Fix mah ignorance?

[megwrites]

Okay, for those who know things about cars -

Let's say you were a very slick, savvy, maybe even somewhat arrogant, macho character who wanted to have a souped up classic car (circa the 60/70's maybe) - what make and model would this car be?

It's sort of important for the project I'm currently working on, which has the glamorous working title of "UF!2Girls". Cryptic and yet functional for filing, innit?

More details to follow. You'll get 'em when I do.

Comments

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

If he's a Ford guy, he'll have a Mustang fastback. Chev, either a Camaro or a Corvette (depending on how deep his pockets are). Dodge, a Challenger or a Charger. Plymouth, a Barracuda.

Probably. :)

[fashionista-35.livejournal.com]

There's also the Pontiac GTO, which was originally an package option on the Tempest, first model year offered was 1964. Or an Impala.

If he's into a real slick sort of look, you might want to check out the 60s era Lincoln Continentals with suicide doors.

[readingthedark.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about cars but a bit about cars as lit'ry metaphors. Slick midlife crisis type who doesn't realize midlife crisis type? Yes on Mustang or Corvette. Most weird guys who buff up old machines are (in books) pining for the one they wanted so bad when they were a kid, so when they were old enough to drive and such can come into play. Unless they grew up in the sticks, then I think it's pickup trucks.

Cars I Wanted While Living In California

[(Anonymous)]

Longtime lurker, first time poster...

I grew up in California and, before moving my ass to New York, the two cars I and every other teenage boy desired above all else were the '68 Chevy Malibu or the '72 Chevy Nova. The Malibu was even memorialized in the Cake song Stick Shifts and Safety Belts. I preferred the four on the floor model for the sheer control and off the line speed... but the automatics were good too.

Both were coups with front and back bench seats that could have fit six people comfortably or eight with a little squeezing. They also averaged 15 MPG on their best days assuming a rebuilt engine. Blowers and horsepower modifications would greatly reduce this number but they had huge tanks.

The '68 GTO (or Goat) was also a classic but harder for a teenager to get their hands on to fix up in the mid-90's (when I was going through my car lust). By then, most of the yuppie dad's had bought them up for their weekend projects. But it was memorialized in the movie My Science Project, a Fisher Stevens classic.

In the west, the Malibu and Nova can be had for as little as $5K depending upon its condition.