Ford sucks...or do they?

[Verne_Frantz]

Pete,
I've been thinking about your comments and I have to admit, I've been wondering the same thing. Isn't it something how we all grew up with such a Chevy allegiance and a hatred of F-O-R-D-s. And now we can't help but recognize that Chevy (and GM) does just not have the direction or engineering it used to have. That's the feeling about today and the future.
And what about the hobby today as far as the older cars we loved? Chevrolet was, no doubt, the most popular car among performance enthusiasts of all the major makers. But today it is the easiest car to clone and pass off as an original than any of those major makes. Many of us want to know that the car we are interested in has a positive trail of un-disputable authenticity. It's no wonder why all the other makes are becoming more popular, especially Pontiac, where you can receive the holy grail of documentation.

If I was an automotive investment counselor, I'd advise buying as many real Pontiac performance cars as you can afford because they can never be disputed!!! And that means a LOT.

Verne

[PeteLeathersac]

Verne...

- Besides wishing you the best of the season and Ford jokes aside, I've gotta' agree and tell you I've been giving the Pontiacs also the similar Canadian GM documented products some serious thought lately too. .

Those Canada shipped Copo numbers quoted the other day were surprisingly higher than I'd previously thought and that combined with the availablilty of Canadian GM documents, a fella' in the Copo or other bigger-buck GM market would be foolish not to try securing one of these first! .

The biggest thing for me is how important a vehicle's pedigree over condition has become more apparent each and every day...especially considering some of the situations we've been seeing around here lately! .


~ Pete

[3macs1]

Pete do you know the 66 Beaumont SD for sale in the latest canadian classic & antique trader. Picture looks good. L-34 4spd. It is at old [email protected].
I'm not interested but maybe someone is. Has dog dish caps which are nice with the Pontiac emblem.

[PeteLeathersac]

Haven't seen it Mac...my try to find this place online yielded a porno site so I'll have to grab a Trader! .

~ Pete

[3macs1]

Let me see if my daughter (13) can scan it for you. Trader is not worth buying. Did I say that

[69hurstSC]

pete,

i dont think your running a temp?!? boss 302's, shelby mustangs, and 69-71 Mach 1's are the real deal. i was hoping santa would put a 69 wimbledon white boss 302 in my garage christmas morning!

[Canuck]

I agree that proper documentation prevails when purchasing a car today. I just bought a 70 442 W-30 out of Toronto,it was a Canadian sold car and had the GM Vintage letter but it was the other paper work that blew me away starting with the receipt for the $100 deposit left on Aug 8 1969 all the way through to the mirror card with hand written info from the salesman about what breakin procedure to follow.
Fords and Mopars are easy to spot with the correct engine size right in the vin. The diff between docs and no docs is huge in todays collector price market.I have always had Oldsmobiles and Mopars in my camp,so I cant relate to the Chev/Ford fued.