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Soooo much WANT!!!

This is one of those cars I'd love to bomb around in for a long weekend. By the end of that few days, I'd be bored with it. I think the only way I'd really consider a C-barge would be either a (rare) factory 440/4-speed coupe, or a convertible of some sort. Even then, I wonder how long it would really hold my attention.
 
restoman said:
Very nice!
I'd even overlook the brown...
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Dude.. That's alotta goddamn brown. I like it on the outside, but that particular shade of boiled intestine on the inside sends me crawling under the desk.. Black vinyl roof (even though I hate all vinyl roofs) and a black gut.. I'd even tolerate a white gut over that.. That shade of doo doo is just terrible. It's not tan, which would be okay. It's not a deep brown, which is forgivable. It's like the British "biscuit" color, only made worse by Americans, and sprayed all over three acres of interior space indiscriminately.. It swallows the wood grain.. Uggh, I'm going to go check out the local wildlife at Wal mart so I can try and burn the cavernous brown womb out of my pea brain.. If you saw this color in a seventies van with a teardrop window, you'd immediately think "DNA sponge" and kill it with fire.
 
Dr.Jass said:
This is one of those cars I'd love to bomb around in for a long weekend. By the end of that few days, I'd be bored with it. I think the only way I'd really consider a C-barge would be either a (rare) factory 440/4-speed coupe, or a convertible of some sort. Even then, I wonder how long it would really hold my attention.
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I can't get enough of C barges.. Unless you're on a road trip, they're sorely disappointing tho. They're exactly like a power boat.. Worthless, boring, and noisy in a lagoon. Until you get out on the water and let them sing. If it weren't for the abysmal gas mileage over a long haul, I'd have no other distance car. They just float, and soak up the miles.
 
My 69 Newport was a great road car, except for the 11 mpg part... around town, yeah, it was kind of doggy, and even tougher on premium gas. I used to keep it in 2nd just to try and keep some kind of throttle response

Way back when I still lived in Nose Kosher, my Dad's neighbour had a '71 Imperial 4 dr, the first complete car I ever painted. Of course, it had to be black. :( I was one wiped out 17 year old when it was finally finished.
 
I spent about a week in a '77 New Yorker doing a lap of NV and CA when I was young. The car was less than a decade old at the time, and in excellent condition. Yeah, it ate up the road alright but other than it physically slowing down when the AC was engaged, along with the accompanying racket from the RV-2, I don't remember it being all that remarkable in any aspect. It was just... big. As far as power goes, though I never had the chance to directly compare them back-to-back, my old man's 305-4V Delta 88 (transplanted L69 H.O.) would've whomped it in a drag race despite being what, a mid-16-second car?

I'll stick with my midsize J-body Imperial, thanks. More luxurious, stiffer chassis, better ride, and all with several square yards less footprint. :dance:
 
I still want it!

Upgrade to MPFI, toss in overdrive trans (or Gear Vendors) and a steeper rear gear. Throw some 17's with some sidewall and an actual speed rating and cruise! Since it's not primary transport that should be just enough.
 
i dunno whats wrong with you guys...i LOVED my 71 caddy coupe in and out of town and beat on it like a rented mule...and loved every min of it..that was the mid to late 90s..and to this day its the one car i let go of that i miss

as for all the brown..OY..im with iron on that...but sher is quite the looker if you keep the doors shut
 
I'd pimp the shit out of that. It reminds me of the '71 doo doo brown 4 door newport I recently sold back to the guy I got it from. '69-'72 c bodies are my thing when it comes to big cars, and imperials are at the top of the list.
 
Dr.Jass said:
I spent about a week in a '77 New Yorker doing a lap of NV and CA when I was young. The car was less than a decade old at the time, and in excellent condition. Yeah, it ate up the road alright but other than it physically slowing down when the AC was engaged, along with the accompanying racket from the RV-2, I don't remember it being all that remarkable in any aspect. It was just... big. As far as power goes, though I never had the chance to directly compare them back-to-back, my old man's 305-4V Delta 88 (transplanted L69 H.O.) would've whomped it in a drag race despite being what, a mid-16-second car?

I'll stick with my midsize J-body Imperial, thanks. More luxurious, stiffer chassis, better ride, and all with several square yards less footprint. :dance:
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One of my high school buddies used to "borrow" his Dad's '75 Imperial (bought from one of my elementary school buddy's Dad) and beat the snot out of it. One of the funniest things a 16-17 year old budding gearhead can see is smoke rolling off the rear tires of a pristine white 4 door Imperial in front of his high school.
They still own the car and it's still just about as nice as it ever was...
 
Some chubby dude at my highschool had a '71 Imperial. The guy was such a dickhead that I developed a bit of a hate-on for his car too.

His 400ci Imperial would beat my '81 Lebaron with the 318, all day long.

My car had more dna in it though :xl: [smilie=J:
 
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