What has yours been mistaken for

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What has yours been mistaken for

Reply #30 – May 14, 2009, 02:37:15 AM

Quote from: ipsd;272204

Back then a stock car or Winston cup car were pretty stock and if the aero was built in all the better. These Fox T-birds still hold the fastest lap at Daytona & Talladega for a Cup car that is.

Keep in mind that was back before they used restrictor plates.
I think the most recent incarnation of the Monte Carlo (not the CoT body..) would have at least equaled Awesome Bill's fast lap.

On topic: I had a carhop at Sonic once time flirtin' it up with me..and she said "I've always like Firebirds like yours."

I corrected her with a little smartass comment along the lines of firebirds having been a "second-run Camaro...and the Thunderbirds have been their own nameplate since 1955....maybe I should've just asked her out lol.

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Reply #31 – May 14, 2009, 02:50:03 AM

my primered 88 was mistakenly called a Buick once.....Granted, all the symbols were blacked out but ......

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Reply #32 – May 14, 2009, 07:06:10 AM

LOL...the Cats are never mistaken for anything else...however, my mom insists that the Trailblazer is our "van". She even tried to 'slide' open the side door on it.

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Reply #33 – May 14, 2009, 07:17:35 AM

Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;272211

"second-run Camaro...and the Thunderbirds have been their own nameplate since 1955....maybe I should've just asked her out lol.

Mmmm, true until the final Firebird generation. The last years' trans am would strip the paint off a Corvette.

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Reply #34 – May 14, 2009, 11:11:43 AM

Last year i had a bunch of kids say they liked my regal. I got out and looked around and said i dont see any buicks around here. They were like but your driving one.. I asked them where they say anything on my car that says buick or regal and i heard one kid go dude its a firebird i corrected them after hearing that. Its a thunderbird you know made by ford. Kids these days if its not a honda they have nooooo clue

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Reply #35 – May 14, 2009, 12:13:35 PM

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Kids these days if its not a honda they have nooooo clue

Thats the truth

. When I tell most people about my car they say something along the lines of "Why would you want to rebuild such a huge car?" I usually reply "Its not as "Huge" as you think it is."

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Reply #36 – May 14, 2009, 12:52:03 PM

Ive aLREAdy had 3 people cal the cougar an eliminator.... this one guy goes hry i had an eliminatror too!!!!

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Reply #37 – May 14, 2009, 01:19:13 PM

Okay, I know this isn't a bird, but.... my boss asked me what I was driving because she knew I was a "car guy". I showed this pic and she said, "Oh, I love your Corvette!" What an insult.

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Reply #38 – May 14, 2009, 01:37:48 PM

Ouch...... Gotta say being a Ford guy all my life it looks alot better then a vette

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Reply #39 – May 14, 2009, 03:43:53 PM

Quote from: massCougarxr7;272289

Ive aLREAdy had 3 people cal the cougar an eliminator.... this one guy goes hry i had an eliminatror too!!!!

Might have something to do with the ELIMINATOR across the trunk...

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Reply #40 – May 14, 2009, 04:24:35 PM

Quote from: DVP;272304

Might have something to do with the ELIMINATOR across the trunk...

I'm afraid he has a point.

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Reply #41 – May 14, 2009, 04:34:15 PM

Quote from: Seek;272209

I must either not hang around the right people/places or just ignore/not hear people altogether. I never hear a thing. Yes, my life's apparently boring like that. Either way, I'll keep wrenching on it in the driveway until every part on it is new, rebuilt, or customized. I couldn't care less what anybody else thinks - as long as it gets me where I'm going comfortably without drawing attention to myself, I'm good.

Pretty much same here although last night crusing around this early 90s volvo filled with this guy prolly my age, his gf, and three guys in the back was sitting next to me at a stoplight...and I dont know if he heard me hammerin on it earlier up the road or if it was just the idle of my dumped flowmasters but he said "what the HELL do you got in that thing!" And I proceeded to jokingly/sarcastically shout back maniacally "oh dude this things pumpin MAAAAAD VTEC!!!!!!!"

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Reply #42 – May 14, 2009, 04:40:50 PM

Quote from: 86XR7project;272310

I'm afraid he has a point.

Well obviously!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!! (its funny seeing all these ricers grill my car.........never did before.....) I LOVE IT!!!!!

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Reply #43 – May 14, 2009, 05:04:35 PM

Quote from: ZondaC12;272312

Pretty much same here although last night crusing around this early 90s volvo filled with this guy prolly my age, his gf, and three guys in the back was sitting next to me at a stoplight...and I dont know if he heard me hammerin on it earlier up the road or if it was just the idle of my dumped flowmasters but he said "what the HELL do you got in that thing!" And I proceeded to jokingly/sarcastically shout back maniacally "oh dude this things pumpin MAAAAAD VTEC!!!!!!!"

People used to always ask me that right after I did my duals and I had tail pipes still with the primer nose. They used to always ask how much I would sell it for the whole time I had the primer nose. Now with the exhaust ending at the lers and everything some shade of black no one ask much unless I am already in a conversation with them. Funny how things work. Pretty sure after almost 5 years everyone that lives around me gets the hint Im not selling it. My exhaust has scared off a few people that could have walked me, a GTP, a few imports wanted to run til I feathered it a little. Also attracts some people too, a lot of Mustang, other randoms, I just laugh because I know I would lose. Only raced one car that was trying to get me to run, Grand Prix that thought he had a GTP, on the highway, with my top end that never was, walked him. Got tired of hearing him fly up and drop back over and over.

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Reply #44 – May 15, 2009, 12:17:13 AM

i had alot of coments on my 85 mercedias benz convertible...or just had pepole walk around it for a few mins at car shows then finaly ask me wtf it was