I was out and about today and saw a dark green Vega on the street -- a 2
door hatchback. It looked original but was running (it sounded a bit
clunky, though my high school buddy had one that sounded like that new)
and was in decent shape body wise. Too funny.
I went to the charity auction
).
Glad to know I'm not the only FREAK here, Mike
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On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 09:30:34PM -0400, Mike Canfield wrote:
Usually
The Matador is WAY bigger than a Hornet. Mike
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Kevin wrote:
Matadors and Ambassadors were used for police
I have seen a couple Matadors with creases in the hoods because of that.
Mike
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I
The Matador came shortly after the Ambassador of the late 50's and early 60's
and was similar in size to the Ford LTD and Chevy Caprice
Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:19:49PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
I thought a Matador was a Hornet coupe. In Man with a Golden
You are right about the javelin, the Alabama State Police purchased a few of
those as pursuit vehicles. As a matter of fact they kept a couple of them they
use as show cars in parades. My nefiew lives down they and took some pictures
and ask me if I knew what they were. Thought they a pretty
WILL
have an AMX(68 or 9) to replace it with when the kids are graduated and I
can get away with a 2 seater again.
Mike
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or 9) to replace it with when the kids are graduated and I
can get away with a 2 seater again.
Mike
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You are right about
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Did the 70 include the addition of the 390 engine option ? Not sure if it
was available yet on the 69
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 70 was the same body style as the 69. Mike
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Did the 70 include the addition of the 390 engine option ? Not sure if it
was available yet on the 69
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Could be, if I'm not mistaken the 401 was just a punched out 390
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IIRC the 70 was the first year for the 401.The 390 was ended in
69
Within a few years of the model's debut, adjusters were choking on the
(IIRC) $1200 price tag for a hood. Pretty horrifying, given that back then
they probably sold for what, 8 grand?
I checked an old price guide, they had the 6 cyl coupe a little over 3k, and
a Matador X coupe with V8 at
I think the turbo got CIS to deal with air flow around the turbo.
Later Volvo turbos had LH-Jetronic, as my sister's 740 turbo did.
Peter
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 03:29 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73
]
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Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:12 AM
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Couldn't be to far back since GM didn't have many 4 bangers in the 70's with
the exception of the aluminum block 4 cyl in the Vega. The Citation came out
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 09:30:34PM -0400, Mike Canfield wrote:
Usually the only way to get the V8 with a 4 speed was in the X package for
the gremlin and in the early SC Hornets. Mike
X package was more of a trim option than anything. There was a gap after the
demise of the javelin where the
Kevin wrote:
Matadors and Ambassadors were used for police vehicles. IIRC, Adam-12 was a
matador. There wasn't a police package like Ford, but there was a certified
speedo, and police cars usually got 401s, front and rear sways, tranny
coolers,
and bigger brakes. The engine was identical
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:19:49PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
I thought a Matador was a Hornet coupe. In Man with a Golden Gun, didn't
Bond and the redneck sheriff chase Scaramanga and Tattoo in a Hornet, with
Scaramanga driving a Matador which converted into an airplane?
In that movie, the
Rick Knoble wrote:
I had a '78 BMW 530i. Same thing, L-Jetronic w/points. It also had these
stainless steel exhaust manifolds called reactors. If I had it to do over
again, I would fabricate intake manifolds and put on Webers. THAT car was a
money pit...
After lots of problems with my '75 VW
Russ Maki wrote:
The Spirit (a co-worker had one) was a POS -- the last gasp of AMC. The
Eagle was a pretty durable set of wheels. Its rear seal issues weren't
that rare among US straight sixes, as I recall. .I know many of the
Fords I drove during the period had similar problems.
I had
Fmiser wrote:
My 1972 W108 had electronic fuel injection and points to trigger the
electronic ignition.
Points were a _very_ mature technology at that time, and with no high
voltage on them they will last a long, long, time.
Agreed, but unfortunately VW was still running the full coil
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister
had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking,
was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on
the side of the road, probably a good idea!
Peter
On Saturday, September
I always thought VW used the simpler CIS injection
Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister
had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking,
was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many
K-jet came out around 74 or 75 -- up to that time, only D-Jet was
available. LH-Jet came along about then, too.
K-jet (CIS) was the best, as far as I'm concerned, but I don't think it
was ever installed on the flat four, which was on it's way out by then.
VW put D-Jet on the flat four in
Peter Frederick wrote:
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister
had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking,
was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on
the side of the road, probably a good idea!
That would have been either a 232 or 258 six. Mike
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When I worked at Budget we had the Levis edition Gremlins
with four
wheel drive.
Mike
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what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid. At least I
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote:
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were
200
cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a friend
Usually the only way to get the V8 with a 4 speed was in the X package for
the gremlin and in the early SC Hornets. Mike
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JabbaHursty wrote:
my old VW rabbit had no power steering and no power brake, but was CIS fuel
injected. points ignition. german made.
What really struck me as bizarre were the early D-Jetronic and
L-Jetronic cars, like the mid-70s Beetles and Buses. Electronic fuel
injection, but points
I had a '78 BMW 530i. Same thing, L-Jetronic w/points. It also had these
stainless steel exhaust manifolds called reactors. If I had it to do over
again, I would fabricate intake manifolds and put on Webers. THAT car was a
money pit...
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
What really struck me as bizarre
it
the other dayI have 6 more for parts...OH what an addiction that
was..Mike
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what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a friend had.
Steve MacSween
Don't recall the iron duke 151 being used in any AMC? If my memory serves me
right it was first used in GM's X bodies like the Citation
Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 12:48:21PM -0400, Harry ?M.) wrote:
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's
got a memory jolt, it was the Eagle
Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote:
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a friend had.
I don't remember the name, but Mike
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid.
You must be talking about the AMC Eagle. The 6 cylinder engine were 4.2L
258 CID, and many had rear main seal problems including the one that we had.
It was a wonderful winter car while living in Bend, OR.
Remember the Spirit? It was kind of a downsized FWD Eagle. AMC launched
the line in late 1978 or '79 with ceremonies in communities across the
country named Spirit, including the settlement of Spirit, Wis., near the
hometown of our listmate Meade Dillon.
I was there with camera and notepad to
Remember the Spirit? It was kind of a downsized FWD Eagle.
Yes, it did share body panels with the Eagle 2 DR HB, but I didn't know that
it was FWD! A friend of mine had one that also had a bad main seal (kind of
like a perpetual oil change). It did manage to stay running most of the
time
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thats it the AMC Eagle, if I remember correctly they had good ground
clearance, but a short wheel base
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That was an Eagle coupe you saw in the yard Great cars
The GM Iron Duke 2.5 goes WAY back before the Citation. Mike
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Don't recall the iron duke 151 being used in any AMC
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Remember the Spirit? It was kind of a downsized FWD Eagle. AMC launched
the line in late 1978 or '79 with ceremonies in communities across the
country named Spirit, including the settlement of Spirit, Wis., near the
hometown of our listmate Meade Dillon.
I
It wasn't.Mike
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Remember the Spirit? It was kind of a downsized FWD Eagle.
Yes, it did share body panels
Mike Canfield wrote:
The Spirit was NOT a FWD car.
Oops, my mistake. It kind of stuck in my mind that way because at that
point the Big Three were all rushing FWD platforms into production
(Horizon, Escort, Citation). The gang at Kenosha had to be different.
Sure seems like I'm not going
rumor has it that David wrote:
JabbaHursty wrote:
my old VW rabbit had no power steering and no power brake, but was CIS fuel
injected. points ignition. german made.
What really struck me as bizarre were the early D-Jetronic and
L-Jetronic cars, like the mid-70s Beetles and Buses.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:51 PM
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Hey Mike, this would be something you could be intersted in. I saw a Car and
Driver special on tv about the gremlin
There was a smaller V8 they used for the Monza too, I think it was a 262
Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, but they needed an alignment every other week.
I always preferred those Monza coupes, particularly the ones they
squeezed the 305 into.
Mac
--
Dan Weeks
82 VW Westfalia 1.6 TD
My great uncle was an entomologist. The year after he died, my great
aunt needed a new car, so she bought a grasshopper green hornet in
memory of him.
On 9/9/05, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I remember the Hornet well...Had a 77 Hornet AMX304
automatic.One of less than 374
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vega
You won't believe this, but thats exactly the same car they profiled. It was
Classic Car and Driver on the Gremlin with Levis interior. Yellow with a V8
and 4 speed. Remember the Hornet?
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had a 73 Gremin X
Maddness? He's giving something away, Jesuse Christ...leave the man alone
you freakin computer geek!
On 9/7/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
STOP THE MADNESS.
I can't believe that a comment a week ago about owning a Vega has
resulted in
and still isn't worth much.;)
Mike
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:51 PM
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You won't believe this, but thats exactly the same car they profiled
isn't worth much.;)
Mike
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You won't believe this, but thats exactly the same car they profiled
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote:
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a friend had.
I don't remember the name, but Mike has one! I saw it when I picked up the
240d, and I was going to ask him about it.
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 12:48:21PM -0400, Harry ?M.) wrote:
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a friend had.
That was the eagle. Two engine options, 258 2bbl or a 2.5L four (depending
on
On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 11:51:13PM -0400, Harry ?M.) wrote:
You won't believe this, but thats exactly the same car they profiled. It was
Classic Car and Driver on the Gremlin with Levis interior. Yellow with a
V8 and 4 speed. Remember the Hornet?
Very uncommon engine and trans option for
Hi, All.
OT! Not too long ago there was a (mercifully) brief discussion of the
Chevrolet aluminum 4 and the car it ended up in. This week I found a 1970
Car Life magazine with an article about the XP-887 engine , read Vega,
engine, Mopar engines and a proposed mid engine Corvette plus a
STOP THE MADNESS.
I can't believe that a comment a week ago about owning a Vega has resulted
in this discussion. Anyone want to talk about Linux?
Don
On 9/7/05, frederick w moir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, All.
OT! Not too long ago there was a (mercifully) brief discussion of the
07, 2005 11:05 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT Vega
Hi, All.
OT! Not too long ago there was a (mercifully) brief discussion of the
Chevrolet aluminum 4 and the car it ended up in. This week I found a 1970
Car Life magazine with an article about the XP-887 engine , read Vega,
engine, Mopar engines
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
STOP THE MADNESS.
I can't believe that a comment a week ago about owning a Vega has resulted in
this discussion. Anyone want to talk about Linux?
I always preferred those Monza coupes, particularly the ones they squeezed
the 305 into.
Mac
I sort of liked my '78 Pinto.
On 9/7/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
STOP THE MADNESS.
I can't believe that a comment a week ago about owning a Vega has
resulted in
this discussion. Anyone want to talk about Linux?
I always
No offense, but since when was it madness to discuss the quirky cars we all
used to own? Its car talk;;; geez
LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I sort of liked my '78 Pinto.
On 9/7/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
STOP THE MADNESS.
I can't
every article I can to HOPEFULLY decorate the walls of my
garage...Mike
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Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:05 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT Vega
Hi, All.
OT! Not too long ago
Quirky cars we USED to own? Man, you must be from the Easley list ;-).
Three weeks ago, I drove 5 hours, across an international border, to pick up
a 23-year-old Mercedes from in front of the owner's house, when said owner
was away.
I then spent almost two hours convincing the Canada Customs
Hey my Vega cost me $50 and lasted me for 2 years, rusty fenders that waved in
the breeze at 60mph. I call that quirky :0
Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quirky cars we USED to own? Man, you must be from the Easley list ;-).
Three weeks ago, I drove 5 hours, across an international
Not at all. Unless you converted it to run on rapseed oil.
(Okay, okay, just kidding.)
Mac
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Hey my Vega cost me $50 and lasted me for 2 years, rusty fenders that waved in
the breeze at 60mph. I call that quirky :0
Oh, I almost forgot this tidbit.. my Vega was the one off fred flinstone
mobile. A hole in the drivers side floor so anything you were brave enough to
run over could be seen under your feet HA!
Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quirky cars we USED to own? Man, you must be from the Easley
actually I did try everclear once..
Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not at all. Unless you converted it to run on rapseed oil.
(Okay, okay, just kidding.)
Mac
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote:
Hey my Vega cost me $50 and lasted me for 2 years, rusty fenders that waved
in
the breeze at
On 9/7/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I always preferred those Monza coupes, particularly the ones they squeezed
the 305 into.
I knew a girl who had one of those in high school. Squeezed is
right. GM official service manuals recommended an engine hoist be
used to change the
Yeah, but they needed an alignment every other week.
I always preferred those Monza coupes, particularly the ones they
squeezed the 305 into.
Mac
--
Dan Weeks
82 VW Westfalia 1.6 TD conversion 182k
82 Mercedes 300SD, 275k
I had two vegas and one pinto. The pinto was better. Tho I did get
180k out of a vega, which I finaly sold with a bad clutch and three
burned valves.
I sort of liked my '78 Pinto.
On 9/7/05, Steve MacSween
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Dan Weeks wrote:
I had two vegas and one pinto. The pinto was better. Tho I did get 180k out
of a vega,
which I finaly sold with a bad clutch and three burned valves.
Was the 180k Vega a late model (1977 or so) with 151ci Pontiac Iron Duke motor?
(I got 208k out of my 1980 Citation with
hadn't acquired a love of
tinkerring working on AMC's...LOLOL, Mike
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Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:51 PM
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Hey Mike, this would be something you could
as
you.What a history that car could tell if it could talk.
Mike
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:02 AM
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Quirky cars we USED to own? Man, you must
Yeah they did.From doing wheelstands with a posi and a lot of
nerve..Mike
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Yeah, but they needed
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Quirky cars we USED to own? Man, you must be from the Easley list ;-).
Three weeks ago, I drove 5 hours, across an international border, to pick
up
a 23-year-old
You'll LOVE the way that car looks cleaned up and NOONE will believe you
bought it for $100.;) Mike
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:19 AM
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Wild
, September 07, 2005 11:05 PM
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No, it was a '73, with the steel-sleeved aluminum block.
Dan Weeks wrote:
I had two vegas and one pinto. The pinto was better. Tho I did get
180k out of a vega,
which I finaly sold with a bad clutch and three burned valves.
Was the 180k Vega a late model (1977 or so) with 151ci Pontiac
Fred,
Thank You very much!!!..Do I owe you anything to cover mail and all?
Thanks again, Mike
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Hi, All
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