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This is a Facel Vega.

I posted it a couple of days ago

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The one in the pic below the Cougar ad is this one I believe

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French car with Mopar muscle under the hood! 

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Beautiful brute? 

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I think I posted a pic before, but this is Bro's 'bird:

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IMO, the Virgil Exner-overseen design of the '56 DeSoto face is comparable to ANY 'best' design out there of ANY era (especially the modern one) - it is so utterly tailored & refined but still has

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15 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

This is a Facel Vega.

I posted it a couple of days ago

Image result for black and white french car pics

 

Image result for Facel Vega

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The one in the pic below the Cougar ad is this one I believe

1964

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French car with Mopar muscle under the hood! 

Yes, the 2dr Facel Vega.  There was a 4dr one also as you posted, and an earlier version with a more rounded roofline below (I've seen two of these earlier 2drs, never seen a 4dr or the later 2dr...it's the earlier 2dr in the pic w/ the Cougar billboard.   I saw a silver 2dr and a white one at a Gooding & Co auction in Scottsdale maybe 5-7 years ago..

 

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Speaking of Cougars w/ Coyotes, found this today--Ring Brothers custom...that Coyote V8 is stuffed in there, looks like they reworked the inner fenders and front suspension (the original shock towers long gone).   Love the color combo, very tasteful resto-mod, IMO.

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/02/25/ringbrothers-mercury-cougar-restomod/#slide-2298758

 

 

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FFA day at a friend's school, he is the principal....

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This might honestly be the favorite thing I have seen on C and G in my 14 years here. Amazing. 

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One more FFA pic...

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Okay I lied, love the CASE!

 

May be an image of outdoors

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@A Horse With No Name Sorry my friend, but for those of us that have never lived in the midwest, what is FFA? ?

Maybe this is a farm thing so those of us that never grew up on a large farm would not know this. 

FFA = ????

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@A Horse With No Name Sorry my friend, but for those of us that have never lived in the midwest, what is FFA? ?

Maybe this is a farm thing so those of us that never grew up on a large farm would not know this. 

FFA = ????

Future Farmers of America. 

They drive Tractors to my local high school....

 

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Future Farmers of America. 

They drive Tractors to my local high school....

 

Thank you for the info, that is great that there is a group promoting farming to our youth. A noble job I think.

I have a hard time believing that Corvette is Factory. Cool at how fast it is, but sounds like a much faster, newer engine in it. Wicked fun runs! :D 

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Thank you for the info, that is great that there is a group promoting farming to our youth. A noble job I think.

I have a hard time believing that Corvette is Factory. Cool at how fast it is, but sounds like a much faster, newer engine in it. Wicked fun runs! :D 

It's factory appearing. 

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1 hour ago, balthazar said:

^ I guess the restorer put those louvered inserts on; the VentiPorts are open & functional in ‘49.

Good catch....

I love me some full size sixties Ford. 

 

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3 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

This is one of the most beautiful GTO pics I have seen, thanks. 

The '65 was such a good looking car...my brother had one in 1980.   Gold w/ a black interior, 4spd, 389 4bbl. 

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The '65 was such a good looking car...my brother had one in 1980.   Gold w/ a black interior, 4spd, 389 4bbl. 

One of the cars I will miss owning when I die...

 

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Will stop posting car pics as I ahve to go home, finish my laundry, and deal with some repairs and issues around the house. But I really like the pre 55 post war GM cars...this is damn near perfect. 

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@ocnblu Now Now, no need to be sad, Here is a lovely sexy 49 Mercury in a lovely Green for you.

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Also Digging the GMC pickup in the background, not sure what year.

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3 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Do you know how NOT FUNNY that is, Lorena?

 

 

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Bobb it!

Neat Diesel video....

 

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Not everything has to be a perfect restoration....enjoyable driveway painting of an old chev...

 

 

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IMO, Pontiac's full-sizers were on the downside of their peak after '66, tho there are still ones I definitely like.

Like this '68 Catalina; it really makes the painted bumpers work here: 

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