tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28167721355689134802024-03-05T19:56:34.435-08:00Auto SpottingGreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816772135568913480.post-87896489806170401352013-08-29T20:47:00.001-07:002013-08-29T20:50:14.348-07:00Woodward Dream Cruise, Friday Night in Ferndale, MichiganSo, I've done it again - been a little lax about posting this summer. Once Car Season got started, a lot things got pushed to the side. Then, a few weeks ago, one of my friends mentioned that I had not posted my blog lately. My response was, "You read my blog!?!" I was so excited! So, I have at least one friend who reads it! Now, if I could just get some folks to comment on it!<br />
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I have recently begun uploading the photos that we took while at <strong>The Woodward Dream Cruise</strong> on August 16th and 17th. That Friday, I met our friends, Keith and Cindy Faigin, Rich Chaperon, and his friend Matt in Ferndale to see Keith host his Improv troupe's show at <strong>Go Comedy</strong>. If you like improv and are ever in the area, you should check them out. They are very funny. You can find the schedule at: <a href="http://gocomedy.net/">http://gocomedy.net/</a>. <br />
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While I waited for everyone, I stood in the median of Woodward Avenue and took a bunch of shots.<br />
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I took a lot of pictures. It took me several days to upload and label just the pictures from Friday night in Ferndale. If you'd like to look at all of them, go to: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16645250@N00/sets/72157635237518746/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/16645250@N00/sets/72157635237518746/</a> <br />
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After Friday evening and all day Saturday taking literally hundreds of pictures, Keith assigned me an impossible task - pick my top 10 cars of the weekend and send the pictures to him. Please keep in mind that these are not necessarily going be the best pictures that I took with my fancy new camera that Hal bought for me for my last birthday; these are going to be the cars I liked the most. (Also keep in mind, that I discovered that while the new camera is vastly superior to any camera I have ever owned, I have also discovered that I need a zoom lens!!)<br />
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The following are the candidates from Friday night, in no particular order:<br />
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Big, bold and beautiful. What's not to love?</div>
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Always overshadowed by its predecessor, the Gullwing 300 SL, the Pagoda bodystyle as it's known has recently become more desirable to collectors. I've loved them ever since Reggie Jackson said it was one of the most underappreciated cars of its era. (I remember reading that in a car magazine at a swim meet in Pascagoula, MS in the mid-70s. Some things really stick with you!)</div>
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When the 5 members of my family and our cat lived in lived in a two bedroom apartment while our house in Ocean Springs, MS was being built, the man who ran the Bienville House apartment complex owned a 1968 Chrysler New Yorker. Recently, those beautiful cars have been making a comeback in my list of favorites. </div>
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One of the boldest car designs in the history of automobiles. The boattail Rivieras of 1971-1973 are unlike any car ever made or will ever be again. Definitely on my list of "one to own before I die". </div>
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I'd love to hear what you think of my candidates. <br />
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If you looked through the whole flickr set, were there cars in there you liked better?<br />
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Have a great Labor day weekend!<br />
<br />GreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816772135568913480.post-15018324470938427692013-07-08T20:05:00.001-07:002013-07-08T20:05:52.407-07:00Weekend WheelsA fellow whose blog I follow told me that I need to post regularly if I am going to get folks to read and respond to my blog. Makes sense. As I said in my last post, I am attempting to make them "not quite so long", but the post I've been working on is still a work in progress.<br />
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So, I thought I'd just post some pics of some cars that I saw over the holiday weekend:<br />
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<strong><u>Mid '70's Chevy Nova</u></strong> - I saw this gem while out walking Tiny (my dog). Now, I know that these were not from the era of well-built GM cars, but I think this generation of Nova was actually quite a handsome car. <br />
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You don't see many of these around, but I think this one wou;d be quite popular on Craig Fitzgerald's clunkernation.com. Craig was an editor at Hemmings for many years (and the editor of my favorite car mag, Hemmings Muscle Machines), until he struck out on his own. His blog is about regular cars owned by regular folks, which I really like. <br />
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<u><strong>69 Pontiac GTO Judge</strong></u> - I saw this at Zamudio Auto Sales (#3) on Clark St. on the far north side of Chicago. They actually have several nice muscle cars inside the shop. If anyone's interested, they are asking $52,500. The salesman tried to seel it to me. I just laughed and told him I was just stopping to take some pics, so he left me alone. <br />
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This mean machine (not to be confused with AMC's Rebel muscle car 'The Machine') was intended to be a low buck stripper version of the GTO to go up against Plymouth's inexpensive Road Runner. By the time they were done, it had morphed into this fancy and relatively expensive beast. 'The Judge' was actually an homage to Flip Wilson's Laugh-In skit "Here comes the Judge!" For you young'uns, check Flip Wilson out on You Tube. <br />
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<u><strong>1963 Chevy Impala</strong></u> - As my friend Matt and I left brunch after swim team practice on Saturday morning, I snapped this very well-kept Impala. It all happened so fast (and there were so many people crowding the car) that I did not even see if it was an SS or not. That fellow in the snazzy hat is the owner. </div>
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<u><strong>Panoz Esperante</strong></u> - Talk about a car you do not see every day. I don't know much about these cars other than that they are made in Georgia. <br />
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I saw this beauty on my way to Costco on Sunday. (I finally break down and go for the first time in at least 9 months, and I see two cars worth photographing. Do I have my good camera with me? No!)<br />
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1969 Buick Wildcat convertible - After failing to get a front view of the Panoz while driving on Ashland (you know, safety concerns and all that...) I turn onto Diversey and see this beauty. I love the 65-70 Wildcats, and this one is a drop top, to boot. My friend Chris is working on a '69 Buick Electra 225 convertible that is going to be awesome when he's done. I've never owned one (if you don't count the '68 Beetle convertible I bought for my mom so I could have her brand new '79 Mercury Bobcat), but I think a full-sized convertible is in my future. They are the ultimate cruisers. <br />
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So, these are my "Weekend Wheels". What did you see this weekend?<br />
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GreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816772135568913480.post-47362960065266006392013-06-24T05:19:00.001-07:002013-06-24T05:19:41.046-07:00So, I have not posted in over 4 years. I tried a few posts, but never shared it with anyone, so the motivation died. I also felt I was too busy, which will always be the case. I think I had much higher expectations than I should have. I have been following Larry at <a href="http://www.crazycar.com/">www.crazycar.com</a>, and his posts convinced me that I should just post about the cars I see when I'm riding my bike or anything that really strikes my fancy when I'm out and about. So, here goes.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Resale Red</span><br />
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Every time you see a classic car that is painted red, someone comments that it is "Resale Red". All of my Mercurys have been green, so I never really had to contend with accusations that my cars were painted a certain color so that I could sell them more quickly in the future. Hell, I was NEVER going to sell my cars and I loved the green color of both of them, so it never crossed my mind. <br />
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Then, a few weeks ago I went insane and sold them both. I did not paint either of them Resale Red because that would look horrible with the green interior on the Park Lane (but now that I think about it, would have worked with the tan interior of the Cougar). The hows and whys of the sale of the cars that have defined me for the last 9 years will have to wait for another post, but suffice it to say that I bought a 1973 Pontiac Grand Am with a 455 in it. And, it's red! Or, I should say, it's RED!! <br />
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One really can't call it Resale Red because the previous owner, who I know through my pal, Mark Nagel, owned it for 9 years and it was red when he got it. I plan to take it back to the original Ascot Silver this fall, but in the meantime I noticed that a bunch of the cars I have photographed lately have been "Resale Red", so I thought I'd post them. <br />
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This first batch is of a 1968 Chevy Caprice with a 396 in it. I first saw this car after swim team practice on a Saturday, walking to one of our new teammates' apartment for brunch. <br />
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The 68s are probably my favorite year of the full-size Chevy; although I will admit the 69 and 67 are also in the running. I love the fastback lines of the Impala and Impala SS, but the formal roofline of the Caprice is refreshing to see. <br />
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I have since seen the car around the neighborhood near the pool quite regularly.</div>
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I saw this next vehicle while we were in Texas for Hal's niece's high school graduation. There is something timeless about the FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser. These beasts were built in almost the same form from 1960 to 1984 (but were last imported to the US in 1983). The family of my neighbor and classmate, Steve King (not the idiot member of the US House of Representatives from Iowa), had a light blue Land Cruiser in the late 70s. It was cool then, and it's still cool now. In fact, it is the only 70s Toyota that you will find regularly in Hemmings and on eBay.<br />
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The next five cars were all photographed in Pennsylvania when I flew there to see my best friend. <br />
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The first three were at The Ford Nationals at Carlisle in Carlisle, PA. This was my second trip to this show, but this year it was raining and I went on the first day, so there were not a lot of cars yet. Keep in mind that these are not the only pics I took; just the only ones I took with my phone. I'll post a link to my flickr set with the pics from the show once I post them. <br />
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This bare bones 1972 Galaxie 500 belonged to a nice gentleman I spoke with. He informed me that he plans to add a "bubble gum machine" (red flashing light) and side decals to make it a replica of a Fire Chief's car. I encouraged him to leave this original machine as it is. I doubt he will listen...<br />
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This 1964 Galaxie caught my eye because of the Thunderbolt hood scoop. <br />
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I drove a '79 Mercury Bobcat when I was in high school. It's the wrong color and mine had Cragar slots, but this '80 Pinto brought back some great memories.<br />
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Outside the show on the way out of town, I saw this Volvo P1800 wagon (shooting brake?) for sale. I have seen one of these in perfect condition. If only had I had the time, the skill, and the facilities...<br />
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This bright red 1973 Prsche 911 was parked across from jason and Rotem's house. It seems I always find a car in their neighborhood that I have to take pictures of. <br />
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This last car, I photographed over two separate Sundays while doing my weekly 20+ mile bike ride along the lakeshore (Lake Michigan) with my friend, Jani. <br />
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The pictures with the roof up were taken a week ago, while the top down shots were taken today. Please keep in mind that I took these pics essentially blind. The bright sun on the shiny phone screen and my polarized non-bifocal sunglasses made it nearly impossible to see the screen. They turned out ok. <br />
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One of the things that I love about old cars is the amount of detail that went into designing them. I love the lines on this car, and the chrome trim (I think it's referred to as a sidespear) that accents the body line that begins at the front and dips down on its way to the rear. This was a Buick trademark in the late 70s. The Skylark is one of the lesser appreciated of the A-Body (Mid-size) GM cars of the 60s. As I post more, you'll see that I am much more interested in the cars that you don't see than I am in those you see at every car show that you attend. <br />
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GreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816772135568913480.post-7713318783035811292008-02-26T10:28:00.000-08:002008-03-24T18:59:04.505-07:00What do you like?What kind of cars do I like?<br /><br />When people find out I am a car guy, they always ask me what kind of cars I like? It is a tough question to answer. My daily drivers are a Subaru Outback and a '94 Ford Taurus SHO. My classic cars are both '67 Mercurys (Cougar and Park Lane two-door). Am I a Ford guy? Yes, I am. But, I love all things Pontiac from the 60s and early 70s. I think that some of Chrysler's current lineup are awesome (Charger, 300C, Challenger). I also think Corvette's are some of the best bang for the buck versus any exotic car out there. So, how to answer that? I guess it's complicated.<br /><br />I used to talk about my Top 5 to my buddy, Jim, with whom I do nearly everything car-related. On a trip to pick up one of our project cars, he made me list my top 5. It ended up being a top 100. We decided I needed to narrow it down...<br /><br />I initially planned for this blog to be only about Classic Cars. Most of today's cars look like everything else on the road; very few new cars excite me like the "old cars" do. In fact, I even made no effort to go to the Chicago Auto Show this year because there was nothing I "had to" see. The soon to be released Dodge Challenger is GORGEOUS, but I have seen tons of pictures of it, and the crowd that would be around it made it seem not worth the effort.<br /><br />There are some exceptions. I love the current Mustang and all of its variations (most recently the Shelby GT500KR), and the aforementioned Challenger. However, it is rare that a new car from Europe or Japan gets me excited.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong. I love the lines of Mazda's RX8 and will mourn its passing when it dies due to slow sales. The Infiniti G37 has great lines, too. The Mazda 3 and VW GTI are cool looking and fun cars to drive. But few of these really make me crane my neck to see them after they pass...<br /><br />That was until a week or so ago when I looked in the rearview mirror on Lakeshore Drive on the way home from work. The first thing that caught my eye was the illumination from the headlights. The LEDs along the bottom and up the inside edge really got my attention.<br /><br />As it got closer, I noticed the front of the car looked like Audi's sensational new R8, which I have not even seen in person. The front fascia of the car looked really cool as it maneuvered around the Audi A4 behind me.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PLSZXtNWJ2pLJRynODv6sAaEqp2VVCPsSIcZKvOvd1fRGkU_8vN-KIWTzOW80joTCmrwyRlJv5uwxg0XLQLyMMe5OG5-LJ4f6RA8umbfAYSagqYbj3IthqKjyBDaKj3qSylNB-43dkQ/s1600-h/audis5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171363906400902706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PLSZXtNWJ2pLJRynODv6sAaEqp2VVCPsSIcZKvOvd1fRGkU_8vN-KIWTzOW80joTCmrwyRlJv5uwxg0XLQLyMMe5OG5-LJ4f6RA8umbfAYSagqYbj3IthqKjyBDaKj3qSylNB-43dkQ/s200/audis5.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Then it passed me,... and I was in love.<br /><br />The rear three-quartere view of the car was stunning; the cool shape of the taillights and the quad exhaust looked great and like almost nothing else on the road today. The roofline was the aspect that I remember most clearly although I cannot really describe what it is about it that I like... Is it a coupe that is almost a fastback? Or is it a fastback that is almost a coupe? Whatever it is, I love it!<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fyeUpae1Nq8j-jXmYULRZ2a5R24ggCT-NO56sxV8X1MP3EKXZTShG5Jld7E1oBmObpsfGRHqLE0IqbPd242CiddV3UfNOLsyyaYgJHUGTxjnVtSeOD_tZOqd1XNILR1L6471I9PrHUA/s1600-h/audi.s5.08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171364151214038594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fyeUpae1Nq8j-jXmYULRZ2a5R24ggCT-NO56sxV8X1MP3EKXZTShG5Jld7E1oBmObpsfGRHqLE0IqbPd242CiddV3UfNOLsyyaYgJHUGTxjnVtSeOD_tZOqd1XNILR1L6471I9PrHUA/s200/audi.s5.08.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>I could not wait to get back to work the next day to talk to my buddy, Tony, about the S5. The next morning, I got an email from him that had a picture of the S5 and said, "Quite simply, the best looking car they've ever made... They obviously clearly used the 3 Series for inspiration, but I think it looks even better than the BMW." I agree wholeheartedly.<br /><br />So, to answer my own question. What kind of cars do I like? Almost all of them. There may be some individual cars I do not like (the Buick Rendezvous/Pontiac Aztek come to mind), but I like all <em>kinds</em> of cars. New and old. Big and small. Fast and slow. Sleek and boxy.<br /><br />Do I still need to narrow it down? Not really. I am a car guy.<br /><br />To read more about the Audi S5, you can go to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=121924#7">http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=121924#7</a><br /><br />To see some video footage:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGC48TlcKnA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGC48TlcKnA</a>GreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816772135568913480.post-87215733331272622452008-02-14T10:15:00.000-08:002008-04-27T16:44:27.616-07:00GMs Forgotten Front Drivers<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4qUlQlUCMEko-T4w_FDAXAsVpJQkyEkWjortUBC7UUAf3QaSyox6cGzB05dymsiHQtxli_UhuxOePEGuJO3p002gSHeRmK_jcscPrkYMJQ_bW3NfrYqgqIes8uhUf6tN7nD6qey6sk0/s1600-h/ToroVEldo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194058714474197474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4qUlQlUCMEko-T4w_FDAXAsVpJQkyEkWjortUBC7UUAf3QaSyox6cGzB05dymsiHQtxli_UhuxOePEGuJO3p002gSHeRmK_jcscPrkYMJQ_bW3NfrYqgqIes8uhUf6tN7nD6qey6sk0/s200/ToroVEldo.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">It's funny how your tastes change over time. There are cars that I hated growing up that I now like, while there are others that I was indifferent to that I now am obssessed with. The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado is one of the latter. When I was a little kid, we went to see my godparents, Ann and Chuck Swanson, and parked behind their house was a 66 or 67 Toronado. My memory of it seems to be that the car was kind of back in the bushes, but this had to be around 1968 so it could not have been more than 2 years old. Anyway, I noticed that the car was a neat shape, but it did not make much more of an impression on me than that.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">My interest in these amazing cars was awakend a few years ago, when Jay Leno had a 66 Toronado converted from front wheel to rear wheel drive and added a 1,000+ horsepower engine. It is an amazing machine, and so beautiful. There is one story where Leno talks about encountering a Bentley Continental GT on the highway and then he proceeds to blow its doors off. I LOVE THAT!!! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193969465053786402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuB9_DlVNrQLfgwfjIP3Y2IfzHoQc6M-Gi41vucfr8C9BcErAe3sKpe4Q9GwlGMJ818rSIfPCIRvdSWvnC3YHf_dsI5pzRpIPwhL8muYrRK0_7_fB5OI_tZOrxVlBWdcmgbMrs-90RpIU/s200/jay_leno_toronado.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">To read more about this beautiful and amazing one-of-a-kind car, go to: <a href="http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/113_0502_1966_oldsmobile_tornado/index.html">http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/113_0502_1966_oldsmobile_tornado/index.html</a><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">More recently, my car buddy Jim and I were driving home from the hospital where Lorette (my friend and Jim's wife) works. There was a 66 Toro parked in the driveway on one of the side streets. I thought the car was gorgeous, so I went and researched them.<br /></div><div align="left">Oldsmobile introduced the Toronado for the 1966 model year. It was like nothing else on the street. The GM styling team responsible for the Toronado said they were going for the "feel" of the Cord 810 and 812 of the 1930s (see picture below). </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194045460205121842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0qSQzWew990bfSEBmY7Fs5fUj9bkXkos4JlvgRMzM8LYxJ1Vf2L7oaboUutztOh1tZ5N_GEbGZgxP-P3qgsCwfKN6L8HjstJ6UTQEkgL2q9B_BVQP7xYiRWi0kUCp4v8TzMW88GOqPs/s200/ToroCordMoonshadow.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194046838889623890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmp5orUZCjtqaCeEMBJYylFHzi_YdYNFJbsVqTTJ6Y_ArrXo1TeC3gI0MmQEKlYnYu_Jy6lPXaXzIfW3HquxQYdrHb7mCGx8UbRZOU6D2WcF_LbPtcg52rrhyU7tiFx1Ba844_AaUMRM/s200/ToroHCC.jpg" border="0" />For the first time since the 1930s, an American automaker used front wheel drive. How forward thinking was that? It wasn't until the 1980s that FWD became mainstream. In addition to this mechanical similarity, the Toro had a horizontal grille and hidden headlights. Looking at the cars together, you can see that the cars appear very different, unlike today's "heritage" cars which look very much like their spiritual forebears (think the current Mustang compared to the 67-68 Mustang; the upcoming Camaro and Challenger compared to their 1969 and 1970s predecessors). The Toronado captures the essence of that Cord but is definitely its own car. One must remember, however, that automotive design and manufacturing had changed so much more between the 1930s and 1960s versus the 1960s and 2000s. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194069069640348178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOiEwp8nnJFwct0p4BG5Ow2hb8ISz3acKKhqcpZun83wcHUHaxffPK0I7hbnlLJXxLjjKoLG6XCm94PQPdZKhlDn3ztth4HPpgIxbUX_De8M01YvIHoUPivUal-Shjwlhs3qvMmLAZdE/s200/EldoHCC.jpg" border="0" /><br />The front drive Toronado was developed and built around the same time as Cadillac's front drive Eldorado (introduced in 1967); another of my favorite cars today. Both cars were the "sportiest" full-sized cars offered by their brands (if anything that weighs 4500+ pounds can be considered sporty), but the Toronado was tuned more for sport than the Eldorado which definitely leaned toward luxury. The pictures below show the Toronado's more sporting nature versus the Eldorado's more traditional interior. The Toronado's dash is really aggressive looking.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194052246253449602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyJL5UHGjNU_Dqk2rNOyC3Q0jslhkKFS7eEGVXOt2-btrNMI3jT0H0aQdxVCK097tm1V1LniWG0RBWs8Nr1z6yhjTcrDeixNHwEB3Qyh7lp20NIkcWCx662Mm_kKH6zPxEQeU3xj9gkM/s200/Toro66Int.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194052564081029538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FhumnmibLCzhKEHlpF1rL28UYTv5aDqOWLKlQ0d1FJOgyrZQKysThw1vdkvVUHDDEeXVkVHi9UUgdPHeDfdbDizavM2QxaN53rO4AnHrZK0Y25Zcei0cXqMzgJjabj27j0Ee0wEVcR0/s200/67EldoInt.jpg" border="0" /><br />The speedometer in the Toronado (called a barrel speedometer) was somewhat controversial, but looked cool. The Eldo's speedo looks like any you'd see in a full-sized car.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194052353627632018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySq5uUrlJROrsk0h0tqG9j5CA0T9Z2-I9YalJRPZHQlxZ5-JpuQuCXAx82HAc3p4od6vngBtVxWTO7e8o2YQliBj6oQX20uj5_1NFnz9xq21JvWPmms82SMZ14kW2U0cs26jIjOqKIvo/s200/ToroBarrelSpeedo.jpg" border="0" /> Toronado "Barrel" Speedo </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194068640143618562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-etGngdy4CUCXrIDfPBsd1d9QLLP-bnapVgYnpSicp7cDcw1q2VIZZkUulOGWal5OnmzWe9kLhsVydT1bEvF-gR8lGa0_hA2COFJwVS_lQdrkmcMzb2pyh-y2pp8ZDf3uhpREOXCQPKI/s200/67EldoSpeedo.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Eldorado Speedo<br /><br /></p>If there were any question of the different companys' intentions, let's talk about the engines in each. The Toronado came with a 425 cubic inch V8 with 385 horsepower, while the Eldorado came with a 345 horse 429 cubic inch V8. Add to that, the Toronado weighs almost 500 pounds less. This is not to say that the Eldo was slow; when Hemmings ran these cars in the nquarter mile, the Eldo beat the Toro by .22 seconds.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194057614962569682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuuLzCMx_KM_wrj_VhgvmCH3CwE71rkXJ2RCN0pSIUIXGqSvZJI0uBd1joGVPpCPx7ZDQZrcIoT0B9MO5ONbb70DKe0_c8OSbrVq3LHagoacAB32VNpOcMpoNewjsAjZ8f4DjbGI3V7o/s200/Toro425.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Toronado's 425 cubic inch V8 (385 hp)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194057404509172162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqorC9TpcvzYYpMv7XhlVIKuO7PC_cYPdOSQPsBdMQlTnt67mYceqNqc0PSF_zyTRxRKciy_D_9-2h9LIkmbzJqju-dlD58ejqXEITvUuXIdhW4TpMtAKFETTGeqnH4izL_JcGNsui8o/s200/Eldo429.jpg" border="0" />Eldorado's 429 cubic inch V8 (340 hp)<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">While they had better than average performance and handling in their day (despite being FWD), their current value is much less than their muscle car counterparts. This amazes me. They are more rare than most of the muscle cars. They have big block V8s. They are fast and they handle better. Both cars are beautiful - the Toronado is curvaceous and sleek; the Eldorado is angular and sleek. So, why does their value lag behind? I do not know. Parts are not easy to find and there is no aftermarket source for them. However, I think their reasonable production numbers and the probability that they were mostly adult owned, combined with GMs excellent quality in the mid-1960s means that their should be enough left to support an aftermarket. Maybe someday. </div><br />One of the reasons I started this blog which I have only shown to a handful of friends, so far, is to highlight some of the cars that do not get the attention that the muscle cars do today. These cars are two of those and I hope that I can encourage some enthusiasts to restore something different.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong. I love the muscle cars. However, I have seen so many Chevelles, GTOs and Hemi Cudas in the magazines that I do not feel like I have too much more to learn about them. Plus, they are all in the stratosphere, price-wise. However, when I get my saved search emails for the 66/67 Toronado and the 67/68 Eldorado with their affordable prices, I think to myself - "Maybe someday will be sooner than I expect."<br /><br />What cars from the 50s/60s/70s do you like that you think need more press time? Email me at <a href="mailto:channing@greene-shipman.org">channing@greene-shipman.org</a>.<br /><br />Channing - 27 April 2008<br /><br /><br /><br />Acknowledgements: Most photos displayed of the Eldorado and Toronado in this posting cam e from Hemmings Classic Cars magazine, December 2006 issue.<br /><br /><br /><br />The photo of Jay Leno's awesome Toro was from hotrod.com - <a href="http://www.hotrod.com/index.html">http://www.hotrod.com/index.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br />The photo of the Cord is from John Malks' Cordnet - <a href="http://www.automaven.com/index.html">http://www.automaven.com/index.html</a>GreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816772135568913480.post-15947899916327313662008-02-03T08:17:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:50:02.556-08:00AutospottingI have been a car guy for as long as I can remember. My mother gave me my first Matchbox car when I was two. I think she immediately regretted it because I started learning the year, make, and model of any car I saw and would recite them as we rode down the road.<br /><br />I can still envision most of the cars on our court when we lived in Chesapeake, Virginia. Our next door neighbors, the Heafner's had a 1965 Olds Cutlass in Lucerne Mist Poly (Beverly) and a 1964 Ford Fairlane (Harold). Paul Midgette, my best friend's father, had a 1963 Pontiac Bonneville convertible in Marimba Red Poly with a white vinyl top. The Carando's (not sure if I am spelling their name right), whose steep driveway we would use for sledding when it snowed had a Vintage Burgundy Poly colored 1964 Ford Thunderbird.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpJD8LV6MOVoPgv4CIeGsJNNCzlR5aPQsWekLI-evL6Zh4ruAo1YzgPVVriC6YxXKpbkjgmwtav_JrjuJ7h0iy81hM1PMGyhOqyJ29vYp0NedSpsXQexn7fXua2BUuhMgYMtE9ezIHQU/s1600-h/63FordCountrySquire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162842085424888306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpJD8LV6MOVoPgv4CIeGsJNNCzlR5aPQsWekLI-evL6Zh4ruAo1YzgPVVriC6YxXKpbkjgmwtav_JrjuJ7h0iy81hM1PMGyhOqyJ29vYp0NedSpsXQexn7fXua2BUuhMgYMtE9ezIHQU/s200/63FordCountrySquire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />1963 Ford Country Squire<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L-gT8dz8cvuMeXrKs1auy9aJr9J4qlN5IIrbpJ8gUwTmBAXTVB-P9eHsQbm7XfSehiKelIduXY1l4I8SN9hmb9a9hIaDP_hi9vfuykLqTUX3nu05-ybIszmWhlanTZMJhBo0M23vnM8/s1600-h/RenaultDauphine100.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy_KM4J8qSzwpP4tUzMxDV8qGILfTBIt4IEUxHg72cGrxNBBXT-DmjOFn-wpC-TQWBpapmpo-JsQ5oUfLrty17qvTJsOnck13O6IwcHBBnmKof3kBFppOrQgnGdpfa6nRv7IYg_FZpUI/s1600-h/RenaultDauphine100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162837232111843778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy_KM4J8qSzwpP4tUzMxDV8qGILfTBIt4IEUxHg72cGrxNBBXT-DmjOFn-wpC-TQWBpapmpo-JsQ5oUfLrty17qvTJsOnck13O6IwcHBBnmKof3kBFppOrQgnGdpfa6nRv7IYg_FZpUI/s200/RenaultDauphine100.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Renault Dauphine (unsure what year)<br /></p><p>The cars my parents drove when I was born were a 1963 Ford Country Squire and a Renault Dauphine. At the time, I hated the station wagon, but today I would love to own one. We later owned a Meadowlark Yellow, 10-passenger Ford Country Squire with a 429 Thunderjet. I initially did not think much of the Squire because it replaced my beloved 1967 Mercury Park Lane. That has changed. I think the lines of station wagons are more beautiful than their sedan counterparts. In fact, I am a now huge station wagon enthusiast and dream of owning a 1969 Country Squire like the one my parents owned. Of course, that is starting to appear less and less likely because a pristine example just sold on EBay this week for over $15,000. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRlLgYR7SL3JpKbSCZ_TV-142LIta8gpKCPZMWtOXXK3jAkOPwoJokU0blfR5mqujKSBEZD9VtLyty3QXlDm5O8gdETrphUXeRe7RsxpCjrG_DJFMvRCr3sajbjLlI1oRV5EnLP7Yntk/s1600-h/69FordCountrySquire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162831244927433090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRlLgYR7SL3JpKbSCZ_TV-142LIta8gpKCPZMWtOXXK3jAkOPwoJokU0blfR5mqujKSBEZD9VtLyty3QXlDm5O8gdETrphUXeRe7RsxpCjrG_DJFMvRCr3sajbjLlI1oRV5EnLP7Yntk/s320/69FordCountrySquire.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>1969 Country Squire<br /></p><p>I like to think that station wagons are making a slow comeback, and I hope it continues. BMW and Mercedes make some pretty cool wagons that are way out of my price range, while the Mazda 6, VW Passat, and Saab 9-3 wagons have been catching my eye lately. I love my 1998 Subaru Outback, but am hoping that Subaru will come out with a Hybrid version that does not cost $40K. Today's wagons will never be the big beautiful beasts they were in the 1960s, but the sleek shapes they come in today are pretty cool and worth considering. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPED6M0OrwnHMSVJdoAA8wueiUmJQaL_YDgPisHLgTbVAu-HeNicQa8ZcnRcKCzRl7NINx4voYBBV5pTG6uqDbCu_8vrXJae6TMnd0Fz4Gr361S5PBL32u-dOPRSg9-VsedEpefyjCx78/s1600-h/2006Mazda6wgn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162832451813243282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPED6M0OrwnHMSVJdoAA8wueiUmJQaL_YDgPisHLgTbVAu-HeNicQa8ZcnRcKCzRl7NINx4voYBBV5pTG6uqDbCu_8vrXJae6TMnd0Fz4Gr361S5PBL32u-dOPRSg9-VsedEpefyjCx78/s320/2006Mazda6wgn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2006 Mazda 6 wagon<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2O05r1va6rMjdiib-5P7lz_68_FXWWjYYOWysQvE3aK1DNLNHbYPHNyRkBHe1nxSINrp1XQSiujk3qDuFHJg0s8h6ss92VsdJYvlPQOJjXe5m9zBEwX7Ls8pFRSdQUOtdWigxdxk8kSg/s1600-h/2006VWPassatWagon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162832954324416930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2O05r1va6rMjdiib-5P7lz_68_FXWWjYYOWysQvE3aK1DNLNHbYPHNyRkBHe1nxSINrp1XQSiujk3qDuFHJg0s8h6ss92VsdJYvlPQOJjXe5m9zBEwX7Ls8pFRSdQUOtdWigxdxk8kSg/s320/2006VWPassatWagon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2006 VW Passat Wagon<br /><br />I started this blog because I love to talk about cars. I am not sure if anyone will ever read it besides me (unless I decide to send the link to some of my many car buddies), but I thought this would give me and anyone else out there who just likes to talk about cars a place to post and talk about any car they want - not just muscle cars; not just super-exotics - any car. All opinions are welcome - I may not agree with everyone, but sometimes the debate is just as much fun.<br /><br />Channing Greene<br />Chicago, Illinois<br />02/02/08GreeneHornet63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11913938512123072444noreply@blogger.com1