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HopeHoops

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7. I hope he doesn't have to get it inspected in PA - EVERY factory light has to work.
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 09:33 AM
Sep 2012

You know those lit up "screaming chicken" Trans Am hoods? They've got like 400 lights in them (and not cheap ones) and EVERY FUCKING ONE has to work to get through inspection. I'm not shitting you. That's PA law. Aftermarket lights don't have to work, but factory installed ALL have to work, including interior.

I had a Buick Centurian with a 455 4bbl, so I can appreciate the engine size. I think I told you before, but I've got a '68 Galaxie fastback with a 390. Those used to be regular priced cars. Now, anything with a performance engine costs $40K plus. The 390 wasn't even considered "performance" (bolt compatible with the 360 and 330 truck engines). The 428 "cop" motor was the performance engine. This is my car (same style, but mine's all white with a dark red interior)...



On Edit: Yes, I've had sex both in AND on her. I can also lie down in the trunk. She's about 19 1/2 feet long and pretty wide. The rear window is larger than any other I've ever seen. The 428 sedans were common interceptors in '68. They only made about 6,000 fastbacks, but the sedans were up in the 80,000 range (forget exactly). My grandfather bought mine new when I was 5. My mother drove it and gave it to me in 1980 or so. To work on the engine, I'd sit on the radiator with my feet on either side of the engine. On some of the newer cars, you can't even SEE the fucking engine for all the clutter, much less get your foot in it. Hell, it's hard enough to get a HAND in them. Times have changed.

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I'll take the Shelby. Car in the ditch - OUCH! Racer Kid Envy - well, the street go-carts are, um,.. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #1
'78 Camaro, original body Mopar151 Sep 2012 #2
Okay, so it is a Camaro. It's been a while since I've seen one of that model. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #3
And never straighter or cleaner. His 61 Chevy 3/4 ton is as nice Mopar151 Sep 2012 #4
I hope he doesn't have to get it inspected in PA - EVERY factory light has to work. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #7
He's in NY, and the old Chev has maybe 12 bulbs, total. Mopar151 Sep 2012 #8
'56 pickup? HopeHoops Sep 2012 #10
I have a couple flathead-era Ford tools like that Mopar151 Sep 2012 #11
I don't go back that far in the engine department. Straight 200, V8-390, and 289 are my gig. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #12
Very nice!! virginia mountainman Sep 2012 #5
The Dennis family has used up about every clapped-out GLHish Mopar in New England Mopar151 Sep 2012 #6
The current Dennis Mopar, 3rd gen. racer Mopar151 Sep 2012 #9
I used to live in RI Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #14
Is that an Neon ACR?? virginia mountainman Sep 2012 #15
The one on the right looks like about '08. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #13
They where good cars... virginia mountainman Sep 2012 #16
Our wrecker dude collects them! Mopar151 Sep 2012 #17
Don't forget Jim Hall and Hal Sharp jrandom421 Sep 2012 #18
Where the "wing cars" and Chapparal technology went Mopar151 Sep 2012 #19
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