Old Parked Cars

[WX7P]

http://www.oldparkedcars.com/

Question: What do a lot of these cars have in common?

[K7SGJ]

Rust?

[suddenseer]

Ans: They are parked because they don't run on their own power anymore.

[WX7P]

I'm talking about the Part 2 section.

If you click on each photo, you get a few more pics of the car.

[W2NAP]

nice looking 71 dart on there

[KG4CGC]

LOL! I had a 79 Plymouth Arrow. 1600cc with the third valve for intake, vacuum actuated. Responsive ride and handling with a good set of radial tires although a bit underpowered with the 1600. I believe a 2.6 liter version was available. The standard 4 speed transmission felt a bit clunky but, it always shifted into gear without issue. Only issue I would point out was that it seemed a bit top heavy. Today I would cut out the majority of the roof metal and replace it with carbon fiber or some other light weight material.
It would hold 90 mph well traveling down the interstate and achieved 45 mpg. Top speed in the 1600 was around 110. Holding 90 mph was necessary when approaching Atlanta via hwy 85 otherwise you were going to cause an accident by not going with the flow of traffic. These days I would never drive that fast.

[N8YX]

They're owned by conservatives? :snicker:

[W3WN]

http://www.oldparkedcars.com/

Question: What do a lot of these cars have in common?
They're all in better shape than the infamous Black Widow-mobile?

[WX7P]

No, all the part 2 cars have Oregon plates, when you can see them...

[NQ6U]

I used to have an Alfa Romeo Berlina. I liked it because it was a real sleeper--it looked sort of like an old Toyota Corona but it would blow the doors off a BMW 2002.

[w3bny]

Mexicans?

[K7SGJ]

My wife had a 70 Dart. It was a nice looking car. Among many others, I had a 72 Gremlin, dubbed Blue Thunder. The thing was a major POS. Bought it for $200, and it had $200 worth of brand new tires on it. The only thing that was any good on it, besides the tires, was the 258 engine. When I scrapped the thing, I pulled the engine, and went all through it. I ended up putting it in a jeep I picked up cheap, that didn't have one.

[K7SGJ]

Mexicans?

Speaking of solar energy, how's that new system workin for ya?

[w3bny]

Speaking of solar energy, how's that new system workin for ya?

Illuminating

[K7SGJ]

Since you've had awhile to evaluate it, would you do it again, or change anything about it?

[w3bny]

Yeah I would do it again. To date my system has produced....1.76 MwH...again Megawatt hours of energy to the house. And I didnt even get the full summer yet. I can see the usage on the bill diving as compared to last year. And anyway, any energy I get for "free" is better than me paying my coop for!

[HUGH]

Good for growing tomatoes or peppers in and the pickup beds filled with soil for any other crop you might think of.

5099

5100

[WV6Z]

No, all the part 2 cars have Oregon plates, when you can see them...

Obviously Photoshopped as only you and I still drive old shit like that which is pictured there......

[WV6Z]

Oh and I really need that '63 Studebaker Wagonaire.