Anyone for some Yankee Iron?

[IneedaR33]

67 Shelby mustang GT500, but it was mod'd a bit they called it a GT500E

[knore]

How it was in the movie..

Is that how you could buy it back then?

[DoughBoy]

'69 Boss Mustang > any Vette. Hell even a plain fastback '69 model would be awesome. Could deck it out with decent interior, upgraded suspension and an injected motor for less than a '33 GT-R.

[knore]

How crazy does it look for 1967!!

[T0nyGTSt]

I have no problems with a pushrod motor - honestly four valves and twin cams isn't all that but I do draw the line at a Muncie 4 speed or a Toploader and a live axle, leaf rear end.

Oh and fuel injection please.

If you can squeeze in a T56 Tremec manual + a coil rear end...

T.

[Kaido_RR]

i must admit, i am boost crazy now i wont get into a v8 unless it had some awsome power or had a turbo or 2

look wat happens with u drive a skyline u cant drive anything without boost

[IneedaR33]

13 Devil if you know of any yank forums with the yank cars could u post some links up.. And the mustang from gone in 60 sec, was a 67 GT500E the body was modified a little round the headlights, had a 429ci cobrajet engine.. They're re-relasing 400, 100 a year over 4 years.. Three different spec's the high performance one has a 429ci cobrajet engine, with a vortech supercharger pumping out 750hp at the treds, and a 150hp shot of nos along with it.

[funkymonkey]

that would be the super snake model...

[Kaido_RR]

I think gone where the days of v8 being slow cars , I remember one corvette 94 lt4 was running only N/A and did a 1/4mile in 10second now that is fast for only N/A tuning

[Roy]

'69 Boss Mustang > any Vette.

Thats treason, and shall be punished by death. What ever happened to the 13B ?turbo 1200 Datto Coupe vs my imaginary ZR1?

[Sonic]

Mmmmm, Corvettes....

That coupe in the first post was a limited edition Grand Sport version brought out to commemorate the wildest factory Corvette racers of all time (1962, all alloy, fuel-injected 377ci V8s with optional 5spd in Penske car, coils all 'round, disc brakes all 'round, etc etc). Very collectable today in the eyes of 'Vette enthusiasts.

However, I'm a bit puzzled as to why noone has brough up the 68-69 ZL1 (and it's ZL1 COPO 9568 brother) Vette... Basically an all alloy L88-style motor with around 600hp (conservative tune, just like the GT-R Skyline) and no heater, air con, sound proofing, etc.

They ran low 10s once exhaust was freed up and a larger carby added (normally a Holley 1050cfm). They built a handful (under 20) of Vettes and around 70 Camaros (Bob Jane raced a Camaro out here in the Improved Production class in the 1960s-early 70s).

And the good son of rajab Duntov looked down and saw his creation and smiled. He knew it would smote those pesky Hemis back under thyne rock.

Personally, a 65 'Vert with a fuelly 327 and discs all 'round would do me as a cruiser... After my R32 GT-R, M3 BMW collection, E39 M5 Beemer, a couple of TVRs, a Group A Sierra Cosworth, blown 426 Hemi-powered 57 Chev Sports Coupe, and a partridge in a pear tree...

[tridentt150v]

And don't forget [all you rose coloured glasses freaks] a dash that rattles and doesn't fit quite right, steering that isn't centre or quite as direct, aircon that blows everywhere and doesn't work that well anyway, a demister that blows everywhere [get used to carrying a small towel to 'demist' the windscreen manually] a firewall that is cut and shut, an instrument cluster you have to bend down to see (unless your under 5'8" the top shroud of the dash covers half the cluster), and a car that coughs every time you go past a servo (8 mpg around town, 25mpg on a trip, 15 mpg if you get up it). And these are just the good times I remember.

I've never had the pleasure of owning a vette, but I've owned transams and a mustang, and my skyline is way better to drive.

I loved/hated every minute of them, would I have another one??? bloody oath, but I'd do my own conversion, I wouldn't use it as my main car, no way would I get rid of my skyline to do it.

[cul202]

yeah sonic! you beat me to it

spent some time looking around for the ZL1/COPO vette & camaros last night as they were the some of the hardest factory weapons ever.

but, like trident, i understand the gross impracticalities of owning old metal. doesn't stop me from want to get back into an old torana tho!

[Adam_RSX]

The real Gone in Sixty Seconds Mustang was a '73 Mach 1

[Roy]

That coupe in the first post was a limited edition Grand Sport version brought out to commemorate the wildest factory Corvette racers of all time

Actaully i know the car your thinking off, but the car pictured is not the Grand Sport, but a ZR1, the Grand Sport did not come with the LT5 engine

However, I'm a bit puzzled as to why noone has brough up the 68-69 ZL1 (and it's ZL1 COPO 9568 brother) Vette... Basically an all alloy L88-style motor with around 600hp (conservative tune, just like the GT-R Skyline) and no heater, air con, sound proofing, etc.  

They ran low 10s once exhaust was freed up and a larger carby added (normally a Holley 1050cfm). They built a handful (under 20) of Vettes and around 70 Camaros (Bob Jane raced a Camaro out here in the Improved Production class in the 1960s-early 70s).

Yeh the ZL1 was an animal, kept the big block Cobra honest...but i think you will find that they only used alloy heads, not alloy block. They won their class at Le Mans.

And in their day they ran easy 11s standard, read a review a few years back where they bolted on some modern radials, and with std carbs and std side pipes the thing knocked out a high 10, remembering that the launch was not all that hard or aggressive as they didnt want to damage a collectible car worth a small fortune

Your garage sounds a bit like mine.... i hope you can afford it as i can only dream

[Roy]

...and id live with no power windows and crappy air con for the sound of a camy V8 at idle...

A neat 300hp will do me in something like a tidy '68 Camaro or 65/67 Mustang... late model Vette would have a similar purchase price, but id rather a restored 60's muscle car for the $25,000 to $30,000

[Sumo]

I drove a 85 model corvette the other day.... I would hate to own one... the fiberglass body squeeks and growns like a mofo, and they dont pull up all that well...

But they do sound hot.

Sumo

[KamikazeR33]

u guys know if ya can get anyone to do the conversion or u need someone special to do it? (no one reads my thread)

[Roy]

What do you mean by special / anyone. There are specialists that have all the dash skins, steerign columns etc etc required to convert to RHD, i would be using ppl that have been in the game a while to ensure that the interior is like std, actually we are talkign about an American interior so better then std.

Places that i know of are Crossover Conversions, and a Corvette (+other US cars) in Canberra, think its called Corvette Country, and a place in Queensland, all of whom advertice in Unique Car Guide...well used to when i regularly bought it years ago

[KamikazeR33]

yeah i seen the one in qld and the crossover conversions

im just wondering how many r out there

oh btw i have u 2 blame

uve made me go after a c4(?) 86 vette

can get one for 8500 or so but just need to find out how much to do a conversion n where the best place would b