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The Continental

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  1. Cool find. That thing is all sorts of neat looking. It looks like a '53 Stude, P1800, Mustang, and 240Z mashed into one. Before even seeing it was to be your car, I got a Amphicar vibe from it as well between the nose, stance, and top. Just don't take this one in the water.

  2. That's great you decided on going forward with this. The history is definitely an added touch, and it's only got 25 years before it has been in your family and yours alone for a whole century. My dad still has his first car, a '40 Plymouth, and my grandmother has a '61 Impala sedan bought new. Both I'm hoping to get some day, and while a full restoration probably isn't in the cards, having them as drivers will be more than suitable.

  3. The crate engine is basically an advertisement on the show. The whole 350 SBC thing is definitely overdone and unless you plan on replacing it every few years with the new FI motor then it does come off as bland. I'm sure Foose knows that the car would be better with a Rocket 350 or 455. Some people are still into Flatheads, so with the capabilities of SBC I'm sure they will remain common for a long time to come. I get the "go with what you have" thing when it comes to people using SBC, but that doesn't work with a true restoration. Reliability can be had staying within any big three make.

    That's a shame on the Torino which looked to be museum quality before hand. Granted a 427 Torino would be lots of fun, another Torino should've been used.

  4. Found someone about to scrap a 1990 Jaguar XJ6 and I've heard that the front and rear ends can be good used in other cars. I was just more about these cars and their parts values and how good the front and rear ends work in other cars. Interior is great, new alternator, computer is supposedly fried but everything mechanically was said to be good, alloy wheels including spare missing one center cap, black paint but top/hood/trunk is faded, excellent tan leather interior, grill has crack it in, etc. Do the wheels share a bolt pattern with other makes? Also, do they have 700r4s or do those just mount in easily?

  5. Old Car Price Guide is probably the best guide out of those three. Besides being a GM coupe I like these for being a throwback to the Cord. Do many Cord owners have one of these? These cars may do better in the future, but they will never be up there with a Cord.

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