Car-spotting thread
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The Kalmyk
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Wouldn’t be surprised if he is on the board. I love this thing...
knobbyhead
Next off the Island.
porshe 911 something something on broad st Newark today. All nice and shiny
No more summer nationals
https://thecapitalsportsreport.com/2018/01/17/raceway-park-shuts-down-racing-operations/
The place where Shirley Muldowney
and RIP Scott Kalitta....
https://thecapitalsportsreport.com/2018/01/17/raceway-park-shuts-down-racing-operations/
The place where Shirley Muldowney
and RIP Scott Kalitta....
this is a sad day for sure,
while they arent saying this I feel that they finally caved in to all the crybabies that built there house next to a drag strip and then decided they didnt like the noise
while they arent saying this I feel that they finally caved in to all the crybabies that built there house next to a drag strip and then decided they didnt like the noise
w_b
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man, lots of great memories there:
summernats
diesel truckin nats
nights and nights of thrills
also had some stand up jet ski racin there back in the 80's - rip rip
Mr.Moto
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News of the new Mustang Bullitt has been circulating lately along with the original hero car coming out of hiding.
Thought it was cool that the original car has a Jersey connection. It even still has the plates and inspection sticker.
The guy lived in Madison, NJ.
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Thought it was cool that the original car has a Jersey connection. It even still has the plates and inspection sticker.
The guy lived in Madison, NJ.
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Mr.Moto
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RSAmerica
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I would find the value of that original car interesting.
A non movie version of that car...68 GT fastback with a 390 in that condition would probably bring in the $25-35,000 I would think. Like a mint restored car...maybe $65-75,000
I read that they would estimate that cars value in the millions...Which, I mean wow. But I guess that car is incredibly iconic. Outside of just being in the movie and what is thought of by many as the best car chase scene ever...The guy modifying it for movie duty was Max Balchowski...Who is a LEGEND is the car racing world...Having built low budget race cars for Shelby and others than went out and beat Ferraris, etc. Mcqueen drove it of course, but so did Bill Hickman who was another legend....Would love to see what that car would bring at auction.
Whats funny from the artice...
An ad on page 121 of the October 1974 issue of Road & Track magazine read: “1968 ‘Bullett’ [sic] MUSTANG driven by McQueen in the movie…Can be documented. Best offer.” The phone number had a New Jersey area code.
A man from Madison, New Jersey, saw the ad. He had always wanted a ’68 Mustang fastback, so he bought the Bullitt car for $6000, and it became a regular on the streets around Madison.
$6000 in 1974 for a used 68GT....Just to give you a comparison...My 67 GT is essentially the exact same car, same engine, etc....My Dad paid under $500 for it in 73 or 74. So at the time...that was a HELL of an investment.
A non movie version of that car...68 GT fastback with a 390 in that condition would probably bring in the $25-35,000 I would think. Like a mint restored car...maybe $65-75,000
I read that they would estimate that cars value in the millions...Which, I mean wow. But I guess that car is incredibly iconic. Outside of just being in the movie and what is thought of by many as the best car chase scene ever...The guy modifying it for movie duty was Max Balchowski...Who is a LEGEND is the car racing world...Having built low budget race cars for Shelby and others than went out and beat Ferraris, etc. Mcqueen drove it of course, but so did Bill Hickman who was another legend....Would love to see what that car would bring at auction.
Whats funny from the artice...
An ad on page 121 of the October 1974 issue of Road & Track magazine read: “1968 ‘Bullett’ [sic] MUSTANG driven by McQueen in the movie…Can be documented. Best offer.” The phone number had a New Jersey area code.
A man from Madison, New Jersey, saw the ad. He had always wanted a ’68 Mustang fastback, so he bought the Bullitt car for $6000, and it became a regular on the streets around Madison.
$6000 in 1974 for a used 68GT....Just to give you a comparison...My 67 GT is essentially the exact same car, same engine, etc....My Dad paid under $500 for it in 73 or 74. So at the time...that was a HELL of an investment.
As @Norm was talking about cable and HBO in his blog...This reminded me of the COUNTLESS times I watched "Heart like a wheel" on HBO with my dad. I guess Shirley did look a little like Bonnie Bedelia...Although Kallitta got the break of all time having Beau bridges play his ugly ass lol.