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that... except work = grass in my case.

at a local pizza joint off the interstate today.

+1 i usually am sol from 10pm to 8am

i dont care much for the interior choice but come on thats a clean piece classic metal.

those who frequent jalopnik are familiar with the nice price/crack pipe feature. well check it out! for $6900 bucks you could get a used 2000 honda prelude or a 2002 dodge caravan. maybe you would like a 2002 toyota prius. well i think i would better use it by purchasing this fine specimen. If you're only interested in the getting the best that life has to offer, then Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a car for you- the best selling car in America. . . in 1976. Nineteen seventy six. America's bicentennial year. It was in this year that Saul Bellow won the Nobel prize for literature, Rocky served an uppercut to the box office, and a little known peanut farmer from Plains Georgia no longer needed to lust in his heart for the presidency. David Pearson achieved one of the most spectacular Daytona 500 victories ever that year, with a paint-trading spin involving Richard Petty's car coming out of the final turn, before coaxing his smoking wreck of a Mercury across the finish line at 30 miles per hour. Now that was racing! Also that year, despite fuel shortages and cojone-robbing emissions controls, American manufacturers dominated the auto market in the U.S., holding down the top spot against insurgent, and more economical, rivals from Japan. The Oldsmobile Cutlass grabbed the gold ring for the first time ever during this turbulent year, enabling Olds to move into third place in sales, eclipsing both Plymouth and Pontiac. Here's an example of that top-selling '76, in buckskin, offered by an individual who really, really, really likes his Cutlasses. As it hails from the bicentennial year, the 350cid engine under the hood is an Olds Rocket V8, not a corporate parts-bin motor, as it wasn't until '77 that production limitations forced the covert insertion of Chevy engines under the hoods of the Cutlass', causing accusations of deceit from car buyers upon discovery. Olds' advertising tagline of there era was Can We Build One For You?, but apparently, no, they couldn't from '77 onward. There's not much to be said about the car itself- it's rocking the colonnade coupe "A" body, and that 350 motor is backed up by another 350- the TH350 3-speed slusher. The buckskin paint is shinier than a tax-payer's wallet, and the engine mods probably help drivability and put a few more ponies in with the 235 installed at the factory. It's unlikely that you will be able to find another exemplar of the era in this nice of shape at any price. Despite the non-functioning horn, extracted A/C (what, it never gets hot in Detroit?) and worn-out weatherstripping, where could you find still-functional plaid swivel seats? Or a space-saver spare that's bigger than the tires on your current car? And when was the last time your car's bumper weighed more than you do? But sixty nine hundred dollars to step into a time capsule from the disco era? Is that an age that should be revisited, or worse, sustained? At any price? What do you think, does $6,900 put this Cutlass on the top of your sales charts? Or does that price swivel you right out of the driver's seat? http://jalopnik.com/5271060/1976-oldsmobil...lass-s-for-6900

theres a guy here with a marina blue SS Elky with yenko stripes. unfortunately they didnt cut the part of the decal off that wraps on around the top of the back fenders.

hmm your pricing is behind the curve. hobby lobby is routinely 14.99-22.99 for cars depending on the model's producer and line. the revell limited editions are 17 and up.

joo mean like dis? http://www.flickr.com/photos/25843576@N02/...in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25843576@N02/...57605985236633/

ive got 40 or so model cars together in my closet in the boxes. currently i am in the process of a 68 nova ss i got a baldwin motion 70 chevelle a 78 z28 and a 70 challenger rt in line. i have mostly GM but i have mopar and a scant few blue ovals.

i better start saving up... may be some right nice vehicles to squirrel away...

but at least there are not any break weights showing right????

you obviously dont work in the ER. it costs you shame and ridicule hehehe.

das cool

i dont have a dog in this fight but i do want to say that from recent aution #'s that the Chevy's by far lead in the higher numbers of value. I'm not going Barret-Jackson for these numbers either. this is coming from mecum events. F17 Feature 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396/375 HP, 4-Speed $29,000 F120 Feature 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 W-30 Hardtop 455/300 HP V-8, 4-Speed Manual $27,000 F185 Feature 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Coupe 396/350 HP, 4-Speed $38,000 F213 TV Star 1972 Oldsmobile 442 2-door Hardtop Special-Order Ebony Black Ram Air 4-Speed $37,000 F166 Feature 1970 Pontiac GTO 2-Door Hardtop 400/350HP, 4-speed $45,000 F188 Feature 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe Hurst Sunroof Indy Pace Car $45,000 these are all friday auction numbers too. saturdays are touching the 60-100 marks

well i have to admit that i left the sidewall out of the equation. wide low profile 15-17 do look goofy on a honyotabishi. personally i dont care about the wheel weights... if they put them facing the inside that is

how many would it take to balance these

see thats just my gripe. the higher up you step in wheel size the higher the price of meat. in 94 when my dad's z was new it had goodyears on it. when a year and a half later he went to ditch the summer tires for all seasons it was going to be close to $1000 for a set of goodyears out the door. 20's really should be a max. all that weight and tread is a lot of mass thus adding to the balancing problem. take for instance this example 2008 1500 245 70 r17" is $118-121 2008 1500 264 70 r17 is $135-155 2008 1500 18" $125-146 2008 1500 20" $137-185 see i dont get it. i dont understand why the larger wheels are important. is it solely looks? does it equate better ride and handling? width isnt the answer cause i can get just as wide tires for my impala on 15". my dads nova had 50's on a 15". im honestly asking. i have the urge to skin people alive when i see 60's iron with Shaq sized shoes.

http://jalopnik.com/5267582/camaro-pace-ca...ne=true&s=x now i'm not one to piss and moan about most things, but i have to do some writing in the snow on this one. can someone please tell me how you can have the need to wine about wheel weights on those massive sets of wheels and meats? there is NO need for anything more than 18's i mean really. what is your opinion?

from what i have observed in the grocery store parking lot, jag bmw and lexus do though.

theres a radio talk show host on a local radio channel who is into finacial management. his motto is "act your wage". Dave ramsey http://www.daveramsey.com/ he has a lot of really good points that would have been key in not letting what happend last year get out of hand.

careful bad bad people tend to drive black cars. those buick guys are nuts when it comes to their GN's, Ttypes, and WE4's. but also lets not forget the sy-ty crowd either, its a heavy burden beating then new stock corvettes and such at the redlights :AH-HA_wink: indeed thats how pontiac became the excitement division... to bad all things must pass. here is a link about the t-37's though. http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2009/0...TC-MJ1752087487 have to be a hemmings subscriber. PM me if you want and i can send it to you if you want. I'm not trying to insult, just let you take a look cause to me stripper pontiacs have a place.

true that... not even the leather interior saves them to me. you aint kidding. my window sticker said 10 city 11 hwy had to have 89 at the least too. i liked putting 92/93 in mine but when gas hit +$2 i cut back to 89... then i cut back driving it as much and drove the impala more. th350+2.92 > th400+3.73 they upped the ante in 91 by slinging an overdrive in it but the dummies put 4.10's under the rear... idiots.

better than this?

happy birthday longtooth, may you have an enjoyable one sir.

you seen his new butter commercial?