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Here's an F-Body (1971 Dodge Challenger) you don't see everyday!

All Things Mopar

2006-06-27, 9:05 pm

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All Things Mopar

2006-06-27, 9:05 pm

Sorry, wrong NG. I meant to post this in Photography

-- Jerry Rivers

"All Things Mopar" <noneof@yourbeezwax> wrote in message
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>
> This car has a Viper 8.0L V-10 engine in it! The picture
> was shot during a pre-cruise informal gathering the week
> before the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, Michigan.
>
> The Dream Cruise is an annual event attended by hundreds
> of thousands of spectators and thousands of cars of all
> years, makes, models, and genres. It runs along the route
> of the old "Woodward Loop", which was the weekend cruise
> area during the 1960s. The Loop extended from the Totem
> Pole Drive-In at 10 Mile Road at the south end to Ted's
> Drive-In at Square Lake Road (19 Mile Road) at the north
> end.
>
> This particular car sold earlier this year at the
> Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for well
> over $100,000.
>
> -- Jerry
>
>

Fuzzie Dice

2006-06-27, 9:05 pm

Though not a GM F-Body, it's a nice looking car! I always loved the early
'70s Dodges. It's the older ones that I'm not too fond of after my dad had a
bad experience with a Plymouth Volare. Some other cool Dodges of that era
are the Dart and Charger (like the General Lee, for example).

Love the bright red paint job on this car. They must have coated it a few
times and then several layers of top coat for extra shine.

The Dream Cruise sounds like lots of fun!

All Things Mopar wrote:
> This car has a Viper 8.0L V-10 engine in it! The picture was
> shot during a pre-cruise informal gathering the week before
> the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, Michigan.
>
> The Dream Cruise is an annual event attended by hundreds of
> thousands of spectators and thousands of cars of all years,
> makes, models, and genres. It runs along the route of the
> old "Woodward Loop", which was the weekend cruise area
> during the 1960s. The Loop extended from the Totem Pole
> Drive-In at 10 Mile Road at the south end to Ted's Drive-In
> at Square Lake Road (19 Mile Road) at the north end.
>
> This particular car sold earlier this year at the
> Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for well over
> $100,000.
>
> -- Jerry

All Things Mopar

2006-06-27, 9:05 pm

> Though not a GM F-Body, it's a nice looking car! I always
> loved the early '70s Dodges. It's the older ones that I'm
> not too fond of after my dad had a bad experience with a
> Plymouth Volare. Some other cool Dodges of that era are
> the Dart and Charger (like the General Lee, for example).

No, it's not. I meant a Chrysler F-Body, but blew that.
Right after I hit send, I realized I'd mistyped it, a
Challenger is an E-Body Chrysler car. There was a General
Lee Charger at CEMA but the owner blew it, he painted up a
1968 but the General was always a 1969.

I don't know GM and Ford body names, so I don't even know
specifically what you're referring to. Please enlighten me.

> Love the bright red paint job on this car. They must have
> coated it a few times and then several layers of top coat
> for extra shine.
>
> The Dream Cruise sounds like lots of fun!

Yep, but cruising is like driving on a parking lot moving at
0.1 mpg!

-- Jerry Rivers
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> All Things Mopar wrote:

Fuzzie Dice

2006-06-27, 9:05 pm

All Things Mopar wrote:

> No, it's not. I meant a Chrysler F-Body, but blew that.
> Right after I hit send, I realized I'd mistyped it, a
> Challenger is an E-Body Chrysler car.

oops. :-) I have also heard of Chrysler K-Kars and some people I know kinda
liked those.

> There was a General Lee Charger at CEMA but the owner
> blew it, he painted up a 1968 but the General was always a
> 1969.

That must've been funny. :-)

> I don't know GM and Ford body names, so I don't even know
> specifically what you're referring to. Please enlighten me.

Well, I'm not up on GM Body names either, but you can find info on these
here:

http://members.aol.com/KWZ26/models.html

This is only some of the GM body platforms. I know that A-Body cars
are: Pontiac 6000 (mine), Buick Century, Chevy Celebrity and Olds Cutlass
Ciera. these were the family and sport sedans and wagons. Though some say
that the Pontiac GTO in of the '60s/'70s was one of the earliest A-Body
platform cars.

The GM F-Body Platform included the Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac Firebird Trans
Am, Pontiac Firebird SE, Chevrolet Camaro including the infamous Iroc Z and
Z28 Camaros, I believe it was.

> Yep, but cruising is like driving on a parking lot moving at
> 0.1 mpg!

:-) Not quite that slow, but nice... cruising into the sunset on a lone
stretch of road, fuzzy dice dangling in the rear-view mirror, good 'old Rock
and Roll blasting through the speakers... Cool cars in front and in back of
you... Another really awesome driving experience that thankfully doesn't
involve nosebleed speeds. :-P