quote:Originally posted by comp2:
73 TA,
64 MGB, being assembled now:
Hey I had a trans am just like that one only it had doug thourly show tubes on the sides. That was back when the car was brand new though.
Gary
quote:Originally posted by mooso:
Snow...yeah...I remember snow...uuhhhhhh...
I bought my '72 in Phoenix in February 2000. I flew one-way from Denver and drove it back. It was in the low 90s in Phoenix. By the time I got to Santa Fe, the roads were clear, but the countryside was snowpacked. It was freezing. I had discovered that the heat flap was stuck in the "we don't need no heat in Phoenix" position. No heat, no defrost. I pulled into a WalMart and bought thermal underwear, light gloves, and heavy socks. Got a motel for the night. Next morning I was up before dawn...a light snow was falling. Fired up the Pantera, backed it out, started forward and the throttle cable stuck. Not enough to be dangerous in normal conditions, but I decided to cruise around the motel a few laps to loosten it up before heading out into the fresh snow and ice. It seemed that every time I blipped it to free it up, it stuck at a little higher RPM. I was sliding all over the parking lot. I can just imagine the impression I made in my fancy foreign car with the other motel patrons at 5AM.
Finally got it out on the highway and things were going great...for a while. Within 50 miles, the highway was completely snowpacked with glare ice in sheets...and because the temp was rising...fog. Lots and lots of fog. I ended up driving for about 90 miles in these conditions. The hills were freaky going up or down. I just drifted around the curves. Luckily it was early and no idiot in his right mind was out there! I had most of the road to myself. All this was made even more intense by the fact that I had to breathe shallowly and away from the windshield. Remember...no heat...no defroster. Quite a ride.
As I crossed over into Colorado, the fog lifted, the road cleared and the sun came out. I gave the heater control another shove and...shebang!...the flap popped open!
I stopped for gas at a little mountain station and the clerk asked me "what kind of car is that?". "Pantera". As I left I heard his buddy inform him that it was really just"some kind of Fiero kit car". Didn't even bother to correct him. I had sunshine, heat, dry pavement, a bunch of sweeping mountain curves ahead of me...and a new Pantera!
Never driven in snow since.
Mooso.
Was it scary?? A white knuckled ride?? Man that sounds like something you will remember the rest of your life. How fast did you drive in the snow?? Would the P-car be a good rally car??
After POCA in Vegas trhis year, I went up to Jack and Judy's house for 4 days which is in N. Nevada. On the way back to Arizona, I traveled through the mountains.
Not much fun and drove very slow ! But it was beautiful...
QUOTE]Coz I knew you were a cool guy, I just never realized you were a wild man. Why the heck were you driving through a snowstorm?? Was it fun?? Did it handle well???[/QUOTE]
Not much fun and drove very slow ! But it was beautiful...
QUOTE]Coz I knew you were a cool guy, I just never realized you were a wild man. Why the heck were you driving through a snowstorm?? Was it fun?? Did it handle well???[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Coz:
After POCA in Vegas trhis year, I went up to Jack and Judy's house for 4 days which is in N. Nevada. On the way back to Arizona, I traveled through the mountains.
Not much fun and drove very slow ! But it was beautiful...
At least you were nice and toasty warm in the cockpit. Panteras have no problem producing enough heat.
After POCA in Vegas trhis year, I went up to Jack and Judy's house for 4 days which is in N. Nevada. On the way back to Arizona, I traveled through the mountains.
Not much fun and drove very slow ! But it was beautiful...
At least you were nice and toasty warm in the cockpit. Panteras have no problem producing enough heat.
That's a fact ! Never even had to turn the heat on...
Not much fun and drove very slow ! But it was beautiful...
At least you were nice and toasty warm in the cockpit. Panteras have no problem producing enough heat.[/QUOTE]
Not much fun and drove very slow ! But it was beautiful...
At least you were nice and toasty warm in the cockpit. Panteras have no problem producing enough heat.
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Mark, I dig your F150, Nice. Heres my F150 Roush
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Cars I've owned: 1. 1967 Mustang FastBack GTA with the rare 390 c.i. FE Engine. Loved that car, drove it all over the USA. If you ever saw the movie 'Bullet'; this car looked exactly like it! Same shade of green paint. Exact! right down to the 'American Racing' Mags. People would ask if it was the car in the film. The only difference; Steves' car was a 4-Speed, the GTA was an automatic. After the 390 blew-up the C-4 tranny, I installed a C-6 out of a Fairlane. It went right in! That tranny really picked up the performance. 2. '72 Triumph 'Spitfire'. 3. '78 Trans-Am Firebird 400 Pontiac, 4-speed. Looked just like the 'Smokey and the Bandit' car, except NO 'T' Tops. This Pantera is the 'Baddest', Funnest, most exotic car I have ever driven, I don't plan to ever let it go!