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Originally Posted by LWJ
My buddy had a silver screaming chicken 6.6 in college. The styling was AMAZING, if that is your jam. The seats were silver. Everything was silver! Lots of pretty lights on the dash - which, if I recall - was silver!
It was an enormous pig. Terrible MPG, acceptable acceleration. Not able to turn or stop very well.
I loved it for what it was. Didn't have any interest in owning one, however.
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I have a strong feeling driving one will cure me of wanting one. All of the cars I've purchased recently were unique and somewhat rare and fun to drive and a critical factor for me, light weight.
I was going to start a thread about if and how your taste in cars has changed over the years. Still may. Though my first car was a 64 1/2 Mustang with a 260 V8, I've rarely liked American cars. And in fact my love for all things Mustang at the tender age of 16 ended with the '66 model year, and a fastback was all I could think about. 71-73 fastback "bread vans" as the Mustang magazines called them 40 (WHOA!) years ago were ugly as sin. Now I'd love a 69 or a 71 Mach 1 or build a Boss 302/429.
In the last year or two I've started to like:
964s
67+ Mustangs
Fox body Mustangs
and 70s Trans Ams
which I've never liked. Interesting how my taste has changed. Miura and F40 are still the pinnacles of automotive art.