# Muscle car + novice Austrian driver **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385 "2026-03-23T00:28:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385/1 "2026-03-23T00:28:12Z")
After catching my breath from laughing so hard, I decided to share: [https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto-biography/curbside-classic-1961-ford-starliner/](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto-biography/curbside-classic-1961-ford-starliner/) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385/2 "2026-03-23T01:53:44Z")
Iowa city. Home of the black Ángel in the cemetery. You are not supposed to look at it but I did anyway. A friend of the neighbor had a 62 fairlane or so when they came out. Claimed he’d shift out of 2nd at 60. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385/3 "2026-03-23T13:21:23Z")
Well another diverging post​😀. Had to Google. **Save** The Black Angel is **a famous, imposing bronze statue in Iowa City’s Oakland Cemetery, known for its dark color and numerous local legends, particularly those involving curses and death**. Originally a golden-bronze, it turned black due to oxidation, leading to myths that it darkens with each Halloween or that touching or kissing it brings misfortune, though it was commissioned by Teresa Feldevert as a memorial for her husband and son. The statue, designed by Mario Korbel, stands over the graves of Nicholas Feldevert, his wife Teresa, and her son Edward Dolezal, and has become a popular, spooky local attraction. ![IMG_3367](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/5/f53764103c86a5e7842ce1f90d88c6442a202746.jpeg) I guess we can make this car related, we used to practice speed shifting a three on the tree Dodge truck on a the gravel roads at a local cemetery. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385/4 "2026-03-23T14:41:53Z")
That was a great story! Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385/5 "2026-03-23T15:11:40Z")
Back in the mid-'60s, the county police seized a guy’s car because it had been used in some sort of criminal activity, and then they proceeded to use it to catch speeders. The car in question was a bright yellow1960 Ford Sunliner convertible, with a 390 under the hood. Just imagine a driver’s surprise when he was pulled-over by that unmarked car! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-novice-austrian-driver/205385/6 "2026-03-23T17:20:39Z")
That tree trunk tombstone for the son is also unique.