In some sort of selfish way, every person’s dream car is a selfish move. It is for you, your wants, your desires. You picked the color, the engine, the transmission. You wanted the bucket seats. You wanted two doors, or a wagon, or a 4×4. Everything is about you. And the choice of car itself is up to you as well. Don’t like Camaros or Mustangs? Maybe a Javelin is up your alley. Don’t want a Muscle Era car? There’s tons of Malaise-era and modern-era muscle to tweak. Really want to be different? Shove a Mitsubishi 2.6 into a Yugo and go have some fun, you weirdo. The point is, BangShifters are great at whipping up a design that may not appeal to anybody, but dammit, it will work. It will be fast, or useful, or just balls-out fun in some way, shape or form. And that’s what today is all about: you tell us the weirdest combination you can dream up.
For an example…you all remember the Cordoba Daytona?
When we found that thing three years ago, we admitted that with a few tweaks here and there that it had potential. And it does. Here’s the thought: instead of that nose cone, change the nose out for a 1991 Imperial’s nose cone that is made to fit the J-body platform. That gives you an aerodynamic clip that has hidden headlights like the Superbird and Daytona, and a distinctive 1980s Chrysler grille for air flow. Engine? New Hemi or old big block…anything is an improvement over what they came with stock, but it better have punch. Transmission must be a manual, rear gears must be deep, and for the final middle finger touch, give it a late 1970s stinkbug rake with the period-correct tire sizes. Any of the J-body cars would take the mods, and if you used an Imperial you could mold the wing into the rear quarters, hiding the bustle back body line nicely. Paint the thing jet black, pinstripe it in gold, and watch the numbers-matching Mopar guys have a collective aneurism. We’d rock that beast wherever we could drive it.
What have you got in your twisted mind? An International Metro with a 4BT and ice-cream truck music playing out of it? Doorless dune-running Mustang? Street Freak Corvair? Let’s hear ’em!
A pink Wiener-Wagon with nicely airbrushed blue veins along its not unsubstantial length – and a screaming Hemi to make it vibrate.
Now go chasing pussy-wagons in it!
The Wiener-Wagon was an advertising vehicle that looked like – well a Wiener by the way.
And now I’ve got a great image of an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile on the highway…
This is crazier than anything I thought up:
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/5017902574.html
Kill it before it breeds
Well, I *was* eating breakfast…
‘ Was ‘ being the key word after seeing that ! Now its more like picking my breakfast up off the floor . Things heading that way from the moment I read the phallic weinermobile post .
Ugh … so thats the kind of morning this is gonna be . Doesn’t exactly bode well for the rest of the day now .. does it ?
Urp ….excuse me … there was a bit …. urrrrrrrrp … left 😉
Someone needs to Mad Max the hell out that bucket, right now!
Zoomies out the hood, a big ol’ screw poking up between them, a few extra lights and four the the smallest mud-terrains you cna lay your hands on!
That …. almost … almost .. might make the vulgar travesty … almost acceptable … on kind of a cartoon for real life level … almost … well … sort of . At the very least its put an end to the dry heaves ..
Molto Grazie …
On your two ideas … hell MF … somebody should build them both .. assuming no one has already … and if you haven’t noticed … I’m not exactly the stereotypical BS participant … now is I ! 😉
I like the idea of an AMC Eagle SX4 with a Toyota 3RZ-FE, W56/RF1A transmission and transfer case swapped in (only if the SX4 in question was dead). The RZ makes 150-160 horsepower, which is pretty good compared to the stock mill, but has two less moths to feed and can be coupled to a transmission that supports four wheel drive.
The other idea I’ve been kicking around lately is a first-gen S10 4×4. Ditch the IFS and rear axle for some Dana 44s, strip it down to a bare frame, which gets boxed and powder-coated. Build up a home-made body wire harness to cut out one of the S10’s greater weaknesses. Drop in an EFI 4.8 liter LS, an AX-15 transmission and NP231 t-case. Finish it all off with 4″ of lift and enough fender trimming to clear 37s and have a cheap, easy-to-work on trail truck that has enough power where it counts but still hides under the radar.
Now see … thats nicely ‘ normal ‘ warped . Not errr … vulgarity verging on profanity warped .
Fact is .. both these are ideas are perfectly normal … absolutely doable .. and totally acceptable .
Whereas the previous two ….. urrrrrp … hell … I’m still pushing dry heaves over those two ….. aaaaack !
Well, around here anytime someone admits to actually liking an S10 is like wearing fur to a PETA convention, and dropping a Toyota drivetrain into a desirable AMC car is kind of a sin.
BTW and FYI ; Wearing a fur to the PETA conventions I attend would be perfectly acceptable Mooseface . PETA in this case standing for ;
People Eating Tasty Animals
A convocation begun in KCMO .. furthered on the net , on T-shirts and in the press … and heartily endorsed by the likes of fellow Joisey Boy … Anthony Bourdain
Long Live Political Incorrectness !
Oddly enough, there’s a People Eating Tasty Animals hot sauce out there. It’s a pretty good Tabasco clone.
I like the Eagle idea. I think a Mercedes diesel would be my preferred Eagle swap though.
In all honesty … after the first two … I don’t think there’s anything I could or care to add to that . Both pretty much taking the prize for ‘ Most Warped ‘ In more ways than one
Eeesh …
Hmmn … perhaps seeking ‘ professional ‘ help would be advisable for Sean and CHMG ? 😉
Right now…
2nd Generation Buick Reatta (without the touch screen stuff) crossed with an 88 Fiero powered by a L32 Series III 3800 Supercharged V6 mated to a 4T80E from an Aurora. Make the Reatta Buick should have made as a true American mid/rear engined luxury sports car.
That sounds cool – I’d put a six speed manual on the wish list too. The Reatta would have been a lot better at backing up its looks with a mid mounted engine.
I want to do a scratchbuilt clone of one of these.
http://lotuseleven.org/DarkAges1/open_exhaust.htm
Only I’m not sure if I would try doing a period correct clone of the 170 Hyper Pack or go more modern with a BMW S52 motor under the hood.
Some “unique” cars at this link:
http://chrisoncars.com/2015/04/old-school-spring-car-mods/
I have long had the sick desire to take a Yugo and swap in an Audi quattro drive line powered by a twin turbo RX7 rotary. Finish it off with minilite wheels, bolt on fender flares, and four hella driving lights up front to complete the ralley inspired look. With almost no weight, all wheel drive, and copious horsepower, it should scream, and all while giving a middle finger to what socially acceptable.
67-69 chevrolet pickup, long bed. custom tube frame, 3.6l v-6, 6 speed, front wheel drive, airbags, rear beam axle, bed that tips up about 25 degrees (to allow the tailgate to sit in the ground, so motorcycles can be ridden up into it without a ramp).
I pretty much think of project cars all day: JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) style AMC Hornet. AWD Buick Roadmaster Estate, built using parts from an AWD Astro van. A Volksrod with 2 VW air cooled flat fours coupled end to end and mounted in the front. A series 1 Mini (Austin) built into a gasser with a Aston Martin Lagonda V8 and a 4 Weber topped 6-71, call it “British Invasion”