Would you build a 4 door muscle era car?

[bishir]

Maybe some cars were better as 4 doors...

[OldMachinist]

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.

[Thumpin455]

There is a 65/66 ish fullsize Mopar more door down the road from me, decent shape and hes wanting $3500 for it. No idea whats in it, probably a 361/727.

[Blazerteam]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-PLYMOUTH-SATELLITE-FACTORY-400-BB-ADAM-12-POLICE-COP-CAR-NO-RUST-/221057982900?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item33781521b4

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975-Dodge-Monaco-Kansas-Highway-Patrol-Original-Car-Restored-440-V8-E86-Police-/261048429852?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cc7b2ed1c

[skullbucket]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-...item33781521b4

The 72 Satellite is a 4 door only car starting in 72 so there is nothing else to do to it but drive it or make movies and crash lots of them!
I would put a set of 3 inch exhaust and glasspacks on it and go nuts in first gear!

[Brian Lohnes]

That Plymouth is awesome!

[bulletproof]

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

[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.

[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!

[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.

[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.

[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

[Blazerteam]

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

[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

[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.