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17/03/2019 9:18 am
Ha! It could have been named the Coroner!
17/03/2019 9:26 am
OK, the house is on fire and I can only save one model! So, I'm pretty sure it would be this one!
Why? Because I've wanted one since 1966.
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17/03/2019 11:23 am
Yeah I'd consider that a keeper. Wish someone would mass produce that model.
17/03/2019 11:59 am
Yeah, me too but I now realize the possible market for this model is too old and too small.
Generally speaking, the people who appreciate this model are drag racing aficionados from that era. The truth is, we're dying off and the younger collectors have no idea what is this car or what it represents. The tastes for younger model buying audiences today don't include mid-60s funny cars.
17/03/2019 1:53 pm
Today, as you csay it changes daily, its a copy of my old 70 RR, 440/6 pack.
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17/03/2019 2:14 pm
Very nice, GMP worked overtime on these.
17/03/2019 2:25 pm
I think mid 60's to late 70's was drag racing at it's best. I kept all the old Pro Stock, altered's and gassers and funny car models. But I love Can-Am cars too. I'm almost 43.
17/03/2019 6:40 pm
From my experience, you're a rarity. Most collectors your age gravitate towards slammed customs,...
... muscle cars, rat rods, sports, and exotics.
18/03/2019 3:03 am
Wait a MINUTE HERE! Marlowe's MAKING cars for people? GREAT! Give me a minute... I have a list!
18/03/2019 5:53 am
More like I worked overtime, took me 2 years to create it, in between customers cars.
18/03/2019 11:44 am
You had a 440 6-Pack??? I'm a lifelong Ford Fan and definitely NOT a Mopar fan but...
... I have to admit, the 1:1 440 6-Pack was the baddest car on Woodward Avenue!
I had a '71 429 Mach 1 Mustang, Hurst 4 speed, and 3.90 rear. My car was UNDEFEATED on Woodward Ave! I dispatched every car that dared to pull alongside me at the next red light! That included 396 and 454 Chevelles, 455 Olds 442s, Goats, 'Vettes, Hemi-Cudas, 340 'Cudas, 383 Roadrunners, it didn't matter. I beat 'em all! All except that bada$$ 440 6-Pack.
The 440 6-Pack was a monster and on the street virtually unbeatable. I know this because my uh.... ahem.... undefeated status got its humbling comeuppance, BIG TIME! I had nothing for that monster motor car! N-O-T-H-I-N-G! And the sound was just too sweet! I know the sound too well because the rear of the car was mostly in front of me! 🙁
19/03/2019 6:16 am
Take out the Rat Rods and I like all those too!
19/03/2019 5:26 pm
19/03/2019 7:01 pm
Yes, I wish I had my Mach 1. It's not to be, though. I'm done owning classic cars.
BTW, my story about my Mach 1 and the 440 6-Packs is all true. I have great respect for those cars.
20/03/2019 9:23 am
I agree about the owning a musclecar now. I had bought a 70 Charger R/T, 440/6 car a few years ago (2013 I think) and it was completely restored and very nice but it was loud, fussy (carbs suck to keep set right) and handled like crap plus the wife hated it. Sold it in 2015 at BJ's and life goes on. Yeah they ran really well but mine was more of a cruiser than a musclecar and I drove it that way. Beat the crap out of that 383 RR though, LOL, and the 70 Boss before them which is why I lost my license.