Sounds interesting... I may make a seperate thread for it. Pick a users' name at random from those who sign up, and just let them pick a car. I definitely won't do it over this one though, as I have a feeling this will pick up when/if more people sign up.I've got a better idea for this thread, @Dagger311, if you'll entertain it.
Since everyone on GTP has wildly varying tastes in cars, why not make this a thread where people can pick a particular car, talk about it for a bit, and spur a bit of debate? Maybe make it weekly so conversation doesn't flit from car to car quite so quickly as it would in a day.
Could do it like a car-themed GTP Member of the Week thread - you could pick one member each week to talk about the car of their choice. Some might say the cool wall thread is similar to that already, but this thread wouldn't be about the subjective coolness of a vehicle - instead, it would be entirely about why an individual GTPer likes a particular car and their opportunity to maybe explain to others why it's significant.
At the moment, this thread just seems like slow-chatting on the parts prices of old trucks... which isn't really entertaining subject matter for a thread.
Curb weight:
3,765 pounds.
I know, but the upgraded suspension handled it well, and there was plenty of power to make it move! The website said 0-60 in something like 5.7 seconds.What a pig. Not even the heaviest Mustang (71-73 gen) weighed that much.
Hey, I love Corvairs!Screw all your Camaros and Mustangs, I'll go get my Corvair.
Still...that's heavy.I know, but the upgraded suspension handled it well, and there was plenty of power to make it move! The website said 0-60 in something like 5.7 seconds.
I was going to say. There is no way it weighs that much. I couldn't imagine it weighing more than 3,300.The weight figure seems ~500lbs too high. Where did you get that number?
Every place I check lists the weight at around 3,250 for a '69 Z/28 hardtop.
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/camaro_1gen/camaro_1gen_coupe_z28/1969.html
Howstuffworks.com, could they have not been using pounds?The weight figure seems ~500lbs too high. Where did you get that number?
Every place I check lists the weight at around 3,250 for a '69 Z/28 hardtop.
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/camaro_1gen/camaro_1gen_coupe_z28/1969.html
Howstuffworks.com, could they have not been using pounds?
Yeah the big block car is heavy, the engine alone weighs 700+lbs. The DZ-302 car is the Z/28 and that was significantly less.They use pounds, I believe.
They list the big block Camaro SS396 at 3,700+lbs. That may have been the figure that you saw.
Probably. I thought 3,700 was really high for a small block... Oh well, I've edited it.They use pounds, I believe.
They list the big block Camaro SS396 at 3,700+lbs. That may have been the figure that you saw.
That's because it isProbably. I thought 3,700 was really high for a small block... Oh well, I've edited it.
Yeah, I just went and checked my cool wall nomination request post, and it's listed as 3,296 pounds.That's because it is
The RS package. I prefer those headlights to any other Camaro lights.Yeah, I just went and checked my cool wall nomination request post, and it's listed as 3,296 pounds.
Also, the pic I used is too big now.
So, what's everyone's favorite thing about this car? (Shameless attempt to start a discussion) Mine is probably the sound they make. It's Heaven on Earth.
Umm...idk. It's a Camaro?So, what's everyone's favorite thing about this car? (Shameless attempt to start a discussion) Mine is probably the sound they make. It's Heaven on Earth.
I like them both about the same, really.The RS package. I prefer those headlights to any other Camaro lights.
That's as good a reason as any!Umm...idk. It's a Camaro?
I've seen SSs, no Z/28s IIRC.I've seen exactly one Z/28 in my life and it was kinda built. Been years since I've laid eyes on it.
I see SS's and converted Firebirds all the time.I've seen SSs, no Z/28s IIRC.