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Old 11-02-2020, 01:56 PM   #53
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Default Re: Owning an old Merc as a cruiser? Other options?

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Originally Posted by jstanovic View Post
I've also been looking at AUs, even 4.0L EL fairmonts. Just don't seem to really get me excited like an old car does. 40s/50s/early 60s cars don't do it for me either. I like the older cars for their feel, the smell of a carbie motor that is warmed up, just the character they have. Old but clean and original is what I like.
We kind of think alike here. The old school feel of a cammed carby v8 donk just gets the blood pumping. After owning Subaru's for nearly 10yrs after getting out of Fords, I miss this.

But in saying that. What Franco says has a lot of merit. There is a very fine line between having something cool and cheap you can take places and then worrying if some twat is going to damage it in the car park if you have spent 20k+ on it.
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