What car have you sold that you regret most?

[Chuck]

Re: What car have you sold that you regret most?

How about which car I wrecked that I wish I hadn't. 1972 Mercury Monterey Custom - 2 door 400 cubic inch inch beast of a car. Brown with a black vinyl top. Put Lincoln Mark IV springs in the back. Man I loved that car.

[jerrym3]

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[QUOTE=Rondor;631142]

Wasn't an odd transmission. PowerGlides were 2 sp automatics. A bit strange, because GM hydramatics were 4 speed while Buick Dynaflows didn't have any gear changes. Ford and Merc-0-matics were three speed. For a short time, Lincoln used the GM transmissions.
I had a 348 Chevy Impala '59, with what I think was called a turboglide trans. It was worse than the powerglide, but supposedly smoother. Chrysler led the way in performance transmission development. I'll never forget seeing 2 identical MoPars at the strip one 4 speed and other Tourqueflite run each other.
The 4 speed led off the line but lost by over a car length. Everybody was in shock. By '66 Chrysler changed the auto to a slower smoother shif supposedly due to complaints of hard shift. It was a simple fix tho' to get the hard shift back.

Yep, I remember the Turboglide.

I still remember the automatic Mopars beating 4 sp 409's at the strip.

Our local dragstrip set up a race with a Corvair starting at the halfway mark and a Mopar starting at the normal starting point.

At the end of the run, the Mopar had won. Crowd gathered around the car looking at the 413 engine with the two staggered 4 barrels.

[Rondor]

Re: What car have you sold that you regret most?

[QUOTE=jerrym3;631126]Wasn't an odd transmission. PowerGlides were 2 sp automatics. A bit strange, because GM hydramatics were 4 speed while Buick Dynaflows didn't have any gear changes. Ford and Merc-0-matics were three speed. For a short time, Lincoln used the GM transmissions.

I had a 348 Chevy Impala '59, with what I think was called a turboglide trans. It was worse than the powerglide, but supposedly smoother. Chrysler led the way in performance transmission development. I'll never forget seeing 2 identical MoPars at the strip one 4 speed and other Tourqueflite run each other.
The 4 speed led off the line but lost by over a car length. Everybody was in shock. By '66 Chrysler changed the auto to a slower smoother shif supposedly due to complaints of hard shift. It was a simple fix tho' to get the hard shift back.

[4LOWBIRDS+8]

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My first car a 1955 Crown Victoria red and white. I even bought another one later just like it. I just ran out of room to keep it, now I have the room but things have changed.

[sbernard]

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1973 T-Bird gold with brown leather interior. 4 years and 100,000 miles later the engine had some major issues. Guess it didn't help pulling a 22 ft boat with it. Did put air shocks on the rear axle.

[jerrym3]

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Did it have that odd automatic (two speed?). My real first car was actually a a 59 El Camino with a 348 and three twos, as I recall. Those 59 Chevys were not easy to confuse with anything else.

Wasn't an odd transmission. PowerGlides were 2 sp automatics. A bit strange, because GM hydramatics were 4 speed while Buick Dynaflows didn't have any gear changes. Ford and Merc-0-matics were three speed. For a short time, Lincoln used the GM transmissions.

GM transmissions were all over the place. My dad's 55 Olds hydramatic didn't have a "P" setting. Instead, placing the column shift all the way down was Park.

"The first-generation Hydramatic (not the controlled coupling version that succeeded it in 1956) did not have a separate park position as found in modern automatic transmissions. The driver had to shut off the engine and then place the transmission in reverse in order to lock the driveline to prevent the car from moving."

PGlides were a little bit sluggish off the line, but great on highway kickdowns.

[AyPapiii]

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My first car was a white 59 chevy impala with a 348 cu in engine. Long before spoilers the previous owner had raised the rear end quite a bit and the huge rear fins seemed to give it great traction. I drove it 128 miles per hour and had to replace many of the seals. My 02 Thunderbird has never had to go that fast. My bird keeps me from missing that chevy.

Did it have that odd automatic (two speed?). My real first car was actually a a 59 El Camino with a 348 and three twos, as I recall. Those 59 Chevys were not easy to confuse with anything else.

[007Cruiser]

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Mine would be a '73 Tbird. Mint green, dark green half vinyl top, dark green leather interior. Bought it used in '75. It was great on gas (10 mpg downhill with a tailwind). Like Cal, someone totaled it on me. Eventually bought my '75 as a result.

[EllisonCal]

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Although I had no choice but to sell my 1969 Marquis Brougham to my insurance provider, (because it was totaled), I wish I could have had the car longer. It was a sweet ride. Midnight Blue, bought it when it was 2 years young and loved that 429 cu.in. V8. Less than a year after buying it, two kids in a GTO hit me, his left front fender to my left front fender on a two lane highway, no where to escape. The two Teens had cuts and bruises, I was unhurt but really upset. I guess walking away should be something to be happy about, but boy that Mercury was awesome.

[merlot4]

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Exactly like that. I don't know it its the lighting the fenders in the photo appear to be
darker than the body as was mine. The car is stock but the interior looks to be red mine
was a gray mohair. Possibly they may have had other options. Thanks for posting the
photo you made my day back to 1957.

The car was black, I changed the color of the car for you and now the interior -look again, enjoy the memories.

[Peterfurlan]

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Exactly like that. I don't know it its the lighting the fenders in the photo appear to be
darker than the body as was mine. The car is stock but the interior looks to be red mine
was a gray mohair. Possibly they may have had other options. Thanks for posting the
photo you made my day back to 1957.

[merlot4]

Re: What car have you sold that you regret most?

1940 La Salle Opera Coupe. Two tone gray the fenders a few shades darker than the
body. Some unique things I can remember Dunlop two sided whitewalls, porcelain exhaust manifolds and the heater carried the Cadillac name. It was a tank but could blow a Ford flat head V8 off the road. I swear I was going into second gear when the
Fords were going into third. Sadly I beat that car to death and traded it for a 1939
Indian Chief thats a whole other story.

I had never seen one of these, was it like this?

[bob andersen]

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My first car was a white 59 chevy impala with a 348 cu in engine. Long before spoilers the previous owner had raised the rear end quite a bit and the huge rear fins seemed to give it great traction. I drove it 128 miles per hour and had to replace many of the seals. My 02 Thunderbird has never had to go that fast. My bird keeps me from missing that chevy.

[kcroxton]

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1970 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition.

[Peterfurlan]

Re: What car have you sold that you regret most?

1940 La Salle Opera Coupe. Two tone gray the fenders a few shades darker than the
body. Some unique things I can remember Dunlop two sided whitewalls, porcelain exhaust manifolds and the heater carried the Cadillac name. It was a tank but could blow a Ford flat head V8 off the road. I swear I was going into second gear when the
Fords were going into third. Sadly I beat that car to death and traded it for a 1939
Indian Chief thats a whole other story.