boovuc 1,090 #1 Posted January 1, 2016 The Horizon is also a 1987. Two classics! What were you expecting??? 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,619 #2 Posted January 1, 2016 That Horizon doesn't look like it ever spent a winter in PA,especially now that they seem to use calcium cloride up that way.The 310-8 looks pretty good too.Sure is in better shape than mine.Luck,JAinVA Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #3 Posted January 1, 2016 I like the Horizon myself. very clean. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #4 Posted January 1, 2016 Great, now I'm going to have nightmares after seeing that car. I had a binder 2" thick with just the carb service bulletins on that model. And don't get me started on the water leaks! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 10,281 #5 Posted January 1, 2016 I like! Our oldest daughter was born on the day they introduced the Horizon/Omni. Because of that she got a savings bond from them. Looks to be in great condition. Love the tractor too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,782 #6 Posted January 1, 2016 Ya got me. I was expecting a Center County sunset picture. My youngest sons first car was a $50 beater Horizon. He kept it running during his High school years with 2 rolls of duct tape and a spool of baling wire. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #7 Posted January 1, 2016 26 minutes ago, ekennell said: Ya got me. I was expecting a Center County sunset picture. My youngest sons first car was a $50 beater Horizon. He kept it running during his High school years with 2 rolls of duct tape and a spool of baling wire. Yeah, I expected a nice calendar shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 840 #8 Posted January 1, 2016 Very clean ride! My parents drove away from their wedding in a light blue omni. what brand are those tires on the 310? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #9 Posted January 1, 2016 5 hours ago, ekennell said: Ya got me. I was expecting a Center County sunset picture. My youngest sons first car was a $50 beater Horizon. He kept it running during his High school years with 2 rolls of duct tape and a spool of baling wire. That's what Chrysler did too! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackhammer 544 #10 Posted January 1, 2016 Floorboard rotted out yet?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,782 #11 Posted January 1, 2016 6 minutes ago, jackhammer said: Floorboard rotted out yet?? Nah, duck tape doesn't rot. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #12 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Edited January 1, 2016 by squonk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BESTDOGEVER 218 #13 Posted January 1, 2016 Hard to kill either one of those old machines that 310 looks better than mine did new. The old mopar will run forever if the body don't dissolve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #14 Posted January 1, 2016 Heads cracking between the valves, Cams and followers, wrist pin knocks. These killed a lot of those old Tootatly Two's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #15 Posted January 1, 2016 This topic was the very first time I was fooled in 2016..... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #16 Posted January 1, 2016 Though it does have some longevity going for it... it's certainly not the endless horizon... I was expecting to see. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,230 #17 Posted January 1, 2016 Fished me right in...excellent practice for April 1st. Two nice vehicles there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #18 Posted January 1, 2016 Steve, you'd be DaBomb in a light blue Plymouth Turismo! Believe it or not, I drove an 84 Rampage for a couple of years! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,719 #19 Posted January 1, 2016 12 hours ago, ekennell said: He kept it running during his High school years with 2 rolls of duct tape and a spool of baling wire. What, No Chewing Gum! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #20 Posted January 1, 2016 I plugged a leaky rad on an old IH school bus once! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USHorse 41 #21 Posted January 1, 2016 My highschool girlfriends parents had a Horizon which I snickered at as it was never running properly. When asked "Well what kind of car do I have" I told them I drove a '76 vette. That kept them quiet for a few weeks until they saw the '76 Chevette. Thats when they began to like me!!!!! Lol 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 7,814 #22 Posted January 1, 2016 I took my road test in that same car! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,936 #23 Posted January 1, 2016 Chevettes were toilets but they were pretty tough! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #24 Posted January 2, 2016 As we discussed, Squonk, nobody ever made a carb like that and if they did, they would have been brought up on treason charges! The floorboards on both sides of the front compartment have been re-plated! (When the frame was repaired in 5 places). And once when we had the whole steering rack off of it. The rear tires on the 310-8 are DeeStones. There are several repairs to trim and bumpers that are engineered with epoxy puddy. Oh and the rear-view mirror stayed on it for the 8 mile trip back to it's home garage. This despite a wicked wobble at 70 MPH on Route 220. (20 miles an hour under what my mother would top it out at). She always says it runs better after I drive it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,146 #25 Posted January 2, 2016 23 hours ago, squonk said: Great, now I'm going to have nightmares after seeing that car. I had a binder 2" thick with just the carb service bulletins on that model. And don't get me started on the water leaks! You brought back bad memories of the non-stop carb issues I married into with my wife's Horizon 27.5 years ago...junk...would not drive in the Canadian Rockies and the mechanic in Banff said he saw them DAILY at his shop with carb issues...Only car worse was the Dodge minivan with the transmission from the netherworld and a company that three times said they "have no issues with our minivan transmissions"!!! Will never own a Chrysler product again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
