Car ****

[Supervisor42]

That carb in the hotrod picture is probably a modern Edelbrock (that is a copy of an AVS with some modern upgrades).

https://www.edelbrock.com/shop/carburetors/avs2-series.html?product_list_limit=30
I have those on some of my MOPARs and they work fine.

I think you're right, now that I can see a trace of the red label on the front.

 

[Woody]

https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/1940-packard-air-conditioning-pioneer/

 

[Woody]

Posted in Car **** because what you hear IS car ****!!

https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/146/691/536/playable/3a288d3980478445.mp4

 

[Bacpacker]

Posted in Car **** because what you hear IS car ****!!

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https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/146/691/536/playable/3a288d3980478445.mp4

I can fully attest to that video being VERY ACCURATE.
I went to a race at Atlanta dragway to do a photoshoot with my BIL on an alcohol rail his company sponsored. Mind you that is 1 level lower than top fuel and probably something like 1/2 the horsepower. We were shooting at the starting line. When the left the vibration was amazing. And you could feel the pressure pushing on your chest.
But that was much less than the Top Fuel and Funny Cars leaving the line. Pressure was so great it would actually move you back a little.
What a thrill that was. Never was able to be on the starting line that close again

 

[Peanut]

49 Willys jeep

 

[Wingnut]

Packard made good vehicles which were powerful, comfortable & ahead of their time... I wish I had a Packard instead of this ol' Camry, but then again, fueling would cost twice as much, if not more, lol.

Didn't mean to interrupt, Peanut, I was just about done when your post appeared... nice truck!

 

[Peanut]

1917 Ford Model T Truck (TT) with a 285 unit. 1917 was the first year Ford made the TT (Ton Truck)

 

[Peanut]

1958 Chevy Pickup custom

 

[Peanut]

Looks good, still don't know what it is... but it's stylin'

 

[Wingnut]

That custom Bug Truck is SWEEEEEEEET!!!

 

[Supervisor42]

Packard made good vehicles which were powerful, comfortable & ahead of their time... I wish I had a Packard instead of this ol' Camry, but then again, fueling would cost twice as much, if not more, lol.

Didn't mean to interrupt, Peanut, I was just about done when your post appeared... nice truck!

You mean like feeding one of these?

Count the sparkplugs!
A 385 cu. in. that was far ahead of it's time in 1936.

Introduced in 1936 to replace the 12th series (there was no 13th series for superstitious reasons), the model itself was very much evolutionary. But it marked the end of the line for many signature Packard features such as the 17” wire wheels, ride control shocks, Bijur chassis lubrication and most notably, it was the final year for the legendary 385 cubic inch straight eight engine before the 320 cubic inch unit replaced it.

 

[Peanut]

70 Dodge

 

[Peanut]

 

[Peanut]

 

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[Supervisor42]

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Those things were damfast!
Take a close look at that speedometer, they needed almost all of those numbers.
Took money from us several times.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Here is some real car ****. this guy just got this car when his FIL passed a while back.

Here is what he described.

Hello all, my name is Scott. Found the forum searching for info on the 1969 Dodge Dart we just received due to my FIL passing. The car has been sitting in his garage for 45+ years. My FIL talked a little about it over the years, but for most info was unknown. I knew it was a Dart and he said it has a 426 Hemi.

Little backstory on the car from what I have pieced together from some of his friends (FIL was 82) ................The car was stolen when new and then my FIL bought it with 2.9 miles on it. According to the VIN it is a 1969 2dr hardtop swinger with a 340 and 4 speed transmission. My FIL put the 426 Hemi in it, took it to the track a hand full of times and then it sat until this past weekend (4-3-2023) when I pulled it out of the garage.

I loaded it on a trailer in NJ at my MIL's and brought it home to West Virginia. I cleaned it up and now have it in my shop.

 

[Curmudgeon]

And he found these in the basement!

 

[Bacpacker]

Here is some real car ****. this guy just got this car when his FIL passed a while back.

Here is what he described.





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I bet that thing is BAD fast

 

[Curmudgeon]

I bet that thing is BAD fast

It will be I'm sure. He is pulling the hemi out and having it gone through by one of the other for A bodies only members.

He is going to dig through the mess in the barn, he suspects the original 340 and 4 speed that came in the car is in there.

 

[Bacpacker]

That 340 was a fast engine as well

 

[Curmudgeon]

That 340 was a fast engine as well

Yup, and if he finds it he could restore it to factory if he so chose. Numbers matching increases the value substantially.

 

[Peanut]

 

[Peanut]

 

[Peanut]

 

[Peanut]

Posted else where with this caption...

Starting around 1916 this New England soft drink co. commissioned these horsemobiles of various makes for promotions. Yes, the rider drove the car.

 

[Peanut]

1957 GMC 250 With Napco 4X4

 

[Peanut]

 

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[Woody]

1956 Futurliner No 10.

It juuuuust fits in that garage!

https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/147/282/201/playable/53cb38248a5d64c8.mp4