Topic: Found On The Internet - II

[OliverD]

Never even heard about this car but I like!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-oldsmobile-custom-cruiser-9/

Only sold in '91-'92 unlike its Chevy Caprice and Buick Roadmaster cousins. Not the most desirable with that weak-sauce 5.0 V8.

The one to get is a 1994-1996 Roadmaster. That way you get the bubble roof AND the Corvette's LT1 engine.

[OliverD]

I'm mildly obsessed with this five-speed 1982 BMW 733i that was originally sold in Newfoundland and now resides in Nevada. Look at that fantastic Cypress Green exterior over a green leather interior. Not to mention the 16" BBS wheels. Seems to be in amazing shape too.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-bmw-733i-5/

[JohnnyMac]

Classy and unique for sure.

[Fobroader]

That thing is freaking gorgeous!!!

[blur911]

Never even heard about this car but I like!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-oldsmobile-custom-cruiser-9/

Only sold in '91-'92 unlike its Chevy Caprice and Buick Roadmaster cousins. Not the most desirable with that weak-sauce 5.0 V8.

The one to get is a 1994-1996 Roadmaster. That way you get the bubble roof AND the Corvette's LT1 engine.

Friend of mine had a Roadmaster, he used it to tow his race Corvairs

[Blueprint]

A few Mopars for our buddy Bubba:

Wanna relive the '70s hot-rod craze? (really looks like an MPC model kit  )

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-dodge-d-series-pickup-5/


Same era, more class - bring a hat:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-plymouth-fury-2/


Hemi in Ontario:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-plymouth-gtx-26/

[Blueprint]

firm could probably sort this one out on the cheap:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-mg-midget-18/


If uprooted like him, I'd be all over this thing. A few projects left, the first being finding a decent set of Cragar S/S wheels shod with Radial T/A's:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-ford-ranchero-11/


And then decision - '50's outrageously finned land yacht coupe: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-ford-thunderbird-coupe-3/


... or football field-long '60's full-sizer: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-pontiac-bonneville-6/


And then again, maybe a more simple '80s option: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-pontiac-parisienne-2/

[OliverD]

A few Mopars for our buddy Bubba:

Wanna relive the '70s hot-rod craze? (really looks like an MPC model kit  )

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-dodge-d-series-pickup-5/

This is absolutely hideous, unlike this shorty four-speed Power Wagon 4x4 from the same year: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-dodge-power-wagon-8/

[Bubba]

Never even heard about this car but I like!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-oldsmobile-custom-cruiser-9/

My wife would 100% divorce me if I brought that home.  She hates wagons (but loves SUV/CUV's).

Tough call, eh?   

[Bubba]

A few Mopars for our buddy Bubba:

Wanna relive the '70s hot-rod craze? (really looks like an MPC model kit  )

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-dodge-d-series-pickup-5/


Same era, more class - bring a hat:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-plymouth-fury-2/


Hemi in Ontario:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-plymouth-gtx-26/

That truck should be killed with fire and I never liked that generation of Fury.  That GTX, though.  <chef's kiss>

[OliverD]

Until the early 2000s, crew cab trucks were rare. Even rarer were crew cab trucks that weren't duallies or at least didn't have an 8' bed. There was a very rich guy that lived just outside New Glasgow (dude had a hangar attached to his house and an air strip in his yard - it's a very distinctive house visible from the TCH and you can see it here). This guy had a new (at the time) bright red F-350 crew cab with the short box. I had never seen a truck like this before and I thought it was amazing. I've always loved these and they seem to be quite rare. At the time GM didn't even offer its crew cabs with a short bed IIRC.

This one on BaT brings back memories of seeing that truck around, and bonus, it's a PowerStroke with a five-speed manual. I have no use for a truck like this but would still love to own it. One owner and 63k miles.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-ford-f-250-224/

[PJungnitsch]

Think that is actually a good Powerstroke generation, vs the many explody ones

[OliverD]

Think that is actually a good Powerstroke generation, vs the many explody ones

Yep, the venerable 7.3. Someone in the comments said that when he used to drive his in the early morning kids would come out of houses thinking the school bus was pulling up. 

[Firm]

firm could probably sort this one out on the cheap:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-mg-midget-18/

The Midget is a really nice example, and it sounds like the clutch issue is something to do with the hydraulics, not the clutch itself (which is an engine out job...not difficult, but annoying and a slipperly slope into other work). The hydraulics are real simple, most competent MG guys could have that solved in an hour. Too bad it's so far from me, otherwise I'd be onto that.

[revalations]

I had a 97 F250 stroker like that. Was red/white two tone with a 5 speed. Indestructable engine sure, because they made 235 HP out of 7.3 litres! Noisy, heavy, leak prone, thirsty, but tough. The trucks weren't great either, lousy steering, wind noise, iffy brakes, noisy lol. The last 7.3 I owned was a early 2003 (changed to the 6.0 mid-year) and I couldn't believe how gutless it was compared to my Duramax.

[Firm]

There's a horse farm around the corner from me, one of those fancy ones that doubles as a wedding venue. Owner has a white crew cab like that, not sure if it's a short or long bed, definitely the 7.3L as it sounds like a school bus. It's in great shape and has those 'GTS' blackout covers on the headlights that were hot in the early/mid 90's. Pretty sure he's using it as his DD as I see it running around quite a bit. Really love seeing old trucks still putting in work.

[OliverD]

Never even heard about this car but I like!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-oldsmobile-custom-cruiser-9/

Only sold in '91-'92 unlike its Chevy Caprice and Buick Roadmaster cousins. Not the most desirable with that weak-sauce 5.0 V8.

The one to get is a 1994-1996 Roadmaster. That way you get the bubble roof AND the Corvette's LT1 engine.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear on BaT! One owner 1994 Buick Roadmaster with 25k miles.

I had forgotten that these had a tailgate that could fold down or to the side.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-buick-roadmaster-33/

[Firm]

I get why those Roadmaster wagons get a lot of love, but I prefer the older squared off station wagon styling. This looks miles better to me, where the Roadmaster is in that weird transition phase of bubbly 90's styling, peppered with much older queues like the wood.

[Blueprint]

I get why those Roadmaster wagons get a lot of love, but I prefer the older squared off station wagon styling. This looks miles better to me, where the Roadmaster is in that weird transition phase of bubbly 90's styling, peppered with much older queues like the wood.

Nice one with the turbine wheels!  I'm with firm - the last Caprice / Roadmaster / Fleetwood had a bloatiness to them.

[OliverD]

But the 1991 Caprice was the Motor Trend car of the year!