The non-muscle American car thread (READ THE OP)

[Rallywagon]

Missed out on all that bird talk up there. I happen to have the "luxury tbird" aka a Mercury Cougar.
Not my car, but exactly like my car.

A 97. The Anniversary edition Special edition. Such a good looking car.
Maybe it's because my first 3 cars were these, but I also have a soft spot for first and second generation Escorts as well.

All three were 88 escort pony's that I had. A great car to learn how to drive the back roads of Michigan in. And also how to work on a car after said drives....
All that said, the 20s and 30s era is my favorite. American cars from that era in particular, were probably the best looking cars of any era.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Ford EXP Turbo.









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[Volksauto]

I like those Thunderbirds. I did a power-steering flush on one of those. It's a pretty cool car. It's like a time capsule when you sit inside!

 

[Populuxe]

Here, have some Hupmobiles. One of America's most popular mid-priced cars in the early 1900s, by the mid 1920s sales were falling and nothing was able to reverse the slide. Despite that, they managed to weather most of the Great Depression with a series of beautiful designs by Raymond Loewy including the "cycle-fender" Hupps of the early 1930s and the streamlined Hupps of the mid-1930s. A last ditch joint attempt with Graham-Paige to use the Cord 810/812 body dies ended with only a few hundred made and both companies out of business.


1909 Hupmobile Model 20 Runabout


1909 Hupmobile Model 20 Runabout


1910 Hupmobile Model 20


1910 Hupmobile Model 20 Runabout


1913 Hupmobile Roadster


1922 Hupmobile Series R Five-Passenger Touring


1924 Hupmobile Doctor's Coupe


1924 Hupmobile Series R Special Roadster


1925 Hupmobile Eight Touring


1929 Hupmobile


1929 Hupmobile Series A Roadster


1930 Hupmobile Sedan


1932 Hupmobile I 226 Eight Coupe


1933 Hupmobile Model I-326 sedan


1933 Hupmobile B-316 Boattail Roadster by Raulang


1933 Hupmobile K-321 Convertible Coupe


1935 Hupmobile Sedan


1941 Hupmobile Skylark

 

[JoshMead]

Always been a fan of American Land Yachts, as inconvenient as they may be.


Not sure if semis qualify for the thread, but you can't go wrong with a Peterbilt.

 

[Volksauto]

1910 Hupmobile Model 20 Runabout

1929 Hupmobile Series A Roadster

 

[Volksauto]

2002 Ford GT40

 

[Rallywagon]

Ok, so, I know it's technically not a muscle car, but, doesnt that kinda grind on the spirit of the thread? Regardless, its gotta be said, if I were to own a super car, this would be the one

 

[Volksauto]

Ok, so, I know it's technically not a muscle car, but, doesnt that kinda grind on the spirit of the thread? Regardless, its gotta be said, if I were to own a super car, this would be the one

Yes but muscle cars are typically special performance models of mass produced models.

 

[Rallywagon]

Yes but muscle cars are typically special performance models of mass produced models.

You know what... I just noticed a Vector in the OP, so, dont mind my old man complaints....
Man, that is a really good looking car.

 

[GranTurNismo]

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Ford Cougar II Concept
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/11/25/lost-concept-cars-the-shelby-cobra-based-ford-cougar-ii/

 

[TexRex]

It's just a shame the interior is tan and not black.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Some pace cars of yesteryear:



















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[TexRex]

 

[Volksauto]

 

[TexRex]

Syd Mead's.

 

[Xavier2342]

Went to the Barrett-Jackson auction today and came across a few cool cars.

 

[TexRex]

With a GNX popping up elsewhere, I thought I'd post a clean example of its slightly less lusted-after sister...the T-type.

And the obligatory T-handle shot...

 

[TexRex]

More G-body love in the form of a late model Hurst/Olds.

LIGHTNING RODS!!!

 

[TexRex]

I think I've just about got G-bodies out of my system for now. Just this gorgeous '79-80 Calais...and the one next to it isn't half bad either.

 

[TexRex]

I mean...it's technically not a G-body.

As an '81, the final year for the LeMans, it's actually an A-body. So is the Cutlass above, though that model did continue as a G-body starting with the '82 model year.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

G-body platform GM cars really did look good. The Regal is my favorite out of them all.

Though with that said, I also still quite liked the Monte Carlo. Well, mainly after this facelift.

I like the stripes, but I do have a problem with the chrome wheels.

 

[TexRex]

If I'm honest, I really don't care for the Monte SS. The nose looks way too long.

The standard G-body (and early fourth gen A-body) Monte is fine, though I do prefer the '78-80 cars.

 

[7up747]

 

[TexRex]

'67 Rambler Rogue, my personal favorite of the American line--above even the SC/Rambler. This one's Barbados Blue with the vinyl top and matching black vinyl interior. I'd kill for one with a hot 343 and a 4-speed.

[Edit] Also digging that Marlin.

[Edit #2] Apparently just 53 Rogues were equipped with the 4-barrel 343 in 1967; that's a rare pony. Surely a 4-speed thins the herd further. I want one even more now.

 

[TexRex]

Some '67 B-body Pontiacs; a [Catalina] 2+2 convertible, Bonneville 4-door hardtop and a Grand Prix.

Note the Grand Prix got hidden headlights and a unique rear fascia resembling that of the GTO. I favor the Catalina/Executive/Bonneville front end but the GP rear is more to my liking. They're all gorgeous things, however.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Although the AMC Spirit AMX was all show and no go, I do love it for its early-80s charm.












Some more Wisconsin goodies:

 

[TexRex]

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Wait, that's a Studebaker? I almost mistook it for a Lancia; that's gorgeous.