Should have kept your parents' car and just parked it in the garage without driving it. Think of what it would be worth today, that is if you wanted to sell it.Let's see, my dad was also a mechanic and picked up cars to restore all the time. We had a couple of late 50's TR3's, a 1953 Cadillac, A 1950 Ford sedan that was pushed over the bank along the Marine Drive while we were out camping on Lemon Island, a couple of mid 60's Ford Thunderbirds but the two best were the 1968 Mercury Cougar with a factory 427cid pumping over 400 horsepower. This was an extremely rare car that only a little over 300 were made. This was a muscle car with European styling luxury. I sold my 1967 Ford Fairlane GTA with a 390 in it so I could buy it from them but then had to sell it because insurance was expensive so I ended up buying a 1967 Ford Mustang GTA with a 390cid. The other one was a triple black 1972 Mercury Cougar convertible. We also had several different versions of early Mustangs with coupes, convertibles and fastbacks.
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Love both cars but especially the Karmann Ghia. Air cooled?
Very different car, but both were called the fairlady in Japan, so one could argue it was.
The TR 250 kinda looked like this one, but I honestly don't remember which year it was .
Those were never problems on my father's early 60s VWs. He used his van in his job as a bricklayer hauling all kinds of heavy stuff including me and a handicapped fellow living with us by the name of Art Honeyman. They made one or maybe it was two movies about Art. Art wrote a book of poetry including a poem about my father and one of his cigars that he loved to smoke.
well glad you liked them...I can only speak from my experience and I drove them alot for years with the band.....never liked Mercedes or Volkswagons....still don't....I think they're generally bad investments in the auto world....I think they were pretty much just fashion statements of the times. I'd buy an ugly dodge dart over a VW any day..those old darts were indestructable....my first car was one....I'd challenge any VW bug to a trip cross country against my old monkey shit brown dodge dart...see which one goes over the Rockies without a breakdown from overheating...same with vans....I'd buy any van over a VW...I think they are poorly designed
That was my first car in HS. In white. Wasn’t anything “special” back then. Now it’s worth some good money. Wish I still had it. Friend of mine completely restored one a couple years ago
you have plenty of time and money....just find the effort bro or chip in with your brother and send it to bodyman to cherry out...my son in Santa Barbara would have that thing on the road in less than a week....he flips cars as a side biz..
just looked it up and it was....they also had the 1600...Paul Newman raced a 2000 I believe....that 2000 line ended in 1970 which was the model I had ...I bought mine in 74
I had an mg and I think the Datsun was way better made...tighter transmission
