Current driver Here's my 92 Allante pictured with my 71 GS. I got the Allante in April from California. These are fun cars to drive and so far I haven't experienced any of the Allante problems with electrical, etc. It was a two owner car with 84,000 miles when I got it and in excellent shape.
harvey, the front bumper looks a heckuva lot meaner without the bumper guards on it.. very simple to take off.. only takes a couple mins tops and really makes it look like a muscle car!
I recently bought this 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo. It's pretty cool and very different from other cars I've had, but the Buick still rules the garage.
Wow, that's in nice shape!!:TU: When I was 14 my buddy's Dad had one just like that, He drove that for a couple of months until he saved enough to by his first car. It was a year or two old at the time. We beat the heck out of that car!!:3gears: Good memories!! Thanks!!!!!!:laugh:
Hi everybody, this is my other car. Its a 1953 Volvo 444 in original unrestored condition. My grand-dad bought it new in 53. It was parked for good in 1975 and havnt been driven since. I plan to drive it again someday. / Hans
look! its nadda! nadda buick, but pretty fast, and a real kick in the pants to ride. the only kind of rice worth having p this one is an 81 honda CB900 Custom. usually a cruiser bike, i have spent most of this summer converting it to a sport touring style. besides the CB900F body pieces, i have changed the back wheel from a 16" to a 17", changed the front wheel from a 19" to an 18", added a telefix fork brace, yoshimira exhaust, maier sport fairing, sport bars, crash guards, progressive rear adjustable shocks, and plan on changing the forks to a set off of an 81 CB750F. if you are into older bikes, you know the infinite possibilities in those big old UJMs.
my latest toy. i found this 88 beretta GT on the internet- and it was here in missoula :laugh: little 2.8L V6 with 5 speed, sway bars, 7" wide 15" stock wheels to be upgraded to some 16" wheels off of a GTZ. lots of fun to drive. gotta get the HP chip and add a few braces here and there. then i can go SCCA racing :bglasses:
I curently own two 1970's cars -- neither of which are Buick's. Hell -- they aren't even 'Merican. I did own a 71 Stage 1 4-speed. Bought in 1975, rebuilt in 1979, sold in 1984 with a spare Muncie 4-speed for $3200. Brown, w/brown vinyl, white buckets, mini-console and N-25 exhaust. Rebuild included Jahns, Crower (I think -- it's been too long) solid lift cam, :3gears: KB roller rockers, B4B, Holley 800 DP, Hooker, Hayes scatter shield, Mallory dual-point. So, anyway here's my daily driver: http://www.classicjaguar.com/CRAIGB4.jpg -- the rebuild -- down to the firewall -- summer 2001 http://www.classicjaguar.com/CRAIGB6.jpg -- new paint on the front 1/3 http://www.classicjaguar.com/cbreb9.jpg -- new custom shocks (x 6 -- the independent rear suspension has two on a side), torsion HD bars, HD sway bars and wiring harness http://www.classicjaguar.com/89CB4.jpg -- the engine: before http://www.classicjaguar.com/89CB5.jpg -- the engine: after. New custom headers, rebuilt carbs (x4), 12 x NEW everything else. http://www.classicjaguar.com/89CB7.jpg -- from the back That's a 71 XK-E V12 2+2. For those lamenting the cost of rebuilding a BBB 455, consider 12 pistons, 12 pistons sleeves, 24 valves (and all that goes with them) and the timing chain (overhead cams). There are 54 head studs and 21 radiator hoses: the coolant is routed through the oil pump. Cools the oil 45* at a cost of increasing the coolant 5*. Dual thermostats, dual electronic cooling fans Next: finish the rebuild my 72 XK-E V-12 roadster. And then -- -- a 70 or 71 Skylark or GS with TSP level 2A engine. Craig PS -- no, I not some rich a$$ho!e. Bought the V12 roadster in 1978 for $8,000 as a Captain in the Army. Bought the V12 2+2 in 1999 from my father-in-law for less than $4,000 as a LTC in the Army. Right place at the right tme.
do you ever wonder why a car manufacturer doesnt just stick with one really great body style? checker did it, VW did it, there have been cobra replicas built for ever. ford has kinda come back to that, and all the american companys are building cars with a "classic" car feel to them. but this is one body style that is definitly timeless! :TU: if i had to build a car based on an older style, this would very much be one of my choices. there is a guy driving around my town with a covertable. i wanna have his car and he can have a feather in a really nice place, but that is just me. you have a couple of great cars! :Brow:
rtabish Thanks for the kind words and for posting the image directly to the board. One BIG caution about using these body shells for bigger engines. A popular trade-out over the years was to pull the Jaguar engine and replace it with a small block Ford or Chebby 350. Both options require modifying the frame rails. This involves cutting them to fit the engine dimensions and welding them back together. This is a NO GO. The frames are high strength, light weight aluminum that can not be welded -- the heat involved in brazing them weakens the integral strength of the metqal. The frames only support the engine, front suspension and the steering. :Smarty: Craig
