Am I wrong to be attracted to this car?

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/4332028370.html

I can't say why, but this car does something for me. I wish it was closer to my June trip to LA. I think I'd buy it and drive it home to Florida.

That is pretty sweet, talk to the owner.

Nothing wrong with that, at all.

Not at all.

When something is that clean it instantly doubles the original "coolness" factor for me.

I never would have bought my 77 colt, but it was so clean I had to.

One of my uncles had a four door Matador, if I remember correctly it was green as well. I drove it from Minnesota to Missouri in 1975 on the way to a funeral, it wasn't a bad car for the time.

It's Bee-You-Ti-Full.

You guys eyes are broken.

Matador sedans are some of the most heinous design to come out of any era.

maj75 wrote: I wish it was closer to my June trip to LA. I think I'd buy it and drive it home to Florida.

Buy it and have a local GRMer drive it to a storage unit near the airport?

I want it too

airwerks wrote: Not at all. When something is that clean it instantly doubles the original "coolness" factor for me. I never would have bought my 77 colt, but it was so clean I had to.

This thing is incredible. Trades for one off art work from my 2 year old? He's mixed media mostly, his current motif is "Dump all the stuff on the floor then bail when Daddy tries to get him to clean up"

As long as you don't buy it flowers and chocolate.... it's probably OK.

the rims on that Colt are the same ones I once had on a Fiat Spider. never did find out who made them

mad_machine wrote: the rims on that Colt are the same ones I once had on a Fiat Spider. never did find out who made them

They look like late 70's Appliance wheels to me. That lip is distinctive

Of course not! That Matador is mechanically identical to a Rebel Machine.

Nope, nothing wrong with that attraction. I know nothing about that car, but it's a looker! It would be a fun drive home!

If lovin' that is wrong, you don't wanna be right!

I like it.

There aren't many cars that I hate, but I've hated Matadors since they were new. But I agree that any car like that survives is instantly cooler. I love it.

If I was closer and you didnt snatch that up. I would. Then I would make it a NASCAR replica that I could drive on the street. Homage to Penske and the Matador in 70's NASCAR, up the cool factor even more!!

Mike Kirby

Ditchdigger wrote:

mad_machine wrote: the rims on that Colt are the same ones I once had on a Fiat Spider. never did find out who made them

They look like late 70's Appliance wheels to me. That lip is distinctive

You sir are correct!

mndsm wrote:

airwerks wrote: Not at all. When something is that clean it instantly doubles the original "coolness" factor for me. I never would have bought my 77 colt, but it was so clean I had to.

This thing is incredible. Trades for one off art work from my 2 year old? He's mixed media mostly, his current motif is "Dump all the stuff on the floor then bail when Daddy tries to get him to clean up"

Hmm. Could the 2 year old come with the artwork? I know somebody that knows somebody that needs a toddler.......

Ditchdigger wrote: You guys eyes are broken. Matador sedans are some of the most heinous design to come out of any era.

Nope. This model of Matador is about 2 years away from the full-nuclear level of ghastly hideousness that was to come. This one is inoffensive.

And just for pictures sake.

Gotta love the AMC Red/White and Blue colors. Mike Kirby