Topic: OLD cars, either your first,or your favorite(or both)
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Just thought, while being nostalgic , about my first car. I drove the hand me down family 51 Plymouth to high school when became of age for same. Sister drove it first. Sorta a lime green one,,, two door.
Then found my own 50 White Plymouth 4 door in a grove for $25. and scooped out a foot of leaves and drug it around till it started. and drove it for another year or so. The 4 door was alot better 'hunting' car(back then), everybody had their own door to jump out and run!! Could tell something was not quite right with it, found the frame was cracked and it flexed there on wash board country roads.
Then an older guy gave me an 50 Dodge Fluid drive four door Blue one,,,the deluxe model. Thought I died and went to heaven. Loved that car. We did ALOT of hunting back then and ran it places where cars sure werent supposed to go. Like into trees(NOT on purpose)(and NO damage), into ravines(another guy drivings accident), thru a huge tree grove(another stupid friend) and other various stupid things of abuse.
Its easier to see now I look back to those years. the fluid drive meant if you were in dirt mud whatever you drove it like a stick shift it was. OR on pavenment you put it in third and drove with the brake and gas,,,just like a automatic tranny. It was both at the same time,,,unbelievable for THOSE days!!! That thing was closest thing to a tank I ever owned!! VERY COOL CAR!!!!
Then graduated from high school and bought a brand new Hugger Orange black striped 69 Camaro, Z-28. Wow talk about a rocket,,,that one passed all but one friends car. Fast and beatiful. Wish I had THAT one back. 'Like' cars in good condition bring like 80-100K on the net!!! I paid $3,975 brand new with all the bells and whistles!!
After that car all downhill,,,(course I got older too) all family and business sedans.
BUT I did buy a 1941 Ford four door sedan with rear 'suicide doors'. I still have this car in the 'garage' and it has about 28 or 32 thousand "ACTUAL" first time around miles!!! The back seat is larger than most places I lived,,,told somebody the other day,,,no wonder there are so many made in the 40's people in the world.LOL
I also aquired my grandpa's,,, bought brand new,,, dark blue 1950 Dodge two door sedan, he used to own and I used to ride in!! It has been stored in a garage for over 30 years with the motor out and tore down. Recent turn of events makes me want to get it out. Fix the motor, reassemble properly,,,and drive it occanionally for 'special' occasins. I saw one on e-bay of excellent quality and paint,,'no sell' at around the $10,000 range. NOT interseted in selling,,,just interested in fixing and driving again. MINE would not be nearly so nice and expensive but did hear of original car, running sell for 5 thousand. Memories===priceless!!!
So interested in what cars you have, older the better, or your memories driving your first ones!!! Back then no air, no brakes(or very little) and no problems!!
I 'fixed' alot of my old cars with baling wire repairs. IF the muffler got a hole in it or ran over something shouldnt have and punched a hole,,,cut an old tin can, wrapped the hole and baling wired around it to hold the tin can to the tin muffler to quiet the noise!! Also remeber trying to 'weld' muffler holes shut. NEVER worked very well on old thin rusted out mufflers,,,ie too shot to fix. But remeber spending 'hours' trying to do so
Other fond(or NOT so fond memory was the first car I drove was SOO out of line one front tire squealed and scrubbed off the rubber going straight down the highway. Every week I would have to find a ,preferably free, old bald tire, bumper jack it off the rim, tire iron it off, put another on, and blow it up using a manuel tire pump(no air compressor).(and find out I pinched the tube),,,so had to take back off and start all over!!(after patching the hole in the tube with those awful smelling burn patches.
Had to do that EVERY week cause thats how long they would last. ALWATS had to carry two spares or more!!
AND other things about old cars of note is before radial tires and steel belts the old bias belt tires were ALWAYS flat. Tires only lasted about 10,000 from brand new and the old ones I had never made a few hundred miles, ever. Plus every nail etc was always picked up by them and there was NO such thing as a SLOW leak like todays belted tires.
Okay,,,whats YOUR older car memories??? Fire away, will enjoy every memory!!!cuz still B --just don--
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My first car was a '65 dodge dart (the rounded one before they started making them boxy). 2 door, 3 on the column, convertible, white with a red vinyl interior. This was in 1976.
My dad found it for me, I paid $100. The plastic in the back window was torn.
The only thing wrong with it otherwise was the linkage would get all tangled up when you tried to shift into first gear.
So, the first day I took it out driving I brought a friend along because I needed someone to hold down the clutch while I untangled the linkage. Heh, everytime we came to a stop light we replayed it. Funny!
My dad was a mechanic and did have that fixed for me fairly soon.
I sold the car before winter because I didn't want to pay $50 to replace the back window. And I was to young to realize a stick would have been better for winter driving than an automatic.
It was a cool first car though.
I wish I was old enough to have really cool old car memories.
When I was a kid we had a '59 Rambler station wagon. They were notorious for having bad wheel bearings and having wheels fall off.
Which was exactly what happened! Mom was driving down a hill one day with a neighbor and a car full of us kids and the rear wheel just rolled away. It just decided to go another direction than we were.
Luckily we were going slow! I remember going door to door trying to find somone with phone so we could call my dad for to get a tow truck.
See not very interesting car stories, aren't you glad you asked. I had a string of 60's darts after the first and it got to where I could diagnose and fix them just from listening. Cars were much easier to work on in those days.
The only thing that ever worked on oil pans was that blue and yellow clay type epoxy that you mixed to make green. Worked a charm.
I spent a lot of years under cars tying up mufflers and making exhaust sysem repairs. Not sure I fit under a car anymore, last time I did I had a crick in my neck for a week.
I'll shut up and let someone with an interesting story post now.
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I was just thinking how front wheel drive sucked all fun out of winter! Can't hardly even accomplish a 'donut' anymore!
My first car was a '78 ('79?) Chevy Malibu. Blue with a white rag top. My step-dad helped me buy it. He was a small time car dealer and had a body-repair shop. I helped him in the summers.
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Ha!!! Fun!! Car stories!!
Well dad thinking to keep me safe ,bought me a 1961 pontiac tempest stationwagon.
The windshield was broken ,so we got one for 25 bucks ,I kicked the old one out and we got a rope in there and pulled the new one through.
Total cost, car and windshield 125 bucks.
I polished it ,and told some tall lies!!
It was a 4 cylinder ,half of a 389 v8,the timing chain rattled like a diesel.
I could say look under here, and only show them the side on the slant side ,a 389 V 8.
It had a corvair electric shift trans in the rear.
COOL!! back out onto the hot road tar and flip the trans shift lever down quickly to drive ,all the while flooring it,and 14 feet of peeling rubber was MINE.
And old dad was rolling on the floor laughing!!!
Sold it for 200 bucks that was my graduation money.
I had bought a Opel kadet for 75 bucks and fixed it ,no one else could. sold it for 200 bucks and bought a 1967 chevelle malibu.
BUT while all this was going on i bought a 1960 triumph TR3A roadster.
I rented a garage while still in highschool ,I rebuilt that roadster there with the help of my grandpas mechanic at 89 years old.But I read the triumph repair manual and even learned to resolder radiators.
The old man tought me engine repair,i even learned body repair and repainting on my own.
And rebuilt the transmission on my own.
And the brake cylinders,and clutch slave cylinders. WOW this has been my life and now the work chems have made it impossible to keep doing this ,my most gifted thing in life,I am gifted in this!! but the chems we use to clean the parts are killing me!!!!! WWAAAAA!!!!!!!!
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Maddog, So glad you like this post. Enjoy. I didnt know all this about YOU, glad I asked!! So IF I might ask, do you still have the 67 chevelle? And /or what else you you have TODAY??? Pictures?? Merry Christmas, Maddog, you so deserve it!!!IB --just don--
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great topic jd ........
my favorite car was a 1976 toyota celica hatchback. The body style was a 3/4 size duplicate of a mustang mach one.
Drove it in late high school, through college and then traded it. Wish I still had it ......... I always look in ebay for the restored ones. They cost more now than I paid almost new.
Here's a picture:
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My first car, which would be soooo cool to have now as a classic was a red 1975 Mercury Montego.
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i was so lucky with cars. i got the left overs from my dads shop. lets see first green rambler lasted 2 months and died. second rambler staion wagon gold lated 4 months died. was i killing the cars. i high school i was hot stuff with my uncle's willed car a turquise blue what? you guess it rambler. it was such a hot car the babes saw it and ran for the hills. died also. the next car i bought in 1972, it was and still i my favorite car of all no not a rambler.they were sold to american. a bright orange challenger 1971 with 14,000 miles. i actully loved this car so much i had it until 1985. it died next car was a used olds cutlass diesel, the worst, worst car ever made. a stock gas motor with glow plugs. never started. $900 tune ups. would not even start in south carolina. moved to philly 1989 leased a cutlass supreme red which i loved but my second wife hated it. the leased was when they first started leasing and i got royally screwed. $525 a month for a $16,000 car.
turned it in thet wanted another $1500 wear and tear, i told them to stick it, wtsds i actually had one car everybody loved except me. it was a 1996 brand mew 300z 325 horsepower, black, back. with nice wide racing tires. i drove it out of the dealer and skidded. many more after that, rear wheel drive.weight in front. could do 360's no problem in wet weather. in snow 960 i won't tell you what i have now, because they are leased through my dental practice, but they are very nice, no key needed.
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I miss the muscle cars with full cams.
I miss the laying scratch in all 4 gears.
I was married while in high school. So, the first car that came to mind was my husband's Chevelle SS.
I am not sure of the year...1968 or 1969.
It too had all the bells and whisles. Maroon or RED with the black or white stripes down the body.
Problem was it was stolen and stripped shortly after we got it so didn't really get to enjoy it long.
I had a lot of fun in my VW that had a special paint job during the early 70's. Including, dragging my feet to get it to stop and hot wiring it to get it to start while I was pregnant.
It seems I recall paying .25 cents a gallon or less for gas back then too and getting stamps to boot.
Another fun car that comes to mind was the two MGB's I drove.
I think it was in 76 and 77. I purchased one brand new and drove it for a year and then went back and purchased the next years model because of the improvements they made.
I really enjoyed driving a sportscar and a convertible. I would get up early and just go for a drive.
It was great to wave hello to the small businesses that were just beginning to open in the village and then head on out to travel along the coast or if it was foggy head inland to the farm community.
Thinking of getting a convertible again once I am able to drive again.
ONly this time something that is more reliable. I think the MGB was in the shop for repairs more than it was on the road.
British Leyland always paid for it but it would take months to get the parts from England at times.
I also had my own Yamaha 250 that I drove off road in the desert until I became like the kid on the tricylce in Laugh In...what was that show called?
I went to horses after that and started checking Consumer Reports for reliable cars.
Ended up driving a Datsun, Nissan's and Toyota's. Not as much fun, but I only had to do routine maintenance on them and could drive them for years. Reliability and economy became important to me.
I wasn't a share holder in any oil companies. HA!
I have often wondered if I had the funds what vehicle would I purchase now. There are so many on the market.
Do I go with something I can transport a power chair in or not?
Insurance is a factor now too. It wasn't a big deal when we were younger.
As a teen and young adult, I use to know every car I saw on the road...the year, the make, the model.
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Kam i can not read your posts can you go back to your old way of posting. it is easier for me to see on my monitor. lol did you get a hemi in your mobility cart????
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Great way to start the day Doc Laughing....
Thanks for the smile
RE: The power chair....I had my eye on Harley's at first...It would be like a recliner on wheels if I got one with the laid back seat.
But, I figured it would be kind of rough trying to do my grocery shopping in a Harley.
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you can get way with a harley just tie the dog\ to it. lol my screen works
did you get my information about petsmart and caring for the dog. it is on one of the posts i think this one.they may feed and groom the dog for nothing i told don i think he might call. he has all your specifics. i've got your number!!!!lol
thanks for the beautiful thank you note you sent to green santa.i squeezed the money out of some of my friends in my community.try to get more in feb when things quite down.
also you may get help from the group that supplies the dogs.
so a 200cc harley sounds like sound traveling in the house, think medicare will foot the bill
hahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!
you didn't answer me about whether you have a lawyer or not.
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DAve sending email so we can keep this topic about cars.
I am all ready hiding under the covers with all the activity on the other topic.
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I was like wow, when I saw the car topic....
My first car was a 83 Subaru...nothing major...it was a hand me down. The breaks were redone and the emergency brake tied up. I drove it from Illinois to Vermont and all over NE. It was either Vermont or Bust!
Today, I have a 59 MGA 1500 Coupe. White/black interior. Everytime I look at it it makes me smile. The brakes don't work, no seat belts, no airbag so my wife will never ride in it. I've had it out 4 times last year! Awesome fun and the looks.. But, when winter came it hasn't started since....needs tlc..
My other baby is a 04 Audi TT 3.2 Quattro SLine. Love the speed - 100 mph is like 55. Black on black.
Unfortunate since the Lyme MS hit me April 06 I haven't been able to drive.......
Will someday soon, I hope. Need to feel the speed! Thanks for the stories.
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quote: BUT I did buy a 1941 Ford four door sedan with rear 'suicide doors'.
quote: I also aquired my grandpa's,,, bought brand new,,, dark blue 1950 Dodge two door sedan
It's very clear that you have way too many cars to handle at this period of your life. I will come to the rescue.
You give me the '41 Ford and I'll restore it to it's original condition.
I know, I know, you can't thank me enough, but it's the least I can do for a fellow mid-westerner.
Send me your address and when it will be convenient for me to stop by and pick up the Ford.
Yours truly,
LymeDad
My first car was a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air, 6 Cylinder, 3 speed floor shift (linkage put in backwards).
I think I might have paid all of $100 for the thing.
The front wheel wells were all rusted out, the floor board was half eaten up with rust from the winter salt, but was I cool or what when I drove up to the high school???
(Hey, I'm not kidding; I want that Ford)
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lymedad, Every time I walk past that 41 it reminds me of a great friend I had back then I bought it from. He was grouchy, old, foul mouth 'lovely' old man I used to work with.(He could swear in ways I never knew existed!!) In our 'spare' time we played alot of cards!!Gin rummy 50 cents a hand threee at a time,,,was that called hollywood gin rummy??(double on skunks)
His funeral and especially his burial,,I can never forget,A BIG terrible lightning storm came right over top when the service was being spoken. Standing under that flimsy tarp shelter they use for such occasions VERY sharp lightning and thunder(loudest I can ever remember),,,,couldnt have been more appropriate for him!!! He went out with a BANG!!! And the storm moved off as we left the cemetary.!! I KNOW he was behind THAT one!!!
He used to run a bar, and his favorite pastime was fixing couples up on dates and relationships. He was also bartending when a police officer got drunk in his bar and shot out a back bar light with his pistol. When the whole downtown was flooded in the spring(happened MOST springs)(back then, not now) they took boats and 'floated' right in the bar front door.
This 41, I forget if I already said so or not,,,has 28,000 actual first time miles on her!!! All the old oil change stickers are in the door post area yet and they all line up perfectly for miles and time etc.
A couple owners previous to me drove it to work every day and a storm came up and knocked a big tree limb down on one little dent on top corner,,,still there!!
NOW your making me wanna dig it out and drive it again!! But more importantly wish I could talk one more time to the 'good' friend I bought it from!!!cuz I remain--just don--
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Hmm, let's see.
My first car was a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria (not glass top). It was prety nice but I was restless and went to 3 cylinder Saabs for a while.
Then I got into Corvairs. My first was Lakewood station wagon with rusted out floors. My second was a 1964 black Spider coupe. I got front-ended and, amazingly, only had a tiny scratch. I also had a 1965 Monza coupe and a Van for a while. A Datsun 510, VW GTI, Nissan 280ZX, Eagle Talon, Mazda Miata, Mazda 626, and Mazda Protege later I'm driving a 1986 BMW 535i. It has 220,000 miles on it and is still nice, comfortably fast, and totally reliable. My mechanic says it has at least another 100,000 comfortable and reliable miles in it. Great car. Also, I have a 1995 Cherokee beater for hauling stuff and driving the back roads. My partner drives it too.
Whew!
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I've had alot of cars, but one of my favorites was a 5.0 BLACK Mustang. NICE! I miss it!
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David, I 'know' a guy who has one of those in the garage, his pet project. Dont know the stage its in right now,,,just heard he is moving to town so the car might 'have' to go,,,but whata I know.
Town garages just arent big enough sometimes and THAT town all cars have to be licensed OR in a garage, no outsiders allowed. His 'may' have the glass top, been 20 years since I have seen it!!
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Don, It's cool to hear about a glass to Crown Vic. I liked mine a lot.
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My first car was financed by my dad, when I got out of school, going out of state to first fulltime job. Was sensible, reliable. Immediately when it was paid for, I sold it and bought a silver sports car, which I once drove almost 100 mph on the coast road in Oregon.
Kept it so long the engine had to be rebuilt. Had some trouble driving cross country once. Mechanic in NM showed me how to use a screwdriver, touch two gizmos in the engine and start it (it wouldn't start the usual way). Did this all the way to the east coast.
Now I am not car crazy and drive a beat up old pickup truck. Hope it lasts a few more years. Ditto for me.
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Favorite cars: 69 Trans Am 400 Ram Air. or 78 Trans Am t-top, black with Gold Firehawk. or New mustangs.
In high school, I had a Volkswagen Thang. It broke down every week. I remember being at rock concerts, the beach, parties sometimes and having to push start it to get home with friends, all drunk and other stuff... I miss it.
Miss the street races in Tampa and the small town(near Tampa) where I grew up, also.
Now have a 99 black Trans Am, 6-speed, t-tops... with aftermarkets. I can go 50-60 mph in 1st gear. I was going to put titanium parts(flywheel,...) on it, and maybe even put a blower on it before I got sick.
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I had a '53 Chevrolet that had to be started the same way as you described. I had to use a screwdriver to touch both posts on the starter. The ignition was shot.
I spent lots of cold nights under the hood of that thing trying to either start it or keep it running.
You brought back old memories. For some one my age that's not always a good idea.
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My first car was a brand new yellow 1968 Mustang convertible.
Now, that was a sweet car!
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First car had a 440 in it and was a 1968 Dodge RT Red with a white top. When you took that thing out across the bottom the front end would literly feel like it would lift off the ground when you hit 110 mph. sick
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You guys talking about going fast reminded me of my go fast experience(one time and one time only) I opened up my 69 z-28 hugger orange rocket on wheels.
Speedometer had 0 at about 7 oclock position and 120mph at 5 oclock and a mph right at the bottom centered on 6 oclock(theoreticly).
When I was going down hill the windsheild wipers were coming UP the windsheild from the air rushing over the car,on their own,no power to them.
The front end WAS definitelly off the pavement and you could feel the front tires contacting ONLY once in a while with a little bounce.
I wish I had had a front spoiler on there to keep it down.
The needle was all the way past 120 and past straight down and past the p and almost past the m and was once in a while.
Had to be 140mph plus a few for good measure.
The highway was mostly deserted except for this little old lady and little old man going to town that day. Probably going a booming 40 mph.
I could see then ahead about 1/2 mile and it took all of that to inch over into the 'passing lane. It wasnt long!!!
What do you suppose that lovely couple thought when somebody passed them going 100MPH 'FASTER' than they were going.
Motor 'screaming' and running close to 7000RPM's, and the carb suck on that car was VERY distintive.
Basicly it took both lanes of a 2 lane hiway to keep this car straight and going THAT fast,floating up and down.
After a few miles of that I gave up on the experience and let it wind back down. Knew I wasnt going to live long at THAT speed,,,things have a tendancy to 'jump' out in front of you.
Had it up to 120 LOTS of times for short stretches. have these huge curves east of town,,,loved to take them at 100.
Guy told me years later, when he saw me coming he always shut off his machine(in the fields) and just 'listened' to mine fly!!!!
Other favorite trick was to be following somebody down the highway at the posted 65mph speed limit.
Kick it down from 4th to 3rd and floor it,,,open up that huge 4 barrel carb which opened with a --woooooooooooonk--(sorry closest I could describe it as)
Made so much noise that a car going same direction I was 200 feet 'ahead' of me had 2 couples in it. ALL four heads (two on left side turned right,two people on right side turned left)would turn all the way around to look at me in syncrony,,,to see what was coming from behind them.
The LOOK on their face---priceless!!!
Never got tired of that trick and it always had the same effect no matter WHO I was following. The front end would come up about 6inches and the seat bolts got checked for strength EACH time!!!It really laid you back in them!!
THANKS for the memories!!!cuz I B --just don--
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1979 Jeep Wagoneer. Totalled it when I was 19, fell asleep at the wheel at 4am. (Somehow I was fine, wasn't even wearing a seat belt, it was 1985.) I still miss it.
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Dear Don,
My first car was a 1970 Pinto, four speed, with no a/c and no radio.
When somebody hit me from behind, I remember the police officer saying it was a good thing it wasn't harder as the car would have blown up!
I didn't know anything about pinto's. I was just glad to have a car.
My favorite car that I've owned was a 1991 Nissan, twin turbo 300ZX.
My husband rebuilt the engine with all of the Wolf upgrades.
It was a five speed. Boy when those turbos spooled up....you could fly.
I could reach 70mph in only 2nd gear. I loved that car.
Unfortunately, I got stuck in the car when I was about 8 months pregnant. Had to get pulled out.
As this was a two seater, and with a baby on the way, the car had to go.
It was a harsh reality to go from that super fast car to a mini-van.
I still miss that car. I liked it better than my Corvette. (That was also pre-child)
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Hey, geneal, my sports car was a 240Z, bought new in 1970 or 71. Guess we are in the Z club.
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My first car and I know my favorite was a Triumph GT-6, circa 1968. It was British racing green, a six cyclender (sp?) and it was FAST!
I used it (without my parents knowing) in racing auto-crosses. I met all kinds of boys driving that car, most were foreign sports car enthusiasts. Almost married one who had an MG.
The inside was awesome......with a burl walnut dash and leather seats. I had just turned 16 when my father came home with this new car for me.
I had never driven a straight shift before....so.. he took me about 45 minutes out of town with my mother following behind in her car....then left me there and told me to get back home the best way I could.
Surprised I didn't damage the transmission or gear shift. I DID go through 2 sets of brakes pretty fast.
A funny story with me as the JOKEE:
My father (JOKER) thought I was getting a pretty big attitude driving that car around (I was!) and so one Saturday morning he told me that I needed to
take the car to the gas service station we always used and tell the mechanic that I needed the air in my tires changed. He said that after 3,000 miles, the air got "stale".....
I fell for it. Of course first I had to put on full makeup for going outside the house and dress just right and then I went to the gas station and
blew the horn. The mechanic came out and said, "What can I do you for?" HA HA not!
I told him he needed to change the air in the tires. He looked at me a bit oddly and then asked again...."How can I help you?" I repeated, "YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE AIR IN MY TIRES. IT IS STALE!"
He told me to wait a minute and walked towards the garage bays. His shoulders were shaking and he was snickering. He called over 2 other mechanics who followed him back to my car.
He said, "Now, what it is you need me to do?" By this time I was getting mad as only a spoiled 16 year old girl can get mad. I yelled, "My father told me to come and get the air changed in my tires and you better do it or he'll COMPLAIN!"
Now all three mechanics were laughing really hard and slapping each other and jerking all around and SUDDENLY it occurred to me that my father had TRICKED me and I was the brunt of a very big JOKE.
I was SO humiliated. I raced out of that gas station and I NEVER went back there. Later that day, after I had stayed away from home for a while, I called up to my father in his bedroom.
"Well, changing the air in the tires took a LOT longer than I thought it would!" I could hear him laughing softly and he whispered something to my mother who then let out a great big snorting
laugh........I never mentioned this to my parents again...but it has been a great story to tell much later.
My ex-husband bought an identical car (red) and refurbished it as a present for me. It wasn't the same but I loved it too. I was a sandwich in that car when a truck stopped suddenly in front of some other cars and there was a 7 car pile-up.
The car was totalled. I got some good whiplash and a great legal settlement....took the family on a very nice vacation. Janet
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My favorite car ever was this HUGE MINT GREEN AMC Green Hornet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED THAT CAR!!!!!! You could lay down flat in the front seat and in the back seat so I use to take it with college friends and go on road trips and we would sleep in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (YES, just sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
One day it LITERALLY fell apart when I was driving it!! I was designated driver for a party and we had unsafely I know I know, but this was college, piled THIRTEEN people into it and the bottom of the car fell out, luckily 5 houses away from my house when I was only going 10 miles an hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh that car was fun*)!*)!*)! It was so hideous it was beauitufl. My friends called it THE HELLMOBILE. Because it looked so ugly!!!!!!!
I drive an old silver Mercedes station wagon now... Best wishes, Sarah
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Hey Lou, Can "I" apply for the Z-club??? I had a different Z but it WAS a Z after all??? A Z-28 Camaro,,,does THAT count???
Wish I could apply to a Z-28 club as a present 'owner' of one!!! A 1969 of course!!
Janet, That was truly a GREAT car,,,we never saw many of those in the greater midwest. Same way with Sarah's present ride. NOT many Mercedes around here!! Except for an occasional doctor or something!
I always wanted a two seater sports car for a fun type car. I actually COULD buy one presently since I am but a rider of one,,,I think I would fit. Have to have disposable money to do tho,,,leaves me out!!!
I remember going out to cut wood every weekend with a one seated regular cab pickup and me driving with all 'five' of my helpers in the front seat also. Some were just big enough to carry firewood(oops some tripped), but all five helped me alot. I cut,they carried. Before seat belt laws by a long time!!
When we carried wood into the house we used a wheel barrow and ran it right in the door. Less messy than carrying it all in,caught all the bark inside. And we could stack it three times higher than the wheel barrow,one person in front,one in back on the handles and away we went,,,,only tracked in minimal snow too since less trips.
Two stoves running full blast all winter took alot of wood,,,ALOT!!!!And the ONLY heat!!!
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