Bitchin' Car Spotters Thread!

**spike morelli** · 06-21-2015, 05:13 PM

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Lots to see here...

**Sharp shooter** · 06-21-2015, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by spike morelli

Lots to see here...

Time capsule shot. Did you take that picture Spike?

**Sharp shooter** · 06-21-2015, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by spike morelli

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.

**spike morelli** · 06-21-2015, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

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.

**MrDenton** · 06-24-2015, 11:41 PM

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**rschap1** · 06-25-2015, 10:46 AM

Don't think I would want to be lighting the bi+ch off inside a garage...

**2manymustangs** · 06-25-2015, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by spike morelli

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...