Our Cars (dream or actual)

[nonikes]

Thanks dude, @Dmart!  Saw your bike in the motorcycle thread… she purty

[Dmart]

Thanks a lot @74turbo havibg loved in Munich close to BMW been a dann ever since of the 2002 Turbo.

[motojobobo]

Got myself a new 4WD vehicle, a Toyota FJ Cruiser. May keep both my 1997 Land Rover Defender and the Toyota or get rid of the oldie…I’ll see how my usage of each one pans out over the next months.

If I decide to keep the LR, I ought to give it some TLC: new paint, upholstery and various noises (rattly windows, squeaky doors and seats…).

[goosehd]

That FJ is nice, but I absolutely love the LR!!!

[goosehd]

@Giles Land Rover was/is a dream car for me! It would be one of the few vehicles I wouldn’t want to get rid of after 4 or 5 years.

The other would be a Shelby Cobra with a 454 in it.

Guess we can all dream

[Dmart]

@motojobobo never!never!never! sell the landy! You will regret it, trust me! If I will ever find one that it is acceptable condition for an acceptable price, I will get one again.

[tody]

@goosehd said in Our Cars (dream or actual):

@Giles Land Rover was/is a dream car for me! It would be one of the few vehicles I wouldn’t want to get rid of after 4 or 5 years.

The other would be a Shelby Cobra with a 454 in it.

Guess we can all dream

That 454 would be a chevy engine, though. 427 sounds more like it. Not that the displacement would make any difference in a rocket that weighs next to nothing. Luckily, I'm too tall for the cobra...

[Aetas]

Same here. Don’t sell the LR @motojobobo .
Remember your upholstered bike seat project. Something like this will suit the landy well.

[goosehd]

Sorry, yes 427 not 454…I’m going back to bed…

[tody]

Here's my take on a decent 4x4.
And my advice to @motojobobo is as well to not sell the classic.

[goosehd]

@tody Damn!!! That’s a nice bronco…ok, 3 vehicles I won’t get rid of.

[tody]

@goosehd There's more... You want me to post them all? Before I picked up an unhealthy clothing habit, I already had one with FoMoCo cars.

[Dmart]

@tody said in Our Cars (dream or actual):

Here's my take on a decent 4x4.
And my advice to @motojobobo is as well to not sell the classic.

Never seen a Bronco in Germany! Love it!
Didn’t the bring out an new version lately like LR did for the landy?

[tody]

@Dmart There's a couple I know of in my area. Ford actually revamped the Bronco badge with a really great interpretation of the classic. Europe will only get the 4door version, though.

[goosehd]

Such a tease…of course I want more.

[goosehd]

If the new bronco could tow my boat, I would trade my truck in for one…

[motojobobo]

A buddy of mine got himself the new Bronco…

…a beauty and a monster at acceleration! Put my FJ to shame trying to keep up with him. It has more electronic stuff than I care for, all that will be a nightmare to keep running out here; so I’ve decided an FJ is a better choice!

[tody]

Ok, so here we go.

That's the one that started it all, 65 Mustang convertible, inline six. Got it for a decent price with my first real money I earned.

A few years later I wanted more and bought a 72 Mercury Comet GT, just like you should buy classics. Just by pictures, over the internet. In Sweden.
Took me two years to fully restore it, nowadays I'm too scared to drive it. 410 HP, 550NM. 347 Stroker with a five speed.

The next one started as a party van project. That's when the kids started to get in the way. Again, near total restoration, but with three point seat belts all around. 1967 Econoline / Falcon Deluxe van.

Then came the Bronco, that got worked through mechanically, and also received a five speed as an upgrade.

Last one was a 1964 Falcon, which I didn't work on very much as of yet. Sealed the engine, rebuilt the transmission. Still to be licensed...

[goosehd]

Can’t upvote that post enough!!! Excellent collection and thanks for sharing.

[tody]

Oh, and one addition: the van is where the IH stickers go!