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  1. NeonLX
    Enjoy it, old man* ! *That's irony, coming from me.
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    Heh. I remember an article in Hot Rod or some such magazine circa 1970, featuring a twin-turbo'd Olds 455...I actually cut the picture out and put it on the fridge! Happy Bday, Mr. Dfelt, by the way.
  3. NeonLX
    Good post, ocnblu...Interesting observation re: Mercury, Olds and Pontiac. It is too bad that so much has slipped away from the domestic brands.
  4. NeonLX
    Yeah...turbo would be good. But you know me...old-school, displacement rules kinda guy...
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    Yeah, the 1960s John Deeres were fantastic machines. We had a 1961 4010 diesel that kept going and going, well into the 1970s. I also had a 1965 4020 diesel that could yank 5-bottoms through the dirt like nothin'. The 3020 in the photo above wasn't ours, but the surrounding countryside (and tropical weather) look just like home.
  6. NeonLX
    Oh, I agree that Mopar couldn't offer a "lesser" powertrain on these big-honkin' minivans...I'd actually like to see even MORE torque to yank all that mass around. The former 4.0L V6 seemed to have better mid-range torque than the current 3.6L; wonder if they could bore/stroke the current engine at all... ...or maybe decrease the amount of mass that needs to be yanked around...
  7. NeonLX
    Bet the engine is the same as the other T&Cs (and Caravans). Doesn't seem that long ago that these Mopar minivans had four different engine options--a four banger and three different V6s. And there were years with a turbo 4 thrown into the mix as well.
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    Yeah, that was the Chevelle I noted in the other pic...I don't remember it having a front end, but I guess it was there. Another Chevelle was perched back by a fence and that must have been the one without the front clip. It all kinda went by in a blur. Re: John Deeres...a big part of my life was spent on various operators platforms. Here's a 1959 JD 730: 1965 3020:
  9. NeonLX
    His shed is pret'near the overpass. He also had a collection of old tractors (another passion of mine):
  10. NeonLX
    Agreed. The OEMs push the ideal that every car / every buyer needs big alloy rims & huge integral 'infotainment' systems & backup cameras, and it's just not as unilateral as they want everyone to believe. But the Marketing Mill works 24/7. Wow. Well said, both of youse...I really have lost interest in new cars. I've been chalking it up to my crabby old age, but I think a lot has to do with what we are talking about here.
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    I almost got shot taking this picture. This thing is parked near a huge lumber pile on a really run down piece of property. I saw smoke coming from the chimney of a shed near the lumber pile, but figured I could sneak on, take the picture, and escape quickly again. WRONG. Soon as I had snapped the pic and began heading back to the road, some scraggly dude came out of the shed, yelling and brandishing his side-by-side shotgun. I yelled that I only wanted a picture of the car, then ran like hell. Haven't run that fast in 40 years. And I've never really been nuts about 1960 Oldsmobiles in the first place. On edit: What you see of that Chevelle in the corner of the pic is the best part of the car. It didn't even have a front clip.
  12. NeonLX
    1932 Chevrolet Confederate (especially the 5-window coupe) 1948 Oldsmobile 98 1953 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday 1965 Buick Riviera 1971 Buick Riviera 1988 Oldsmobile Ciera Wagon (tough decade to choose a good car) 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx ( ) 2011 Chevrolet Malibu
  13. NeonLX
    We were watching an episode of Rick Steves where he visited London, England. In one scene, there were cars heading towards Trafalgar Square. One of the cars was a PT Cruiser. That cracked both my daughter and I up.
  14. NeonLX
    Hmmm...hate to say it, but Chevy has kind of left me in the dust. The next Impala, while gorgeous, won't be the "value" that the current model is. I've got to cough up more than $30K for a V6? Sat in a Malibu Eco last weekend and it felt like a squeeze, especially in the rear--even when compared to our '07 (OK, we have a Maxx, but still). I was also astonished at the $30K + sticker on this Malibu. Another car I sat in last week was a '13 Sentra. Very nicely finished & equipped for $20K, with a lot more comfy interior than the Malibu. Uh-oh.
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    Yeah...they left me in the dust when they evolved to the current crop of mega-large "mini" vans. The friggin' Honda looks enormous now, as does the Sienna. The Mopars aren't quite as bad, but they're still on the huge side. And, I'm sorry, but the word "mini" just should not be applied to anything that weighs 4700-lbs. We've got an '08 Chevy Uplander SWB where I work and, while heavy, it's very maneuverable. The 3900 V6 yanks it around pretty well, too.
  16. NeonLX
    Damn, that sure do look tasty!! Make sure there are plenty bottles of wine left for warshing it down!
  17. NeonLX

    Cavalier Z24?

    NeonLX replied to NeonLX's topic in Chevrolet

    Here's the one that's on my way to work: Yeah, a Cobalt SS would be great as well. So would a Dodge SRT-4!
  18. NeonLX
    Wow! I'm heartened to know I'm not the only minivan geek out there. The other oddball I really like is the SWB Town and Country models from 1996-'98. One year they were referred to as "SX" and another year was the "LX" (though the "LX" was also a trim level of the long models). In 1999, you could get a SWB Voyager SE with the 3.8L V6 (normally restricted to upper-end LWB models). We had a '96 Voyager SE that was really loaded up with goodies, but it had the "base" 3.0L V6 & 3-speed ATX. Wish I'd held onto that one as well! On edit: another odd minivan I used to see was an '89 Grand Caravan SE with the 2.5L turbo and 3-speed ATX. The turbo was supposedly restricted to the SWB models but at least one left the factory in a Grand. I saw it pretty much daily near my office; even talked to the original owner a few times about it. When I first asked him about it, he just shrugged and said he bought it because it was exactly what he was looking for. I lost track of it around 2000.
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    It lives...
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    Cavalier Z24?

    NeonLX replied to NeonLX's topic in Chevrolet

    Cool! Wouldn't mind having one of those myself. I enjoy "off the beaten path" models like a 4-door Z24.
  21. NeonLX
    OK, big deal--a friggin' Caravan, right? What grabbed my attention with this particular vehicle was the fact that it was a short, non-Grand Caravan SXT--but it had the side trim of the long, Grand SXT model. Every other short Caravan SXT I've ever seen has a black rub strip for the side trim, not the body-colored strip that the Grand SXTs come with. I'm a horrible geek when it comes to pre-2008 Mopar minivans. I've had an interest in them since they first appeared in late 1983, though I don't have much, if any interest in the current ones. I didn't care for the Grand Caravans & "long" Town & Countrys of the previous generation (2005-2007), mainly because they were all larded up with the stow & go seating system that added a few hundred pounds. Our last Caravan was a 2006 "short" SXT; it had the easily removed middle row buckets and split rear bench. I really wish I still had that vehicle.
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    Cavalier Z24?

    NeonLX posted a topic in Chevrolet

    Walking to work this a.m., I came across a late-model Cavalier sedan with nice-looking, apparently factory wheels and a badge on the front fender. Bending closer, I saw the badge declared "Z24". Did they make a sedan version of the Z24? Sure, I could google this, but I'd rather consult with y'all first.
  23. NeonLX
    Crap. So I answered a question "right", and I was actually "wrong". Forgot about the earlier V8. Just like I forgot my housekey as I left for work this a.m.
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    Yay! Loretta.
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