I really like the 190SL.
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 24, 2022, 12:12:46 PM
I really like the 190SL.
There were two more at the show! :lol:
Shit, wrong thread
I'm drunk
Man, I love those old Caddys. They are holy shit expensive to restore, though.
Yes, the late 50s Cadillacs are stunning. That Mercury however... :facepalm:
It seems wrong to have a funeral car that looks like a rocketship.
Quote from: shp4man on April 24, 2022, 04:42:31 PM
Man, I love those old Caddys. They are holy shit expensive to restore, though.
And here to run. The owner of the dark blue one said it needs about 20 L / 100 km (11.7 mpg). :lol:
Quote from: Galaxy on April 24, 2022, 06:54:25 PM
Yes, the late 50s Cadillacs are stunning. That Mercury however... :facepalm:
I liked the Mercury. I'm a sucker for those 1970s land yachts. :lol:
Quote from: Laconian on April 24, 2022, 07:01:50 PM
It seems wrong to have a funeral car that looks like a rocketship.
It means you're getting faster from earth to Valhalla. :lol:
Would have been cool if this car was owned and used by a Finnish heavy metal band who drove all across the nation with it while storing their instruments inside.
Quote from: cawimmer430 on April 25, 2022, 01:26:48 AM
And here to run. The owner of the dark blue one said it needs about 20 L / 100 km (11.7 mpg). :lol:
About average mpg for 50's and '60s cars.
Quote from: FoMoJo on April 25, 2022, 08:03:21 AM
About average mpg for 50's and '60s cars.
Which American car from the 1950s to the 1970s got the absolute worst fuel economy? I've heard that the early 1970s Lincoln Continental Mark IVs got something like 9 mpg on a good day, and the Stutz Blackhawk was around 8 mpg... :lol:
Anything out there that was worse? :lol:
Quote from: cawimmer430 on April 26, 2022, 03:15:13 AM
Which American car from the 1950s to the 1970s got the absolute worst fuel economy? I've heard that the early 1970s Lincoln Continental Mark IVs got something like 9 mpg on a good day, and the Stutz Blackhawk was around 8 mpg... :lol:
Anything out there that was worse? :lol:
I think the Ford 460s were about the worst of the big luxo car engines; you would think the 500 Cadillacs would have been worse, but they weren't.
Quote from: Soup DeVille on April 26, 2022, 04:52:28 AM
I think the Ford 460s were about the worst of the big luxo car engines; you would think the 500 Cadillacs would have been worse, but they weren't.
From what I've read, the 1970s Cadillac Eldorado with the 500cid V8 got better fuel economy than the Lincoln Mark IV with the 460cid (?) V8. :tounge:
Quote from: cawimmer430 on April 26, 2022, 05:15:43 AM
From what I've read, the 1970s Cadillac Eldorado with the 500cid V8 got better fuel economy than the Lincoln Mark IV with the 460cid (?) V8. :tounge:
Yes. Significantly better actually. Now, the formal limousine had a lower rear end though, and was probably worse, but I've never found one of those that was running.
It must be nice to be able to attend a classic car show and see a variety of cars and not 95% of it being composed of variants of 3 different muscle cars
Nice post and pics Wimmer! Your photo streams of car shows and just street shots of different cool cars always are great to look at! Thanks!!
Quote from: veeman on April 26, 2022, 08:40:34 AM
Nice post and pics Wimmer! Your photo streams of car shows and just street shots of different cool cars always are great to look at! Thanks!!
+1, always enjoy them. :ohyeah:
Quote from: Soup DeVille on April 26, 2022, 05:42:11 AM
Yes. Significantly better actually. Now, the formal limousine had a lower rear end though, and was probably worse, but I've never found one of those that was running.
Must have been rare to begin with.
Quote from: r0tor on April 26, 2022, 06:57:08 AM
It must be nice to be able to attend a classic car show and see a variety of cars and not 95% of it being composed of variants of 3 different muscle cars
I guess that's one of the beauties of Euro cars shows: the variety. ;)
Quote from: cawimmer430 on April 27, 2022, 10:17:05 AM
Must have been rare to begin with.
Not incredibly rare; but nobody wants a run down limo, so they mostly became motor donors and demolition derby cars.