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Thanks again to everyone for their opinions. A lot to think about, but I
think I'm going to end up with something along the line of a Mustang, Nova, Falcon, Chevelle....lots available, lots of parts, and beginner-friendly. Eric Martin |
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My sugestions...
If looking for a 50s,60s or 70s car, get a Chevy.....parts are cheap and plentiful If something newer, try a Mustang or Camaro....same as above....parts are cheap. Harry in the 70s....."G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message >... > Eric Martin wrote: > > > > Hi, I'd be interested in opinions from this newsgroup on what a good first > > collector car for a beginner with limited mechanical skills and tools would > > be, given these parameters: > > > > 1) Price ceiling of low teens. > > 2) Desire a daily driver. > > 3) Chiefly interested in early to mid 1960s styling. > > 4) Convertible is preferable, but not essential. > > > > I'm presuming that to use the car as a daily driver, I'll need to upgrade > > the brakes and tires, so that has to figure in the price (and possible > > makes) as well. Thanks for any ideas! > > I see a fair number of Impalas still on the road. That implies to me that parts > and repair service are still readily available. The '63 model year is the most > popular. A quick check of ebay shows that a perfect one tends to sell in the > high teens, so you should be able to get a runner for the low teens. The '65 > Mustang is another car that's pretty easy to keep running. The smaller the > engine, the cheaper those will be. > > Having driven vehicles from that era for decades, I don't see a problem with > keeping the original braking system, as long as you stay out of deep puddles. > Take a drum brake through water over about a foot deep, and you won't have much > in the way of brakes. > > I would also recommend staying with the type of tire for which the car was > designed. Putting radials on a car from the early 60s is likely to produce an > uncomfortable leaning tendency in turns. These cars really need the stiffer > sidewalls of the bias-ply or fiberglass belted tires. > > George Patterson > God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the > good fortune to run into the ones I like, and the eyesight to tell the > difference. |
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An early Chevy would be a good choice. Plus if you get a full sized one
, like an Impala, the back seat will be roomy enough to fool around in! Tim poncho62 wrote: > My sugestions... > If looking for a 50s,60s or 70s car, get a Chevy.....parts are cheap and plentiful > If something newer, try a Mustang or Camaro....same as above....parts are cheap. > Harry > > > > > in the 70s....."G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message >... > >>Eric Martin wrote: >> >>>Hi, I'd be interested in opinions from this newsgroup on what a good first >>>collector car for a beginner with limited mechanical skills and tools would >>>be, given these parameters: >>> >>>1) Price ceiling of low teens. >>>2) Desire a daily driver. >>>3) Chiefly interested in early to mid 1960s styling. >>>4) Convertible is preferable, but not essential. >>> >>>I'm presuming that to use the car as a daily driver, I'll need to upgrade >>>the brakes and tires, so that has to figure in the price (and possible >>>makes) as well. Thanks for any ideas! >> >>I see a fair number of Impalas still on the road. That implies to me that parts >>and repair service are still readily available. The '63 model year is the most >>popular. A quick check of ebay shows that a perfect one tends to sell in the >>high teens, so you should be able to get a runner for the low teens. The '65 >>Mustang is another car that's pretty easy to keep running. The smaller the >>engine, the cheaper those will be. >> >>Having driven vehicles from that era for decades, I don't see a problem with >>keeping the original braking system, as long as you stay out of deep puddles. >>Take a drum brake through water over about a foot deep, and you won't have much >>in the way of brakes. >> >>I would also recommend staying with the type of tire for which the car was >>designed. Putting radials on a car from the early 60s is likely to produce an >>uncomfortable leaning tendency in turns. These cars really need the stiffer >>sidewalls of the bias-ply or fiberglass belted tires. >> >>George Patterson >> God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the >> good fortune to run into the ones I like, and the eyesight to tell the >> difference. |
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