i am 16and have a learners permit and will be getting a provisional next month. currently i have a job at a mechanics shop and am getting a little experience with the tools of the trade, i do not plan on making a living as a mechanic just a temporary job as cars is a hobby. me and my uncle were going to restore a classic car for me but he has passed on and i am still sticking to it. with the economy and even my wallet obviously i cant afford a dodge charger or chevelle ss even if it needs to be restored. i want it to be a daily driver with some muscle, i will be driving to work and school, and the when high schools done im going into the coast guard, so it will go in storage. im not looking to restore to showroom or restore to sell, just get all body work and rust, adecent painjob and an engine redo if needed i want a small block v8 for better gas, i dont need that 440 6 pack, like i said it will be a daily driver. im looking at the plymouth dusters, buick skylarks with the 350 2bbl, and the 63-64 ford galaxys, or the 84-87 regal t types. grand nationals, being a daily driver that can handle a little beating i wouldnt mind going for the satellite instead or the gtx or cutlass instead of the 442. my parents have a third vehicle they offered to me, a nissa frontier 2003, which i can use for the time being, i have also always wanted a 1994-98 ford f250 or 350 powerstroke truck which can be had for under 6 grand, my parents said i could sell the nissan which we found to be worth around 7-8 grand and buy a dodge cummins or ford powerstroke truck. i would not sell the truck for money for a car because we still need a truck. so should i get a classic car, maybe i could get a great deal on a charger or cuda that someone needs some quick cash but thats unlikely, and i keep my eyes peeled on hemmigs, or should i get a truck? im kinda leaning towards a car because there still is a truck if needed and i can always get a powerstroke or cummins for under 10k with decent mileage

Or is the bolt pattern on the bell housing of the transmission different? I know this was a problem with GM’s prior to 1972 (Pontiac Old’s could be inter changed). Not sure how far this continued and/or if Buick ever could change with Chevy?

The song was from a new artist around 5 years ago or so. I’m fairly confident that it was the artists only mainstream single. It was a black male rapping about the stereotypical street life. I’m wanting to say that he was from either Cleveland or Cincinnati, Ohio and he was outspoken about it. The video was shot primarily in the ghetto with the artist driving around in an 80’s Buick Regal or Oldsmobile Cutlass. The car was in poor condition and I’m wanting to say it was brown or another dark color. It also had vintage looking wire wheels like seen on 60’s British racing cars, not the flashy deep dish style found on lowriders of today. I couldn’t tell any more about the video or song from memory, so if you could try to help me figure this out, I’d appreciate it. Thanks!

Hey I am not trying to be racist in any way here, but what is it with black people and their buicks and monte carlos? I know not everybody rides like that, but it is SO common. What is the appeal of an ‘85 Monte Carlo or Buick or Gran National or Caprice? Why not a new monte carlo or cadillac, why the 80s vintage? I don’t get it. Can someone explain this trend?