Acresverde
Yep, your right, she was a Chrysler! Good memory banks you have. It was kind of a dark blue, with a huge triangular looking grille, and downright ugly.
And to OLDHVYMEC,
I'm another one of those Snap-on Freaks. They are still here in the garage. I don't know how much money is in that set of boxes, but I'm betting you could by a pretty nice house with them. I know the day I retired we weighed the box (as the forklift loaded it in that dually Ford PU truck) that it weighs over 1100 lbs.. I was a heavy Equipment mechanic for Ralston Purina for 36 years. Same job with United Technologies for the previous 8.
And I know guys, I'll try to stay on topic from now on.
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A Wise Man Once Opined:
Given enough time, all audiophile threads will become a discussion about cars or watches.
You're really dating us, Years ago watches would have been replaced with Women.
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# 1 thing for me is I make a serious attempt to buy Built in America with as many USA components as possible. That limits my choices considerably, but that’s how I roll. My dad made it back from the Philippines, but his only brother’s body was never returned from Metz France for two years after the war. Dad raised me with a American first philosophy. And it kind of stuck. In 65 years, I have never bought a non-American owned, non-Union made car. Not a whole lot of people can say that, but it's one thing I can take to the grave and be proud of. At least I tried.
BTW I ended up with all Legacys but considered a few others. My previous system was all Ascend Acoustics, and the one before they closed up shop and sold out, was Miller Kreisel’s..
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cindyment
"Used to drive a Toyota Camry. It had more American content than any other car manufactured at the time."
You must have missed that part about UNION made. That was a two-part requirement of mine for Automobiles, not one. And every dime of that Camerys profit goes back to Japan. I don’t send that country a dime if don’t have to, especially when it not necessary.
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Noske
Is that aimed at me? My wife makes all her own clothes, so that’s not an issue. LOL.. But if I bring her nonunion jap crap as gifts in any form, I’ll be getting a ration of @#**T. After having a husband that was Union President UE Local 718 Lancaster Ohio for 36 years, she knows and remembers who’s paying for our pension, healthcare and most importantly, our lifestyle. So yes, speakers (and anything else) are included. Don’t worry, there are only 10 % of the USA unionized and after were all dead it will be a non-issue. To me, who made it, and what country owns the company that made it is important and at the top of my requirements.
That being said, sometimes there are none available with the above standards, but I always make sure I try ..
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Noske..
I actually demoed the Tekton Double Impacts and liked the Legacys much better. Not slamming the Tektons, they were ok, but there was something about that tweeter array that sounded goofed up to me. Could not really put my finger on it, but it wasn’t for me.
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Ted I know all about Tesla. Just spent some time in one last week as my son has one and visited us during Thanksgiving. But I won’t buy one if unionized shops have something comparable. I’m seriously looking at a new Electric Powered Pickup Truck. The new Ford 150 looks pretty amazing.
And more power to Tesla. That is exactly how you keep unions out! Match or EXCEED union contracts!
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Your right. You need to let people buy how they want to insead of being critical. The thread was labeled "what is your requirements" ... I listed mine, and you don't like them. I don't tell you how to buy, and I sure a hell won't be critical or condescending towards others that don't view my requirements, but you just did me. Let's move on ...,
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CINDYMENT,
"Why did you have to ruin his day by telling him the truth about all the foreign cars he had purchased and drove.
I grew up in a GM town, went to school and am good friends with all the union assemblers and I will tell you that I never have and never will buy a vehicle that they had their hands on."
"Even they will tell you that 75% of gm vehicles are now built in Mexico and Canada in non union plants."
You’re going to tell someone that has been a lifetime union member, and President for the last 10 years of a 46-year career (before retiring) about what has happened to the labor movement? LOL Your funny.. I lived it. Just look over my lifetime of car purchases and you will soon understand that if everyone had myself and wife’s buying requirements (Including Speakers !) America would not be flat on its ass to China, Japan, and 3rd world markets. Try and find one car in this list that is not American built, by American Unionized workers and with all the Profits going back to an American owned Company. Please preach to someone that has not held the line, because I have. I’m 65 now, and I will keep doing what I’m doing as it’s how I was raised. Too late to change now… These are my lifetime of 19 cars and trucks, my wife could produce 19 of hers, but you get the point.
- 1963 Dodge Polara (Slant-6)
- 2) 1964 Plymouth Newport
- 3) 1966 Dodge Polara
- 4)1969 Z-28 Camaro (Gold)
- 1969 Z-28 Rally Sport (Silver)
- 1968 Chevrolet Impala Wagon
- 1970 Cadillac Deville
- 1973 Corvette L-82
- 1984 Dodge window Van
- 1984 Z-28 Camaro
- 1985 Iroc Camaro
- 1976 Ford Coachman MH E-450
- 1986 Lingenfelter Corvette 383 Package
- 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT
- 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ
- 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited (Built in Canada by UAW workers)
- 1976 Chevrolet Vega 5 Speed
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No not a Cosworth. But you obviously know your way around cars, not many people knew about them. Amazingly that old slime green Vega is the car I met my wife in. I knew she was a keeper as anybody that was driving THAT thing certainly didn't have much income. She sure as heck wasn't after me for my money! LOL .
But it did have a pair of "Mind Blower" Speakers in the back. Maybe it was the future audiophile in me she was after .. Ha Ha
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No. All I have is pictures of both those Z-28’s. I bought the first one with paper route money and drove it to high school. That 302 cu in engine made a lot of noise but was only a 14 second car. So, I talked my dad into letting me buy a crate engine.. a 427/430 L-88 and install in that car. Before it was over it had 4.88 gears, Hayes aluminum flywheel, Lakewood traction bars, Hooker Headers. Can you imagine letting your kid drive that animal to HS? It ran 11.88 @ 116 and in its day, on those little tires it was a wicked SOB.. The hardest part to believe is a paper route had the buying power to purchase such neat things. We grew up in the best of times, didn’t we?
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Only the 67-69 Z-28s Chevrolets Camaro used this "Special High Performance" engine package. It was intended to cement their advantaging in the SCCA Road Racing Series that required no more than 305 cu. in. maximums. Chevrolet used a 283 Crankshaft with a 350 cu in Bore. This combination came out 302. The short stroke, big bore package was much faster revving and accelerating than their 305 engines that were made for street cars. They also incorporated a Duntov 30/30 solid lifter camshaft and underrated it (deliberately) to 290 HP so the young kids buying them could afford the insurance cost.
Hope this cleans up your confusion
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