The Official Hot Rod Thread

[RustyHornet]

Those cars have SERIOUS potenntial...when they were new our local sheriff's dept had a couple. I would have loved to make a few performance upgrades to one they are fun to drive

I fancy myself a GM man, if you hadn't noticed . But I really like that car. Love that "style" of car, big four door sedan, RWD, v8 and sporty. I can see a 94-96 Impala SS in my future for a cool daily driver.

 

[RustyHornet]

Are old horns like this worth anything, and yes it works

I'm sure it is. I'm no expert, but perhaps a quick Google search could turn up its value.

 

[RustyHornet]

I have been fortunate to have company cars for over 30 years now. I say fortunate because they are free. But I have little choice in what I drive. In most cases, my only choices are interior and exterior color. And even sometimes those are limited.

I always thought that a Marauder would have been the ultimate rep mobile! Cavernous trunk, room for customers, good highway cruising, comfy ride, plus some get up and go. What more could you ask for?

Possible contender for your future fun ride?

 

[GregD]

When I got this one it was still in the building where it was built.

Remy Electric became Delco Remy Div. G.M.

 

[RustyHornet]

When I got this one it was still in the building where it was built.

Remy Electric became Delco Remy Div. G.M.

Wow. That would mean that you're really old, or you happened to walk through an old warehouse.

 

[gregkl]

Possible contender for your future fun ride?

Nah. I don't want a sedan. And I don't want a lot of sheet metal. I will be looking small. Camaro size. Might consider an A body but nothing larger.

 

[GregD]

Wow. That would mean that you're really old, or you happened to walk through an old warehouse.

I worked there many years after this horn was made. This plant was going to be torn down.

 

[RustyHornet]

Nah. I don't want a sedan. And I don't want a lot of sheet metal. I will be looking small. Camaro size. Might consider an A body but nothing larger.

For what it's worth, an A body rides/drives much much nicer than a camaro.

 

[RustyHornet]

Well to start with you gotta answer that question with more questions.
What brand and style of car do you both like? (Muscle cars, old school lead sled, rat rod, 50's winged ludicrosities with gaudy amounts of chrome??) etc.
How are you going to use it? Car shows, street/strip, low & slow cruiser, daily driver??
Who will be driving it? If it's a teenager I would consider how they drive.
I would first think about those aspects and then just stary searching the web and see what is out there and costs.

I agree with this. Very good questions here.

 

[RustyHornet]

I worked there many years after this horn was made. This plant was going to be torn down.

Awesome.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

The paint is retro awful, but it seems like decent bones.

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/5886346718.html

 

[churchmouse]

Ahhh all the hideous Matador photos! How could there be that many?

I had a 1968 AMX in 1986 at the age of 17!
white with black stripes down the center
390 4 speed
3.90 traction lock
engine was built by local machine shop had 1972 360 heads for better flow that had been worked a strange street master intake that set the carb almost sideways. All the rest of the time period correct speed parts.
It was the scariest car you had ever driven the short wheelbase and massive power made for some great memories.
I blew the clutch up one night my dad sold it the next day!

The Carb angle was an experiment in directing fuel towards the runners in the manifold. The seemed to work but did not have much market following as they faded away.

 

[RustyHornet]

The paint is retro awful, but it seems like decent bones.

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/5886346718.html

That does look like a lot of truck for the money. The paint is ummmmmm. Vintage.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

That does look like a lot of truck for the money. The paint is ummmmmm. Vintage.

Honestly the color wouldn't bother me but those graphics....

 

[churchmouse]

Honestly the color wouldn't bother me but those graphics....

Puts the tuck in the "Pastel" period for sure but that is a deal.

It runs/drives and needs hardly anything compared to those beat the hell up rusty crap piles that were priced higher.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Is the 400 just an insanely stroked 350?

 

[churchmouse]

Is the 400 just an insanely stroked 350?

Bore is bigger.
Drop a 400 crank in a .030 over 350 and you end up 383 C.I's

I like the 391's we built.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Gotcha. That makes sense.

 

[churchmouse]

Honestly the color wouldn't bother me but those graphics....

That truck would get parked out in the gravel and we would attack with the proper grit Sand paper to ready it for the DP-90 primer and the old school flames.

 

[RustyHornet]

Is the 400 just an insanely stroked 350?

Don't see the 400 sbc very much. Not sure what years it was produced, I believe they had cooling issues.