot I sold the 6 pack. Also upgraded the 3:23's to the present 3:91's ....Car was originally B-5 blue with the white stripe. The only thing I had to do in the interior was redo the dash pad and I had it done by "jushdashes

[moparjack44]

That is one fine looking Dart. I consider that a "real" musclecar.
Anything newer that '72, isn't a muscle car in my opinion. I had a quick & nice '81 Mirada with the 360/380 crate engine, 727TF, 8 3/4 (3:55) rear, but I never considered it a musclecar.
Jack