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https://newyork.craigslist.org/brx/cto/5879565609.html

 

I have a 1988 Ford Mercury grand Marquis's originally was a four-door I modified it to a two door coupe one of a kind a project for someone that's looking for a hobby interior and mufflers and windows needs to be finished car runs excellent an is in great conditions it has 97,000 original miles and it needs a good paint job it's a head turner if interested please call it's negotiable You won't regret it

 

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I don't know how many of you are old enough to remember car shows in the days before the internet but "Shorties" used to be a thing. Mostly it was really rusty 4 doors nobody wanted cut down into tiny coupes:

 

http://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shortybelair-e1439495646109.jpg

 

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http://www.chevelles.com/wagons/shorty-croped-71.jpg

 

They used to be a really cheap and easy way to have a fun little cartoon coupe street freak with a $500 car nobody wanted (if you consider cutting an entire car in half easy). It's nice to see someone is still playing with these types of cars, even if the $5K price tag for something that needs finishing is super crack pipe.

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Do these do wheelies everywhere they go

 

depends on how much power you put to the rear wheels.

 

My buddy built a VW bus shorty a couple years back and it did wheelies and stoppies. I'll see if I can find the videos he sent me tonight when I get home.

 

If you had something like a 6 cyl powered 57 chevy you took a 3000lb car to a 2500lb car but that 250ci six wouldn't loft the wheels no matter how hard you tried. Conversely I saw a blown one on Long Island years ago that practically jumped off the ground when you put it in gear.

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not all are gonna be winners. Remember this is about being goofy and fun, not being "cool" in the traditional Fonzie sense of the word.

 

some more just for fun:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/117301/117301_Side_Profile_Web.jpg

 

http://img1.izismile.com/img/img2/20090714/short_cars_10.jpg

 

nothing is safe from the shorty torch (even a geo metro):

http://saabplanet.saabplanet.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Saab-900-shorty-624x401.jpg

http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/monte1.jpeg

http://www.viralmunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shorty-car-metro.jpg

 

Shorty Novas are one of my favs just because you can still get 4 door novas for a lick and a promise:

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http://www.bangshift.com/assets/images/news/2010/Oct/nova.jpg

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That's funny you mention this place...I drive by it often when I'm down in that area.

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