I have owned a few Yanks over the years and I love them (it is an Illness)
my first one was a cadillac 79 deville, similar to this,
next was a 87 Oldsmobile Delta 88 just like this turd,
and an early Lebaron that was a complete piece of shit ! mine was like this but maroon/burgandy, check out that wood !
a few years later and despite todays petrol prices I still want to own another, i am on the lookout !
a rusty old turd with a greedy V8 ? yes please !
are there any zoners out there that own a yank ?
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:55 pm
by E30BeemerLad
I know they are shit, but I want one
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:08 am
by pacerpete
I have had loads and used to horse trade quite a bit with them. I don't do much nowadays but I still have a GMC Typhoon, a V10 Dodge Ram dually and 3 Grand Wagoneers !
I have literally just come back from rescuing this big camel !
That looks like a skip inside!! Trip to the local cleaner in order Pete!
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:40 am
by capri_rob
I like them but have never been interested enough to own one.
One of my mates has a big interest in these turds and has these models ( not these actual cars - pics just pinched from photobucket )
Lincoln - long term project - his is bright Yellow
El Camino - his is green on Magslots - V8 Monster 7 litre I think )
And uses one of these turds as a daily driver - LHD, 3.0 Auto straight 6, longitudinally mounted but Front wheel drive
He goes over to the states a couple of times a year and tours the scrapyards collecting parts and then ships them on a pallet back here.
I'll get some pics of the Lincoln and the pickup next time I see him - the pickup is particularly cool
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:26 am
by Jhonno
My old man had one of these.. RYX294R
This one in fact..
Not my old man.. One of the owners after him. Seems the car is long gone though, no longer on the DVLA system
I'd love one, anything from 65-71.. Sometimes I wish I weren't tied up with the M3..
Or one of these..
Flicking through the For Sale section of Classic American is a secret fetish of mine..
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:21 pm
by B7
Nah!! They are all fat blokes yanks (apert from the Mach 1).
If I HAD to have a car from the wrong side of the pond I'd have to build one of these. I've had a rod fetish ever since a kid when I waited every month to ride my Raleigh Chopper (mk1 no less ) to the newsagents and collect my fresh copy of Custom Car. I stil watch Overhauling, American Hotrod (Boyd is sadly missed) etc.
B7 wrote:I stil watch Overhauling, American Hotrod (Boyd is sadly missed) etc.
Me too ! the custom car scene in the USA is fantastic, all we have here in the UK is coonts on barryboys and pimp my ride ? thank god the chop shop was blown away !
the Mach 1 is also a fav as well as the Transam, sadly neither are below 10k for a good one
I am thinking of selling some of my un-used turds and blowing a fair old wedge on a decent 60's, 70's Yank !
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:10 pm
by DanThe
Had a wander round a local classic car show at the weekend and the tanks were out in force, this was my sons favourite, he loves the chrome bumpers
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:13 pm
by Felix79
This has always been one of my fav cars. I use to own a silver matchbox one as a kid and it was my fav car.
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:20 pm
by B7
Felix79 wrote:This has always been one of my fav cars. I use to own a silver matchbox one as a kid and it was my fav car.
One of mine also. Better looking IMO than the later version with the 4 individually frenched headlights.
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:20 pm
by E30BeemerLad
This 29 Ford Model A Delivery van belongs to an old mate of mine, should be out at the drag strip this weekend, infact there are quite a few rods expected there this weekend, plus the final rounds of american superstock, should be a proper showing.
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:39 pm
by Felix79
B7 wrote:
Felix79 wrote:This has always been one of my fav cars. I use to own a silver matchbox one as a kid and it was my fav car.
One of mine also. Better looking IMO than the later version with the 4 individually frenched headlights.
Just been on youtube looking at some. There is a company called year one that makes them ( restores ) , they call it the Burt Renolds Edition
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Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:41 pm
by e30topless
DanThe wrote:Had a wander round a local classic car show at the weekend and the tanks were out in force, this was my sons favourite, he loves the chrome bumpers
your rugrat has style Dan, chrome bumpers are where it's at !
is that a Chrysler New yorker ?
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:55 pm
by cecotto479
Is there anything on the planet cooler than a 1957/8 Ford Skyliner Retractable?
cecotto479 wrote:Is there anything on the planet cooler than a 1957/8 Ford Skyliner Retractable?
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IMO there's nothing Cooler Boyd, A 56 Skyliner was way ahead of it's time using about 200 metres of wires and shit loads of switches to do this, No ECU's were needed ! a superb chariot to boot.. based on the Fairlane, later to be the Galaxy and then the crown victoria Awesome car,
50 something years later we now have convertible tin tops in the UK ?
That is proper coked up Liotta Goodfellers style! Problem is you need a warehouse to put it in. Size of the thing!!!
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:11 pm
by Jhonno
e30topless wrote:
B7 wrote:I stil watch Overhauling, American Hotrod (Boyd is sadly missed) etc.
Me too ! the custom car scene in the USA is fantastic, all we have here in the UK is coonts on barryboys and pimp my ride ? thank god the chop shop was blown away !
the Mach 1 is also a fav as well as the Transam, sadly neither are below 10k for a good one
I am thinking of selling some of my un-used turds and blowing a fair old wedge on a decent 60's, 70's Yank !
Ditto.. LOVE those shows long time.
I keep thinking about selling and buying a Yank Tank for the weekends also.. Mmmm V8 rumble and detroit metal
Yes to the Stang. That was the best year - forget all the 64-65 stuff, these 69-72 cars are where it's at.
No the the Vette. Shocking looking turd, up there with the original Thunderbird, Tri Chevys and that horrid Ford Fairlane thing as over rated hyped up scrap. The only vett to have is the 1963 split window Stingray Coupe.
The thing about Yanks is that you don't have to pay loads of money or suffer mid-late seventies rubbish. You can have a really good, classic Yank for not much money if you use your loaf. Late sixties four doors like Galaxies and Polaras are as cool as fcuk and not worth a lot - five grand will buy a superb '67 Pontiac Bonneville and late sixties/early seventies Lincolns and Cadillac four doors are not massively sought after. A 1970 Continental moredoor is a fine chariot as is a 69/70 Cadillac Calais.
I still can not get over how big these cars are. When I attend the barn meets here in Oxford , I am still stunned by these old cars. Also love Pete Mustang , they look great on the silver screen but even better in the flesh , and you can't beat the sound of a yank V8
Re: Yank Illness,
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:39 am
by E30BeemerLad
Steve, you are a bad bad man, I've been tugging one out to this Fox Body
However, I've never realy "got" small coupes. Evem the Z3M Coupe I always think if your gonna have an impractical 2 seater, then you may as well have the convertible. Those thoughts were originally kicked off with the Triumph GT6 and the MGB GT. While pretty, they always seemed claustrophibic in comparison to there topless breathren.
Therefore, if it has the be a Stingray, then I'm afraid I'd take the "benders" route with this:
mine was like this but maroon/burgandy, check out that wood ! 
- V8 Monster 7 litre I think )
) to the newsagents and collect my fresh copy of Custom Car. I stil watch Overhauling, American Hotrod (Boyd is sadly missed) etc. 
