Swingers, one with a hopped up 318 auto with the front disc brake option factory. The other is just a no frills 225 slant six 3 on the tree parts donor. Ken
Where do you live devil and how much would you want for one of those??
1974 Ford F100 Ranger XLT w/ 390 This is what mine pretty much looks like, except mine has the Farm Spot Light on the top.
Well, I am in NC, near Raleigh, but the cars are in Jacksonville NC. There is a bit of confusion regarding them and their current local that a friend has been unable to shed light on yet. Honestly they are still mostly in project stages. If I knew a buyer who wanted to continue the project I think I would be more than reasonable to have them out of my hair. Just don’t have the time or muscle car urge. Figure I would rather spend the time working on motorcycles. Ken
Damnation, Ken, if I had the means and the wherewithal I’d take 'em both! Unfortunately all I have is an old Suzuki GS400 and not a dime, so best of luck on those!!!
Suzuki GS 400 you say, hehehhehe Ken
A GS400X, in fact. The one with manual drum brakes, only a neutral indicator (instead of the full six-count gear indicator), and kick-start only. I guess that was part of its appeal, but having a young daughter and working on building another kid soon, not much time or fundage to get her up and running. Then again, it could be argued I don’t have time or fundage to restore a car, either. Eh well.
I’m in the process of trading my '05 Ford Bantam pickup for either a new Fiesta or Ikon. Will decide next week which one it will be. I will still have my '98 Mondeo which is my wife’s knock about. I love Ford vehicles!!
Ah the Mondeo; if only that platform had taken off well here. It was sold here in the States as the Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique, but the US market was still glutting on SUVs and large pickups and sales flagged. My friend had a V6/5-speed Contour and loved it; they were well-made cars but the market just wasn’t ready for them. Hopefully Ford can capture some more of the small-car market with the Fiesta. I’ve driven a few of them and while I like the manual, the twin-clutch sequential automatic has a bit of an odd feel. Nothing new to folks in Europe but it might feel weird to your average American youngster, whom is doubtlessly Ford’s marketing target…
I’ve decided on the Ikon 1.6 Trend manual and I’ve placed my order today.
Pieter, How would you feel if I shipped an El Camino down to you to get you off those Fords?
97 Ford Taurus SHO. Biggest piece of shit money pit I’ve ever had.
@Bart, wow, now you’re talking!! A V8 El Camino for burning rubber. Nothing beats cubic inches. And there’s no sweeter music than the throb of a V8 from a straight, open exhaust.
That’s right, Pieter! Utes aren’t too popular here anymore. I’ve always loved the El Camino, especially the '59, which had the DELUXE styling. Sad too, all the good station wagons are used up in Demolition Derbys …
El Camino’s, my first car. well it was actually my dad’s, but I got to drive it right when I turned 16. 1979 El Camino with a small block 327 in it. now thats a car I wish I still had
I was working at GM when Pontiac released the last version of the GTO, which we all know was a rebadged Holden Monaro. I dunno about the GTO itself; the trim and badges were straight from a Grand Prix parts bin (or at least it looked that way), but we had been given an unmolested Monaro GT8 to play with in the early days. Man, what a car. LS6 5.7L V8 and 5-speed, it was a joy to behold…
@Janitor, most people I know love their first gen SHO’s, that is of course till they have to go under the hood for ANYTHING. Yamaha really made that car a bear to work on. Ken
I’m still waiting for my new car. It arrived in the Durban docks last Wednesday, might be at the dealer on Tuesday. Hopefully I will have it by the weekend. I’m going on a short vacation to the West Coast from 6th of September and will enjoy doing so in a new vehicle. It seems as if waiting for snuff orders has given me more patience. In the past I would not have been able to wait for the right car and would have taken 2nd best. This time round I’m not in a hurry at all, as long as I can take delivery before my holiday. It’s been 5 years since I bought my last new vehicle.
@ Pieter…with age comes patience. 
congrats on the new vehicle. Enjoy!!
Nothing special but I love both of them. Honda Jazz and Honda PCX