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Re: can't make this 5h1t up - Speedy - 06-25-2024
mrbigstuff wrote:
Ok, I admit it, I would love to own a Pacer! Those are dope.
:agree:
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - Buzz - 06-25-2024
Early 80's, had a ("Freddie") Mercury Bobcat, w/ a lift-up, glass tailgate.
Couldn't find an all orange one, but this white trimmed one'll give ya the idea....
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.....and 40+ years later, this one's in better shape than mine ever was.
I traded mine for a set of 1972 Wilson Staff irons, and a couple of pro style
Wilson Staff golf bags. And I got much the better end of that deal.
The paint on Freddie had long lost its shine, so it's hard to imagine it
ever being as nice and shiny as the one pictured above. Of course before
Freddie hit the road, his body had been rather severely bruised and battered.
But he was slow, and
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Re: can't make this 5h1t up - Buzz - 06-25-2024
Remember the 1971 Mercury Cougar XR14.....?
Two XR7 front halves glued together.
Even made a guest appearance on "CHiP's" back in the day.
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Re: can't make this 5h1t up - DinerDave - 06-26-2024
Speedy wrote:
[quote=mrbigstuff]
Ok, I admit it, I would love to own a Pacer! Those are dope.
:agree:
I agree, but even more so, I'd like a Gremlin.
Dave
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - Diana - 06-26-2024
Buzz wrote:
Early 80's, had a ("Freddie") Mercury Bobcat, w/ a lift-up, glass tailgate.
Couldn't find an all orange one, but this white trimmed one'll give ya the idea....
.
.....and 40+ years later, this one's in better shape than mine ever was.
I traded mine for a set of 1972 Wilson Staff irons, and a couple of pro style
Wilson Staff golf bags. And I got much the better end of that deal.
The paint on Freddie had long lost its shine, so it's hard to imagine it
ever being as nice and shiny as the one pictured above. Of course before
Freddie hit the road, his body had been rather severely bruised and battered.
But he was slow, andneverhadn't exploded (yet).
==
Mine was bright yellow, fully optioned with 3-speed manual and moonroof and “racing” mirrors. It was my first car. Took it in for an oil change and the place “forgot” to put the oil cap back on. Unfortunately I didn’t see it until too late; that and the clogged fuel filter(s) causing all kinds of rough running. Pretty much killed the engine. Traded it in for the next one.
For all its faults I loved that thing.
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - Fritz - 06-26-2024
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - wurm - 06-26-2024
That was the color Gremlin I wanted. Alas, it wasn't to be. As for two-tone, I did end up with a Plymouth Horizon TC3 Hatchback in the white and red.
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - rgG - 06-26-2024
I had a 1972 GremlinX
Trust me, you do not want that bag of hurt that is the 5L V8 under the hood.
I loved the “unique” look of my Gremlin, but the engine and build quality were awful.
Mine looked like the below except the stripes were bright orange and I had the Levi’s denim interior.
I also had those raised white letter tires that were so popular back then.
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - DeusxMac - 06-26-2024
Fritz wrote:
The Thing!
Re: can't make this 5h1t up - rgG - 06-26-2024
DeusxMac wrote:
[quote=Fritz]
The Thing!
This is what happens when a Citroen and a VW mate.