Bitchin' Car Spotters Thread!

[MrDenton]

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[2manymustangs]

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

Ugh.......... Makes me want to grab him by the nape of his neck and shake his head REAL hard asking WHY WHY WHY WHY????

[spike morelli]

My car is in the body shop getting a total re-paint. When I stopped by the other week, this was parked on the street, my painter had done this some years back. NOW, my wife wants a '67 Shelby!

[Sharp shooter]

My car is in the body shop getting a total re-paint. When I stopped by the other week, this was parked on the street, my painter had done this some years back. NOW, my wife wants a '67 Shelby!

One of the best looking cars ever IMO. A friend of mine that I work with thinks these are ugly.

[spike morelli]

One of the best looking cars ever IMO. A friend of mine that I work with thinks these are ugly.

I agree with you, it's a pretty cool lookin' car. The looks of a Shelby are lightyears ahead of all those gunmetal metallic "Eleanor" clones some guys spend money on.Now I may stir the poop here, but, to me, the customized Shelby-ish abortion built for the Nicholas Cage "Gone In Sixty Seconds", is ugly to me. It's like someone was trying TOO HARD to build a movie car. Just as the original movie should have used Mach 1s at least, if not Boss 351s.....the second movie should have used authentic looking Shelbys.

[spike morelli]

Lots to see here...

[Sharp shooter]

Lots to see here...

Time capsule shot. Did you take that picture Spike?

[spike morelli]

Time capsule shot. Did you take that picture Spike?

No, I wish I had. I was at many drag races of that era. Lions, Irwindale, Orange County, Carlsbad, OCIR....magical time to be young. When you really study this candid photo of '71/'72, and identify every car here, what today, isn't bitchin or a collector car in the picture ??? Funny, the closest 'strip to me was San Fernando...and I've never been there.

[Sharp shooter]

I agree with you, it's a pretty cool lookin' car. The looks of a Shelby are lightyears ahead of all those gunmetal metallic "Eleanor" clones some guys spend money on.Now I may stir the poop here, but, to me, the customized Shelby-ish abortion built for the Nicholas Cage "Gone In Sixty Seconds", is ugly to me. It's like someone was trying TOO HARD to build a movie car. Just as the original movie should have used Mach 1s at least, if not Boss 351s.....the second movie should have used authentic looking Shelbys.

I agree with you Spike. I'm surprised the movie car Eleanor wasn't rollin dubs. lol

It was still better than most of the crap we see on the big screen.

[2manymustangs]

I agree with you, it's a pretty cool lookin' car. The looks of a Shelby are lightyears ahead of all those gunmetal metallic "Eleanor" clones some guys spend money on.Now I may stir the poop here, but, to me, the customized Shelby-ish abortion built for the Nicholas Cage "Gone In Sixty Seconds", is ugly to me. It's like someone was trying TOO HARD to build a movie car. Just as the original movie should have used Mach 1s at least, if not Boss 351s.....the second movie should have used authentic looking Shelbys.

I like watching the original for a few reasons, mostly seeing the old timey scenery around LB... THey sure beat the snot out of those, however many cars, they used to film the original...