Funny you should mention the Challenger, I was lucky enough to snap some pics at the Chicago Auto Show. all I can say is.. awwwwwwwwwwsome!! 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata -----Original Message----- From: Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:36:27 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Retro Land Cruiser?
Can't help you with Rover experience aside from mentioning that a friend of a friend put a 350 in one. Your "everything old is new again" comment is poignant. I remember not too long ago that the big old muscle cars were much berated and there was talk of some Washington legislation that would have them all crushed. Seems funny now that one of the most desirable things is new cars that are mock old cars. The Mustang, Thunderbird, and this Land Criuser, to name a few attempt to look just like their predecessors. I'm greatly disappointed that when Chrysler finally brought back the Charger, it looks nothing like one, and is in fact ugly. On the other hand, have you seen the Challenger concept car? Brian 83 240D On 4/12/06, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Everything old is new again. > http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/suvs/0505_toyota_fj_cruiser/ > Based on the 4Runner so bigger than the original I'd think. > > I'd surely love to have about an '80 FJ. One downside that springs to mind > immediately if you regularly haul people is the rear jumpseats. > I saw an article once about putting a later model 4 banger in one in place > of the low compression, low horsepower I6. They said it had more power and > much better mileage with the 4. > > On a slightly related note theres a '72 Land Cruiser at a local lot which > my wife has fallen in love with. Its in very good shape, I took some time to > crawl around under it and the frame is solid with good paint. Our Dodge > Dakota is going to need replacing in the next 1-3 years (185k with the rust > monster encroaching) and I'm into cool vehicles like the cruiser plus my > wife only drives a few miles a day. Anybody got Rover experience? > > -Curt > > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:54:21 -0500 > From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] OT Retro Land Cruiser? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I spied a vehicle this evening that I didn't know was being made. It > was a > new vehicle, but it had the front end styling of an old Toyota Land > Cruiser > - you know, the type that were small and Jeep-like. I didn't feel like > turning around to pull over and look at it close up. Vintage Land > Cruisers > seem to hold esteem among the list, so I'm sure some of you are aware > of > this new vehicle. > > Brian > 83 240D > > > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call > rates. > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com
