What a garage find

[commando1]

 

[detmatt]

That is incredible color combo for that car. We have a fair amount of the newer ones here in the Detroit area and I see one with these colors on Woodward once in a while.

 

[commando1]

AKA The Gulf Cars. More have been cloned than have been made.
The Hemi-Cuda of the F1 world.

 

[Catfish]

That is incredible color combo for that car. We have a fair amount of the newer ones here in the Detroit area and I see one with these colors on Woodward once in a while.

I vow to own a 2006 GT before I leave this world.

 

[72Fury]

I vow to own a 2006 GT before I leave this world.

I've been around one. It feels really strange when you shut the door, like standing under a helicopter. Other than that, it's a badazz. The closest garage find to something like this, that I have found, was a dozen years ago. A 5000 mile Pantera stuffed in a shipping container in 1975, in Westly Ca.

 

[bajajoaquin]

AKA The Gulf Cars. More have been cloned than have been made.
The Hemi-Cuda of the F1 world.

Or the Le Mans world, as the case may be.

 

[Catfish]

I've been around one. It feels really strange when you shut the door, like standing under a helicopter. Other than that, it's a badazz. The closest garage find to something like this, that I have found, was a dozen years ago. A 5000 mile Pantera stuffed in a shipping container in 1975, in Westly Ca.

I always liked the Panteras also.

 

[commando1]

Or the Le Mans world, as the case may be.

Ack!!!
You can tell I'm a good ol boy. LOL What was I thinking? Them's all fer-ners look alike.

 

[72Fury]

Thanks everyone. It's fun to dream once in awhile!

 

[Zymurgy]

The blue gulf GT 40 was one of the cars on my first slot car race tracks. Have been a fan ever since.

 

[detmatt]

That's where it all starts, mine were a couple of Mopars and I wish I still had them!

 

[commando1]

When I was 16 I couldn't decide between buying the GT-40 or the Porsche 904. So I passed on both of them

 

[72Fury]

Haha. Back in 1976 my parents were shopping for a new car. A friend had a 289 AC Cobra, and wanted 6k for it. Of course that was a lot of money then, and would make a terrible family car. My Parents ended up paying a little more for a red Pacer. lol.

As far as a little Mopar content, a best friend bought a AAR Cuda for $1400 in 1983. White, slap stick automatic. I was in that thing constantly. The carpet was shot, so he pulled it out. The hood hinges were gone, so it had hood pins just on the front. At about 70-80mph the hood would start lifting up near the cowl. The passenger seat had one bolt on it, so when you would get on the car, the passenger would move all over the place. He called it the liar's chair, because after a fast ride everyone swore it was faster than it was. We were at a party one night, and the girl's parents came home early. Her dad was pretty mad and went straight to him trying to take his beer away. My friend said I'll just leave. The dad said *GOOD*. We got into the AAR parked on the outside of a circular driveway, with the nice small shrubbery everywhere. Then my friend pulled one of his patent 6k neutral slams and away we went. Straight across the yard, dirt/landscape flying everywhere. In a AAR. lol

 

[bluefury361]

Then my friend pulled one of his patent 6k neutral slams and away we went. Straight across the yard, dirt/landscape flying everywhere. In a AAR. lol

Good story. It was a lot more fun when these cars were just used cars...... Use em up and go get another one.

 

[tallhair]

I always liked the Panteras also.

yeah me too and should have bought one back in the 80's when nice running examples were cheap. There 3 or 4 that show up at a local small town show and they are very cool.