Here's another one for @Old Mopar Guy

Only two of these were made, and this is the sole survivor.

Not bad at all, bet it experienced a bit of understeer with that Hemi. I do like the side pipes. I know I will offend one forum reader but here goes. Chrysler, Ford, and Studebaker liked Birds. The above Chrysler was the Falcon, Ford gave us the Thunderbird, and Studebaker gave us Hawks.

… and GM gave us the Skylark, the Firebird, the Phoenix, and Skyhawk. Toyota gave us the Tercel, and AMC produced the Eagle.

In the UK, they had the absolutely awful Reliant Robin.

Leather pants aren’t just for motorcycles.

Didn’t Ford also manufacture the Falcon from 1959 until 1970??

But yeah, lots of 2/4 door birds out there… lol

A lot longer than that down under:

I owned a Falcon that was my ā€œbackupā€ car when my '74 Volvo was in the shop. While it was bog-slow, the 17 year old Falcon was FAR more reliable than my 3 year old Volvo.

My Falcon was a ā€œgrandma carā€ that I bought from family friends after their granny died. She had put 16k miles on it in 17 years, but it was in decent shape–mostly. The only immediate service that was necessary after I bought it was a brake system flush because there was so much water in the brake fluid.

Thank you, I did not have enough coffee this AM to remember the GM Birds. The GM ads from the mid 50s showcasing their features such as AC. Firebird I & II were turbine power test beds.

Robin Reliant, I sure it was great fun driving.

Ford also changed the Ranchero from full-size to the Falcon.

As far as Australian Falcons, that’s what Mel Gibson drove, the ā€œV8 Interceptorā€ or ā€œPursuit Specialā€ā€”is a heavily modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT hardtop, in the first two Mad Max movies.

What the Aussies named a Falcon, was very similar to the U.S. Torinos.

It looks like an unreliable, underpowered and unsafe death trap :skull::coffin:

Exactly, what could be more fun. Now let me find my lawn darts before the Fourth of July picnic.

If you cornered at more than walking speed, they flipped on their side. One wheel in the front is inherently unstable on turns.

Heh heh. We’ve got a game that has been in the box five year after the wife bought it. I’m sure the name would be censored here but Navy vets would know what I’m talking about. I didn’t know what it was then and just laughed when I saw the name on trucks and bumper stickers in Ohio. Turns out I’m actually pretty good at it. The game, never been in the navy.

ā€œUlcersā€? ā€œCaptain Sonar?ā€ ā€œBattleshipā€?
That’s all I could come up with.

Back to Chryslers, this one is available from a consignment dealer for the low, low, price of just $1.25 million.

They can ask, someone will probably offer a little less.

https://hymanltd.com/vehicles/7779-1952-chrysler-ghia/

For those who are not familiar with the ā€œjoysā€ of driving a Reliant Robin…

I’ve seen mid-priced 1970s all-in-one compact Tuner/Tape/Phono stereos from Korvettes or JC Penney list for $500-600 on eBay for heaven sakes. The ones with tubby 300Hz bookshelf speakers made of thin plywood, hardwired with 24awg speaker leads, and a cartridge with the tonal quality of a parakeet, that exaggerates every hiss, crackle and pop on a worn out record…!

The point is, just because something is ā€œvintageā€, ā€œcharmingā€, or ā€œtakes you backā€ to your teenage glory days, or back when cars were ā€œgreatā€ doesn’t mean it will do so for many of today’s potential buyers.

Had tears in my eyes after watching that video, hadn’t seen it before, very funny!!! :rofl:

I cannot remember the name of the TV series, British, three guys. The producers would come up with a challenge such as worst car, then they would compete. I think the Robin showed up more than once.