There once was a magical time when a marque called Datsun and a team known as Brock Racing Enterprises ruled SCCA. That was almost half a century ago, but you know you want all three of these cars right now.
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Last Call: BRE, BRE In The Air Edition
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Yes, I remember those days. Bob Tullius’s Group 44 was a force to be reckoned with, too:
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Shut up about Datsuns. You’re pricing them out of reach of those who actually love them.
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I went to Canadian tire today, and found an unusually high parking lot score, especially for a place with winters.
The only “collector” car I was the 40’s Pontiac, and maybe a new Mustang GT (not pictured), but I was surprised to see an older Subaru and a Festiva still on the road (I assume you guys know why a SHO owner would be interested in a Festiva).
Maybe I’m just in a good mood, but even a “wood”-panelled Grand Caravan put a smile on my face.
Oh, and the Jeep? That’s my old man’s.
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I’ve heard it called “Cambodian Tire” – where does that come from?
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I’m not sure, that might have come before my time, i.e. 5-10 years ago, or a different part of Canada.
Most people I know just call it “Crappy Tire”.
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For what it’s worth, I’m a little over 10 years older than you, from half way across the country (you know, the centre of the universe), and the people I knew in high school who worked there called it Crappy Tire too.
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I guess Canadian Tire has left quite a legacy on Canada… eh?
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Not sure what the SHO owner connection to Festivas is, other than because Ford.
I knew a girl in college (during the Clinton administration) who had a Festiva and I loved the car at first sight. I was president of the Student Mechanic’s club, and she always apologized for having such a pokey little car (compared to the Dodge Dart 270s and SAAB 99s and even a Studebaker Lark we had not running around the shop.) The Festiva was so not-Ford… so much better than the Pinto and the Maverick… the tires were skinnier than anything I’d seen made after World War One.
There was something about the combination of that girl, who wasn’t, and never wanted to be, your standard American cheerleader type, and that car that was just as honest and purposeful as she was. I just wanted to make out with her in her Festiva. There was an absolute knockout punk-rock chick that drove an aircraft carrier sized Plymouth Fury 3 all dolled up in leopard print and spray paint that didn’t have half the appeal of the Texan girl in her Festiva.-
presumably the SHOgun Festiva:
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SHO motor crammed into the back of a Festiva.-
Exactly! I have unholy ideas about a clone, but I know I don’t have 1% of 1% of Chuck Beck’s skill.
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So what are you thinking – just leave them together in the garage for a good while, unsupervised, Marvin Gaye on repeat & see what you end up with?
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Something like that, but it might take a bit longer than expected…
I actually have access to several barns, so I could just leave all my eventual projects (when I have time/skill/money) in those, and wait 50 years, and then become internet famous when they show up here…
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We are on the way…….
You guys are bad.
I started out looking at reasonable Mustangs that’d be easy to maintain, upgrade and pretty much be paid off. But then I get “get what you want! Price, Shmice!”
Last night- What’s this GT500? 2 hours later… Eh, not a track car.
Looks like a fake listing for a Laguna Seca… It’s real.
Looked at it this morning. Now I’m headed to to the CareNow to see how viable my kidneys are for the blackmarket.
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My son found a PJ 302 in Cali. This may be it if I’m quick on the draw.
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Have you considered the 2003-2004 Cobras as potential purchases?
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I have and the prices for a low mile, unabused Terminator is about $22k to $25k. I’ve seen s few GT500s in the mid to high 20’s.
I had a 2001 Bullitt and I prefer the fit-finish and styling of the S197 better. I’ve found LOW MILE (less than 10k) Mach 1s under $20k.
Besides, I’ve been banging the keyboard finding Boss’s are within sniffing distance of $25k… that’s in my wheelhouse for not having to that car payment.-
Having owned an sn95 and then been in my brother’s S197, I know what you mean about the quality difference. You could get a really clean base GT S197 for pretty cheap and then do it up as you please too.
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I’ve pinned a few 2014 GTs. Pretty nice interiors, 5.0 doesn’t hurt. But then I see a 2007 GT500 for $30k. Less than 1000 miles.
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That’s pretty incredible.
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Nothing wrong with those Datsuns, but BRE made them completely outperform expectations in racing. And it’s still a very classy livery. Didn’t hurt that Paul Newman sat in a few of them, either.
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