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| Comments: 18 (Read/Post) Favorites: 1 (View) |
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on: 04-01-2007
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1957 DeSoto Firesweep |
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| #3 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:12:34 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#2, Depends. For really popular models, they're very expensive (The 1959 Cadillac, for example, can go for over $100,000 for a mint convertible). For something like this (or your more obscure Mercuries, Pontiacs, etc.) you could probably find a decent driver for under $10,000. Mint ones can be anywhere for $20,000-$40,000, depending on the car and bodystyle. Four door sedans are usually worth the least.
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| #4 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:14:22 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#3, Hm, not bad. I assume a slant six would lower the price further?
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| #5 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:16:37 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#4, Yeah, six cylinders are always worth less. Much less, in fact. For the cars that came with them, anyway. The car pictured here, for example, was available with several V8s, but no sixes.
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| #6 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:19:27 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#5, I see. How was the performance of slant six cars? I've driven a Volvo 2.4l diesel wagon (1400kg, 70hp) and the torque made driving around town pretty much OK but on the highway it was painful trying to get it up to speed. It made a great cruiser, though.
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| #8 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:27:29 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#6, Generally in an American car, sixes made between 100 and 150 hp. In my Rambler (not technically '50s vintage, but it's basically the same thing ) I can go about as quick as I did in my old Volvo, which had 115 hp.
Certainly not performance cars, though. That's what the eights were for. Except for Hudson, which positively hauled ass with big 5.1 liter inline sixes.
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| #9 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:30:38 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#8, Thanks for the info. I'd cretainly consider one for a daily driver (well, maintenence could be a problem... but when I'm rich... yeah). I've said it several times before, the more I race the more relaxed my daily driving is.
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| #10 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:33:22 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#9, A '55-onward Chevrolet would probably be the best for a daily driver. Parts are plentiful, and any Chevy small block V8 will bolt in. A run of the mill, Gen 1 Chevy 305 or 350 is a very tough engine, and parts for them are available all over the world.
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| #12 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:36:27 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#11, Incorrect, sir. Apart from the bore, they're the same engine.
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| #13 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:37:50 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#10, I think I'd be scared to have more than 150hp under the hood with 50s brakes, steering and seating. And I'd like to keep it stock save maybe for minor suspension touch-ups (like revalved/better shocks) and some modern tires (I think Dunlop for example makes modern rubber for vintage cars).
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| #14 |
9-09-2007 @ 05:42:04 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#13, '50s brakes aren't necessary. Front disc brake conversions are often the first thing vintage car owners do.
If you planned to drive the car daily, a more modern running gear is almost a must, due to the difficulty in finding parts for the older engines. You can usually get stuff like head gaskets and the like, but you have to be willing to mothball the car for a while as the parts are ordered and shipped. You can walk into any auto parts store (here at least) and tell them "I need a fuel pump for a Chevrolet LG4 305" and the response will usually be "I'll get it right out of the back."
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