Last Call- Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana Edition
Falling asleep behind the wheel was NOT a problem in the ’70s.
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It looks like a Mopar color-wise, but the louvered rr quarter glass looks like a Mustang. It be ugly who ever is its mama.
It's a Bobcat!
Nope, not a Bobcat. I went to high school with a guy that drove a Bobcat 3-door Runabout, that was fully loaded (for a Bobcat, that is). White with orange stripes, orange-and-white interior (similar to this one), pop-up moonroof, Cologne V6, automatic, A/C, stereo, factory aluminum wheels with white letter tires. Not a bad car for a Bobcat.
1978 Ford Mustang Cobra II. I wonder if being visually assaulted like that all the time you're in the car contributes to road rage.
Is it wrong that I'm drawn to this?
If this is wrong, I don't want to be right.
It's, like, a Hoon litmus test!
I ever so wanted to get the '88 944 Turbo S as a perfect collector's item, until I saw this:
<img src="http://www.fastestlaps.com/photos/_Porsche_944_Turbo_S_250hp4942149bf17b2.jpg" />
Pink and beige plaid? Seriously Porsche?
Porsche has done worse, like the eye-melting op-art seats and trim in the original 928.
<img src="http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/dyelightning1/928.jpg" width=500>
Au contraire, the 928s Hollucinegenic Zebra interior is one of my all time favourites. Makes me want to listen to The Human League for some reason.
Holy #(*$. That's like MC Escher after a tequila 'n' LSD bender.
I'll pass, thanks.
I'll take pink plaid and tan with drug trip checker board any day of the week over acres of charcoal, grey, storm cloud, magnetic, etc. So boring! I have red and houndstooth that I see in my car.
Since this is last call, I'm gonna threadjack if you don't mind.
I turned 16 last month, got my drivers license 1 month ago. Before I could drive and was in high school I've been reading Jalopnik and now Hooniverse. I love these types of blogs and cars. Two days ago i purchased a one owner 1985 BMW 635CSI 5-Speed! It has 167K miles and a broken Odometer. Other than the fact I still need to learn a manual (but am very eager to do so as the manual was my choice) can anyone give me advice on where I can get great info for my car, the catalytic converter will need replacing since its a California car, and it probably needs a new exhaust, any help? Thanks all!
Awesome! Ever since starting with the Uberbird, I've developed a fondness for the 6-ers. Probably some kind of Stockholm Syndrome.
Allow me to not recommend running it hot for 2 days straight in all-out racing.
Aside from that, bimmerforums.com has been most helpful with the Uberbird. Provided you're willing to do a little work/learning on your own, they're very patient and wise.
Re: exhaust, if you're not in CA, your local municipality might allow you to get by with no cat. That'd be cool. If not, then basically any exhaust shop can get the job done. Quality and price tend to correlate. All stainless with an upgrade muffler will be more than crinkle-bent aluminized stuff with el-cheapo components. Take your pick.
Overall on these cars, anything made of rubber tends to wear with that kind of mileage. Suspension bushings and ball joints, the guibo on the tranny output, etc. Following that, the next most common issues are HVAC and the weird on-board computer thing on the dash. I've got no advice there, as we yanked all of that.
If you're in CA, I have a line on a great guy to get parts from for super cheap. email mad_science[at]hooniverse.com and I can put you in touch with him.
I'm in SoCal actually, I've been looking at some aftermarket performance exhausts that go for 1K. Plus the cat I need from magnaflow which is around 400. Funny thing is I bought it for 2K and know need to buy parts, I've never really worked on a car before, and I'm loving it! I think if I can find used parts it would be better for my wallet definitely, but some parts are much harder to come by.
Email sent.
Hopefully yours didn't come with the milkshake and shattered metal banana options.
Welcome to project car hell… er Hooniverse!
I really, really dislike plaid interiors or seats. Having said that, this interior is pretty mild on the garishness scale. A possible winner for orangest orange was the original Renault 5 Turbo.
<img src="http://www.mario-sequeira.supermano.com/R5%20-%20A%20historia/Evolucao/R5%20Turbo%20interior.jpg" width=500>
Orange and blue! Why did the Gulf GT40s have to be all sensible with black interiors? Missed a trick, there.
Maybe the R5 designers were secretly Florida Gators fans. Go Gators!
<img src="http://www.statestreetproducts.com/scart/public/database/product/images_products/12177_large.jpg">
Yes. I can think of no more logical reason.
That looks like a video game, or what a Hollywood director thinks a computerized car should look like.
/threw up a little.
We have these State Prison inmates who work here for the city, doing manual labor, supervised, in their orange jail jammies. It would be interesting to see one of those poor bastards commanded to sit in this interior. The guy would disappear. Just an observation.
Definitely Mustang II. I recall the red plaid of my dad's Mustang II coupe rather fondly. I love plaid interiors. The current GTI gets cool points just for having one.
It's like a riding in a fast food restaurant.
I was about to say "wow, what a coincidence, NPOCP on the 'Nik is a King Cobra today."
Oh wait, not a coincidence!
Indeedy.
And THERE the car is taking a beating by the comentariat. Jalop my ass.
I just found my warm happy place…