I've actually seen more of those than Countachs...there seem to be a few around here.

It's not a french word, never heard it and can't find it in a dictionnary, it's similar to "camarade" (comrade) though. Some online dictionnaires say it's a moroccan slang term but don't give the meaning.

'71 Hemi Cuda Convertible, only 14 built. They're worth millions now, but back then they were just cheap cars with an insane engine you could buy at every Plymouth store...not many people did.

My first car was a '79 Firebird Esprit V6, bought it as a restoration project. Long story short, there was too much metal to replace and now it's scattered around France and Europe, on quarter panel will be reused on my '74 Formula, as well as the fenders and steelies, dashboard and other bits.
My actual first running…

Nice to see a 3rd gen here. I don't think you need that much to go very fast with them, an LSX engine, T56 transmission, subframe connectors, new bushings everywhere, WS6 package with later 89-up PBR rear brakes and 16" wheels should be a very good start for actual performance. A clean 89-up T/A might be the trickiest…

They're quite reliable, but extremely expensive to maintain. Most have high mileage by now so they will require work in the near future, hence their very low price. The V12 isn't really impressive though, yes you will go fast on the highway effortlessly, but don't expect to feel much fun from it. You should go for an…

Porsche 944 (1988 catalyst version - 168hp), comfortable and good handling, but the engine really felt castrated. Slow unimpressive acceleration. I had a lot more fun driving a base 1977 Porsche 924 125hp (sway bars are for pussies).

No Trans Am ? They were known as the best handling US cars of the 70's, and they had rear leaf springs... 3rd and 4th gens were even better at that. But maybe they don't match the "surprisingly" part.
And four door Mercedes and Cadillac ? As good and fast as they might be, they are not muscle cars : muscle cars are…

The B1 is the loudest thing I've ever come close to, this thing made the ground shake while in the air.

You forgot the 82-85 3rd Gen F-Bodies with the 90hp 2.5L L4... not a bad engine and from what I read, fairly reliable and economic, but waaaaaay underpowered for the 1.5T GM pony cars.

What you need is a program that creates actual vector graphics and characters : a Vectrex type display in the dashboard.

It's actually Ferrari owners that propagate this kind of bullshit. I once heard a Ferrari Maranello owner that was proudly claiming that changing the oil required the actual disassembly of the engine and cost 8000€...yup. Unfortunately, Ferrari owners rarely know what they're talking about and many of them are purely…

Not exactly a supercar, but my brother pays 20€ per month in France for his Mondial QV (collector insurance). I don't know where you live or what kind of insurance you can get though.

That is if you get it done by someone else... for a Ferrari Quattrovalvole V8, replacing the distribution costs roughly about 300€ of parts and two or three hours of your time if you're a bit mechanically inclined (it took 1h30 for two friends that are mechanics)...the access is pretty darn good on a Mondial. Remove…

The looks maybe ? Based on that, I'd take a C4 over any C5, C6, 74-79 C3s. The C5 looks like a bloated C4, the C6 is so generic it aged badly, the 74-79 big bumper no spoiler C3 are ugly an look like kit cars.

Front engined Porsche (924, 944, 968, 928) and Third Gen F-Bodies with the good drivetrains (L69, LB9, L98, Turbo 3.8).

The Iron Duke was the base engine on Firebirds and Camaros from 1982 to 1985.

I like the american cars of that era, they had so much freedom to create the designs they wanted, that must have been a good time to be a designer at the big three back then. But even after regulations arose, and designs started to get boxy, they managed to make some very beautiful cars which was probably very…

180hp from the Chevy 350 ? Come on, it's not THAT bad for the era. What was the torque rating ?

It's very useful though. When you have to pull the car for some reason, just screw the hook so it can be attached to anything easily.