Would you build a 4 door muscle era car?

[skullbucket]

I could not disagree more.

Well good for you.

[Blazerteam]

Coolest car i have seen in a long time!!.And the passengers seem to enjoy the ride too

[68scott385]

Thats what my girl thinks...though I know shes also jealous of the car as well...she wants me to sell it and get a civic or something...YUCK

Sounds like my EX-wife. Reason why she's ex too. Got the "whatever-you-think-you-need" wife now.

[Russell]

That there is a red flag, if you have to worry about a budget you don't need a car to fix up on because it will keep you poor and the car will end up in the back yard as a dog house.

I could not disagree more. There is nothing wrong with being fiscally responsible, and unless you have more money than you know what to do with building on a budget is the best way to do it. Finding an old car that has been well taken car of that you can pay cash for and can drive home and personalise on a budget will get you much farther ahead financially than having a $400 a month honda payment. You might even make a few bucks on the old car, a new one you might be lucky to get pay off when its time to sell.

[cobra]

Maybe some cars were better as 4 doors...

[morri896]

That there is a red flag, if you have to worry about a budget you don't need a car to fix up on because it will keep you poor and the car will end up in the back yard as a dog house.

Thats what my girl thinks...though I know shes also jealous of the car as well...she wants me to sell it and get a civic or something...YUCK

[skullbucket]

you build what you can afford and what you can find.

That there is a red flag, if you have to worry about a budget you don't need a car to fix up on because it will keep you poor and the car will end up in the back yard as a dog house.

[morri896]

Thanks...and I wish I had some bigger ones atm...that was taken with my cell phone so thats as big as it gets...but heres some older pics...in the one with the jackstands you can see the back end of the two door torino that I used to have in the background (its under the cover) I dunno why I took pics with the front jacked up

[Blazerteam]

Welcome aboard,and that Torino..we need bigger pics.

[morri896]

IMO

Sorry for reviving an older thread. This is my first time visiting. This post is how I found this website through google search. My answer is hell yeah I would...three years ago I would have said no...I bought my first muscle car, a two door '71 Ford Torino...then about six months later I bought a 4-door post as a donor car to fix up the two door. But after two years of not being able to get the Title to the two door I wound up registering the 4-door...now I'm glad I did...she has a 351C...with an auto unfortinately...but I got a great deal on her...traded a 91 mustang I had wrecked and a 91 Ranger for it...lucky for me the guy thought it was a Windsor...and had no idea how to tune a Carb...I love this car though...I drive her every day...and regularly show up the Tuners at the red lights...it handles the same and is just as fun...but I agree with an earlier post...I would not make a 4-door look like its been built up...I would make a sleeper out of it...and I plan to whenever I have the money

[JOES66FURY]

Here in Aus the big three didn't offer a two door option until the late 60's for GM, and early 70's for Ford and Chrysler.

GM had two shapes of 2 doors one 68-71 and the next ending in 78. Ford 1, 72ish - 79. Chrysler 2 at the same time 72ish again - about 77.

I also think we look at them and say that they are the same underneath!

So you built what you had...interesting.

[anotheridiot]

you build what you can afford and what you can find. If you are not looking to flip a car for 25k and just want to drive an antique then nothing wrong with four doors. Like people say, thats all you can really buy now anyway. Theres no overseas metal available for them so its best to just need small patches you can handle, as far as rust is concerned and keep the investment low enough that you will remain happy with the car.

[65RHDEER]

The Aussies have no problem rodding 4 doors, and many are pretty bad ass....I wonder what the turn off is, what has conditioned us to dislike the 4 door....if they were hoppesd up in the 50s and 60s I would bet money they would be popular today

Maybe coupes weren't as readily available in Australia? Did they have the larger cars like here as larger cars are easier to get in and out of coupes?
I graduated high school in 1970. 4doors were family cars coupes were and are sportier looking and most associated with performance.
We wanted go fast cars and todays kids want go fast stereo's which werent available to us.

Here in Aus the big three didn't offer a two door option until the late 60's for GM, and early 70's for Ford and Chrysler.

GM had two shapes of 2 doors one 68-71 and the next ending in 78. Ford 1, 72ish - 79. Chrysler 2 at the same time 72ish again - about 77.

I also think we look at them and say that they are the same underneath!

[Huskinhano]

i have a 55 desoto firedoom 4dr someone needs to build,,, no the hemi and grille are gone...

Back in the early 60's my dad bought a used 55 Desoto. That was a nice car, we only had about a year or two before dad traded it in for a new 63 stripped down Rambler Classic....nothing classic about that heh? Before the Desoto, we had a 47 Dodge.

[bulletproof]

i have a 55 desoto firedoom 4dr someone needs to build,,, no the hemi and grille are gone...