saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
06-16-2006, 04:48 PM
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saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
It came up behind me, full of people, and had the nice chrome grill teatment, which i had not seen in person till now, and I liked it...
then as it went past me, I noticed it had gt emblems on the fenders, and a gt fake gas cap on the back... looked down, one stock tailpipe. I kinda laughed a little... is that wrong?
then as it went past me, I noticed it had gt emblems on the fenders, and a gt fake gas cap on the back... looked down, one stock tailpipe. I kinda laughed a little... is that wrong?
06-16-2006, 04:59 PM
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RE: saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
ORIGINAL: hamidlmt
I think it's never wrong to laugh at posers. I wonder if all the GT badging was dealer-installed trickery.
I think it's never wrong to laugh at posers. I wonder if all the GT badging was dealer-installed trickery.
I'm with ya...although I must say I don't really consider the people with "clones" of classic cars to be posers since there aren't too many of the original SS's and Cobras, etc. around anymore. But yeah...when you put badges and such from a car that is currently being made or not something considered "classic," you're posin'.
06-16-2006, 04:59 PM
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RE: saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
It's probably still a work in progress. Rome wasn't built in a day, and gorgeous custom cars aren't either. So that would be a good excuse.
That being said, personally, I'm not a fan of putting GT badges on a V6, the same as putting Saleen badges on a GT with a Saleen body kit. To each his own, but that's a bit too much false advertising for me. I'd rather have the opposite. A sleeper that can run with a GT, but still has the look and charm of the 6.
That being said, personally, I'm not a fan of putting GT badges on a V6, the same as putting Saleen badges on a GT with a Saleen body kit. To each his own, but that's a bit too much false advertising for me. I'd rather have the opposite. A sleeper that can run with a GT, but still has the look and charm of the 6.
06-16-2006, 05:10 PM
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RE: saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
Dude, you have sighted the super-rare inline 8 cylinder (otherwise know as the Straight Eight) GT!!!! It only has one tailpipe! LOL! 
That reminds me of a car that was up for sale on eBay, it was a '70 Buick GSX which you older guys & gals may recall is a very rare version of the Buick GS that had a decklid spoiler, hood tach, ram air hood and 455 and special vinyl striping. It was a one-owner car, owned by a woman who had bought it new. She had a full restoration done on it a few years ago and the restoration shop questioned why it had some "wrong" equipment on it if it was a one-owner car. It had a 400 instead of the 455, and the wheels were incorrect as well as a few other things. Well they did a VIN search and were able to locate the original invoice through a service and guess what? It wasn't a GSX, it wasn't even a GS!! It was a friggin' Skylark!! The dealership basically took a Skylark and slapped a spoiler, stripes and hood on it and sold it to her for the price of a GSX. The poor lady sat on that car for almost 35 years without knowing she had been ripped off!! Of course it had almost no value, she had restored it for nothing and after she found out it's history she didn't even want it anymore. How much does that suck?
That reminds me of a car that was up for sale on eBay, it was a '70 Buick GSX which you older guys & gals may recall is a very rare version of the Buick GS that had a decklid spoiler, hood tach, ram air hood and 455 and special vinyl striping. It was a one-owner car, owned by a woman who had bought it new. She had a full restoration done on it a few years ago and the restoration shop questioned why it had some "wrong" equipment on it if it was a one-owner car. It had a 400 instead of the 455, and the wheels were incorrect as well as a few other things. Well they did a VIN search and were able to locate the original invoice through a service and guess what? It wasn't a GSX, it wasn't even a GS!! It was a friggin' Skylark!! The dealership basically took a Skylark and slapped a spoiler, stripes and hood on it and sold it to her for the price of a GSX. The poor lady sat on that car for almost 35 years without knowing she had been ripped off!! Of course it had almost no value, she had restored it for nothing and after she found out it's history she didn't even want it anymore. How much does that suck?
06-16-2006, 06:47 PM
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RE: saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
LOL. Probably a six, but I spoke to a GT owner once that was getting V6 bumpers and looking to go single exhaust so he could build a sleeper. Cool idea I think.
06-16-2006, 06:58 PM
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RE: saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
ORIGINAL: rygenstormlocke
LOL. Probably a six, but I spoke to a GT owner once that was getting V6 bumpers and looking to go single exhaust so he could build a sleeper. Cool idea I think.
LOL. Probably a six, but I spoke to a GT owner once that was getting V6 bumpers and looking to go single exhaust so he could build a sleeper. Cool idea I think.
06-16-2006, 07:47 PM
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RE: saw a nice looking red mustang this morning on the way to work
Laugh at loud volumes!! I dont have a single GT emblem on my stang and wouldn't dare think to try and pull it off. Once my intake get's installed, I'm considering a 4.0 High Performance emblem or the full size pony painted tungsten grey with the satin silver flames. I haven't decided yet because the smooth sides without emblems is cool too.