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Post# 1058312   1/21/2020 at 19:11 (1,527 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        

...My first one was a metallic dark green 1954 Pontiac:found at a junkyard in the fall of 1984 with 1978 plates,thought the chrome festooned dash was really cool-especially the big round speaker grille in the center above the pushbutton tube radio :) Also liked "flathead" and straight eight engines-a flathead straight eight was double cool even if the design dated back to the early days of the great depression.Thought 1956 Oldsmobile hubcaps would look cool on the car.Did not get the car,but when I was last by the junkyard in 2008,it had been long ago closed up and all cars gone except the '54 poncho was still there where it was in 1984 :)Still like early '50s Pontiacs and might end up with one yet.
Next up was a 1982-3 Camaro z28 found on a car lot in 1985 as I was looking over a beater '57 De Soto(!) -thought the space-age dash was cool and liked the look and "sit"of the car.Way beyond my price range at the time so...
...car 3,1986, found a '69 Camaro for $500 with no engine-took a 350 out of a $200 chevy nova and that was my teenage "hot rod" :)





Post# 1058314 , Reply# 1   1/21/2020 at 19:14 (1,527 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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I've always wanted a 1986 Porsche 911 in white or red OR a 1986 Lamborghini Countach in white.  Now I probably wouldn't be able to get down in either of them, it's hard enough to get down into my 01 New Beetle.


Post# 1058320 , Reply# 2   1/21/2020 at 19:54 (1,527 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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At 15, I had a Rambler Classic station wagon, then a 65 Galaxie with 3 on the tree, 69 Fairlane, 72 Vega and if I had the $ back then I wanted a Vette. I got it and love my Silverado. This is what I wanted and got.

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Post# 1058321 , Reply# 3   1/21/2020 at 19:57 (1,527 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        
Lust!

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With me it was any of the big GM front wheel drive luxury sedans.  My first car was a 1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham, exact colors pictured here.  I got it in 1990 when I was 17.  What I really wanted but could not yet afford at the time was a Sedan deVille or a Fleetwood.  I always loved the medium sized GM luxury boats and anything that had that wonderful GM 3800 V6 engine in it.


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Post# 1058323 , Reply# 4   1/21/2020 at 20:25 (1,527 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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My first car was a 1969 Olds Delta 88 with a 455.  Dark forest green coupe with a white vinyl roof.  (Photo shows similar model but different colors.) Stepfather sold it to me a few months before getting my license in 1975.  Kept it through college before selling to a friend in June of 1982. Great car.

 

My favorite car was a 1986 Camaro Z28.  Dark metallic red with gold ground effects (which in my opinion looked much better than the silver shown in photo #2.) Black louvers on the back window.  Spent WAY too much on the car stereo, but it sounded fantastic.  Super, super loud, but completely balanced from tweeters to subwoofers without a trace of distortion.  That car made many road trips across the country. Ah, youth.

 

 

 


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Post# 1058331 , Reply# 5   1/21/2020 at 22:20 (1,527 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        

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When I was 15 I wanted the 1983 lincoln town car, or an Audi 4000 or 5000.  Later I wanted an 82 Lincoln Continental Mark VI sedan or a Mercury Colony Park wagon.

 

Never did I think about how these might be viewed by others and being kind of stodgy.  But when I faced the fact that they are gas hogs and maintenance pigs in the long run, I down sized.

 

But my first car was a very nice 1983 Mercury Grand Marquis LS.

 

When I can pop out that gas engine and put in an over-the-counter Tesla motor and battery I'll be back in the game.  LOL

Seriously, though, there are companies converting old gas hog vehicles into supercharged electric vehicles.   Big billies though $.


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Post# 1058333 , Reply# 6   1/21/2020 at 22:28 (1,527 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        
Joel

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Those 88 & 89 Eldorados were good looking.  They had scaled them as a smaller version early 80s eldorado.

 


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Post# 1058341 , Reply# 7   1/22/2020 at 00:38 (1,527 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        
Teenage wish list:

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Datsun 240Z
Lotus Europa

Close calls:

1934 Hudson Terra plane
1960 Lincoln Continental

What I ended up with:

A '64 Galaxie 4-door sedan with C4 automatic transmission but otherwise stripped down with front bench seat and single speed wipers.


Post# 1058364 , Reply# 8   1/22/2020 at 09:19 (1,526 days old) by superocd (PNW)        
Acura RSX

Eventually got one after my first car, a 1999 Accord coupe, lost a transmission.

Post# 1058367 , Reply# 9   1/22/2020 at 09:35 (1,526 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
I was

boring.

I wanted a Volvo 265. I shared a 1977 Plymouth Volare 4 door with my sister. We laugh about the Plymouth now.


Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 1058377 , Reply# 10   1/22/2020 at 12:07 (1,526 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        
Teenager, huh?

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Well let's see.  I think for the longest time I lusted for a 1965 Galaxie 500 LTD 4-door.  Just loved the lines and massing of that body and roof.  We had a plain ol' Galaxie 500, but that wasn't nice enough.  And next in line would have been a 1966 Mercury Park Lane 4-door.  Same roof and greenhouse, just larger; but still great body!

 

However, the parents of a fellow HS classmate had a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Vista, triple black.  Each time I saw that car pass the house it just took my breath away and turned me green with envy.  The real frustrating part of that lust was I knew that if it were me behind the wheel of that big ol' car I would look like the world's biggest goober.  Just too small to be driving a car like that.  It was an awesome sight.

 

lawrence


Post# 1058380 , Reply# 11   1/22/2020 at 12:32 (1,526 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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Got my license at 16 in 1972. I had zero interest in small or medium sized cars foreign or domestic and only like full size land yachts. I lost all interest in those as well in the downsizings and fwd changeovers of 77-80. I'm still searching for a reasonably priced 71-73 boat tail Riviera or 75-76 Electra Coupe preferably, like my old 75. All the cars I've had since have been "meh" as far as the "I just love this car" feeling I had with that one. At least I still have my bike for some thrills.

Post# 1058389 , Reply# 12   1/22/2020 at 13:32 (1,526 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        

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"shared a 1977 Plymouth Volare 4 door"

 

I can't share my crown of boringness, Alex.  I don't want to forfeit this game. 


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Post# 1058403 , Reply# 13   1/22/2020 at 15:06 (1,526 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        
crown of boringness

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Oh, the Volare wasn't boring. Given the state of Chrysler then, it would have had real excitement through suspense. "Will this thing get me to KMart? Or will fall apart in a million pieces in the middle of the road, first?"

 


Post# 1058429 , Reply# 14   1/22/2020 at 19:00 (1,526 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )        
Yikes

I guess I didn’t respect cars enough as a teenager. The only car I really really, wanted was a 2010-11 E63 AMG. 6.2L na that made 519 hp. They ruined the car in 2012 by switching to a 4.0 twin turbo.

I bought a gently used one in 2017(ish) and I can assure you there is no carbon build up anywhere in that engine.


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Post# 1058430 , Reply# 15   1/22/2020 at 19:05 (1,526 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        

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The only car I really really, wanted was a 2010-11 E63 AMG. 6.2L na that made 519 hp.

 

I do hope that car had at least enough power to get it up to speed for safe merging onto the freeway. LOL

 

I had at least a short period of dreaming of a Mercedes when I was a teenager. IIRC, I saw some ad that talked about "shrinking 500 miles of European roadway into a routine 4 hour run." Or something like that.


Post# 1058446 , Reply# 16   1/22/2020 at 21:25 (1,526 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        
I'm a lot younger than many

We had a brand new 2006 Chevy Impala LS in driver's ed. I really liked it, the car reviews said it looked like a 90s car and not a 2006, but I really liked it. I always wanted one in LTZ trim.

Then a few years later a friend of mine had a 2006 or so Volvo S40. Quirky little car and I thought it was great. But I'm glad I never got one, parts were outrageous. My aunt had the V50 wagon version though and it seemed pretty reliable for a modern Volvo.

Oh, and I've also always liked trucks too. Favorite at the moment is late 2000s Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra Crewcabs. I thought of getting one when I got my last car, but the prices were outrageous for a 8 or so year old truck with fairly high mileage. And I don't really need a truck anyway since I never tow or haul stuff. One day I might like a popup camper though for weekend trips.


Post# 1058451 , Reply# 17   1/22/2020 at 21:38 (1,526 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        
Hope you have better luck with that Benz.

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The worst car I ever owned was my (new) 99 Mercedes C230K . The most unreliable, falling apartingest in the mostest pieces of shit on four wheels ever built. LOL

Post# 1058456 , Reply# 18   1/22/2020 at 21:47 (1,526 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        
Geezus it's that tired old picture again

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It's the only one I have of my 75 Electra 225. THe models are my nana and my mom, taken in Stanley Park Vancouver in 1976 iirc. Being as I lived in a one bedroom apartment they stayed in the trunk.

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Post# 1058458 , Reply# 19   1/22/2020 at 22:18 (1,526 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        

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"I guess I didn’t respect cars enough as a teenager."

 

The younger generation (30 or less) do not seem to have automobile lust like other generations grew up with.

 

They seem to realize it's just an appliance and renting a ride is a better option than buying the cow.

 

I never wanted to drive.  Didn't get my first vehicle until I was 19.  Got my lic. at 18.  I drive because I need to.  When I can efficiently rent-a-ride, I will. 

 

My sympathies for those who ever owned a european vehicle.  When I was growing up these car were highly sought after, but they are terrible.  Over priced, not reliable, expensive parts, complicated to repair, difficult to find someone to repair them.  

What a scam.   

Saabs aren't even made anymore.  Starting this year Volvo will only make electric vehicles so that's good.

The rest are dying with Tesla and electric car makers eating their lunch.

 


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Post# 1058459 , Reply# 20   1/22/2020 at 22:22 (1,526 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        
I drove a 1992 Pontiac Bonneville in HS

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What a Kickass car with the six spoke rims, tuned port 3800 engine and bucket front seats. Way nicer than most guys had. One regret is I never got a girl to help me christen the backseat LOL! Making out was as far as I got, Still awesome car.
WK78


Post# 1058478 , Reply# 21   1/23/2020 at 04:24 (1,526 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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Well the best car I've ever owned is the one I bought new and still own and drive with almost 277K miles on it...my 2001 VW New Beetle TDI.  Even in single digit temps it still fires right up.  Other than routine timing belts/water pump changes it has been super reliable.  I just replaced the brake pads and rotors on it FOR THE FIRST TIME since my commute is mostly all interstate driving.  Original clutch.  Ten or fifteen years ago I replaced the AC compressor with a Chinese one from ebay that STILL WORKS!  I've always wanted an old bug, but my grandparents who paid for half my first car said NO.  So when I had my turning 30 crisis I bought a new one.  Not the same but still....I love that little white bug.

 

I also have always liked the late 80's GM big sedans.  My dad had an 87 Delta 88 Royale Brougham with leather seats.  It was a fine car.  My ex bought it from him when my mother bought her new 97 Lumina and my dad took her 90 Buick Century.  Tony and I have had a 92 and 93 Cadillac Sedan DeVille and we loved both of those cars...way back when...




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Post# 1058490 , Reply# 22   1/23/2020 at 07:36 (1,526 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )        
Mercedes reliability

Honestly having owned many different Mercedes (mostly beaters) I can tell you this:

Any c class is not really a Mercedes.
E class is an entry level Benz

Don’t ever buy a Mercedes that is old or over 200k miles. Everything has a lifespan. Parts are expensive but are long lasting.


Post# 1058493 , Reply# 23   1/23/2020 at 08:13 (1,526 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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My first Mercedes was a 1989 190E 2.6 with 239K miles on the clock.  We flew up to Chicago, picked the car up, did some touristy things and drove back to Tennessee.  That thing was bullet-proof with the inline six engine.  Our last one was an S-500.  I loved that car but Tony didn't.  We traded it for a Cadillac (our last one with a Northstar engine).


Post# 1058549 , Reply# 24   1/23/2020 at 17:58 (1,525 days old) by superocd (PNW)        
My wife's 2014 Mercedes C300 has been problem free

It was a demo/dealer car with less than 4k on it when she bought it. It now has 115k and, aside for the finger switch for the front passenger window, it's only been tires, brakes, fluids, filters and windshield wiper blades. That's all.


Post# 1058558 , Reply# 25   1/23/2020 at 19:38 (1,525 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        

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I have to admit, I did like the looks of  80s mercedes convertibles........ and the 500SEL

 

However, these days, old mercedes don't age well, especially if they are diesel.  Today I saw a 70s modle in the Walmart parking lot, various parts covered with moss (as you can frequently find in FLA.), and filthy dirty from being parked outside, with the rear of the vehicle black from tail pipe soot.


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Post# 1058560 , Reply# 26   1/23/2020 at 19:52 (1,525 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        
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"My wife's 2014 Mercedes"

 

Have you thought of what you're going to do when you need to replace a $4000 muffler, or rebuild a $6000 engine, maybe replace a $5500 computer?.... perhaps all at the same time?

 

Refinance the house or take from kids college fund?  Or maybe you can afford to pay out of pocket?

 

If you've actually got this far without serious repairs, I'd count my blessings, be thankful for the good times,.... and unload that puppy as fast I can.  Get out while the getting's good.

 

20,000 miles a year?  That's steep. 

 

Scotty Kilmer talks from experience.

 

 



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Post# 1058561 , Reply# 27   1/23/2020 at 20:39 (1,525 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )        
I own an e63

Brakes and rotors at the dealer are $5k. Buy your stuff direct from brembo and now I’m less than $2k. Before you go saying I proved your point, I can go from 163mph to a dead stop so quick you will have a bruise across your chest from the seatbelt.

Yes, they are more expensive, but they are built better, and will last longer. It will absolutely be more expensive than a ford, but there is a day and night difference in quality.


Post# 1058562 , Reply# 28   1/23/2020 at 20:52 (1,525 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )        
My old fleet

Some of my old beaters , I still have the 2 station wagons. In order: 89 300se, 88 300e 5 speed (grey market car) 92 260e 5 speed, (in Greece) , 93 300te 4matic, 89 300e, 11 e350

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Post# 1058619 , Reply# 29   1/24/2020 at 06:28 (1,525 days old) by Xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania )        

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As a teen there were a handful of cars I listed for, all being full size

My biggest lust was the 91-96 Buick Roadmaster Estate wagon
Other things I loved were the same generation Fleetwood Brougham and Roadmaster sedans
The then-current model 00-05 Pontiac Bonneville SSEI with the supercharged 3800
Also loved the 00-05 LeSabre Limited and the 97-05 Park Avenue and Park Avenue Ultra
The 91-96 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Elite
The then current 98-02 and 03+ Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Grand Marquis
Also was quite fond of the 88-93 FWD Sedan deVille and Fleetwood

I’m school I drove a 1990 LeSabre Custom then right before graduation I got a 2 year old 02 Impala

I did end up owning some of the cars I wanted.
In 09 I bought an 06 Town Car with 6k miles
Over the years I’ve had 3 Park Avenues and a LeSabre which I really loved
About 5 years ago I had a 95 Roadmaster Estate I kept for a year then sold because the leaking vista roof had me so pissed. That wagon was by far my favorite car to drive, loved how huge and floaty it was, with plenty of power to do 100 mph on the highway.
My Roadmaster Limited Estate wagon was fondly named “The Street Beast”
Really hope to find a nice one again to put collector plates on


Post# 1058621 , Reply# 30   1/24/2020 at 06:57 (1,525 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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Tony has always wanted one of the last Cadillac Broughams with the Corvette engine in it...1996 but personally I would like to have the Buick Roadmaster sedan with the same engine. 

I'm still partial to Mercedes but I am not happy with their current interior stylings.  The only way I'd own a BMW, MB, or Volvo now is to lease it and be done with it before the warranty goes out.  I do most of my own work on my bug except things that may need a specialty tool or would just take too much time and break my back leaning over it.  I did my brakes with genuine Made in Germany parts for a fraction of the cost even of Autozone's Made in China crap.

www.fcpeuro.com/ ...

They guarantee their parts.  When it wears out, return it to them and they will send a new replacement!  I have it in writing.


Post# 1058653 , Reply# 31   1/24/2020 at 10:06 (1,524 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)        

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Any rotary-engine Mazda.  Yes, even an R100 coupe.

 

They keep hinting that the rotary engine is coming back.  Not holding my breath.


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Post# 1058694 , Reply# 32   1/24/2020 at 17:54 (1,524 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        
Australian perspective

Well I always loved ridiculous little cars, still do.

we had an NSU Prinz briefly when i was a kid, they were assembled here but quite unusual. I adored it and was sad to see it go.

Other tiny cars that took my fancy included Hillman Imp, Mini (real ones, not the bloated BMW Minis); Renault 4. I always liked the look and technology of the Daf cars, though they weren't sold here.

I was also into the BMC Austin/Morris front wheel drive, Hydrolastic suspended cars. My first car was an Austin 1800, it cost me $50 to buy and about $300 to get it roadworthy.

Although they were a big car, I loved the Leyland P76 too. It was such a step forward for Aussie family size cars. Parts of the styling were clumsy and fussy but the overall wedge shape is great. I had one and really liked it. My mum got a new car and she gave me her old one, a Renault 12, as I was a uni student at the time, so I passed the P76 to my Dad and his ancient Ford Falcon was traded in on the new car. The P76 proved bulletproof under Dad's ownership - he was always hard on cars. The Renault 12 was great but didn't last long - I stopped at an intersection and a bus behind me kept going into the back of the poor little Renault.

 

the Mazda above is in Australia by the way. The car behind it is a Holden Torana, a GM smaller car based on the UK Vauxhall Viva of about 1970, with a longer bonnet to accommodate a 2.2 or 2.6 litre, 6 cylinder engine. Very nose-heavy handling. It may be slightly related to the Opel Kadett that was briefly sold in USA in late 60s or early 70s?



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Post# 1058743 , Reply# 33   1/25/2020 at 01:33 (1,524 days old) by dartman (Portland Oregon)        

I always liked the unstoppable purpose built durability of military vehicles and I wanted a WW2 Jeep or a Power Wagon. So, my first car was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, my second was a 41 1/2 ton weapons carrier closed cab pickup with a winch. I also really liked early Mopars so when I realized that I needed a practical car to drive I found a 69 Dart Western Sport Special with 63k on it with a bad water pump and vynil top for 550 cash. 318 and drove like new, this was in 79. I got my license in the Dart and still have it. There are many cars I've owned over the years since but those are the ones I wanted. There are other cars I'd like to have but safe storage and insurance and all that kinda preclude picking up more cars, plus money. Though if you really want something within reason you can find a way, I did.

Post# 1058757 , Reply# 34   1/25/2020 at 07:19 (1,524 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Interesting you should mention WWII Jeeps! My dad received permission from the Army to keep the Jeep he drove during the war (and a Baretta pistol, as well). They had planned to remain in Italy after the war--he met and married my mom there--but came to the States in 1947 when his mom suffered a major stroke. He had the Jeep shipped to America and they continued using it as the family car for a couple of years until he could afford to replace it.

Here's a picture of him in the Jeep in Italy. Too bad it has coffee stains on it. There exists somewhere in the multi-box chaos of photos from that time period a photo of him, my mom and sister (who was about 2 years old) standing next to it. Will have to locate it.

I also have the Army paperwork that gave him permission to keep the Jeep and the Baretta.


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Post# 1058776 , Reply# 35   1/25/2020 at 12:36 (1,523 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)        

Scotty Kilmer drives me up a wall.  If we all listened to Scotty, we'd all drive old Toyotas.  Not bad cars, but not really interesting of exciting. 

 

Our 1988 Mercedes 560SL has a little over 200k on it, and it still takes off like a rocket ship.  It may not be cheap to repair, but in the 25+ years since my partner bought it used not much has gone wrong.  The trick is to always have it serviced by a Mercedes Benz mechanic and always use genuine Mercedes parts.  Do not have your Mercedes serviced and/or repaired at the corner garage.  Perhaps that's why Scotty doesn't like them.




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Post# 1058785 , Reply# 36   1/25/2020 at 14:35 (1,523 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Thanks for sharing that picture Eugene! My mother's best friend had a Jeep after the war that was painted red. The two girls used to drive around a lot in that thing. Activities included boy hunting! lol

Post# 1058790 , Reply# 37   1/25/2020 at 15:30 (1,523 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

Nice 300s. I remember on Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth always bragging about Violet having a huge Mercedes and in the early episodes she did have a 300. But then in the later ones, she had "downgraded" to a C class with plastic hubcaps!

Also liked those big sedans like the Town Car, Grand Marquis, Buick Roadmasters, etc. I always liked the aero style Crown Victorias. Remember in Matlock there was always a silver ones with gray leather, first the box body with the vinyl roof, then the aero style with Taurus style oval grille opening and then aero with chrome grille.

Later in a Diagnosis Murder crossover episode Matlock was seen driving not a Ford vehicle, but a 1997 Buick Park Avenue Ultra!


Post# 1058818 , Reply# 38   1/26/2020 at 00:29 (1,523 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI)        

I really wanted a BMW 3 series before they went from the rock solid 3.0 Inline 6 to a 2.0T, and made it look like an angry chipmunk. At one time I was really into the Mustang. The only thing that’s stayed constant is wanting a full size truck, one of these days I’m getting one. It’s a pain to have an appliance hobby and only have a sedan to put things in.

These days I’m more interested in land yacht type vehicles that can float down the highway in pure isolation. I would love to have a Mercedes S Class, or somewhere deep in the back of my mind - a Rolls Royce.


Post# 1058819 , Reply# 39   1/26/2020 at 00:36 (1,523 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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A Firebird, maybe as much as a Trans Am as seen in my 1981 Pontiac Brochure, of which nothing these days can compare...

Still wanting, waiting, lusting!



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Post# 1058835 , Reply# 40   1/26/2020 at 05:39 (1,523 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        
Violet

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Post# 1058846 , Reply# 41   1/26/2020 at 08:20 (1,523 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )        

I had a 540i at some point, it was an amazing car that was a thrill to drive. It had a 6 speed manual. I always wanted a 78 ish trans am. With t tops and the bird on the hood I can’t think of a more impressive car.

Post# 1058859 , Reply# 42   1/26/2020 at 13:24 (1,522 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

"Violet arrives at church in an S class Mercedes."

IMCDb lists it as a 1990 300 SE. License expired in September 1994. Apparently it didn't last long.

By series 5 Violet has a C class.


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Post# 1058861 , Reply# 43   1/26/2020 at 14:03 (1,522 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        
1/2 Ton and 1/2 Pint

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Jonathan,  a Subaru Baja might be a good compromise.  I really like my 2003 5-speed stick and so do my friends.  I also get compliments on it from other drivers at times when stopped in traffic or at a signal.  The Baja is based on the TOL Legacy/Outback and is just as comfortable.  It's a manageable size and has hauled 12' long pieces of lumber thanks to the fold-down access panel behind the rear seat/at the front of the cargo bed and the optional bed extender.  The rear license plate can be flipped down for instances when the tailgate is lowered to accommodate the bed extender.  The Baja tops out at 1/4 ton weight limit, but that's more than enough for most appliances.

 

My other truck is a 1950 GMC.  My dad bought it used in 1960 after The Bell System retired it.  I use it for big and/or dirty jobs.  Of course, it turns more heads than the Baja does, and its 3-speed column shift is fun to drive. 


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Post# 1058862 , Reply# 44   1/26/2020 at 14:19 (1,522 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)        

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I was hoping to see at least one person say their teenage dream car was a Model T so I wouldn't feel so ancient. I never dreamed of sports cars. My head was stuck in the luxury category. My best friend and I mowed the lawn of his neighbor on Saturdays They lived in an upscale area. They were seldom home and spent a lot of time in Tahoe and Reno. They had two Continentals. How much I wanted a car like that even though I was only about 13. I remember the lady saying "oh, they're wonderful to drive...you can go 80 or 90 on the freeway and it feels like 35". They paid us with a personal check, not all that easy for a kid to cash, but no problem. She said "just take the check to the neighborhood liquor store...they know us there". When we peeked in their trash can it was filled with bottles.

 

I always wanted  one of these. They were a world apart from my parent's awful '59 Ford station wagon.


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Post# 1058866 , Reply# 45   1/26/2020 at 15:18 (1,522 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        

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I was hoping to see at least one person say their teenage dream car was a Model T so I wouldn't feel so ancient.

 

The Model T might have been my dream car, but it hadn't been released yet.

 

My dream was to have an extra horse with the covered wagon, as I went to school each day in 10 feet of snow (and uphill both ways).

 

LOL

 

 

 

 




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Post# 1058877 , Reply# 46   1/26/2020 at 16:47 (1,522 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        

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Joe, that's a very odd perspective in the photo of the Continental, which appears to be a '61.  It kind of looks like it's a CGI, and that there's no back seat, or actually no front seat, even though there are four doors, and I'm pretty sure the interior color scheme isn't original either.

 

For me, my dad's '69 Continental Mark III was even more luxurious to drive than his '65 sedan (one car magazine's review described it as "loafing along at 70 MPH"), but the '65 was a far better built car.  The '64 convertible I had could really move.  I think it was broken in by a lead foot driver.

 

And for what it's worth, I wanted a Model A before I even knew how to drive.  I learned a column shift and a stick, but never had the opportunity to learn the spark and throttle levers on a Model A.  I don't know off hand when Ford finally decided to go with hydraulic brakes, but mechanical ones struck me as kind of scary, so that limited my options. 

 

These days, the old Jimmy is enough of a relic and a novelty to drive, so I'm long over any desire for something older.


Post# 1058880 , Reply# 47   1/26/2020 at 17:32 (1,522 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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I wanted a 63’ or 64’ Chevrolet Impala 2 dr HT with a 283 or 327.  Since my Mom controlled the money from my Dad’s VA survivors benefits, which she had saved every month for my education, she insisted, at my stepfathers prompting that a Volkswagen Bug was the most sensible first car.  I was going to be traveling at least 110 miles per day round trip to school and work, and the gas and maintenance were a major concern.    So I got a new VW one month before I graduated from HS for $1995, $707 down from the VA acct.  and $53.00 per mo for 36 mo. at 4% int., which I paid from my part work as a busboy/waiter.  I put 33,000 miles on that car in 11 mo, then totaled it.  

 

Then I was finally able to get the car of my dreams, since I had moved out on my own and was no longer under my parents thumb.  I bought a 64’ Chevy Impala SS, maroon with black vinyl  bucket seats and a 327 V8 with dual glass pack mufflers which a paid $995 for, financed thru Household Finance at $54.00 per mo.  That Impala really hauled ass!  

 

Sadly, I was not a very well informed or knowledgable car buyer at age 19 and the 64’ Chevy Impala had over 100,000 hard miles on it and only lasted me about 6 mo. before the engine blow up.  Then I was right back to a sensible VW Bug again.  But that Impala was sure fun while it lasted.

 

Eddie


Post# 1058886 , Reply# 48   1/26/2020 at 18:45 (1,522 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)        

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That pic in my post isn't a real photo. I used it because I like it. This is nice too, partly because like appliances, I love yellow. The architecture adds a lot too. 


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Post# 1058898 , Reply# 49   1/26/2020 at 21:40 (1,522 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        

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Thanks for clearing that up, Joe!

 

My favorite of the "Kennedy" Continentals  is the '63.  It still had the curved windows and I think was the first year for AM/FM (transistor?) radio.  As sleek as the instrument panel was on the '64 and '65, I feel the '61-'63 models were more sporty inside and out. 

 

The best change (again IMO) was on the '65, when they placed front turn signal and parking lamp lenses at the front of the fenders.  As a result, they had effectively integrated side marker lamps at front and rear, three model years before they became mandatory and were slapped onto most makes.

 

All of these Continentals had the best windshield wiper system ever.  It was operated by the power steering pump and had an infinite sliding lever control.  You could get some really looooong intervals for intermittent swipes.  I've never used a better manual system before or since.  Today's moisture sensing systems are pretty good though, I have to admit.

 

The front hinged hoods offered full access to everything at or near the top of the engine.  Why this isn't the standard is beyond me.


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Post# 1058904 , Reply# 50   1/26/2020 at 22:49 (1,522 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

When I was 14 or so one of our neighbors had a 63 Continental. Got to ride in it around the neighborhood once. I think it was the first time I rode in a convertible. What a car! Positively huge compared to today's.

Post# 1058905 , Reply# 51   1/26/2020 at 22:58 (1,522 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

Almost embarassed to admit it but around 11 years old I wanted my parents to get a minivan. My aunt rented a 99 cand apple red Grand Caravan when she came down to FL one year and that started it. Along with the first girl I had a crush on's mom having one.

Loved those jellybean Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler vans though. And the 80s and early 90s woodies.

I still wouldn't mind having a 2006-07 Town and Country Limited if I could find one with low miles in excellent shape. The last of the jellybeans.

I dreaded when they came out with the new box body vans in 08, I thought the interiors were hideous, but now I've grown to like them too. The 2011 post Fiat refreshes helped though.








Post# 1059092 , Reply# 52   1/29/2020 at 00:59 (1,520 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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I'd like to find a diesel Volvo box car.  There was one that commuted to Huntsville, AL in 1989 when I was commuting to school down there.  He'd pass me every morning.  I think they had turbo inline 6's in them that were sourced from VW, or so I've read.  I've always wanted one of the box car Volvos.  Something about them appeals to me.


Post# 1059106 , Reply# 53   1/29/2020 at 05:41 (1,520 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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There was someone at my school, maybe a couple grades over me, who had one--he was the only one at my school who did...

Saw him driving his ride on the boulevard across from our school inf ront of our city park, playing Madonna's Burnin' Up"...

By then, my "wanted wheels" was the Continental Mark IV...



-- Dave


Post# 1059125 , Reply# 54   1/29/2020 at 10:52 (1,519 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
T Birds and MK IV's were gorgeous,

but when I got my license in 1976, we were in the midst of higher gas prices. I wanted what was then the best selling mid sized cars. Olds Cutlass, Monte Carlo, Buick Century/Regal, Grand Prix, Chrysler Cordoba, or Ford Elite/Gran Torino, LTD II or Mercury Cougar XR7 in midnight blue and chamois or emerald green and chamois. All of them put my Gremlin to shame. I finally got a lightly used Cutlass Supreme in 1980. Had a couple Grand Prix's as well by 1986. Enjoyed each one. Cars lack true style and elegance today, even if they are better and "world class".

Post# 1059132 , Reply# 55   1/29/2020 at 13:14 (1,519 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
1978 Cutlass Supreme

My aunt bought a lightly used 1978 Cutlass in 1980...her most favorite car ever-had 260 v8,drove it until she quit driving at 93 in 2000 :)other than the R4 AC compressors it went through,was very reliable.

Post# 1059176 , Reply# 56   1/30/2020 at 07:18 (1,519 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
The 260 Olds V8

was very durable. It did not make much power or torque, so less stress on parts. Very smooth and quiet also. Many 78's had a Chevy 305, which had the THM 200 transmission rather than a turbohydramatic 350 as behind the Olds engines. The 200 was from the Chevette. The first all metric trans from GM. The added horsepower and torque usually tore these up by 28,000 miles. I knew of one that did it twice, the second time at exactly 56,000 miles. The owner then had the trtansmission shop add a vacuum line for the vacuum modulator newly fitted turbo 350.

Post# 1059197 , Reply# 57   1/30/2020 at 12:34 (1,518 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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This is one on the cars that’s on my bucket list, a 1969 Mercury Colony Park Wagon. Always likes the Ford and Mercury wagons of the 60’s and 70’s

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Post# 1059248 , Reply# 58   1/31/2020 at 01:30 (1,518 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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Come to think if it a couple teachers had a box body Volvo, yes, the one fellow-student had stood-out, as did a math teacher (chairman of the dept.) and my photography teacher... (Just look in the teacher's lot, a student, or two, most-notably a gal and her Chrysler Córdoba, got away with parking in)

I was fascinated by the '71 to '74 Dodge Charger, wishing it could have been my first car...

Or during the tail-end of the urban cowboy trend, why did I never get (or gas ever drove) grandpa's truck:

Wish it had a right-hand mirror, and despite its spartan appearance and lack of tinted glass or blue band over the windshield, it has air conditioning and Ford voluntarily put a lot of remote control mirrors on their mid-sized Torino/Montego and full-sized LTD/Marquis, promoting the convenience and prestige of them, rather than exhibit the cheapness of the manual ones on such large, classy cars...


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Post# 1059319 , Reply# 59   1/31/2020 at 20:19 (1,517 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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Ahhh those Colony Parks were fabulous. Neighbors across the street had one and I'll never understand why my dad didn't being as we had a few trailers for the many camping trips we did.. 3 kids and a dog all in the back seat , you'd think.

Post# 1059332 , Reply# 60   1/31/2020 at 23:21 (1,517 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

My mom's friend Sue got a brand new Mercury Colony Park in early Fall, 1972. It was a light green color.

My mom, sister and I went with her and her daughter Nancy to St. Louis in it in early Oct. that year. It had dual-facing rear seats, and I sat in one part of the trip.

It was a very luxurious vehicle compared to ours, which was a '67 Pontiac Tempest.


Post# 1059663 , Reply# 61   2/5/2020 at 13:39 (1,512 days old) by gredmondson (San Francisco, California 94117 USA)        

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The 1948--1950 Packard was the car I wanted most as a teenager, and I got it.

When I was a young kid, my folks had a 1950 Chevrolet sedan, and our good family friend had a Packard. There was such a difference between those two cars, and I loved sitting in the back of that Packard and bringing down the center arm rest. The ride was smooth, of course, because it was a heavy car. It just felt rich!

When I was 17, in 1964, I saw a for sale sign in a 1948 Packard Custom 8 in the parking lot of the Mennonite Church in Bakersfield, California, where I lived. I inquired: It had 36,000 miles, had originally belonged to Victoria Trask in Pasadena, $400. I bought it, had it for a few years during college and early married life.

Though the design of these cars was ridiculed as a "bathtub," I loved the design, the green florescent characters on the faux wood grained dashboard, the way it started: turn the ignition key, and fully step on the accelerator, the ample head and leg room, the manual overdrive transmission, the plush mohair carpeting and wool (I think) upholstery. Everything worked except the Electromatic clutch, a forerunner to automatic transmissions. The color was called Midnight Blue, but it always looked black to me. The interior: a tasteful tufted tan with a darker accent. It turned heads.

But, having a car that is no longer made, and could be a collector's item is a rich man's hobby. And, in 1970, after a friend ran into it and dented the front fender, I sold it to a man who was reputed to be the local bookie in San Luis Obispo for $1000.

I still love to see Packards and still like large cars. Currently I drive a 1998 Lexus LS 400, and it is a superb car, but I have a hankering for a newer Lexus, the maybe 460 L Executive model.


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Post# 1059665 , Reply# 62   2/5/2020 at 13:50 (1,512 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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George, when my parents were married in 1948 their best man and matron of honor owned a 1948 Packard just like the one in your photo.  They loaned their Packard to my parents to take on their honeymoon to Guerneville, where the stayed at the Surrey Inn, which was across the road from what later became Fifes Resort, but was Murphy’s Guest Ranch in 1948.

 

I rode in that Packard many times as a small child, since the owners were good friends of my family.  They finally traded the Packard for a 1961 Chrysler New Yorker in 61’, which was a beautiful car too, but it didn’t hold a candle to the 48’ Packard.

 

Eddie




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Post# 1059666 , Reply# 63   2/5/2020 at 13:58 (1,512 days old) by gredmondson (San Francisco, California 94117 USA)        

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Eddie,
Thanks so much for your response to my post about the Packard. I have read your thoughtful posts many times--and always enjoy them.
George


Post# 1059667 , Reply# 64   2/5/2020 at 14:23 (1,512 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        

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George, I had a close call with a '49 Packard in the early '70s when I, too was around 17 or so. 

 

Mr. & Mrs. Hoyt, managers of the apartment building at Telegraph & Bancroft in Berkeley where my sister lived, had a black sedan and it was parked in a single space under the 1904 building, way in back and down a super narrow driveway.  The Packard barely fit in the space or within the walls lining the driveway.

 

I expressed interest in it when I heard that they were looking for a replacement vehicle.  They were emphatic about not wishing the car on anyone, particularly a kid like me, due to the troubles they had had with it.  That was that.  I'm sure my dad would have given me the same advice, but I was into big old cars.  I'll never know if anything was seriously wrong with that car or if the issues it had were things I could fix myself.   I suppose in hindsight I likely dodged a bullet, but it's interesting what could have been -- you unloading your Packard at around the same time I was going to take one on.

 

I have no doubt about why you liked that car so much.  A man of your size needs ample head and leg room, and the Packard certainly delivered in that regard.  And I'll bet anything that the interior had that sort of musty mohair smell so typical of cars from the '40s and earlier.

 

 


Post# 1059672 , Reply# 65   2/5/2020 at 16:46 (1,512 days old) by gredmondson (San Francisco, California 94117 USA)        

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I enjoyed reading your reminiscence, Ralph.
My Packard did have one problem that worried me at the time. A tie rod, part of the front suspension, actually broke! My father was able to find an old Packard at a wrecking yard, and he got the tie rod, which I had a mechanic install. But, other than that odd occurrence, and its poor performance in the rain (it leaked water from I don't know where, and the vacuum operated windshield wipers lost power when accelerating) it was pretty trouble free. I drove it for 50,000 miles.
Oh, even the electrically wound clock worked!
This is the exact color and interior my car had.


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Post# 1059678 , Reply# 66   2/5/2020 at 17:20 (1,512 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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OMG George, that photo of the interior of a 48’ Packard sure brings back memories!  BTW, this was just how Bud and Clara’s Packard interior looked too.

 

 One afternoon when I was about 5 or 6 years old I, my brother and Bud and Clara’s son and daughter were left sitting in the Packard outside The Silver Dollar on San Pablo Ave. in Richmond, Calif, the bar that Bud and Clara owned, waiting for our parents to return.  I was in the back seat playing with the cigarette lighter, and I foolishly placed it up to my mouth, thinking since it wasn’t glowing red, it wasn’t hot.  Wrong!  I burnt the hell out of my upper lip.

 

And I didn’t get much sympathy when the adults returned.  I was told I shoulda known better and shouldn’t have been playing around with the lighter anyway, 1950’s parenting, LOL.

 

And it just so happens that this afternoon I received an email from Hemmings Classic Cars  for an auction of a 48’ Packard Convertible.  I’ve attached the link for the photos.

 

Eddie

 

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/packard/super-8/2371518.html?refer=hccweekly&utm_source=hccweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-02-05


Post# 1059693 , Reply# 67   2/5/2020 at 21:14 (1,512 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        

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I love the fatal Rebel Without a Cause door handle in that '48!


Post# 1060748 , Reply# 68   2/16/2020 at 18:19 (1,501 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)        

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As a certifiable car nut as a youth, I had too many dream cars to mention.
And, like many of you, I always liked big cars.
Some that stand out in my mind were the '71-'73 boat-tail Buick Rivieras, just about any Cadillac, Lincolns, big Fords and Mercurys. I wanted a '69 Chrysler Newport in a bad way for a long time.
All through my youth, my dad had Chevies. '65 and '71 Impalas in the earlier days, and later, Caprices. A '79, followed by an '82; which was the last car he ever owned.
I liked all of them.
One of my teenage dream cars that became a reality was the mid '70s Monte Carlos.
My first one was a lime green 1976 that was being sold "for parts or repair".
I think I paid $400 for it. I had enough stuff fixed to make it driveable, and I was literally living the dream!
Some years later, I bought a '75 in considerably better condition, although still far from perfect.
That one was very dark metallic blue with a white landau top and white vinyl swivel bucket seats.
My third and final Monte Carlo, which I owned in the mid 80s, was an orange metallic 1977 with chamois colored landau top and chamois colored cloth seats. My first car with cloth seats!
They were bench seats, but had individual reclining seat backs.
In my old age, I've become less able to take care of my cars like I used to, so I've lost most of the passion. Now, my cars just get me from point A to point B.
My last attempt at rekindling the passion was when I bought a used '94 Buick Roadmaster sedan. First year for the Corvette derived LT-1 motor.
Beautiful car, and wonderful to drive; especially on the highway.
But, I didn't keep it up like I should have, and I ended up parking it in the driveway, where it's been sitting and deteriorating for several years now. It's really a shame, and I'm not proud of myself.
And, I still own the last car from the tail end of my youth.
A 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix, with the 2+2 package. I let that sit for almost twenty years. But, unlike the Roadmaster, the Pontiac was in a garage, so it wasn't exposed to the elements. The sitting still did damage though.
Just this past summer, I had it towed to my mechanic and got it running and driving again.
So, I got to drive it for the first time in almost twenty years.
I thought it would be like going back in time.
Alas, I absolutely hated driving it. Granted, the fact that all four tires are flat-spotted and cause the car to shake constantly while driving is a big part of the problem.
But, just the overall experience was such a disappointment. At least the car still looks decent, and it's a rare car. So, hopefully, I'll be able to sell it instead of letting another one sit and decay.
Wow. Sorry for the novel. Y'all got my car feels going!

Barry


Post# 1060779 , Reply# 69   2/16/2020 at 22:47 (1,501 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)        

Any of the big boats from the 60's to the start of downsizing work for me. Pretty much anything Chrysler would be first, followed by 59-64 Caddy, then Lincoln, other GM and Ford last. I learned to drive in a 74 Olds Custom Cruiser. That became my first car and I did manage to lose something in the back seat ;-) One friend had a 62 Olds Dynamic 88 and another a 74 Bonneville. I was the ONLY non-family member to drive either car bec the owners saw how comfortable I was with my own big boat.

Always had a weakness for Citroen... Go figure

Third generation (1994-2001) BMW 7-series iL. Something about those lines on the long-wheelbase version get my juices flowing. Standard length doesn't do it for me. It's been suggested that the trunk being slightly higher than the hood might have something to do with my visceral response ;-)

Favorite car I owned:

93 Grand Cherokee with a 318 V8 and fully automatic Quadra-Trac. Put 135K miles on it and never had a problem. Drove and road like a dream and unstoppable in the snow.

I've been happy with my Cubes so at this point my dream car would be a Japan-only AWD Nissan Cube Hybrid. IIRC small gas engine in front drives the front wheels and an electric in the back drives the back wheels.

Sounds lame, I know but at this point in my life I need something high enough for me to get in and out of pain-free, AWD, good gas mileage, and easy to park in Manhattan.



Post# 1060791 , Reply# 70   2/17/2020 at 05:58 (1,501 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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I must say, one of my teenage lust cars was a 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16V in tornado red.  That was a sexy car!


Post# 1068413 , Reply# 71   4/21/2020 at 00:13 (1,437 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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Forgot how a few family friends and even a couple family members drove one of these and their counter stablemates and other incarnates of their corporate ilk, yes I wish my first car could have been a Chevy Vega:



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Post# 1068446 , Reply# 72   4/21/2020 at 06:53 (1,437 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
Mercury Marquis/Colony Park; Vega;

Poor man's Lincoln they used to say! The big Lincoln was still unibody in 1969. Moved to body on frame for 1970. Thunderbird followed same for 1972. All Lincolns and T-Birds were built at the Wixom plant. Well, as for the Vega, for $1,995.00 in 1971, I guess you hot what you paid for. The engine wasn't sleeved, and burned oil after about 20,000 miles. The cast iron Pontiac "Iron Duke" block fixed that by 1975. Then GM phased out the old H body cars by 1980 for the T car "Chevette". The Chevy Monza became the Cavalier, and with the B.O.P. H bodies, the Sunbird, Starfire, and Skyhawk moved to the new f.w.d. J platform for 1982.

Post# 1068493 , Reply# 73   4/21/2020 at 13:03 (1,436 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

My friend Jay's first car was a butterscotch colored Vega wagon. I think he said it was a '71, but he got it in '74. He didn't like it very much; said it didn't do well going up hills.

Post# 1068501 , Reply# 74   4/21/2020 at 13:53 (1,436 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
this:

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found one my Sr year for cheap (this was in the '60s) but Dad wouldn't let me get it:

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Post# 1068514 , Reply# 75   4/21/2020 at 15:17 (1,436 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        
Dad must be cheap

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Roger,, you don't have any "Hair" relatives around those parts do you.. My dad did the same and was cheap as all get out. He/we had plenty of "Hair" relatives on his mothers side in the Binghampton / Scranton region, lol

Post# 1068546 , Reply# 76   4/21/2020 at 20:12 (1,436 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
The bigger, the better

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1927-1931 Ford Model A Town Sedan

1959 Cadillac 6 window Sedan De Ville/Series 75 Limo

1961 Cadillac Fleetwood/Series 75 Limo

1965 Chrysler New Yorker

1966 Plymouth Satellite

1967 Plymouth GTX

1975-1979 Lincoln Continental Sedan


Post# 1068616 , Reply# 77   4/22/2020 at 10:11 (1,436 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
One of each please!

Also a Citroen DS, or SM, CX, or XM. That's why Citroen! A GM 70's A or B body V8, preferably with an Olds engine. Same vintage Gran Torino, Mustang, Cougar, or T-Bird. Etc., etc.

Post# 1068638 , Reply# 78   4/22/2020 at 12:48 (1,435 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
Pete-

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no, we lived in and I grew up and lived in Baltimore for almost 50 years. But Dad
was definitely cheap, as he had to be with 4 kids on a salesman's salary. Also not a car enthusiast at all, we always had used Ford wagons, to him a car was for getting A to B, he didn't understand my car lust! We had this exact car!


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Post# 1068642 , Reply# 79   4/22/2020 at 12:53 (1,435 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
57 Ford wagon

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Post# 1068646 , Reply# 80   4/22/2020 at 13:03 (1,435 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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We had the same model Country Sedan as a kid but a 58.

Post# 1068647 , Reply# 81   4/22/2020 at 13:04 (1,435 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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I always thought that 57’ Fords were nice looking cars, especially the Sunliner convertibles  My aunt and uncle had a 57’ Ford Fairlane 4 dr in this same color combo.  The 57’ Ford wagons were better looking than the 57’ Chevy wagons IMHO.

 

Eddie


Post# 1068648 , Reply# 82   4/22/2020 at 13:09 (1,435 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)        
Roger,

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Ironically, that Ford wagon is now a car to lust for!

Barry


Post# 1068710 , Reply# 83   4/22/2020 at 20:50 (1,435 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

That looks good in blue and white.

My Uncle Kell had a '57 Fairlane 4 Dr that was yellow and white. After it quit sometime in the 60's, it was put out back by the pond, and it quickly deteriorated. Sometime in the late 70's, my cousin Mike decided to set fire to it. Its burned out shell sat there for a few years, then got hauled away to the scrapyard.

My neighbors the McLaughlins had a '55 or '56 Ford wagon in red.



Post# 1068761 , Reply# 84   4/23/2020 at 06:17 (1,435 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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Big Chrysler’s: the ‘70 Newport four door hardtop across the street, we begged the neighbor we owned it to go through a car wash in on a drive just for to fess the pillar-less windows would let the water through between the panes...

The guy who could have been my future father-in-law or should have me chased me away from his daughter with a shot gun had a ‘74 2-door New Yorker, my mad crush’s older sister briefly drove (& was “that girl” jealous of me falling for big sis when she told me to leave her alone, while she later told me she was “too old for me and my 9th grade and 10th grade stuck in middle school schtick while she was Junior and Senior and somehow briefly attended a class that let out before mine a few years later at a college I attended as she probably pretended I wasn’t there, as my stare burned through her, while at least the “might have been” we walked the same way from high school with though she did a good job not to make it together, while our paths crossed years later if I was driving to a trade school I was attended while the street I crossed seemed to have her drive by in an inherited Chevy Citation older sis got and briefly drove first when big Chrysler must have kicked the bucket!)

That brings the middle school principal’s New Yorker, also hardtop four door, light green exterior and dark green interior, with rally road wheels and an unknown year of either ‘77 or ‘78... No way getting in good with that guy on me being the car freak I was admiring his ride, and somehow standing next to it parked with all the windows down while all the rest of the kids were playing on the playground junk at an elective outside recess we were privileged to have, but I neglected to see and know about whether the car had an automatic climate control or manual Cold and Hot/Cool and Warm, and even the automatic headlight control with or without a dimmer—and I was just learning about those kinds of things, mostly being familiar with cars that didn’t have such gadgets... This was only in 8th grade, my last year at MS and the previous principal retired, so only one year with the John Sebastian lookalike, but no singing “Do You Believe In Magic” or “Daydream” and my favorite Lovin’Spoonful has always been “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice” and that was my ‘45’ for a crush I had on in 6th grade, through 7th grade, when tgat later one took over—no, that principal would have sooner been the kind to yell at me for running in the hall and going back to make me walk and even giving me a detention, seeing as how my teenage car lust drove me to “driving those rides” real fast between classes, but luckily no half hour sitting in a makeshift after school prison, ever, either... (well he did ask a counselor I was in her office for “if this was being straightened out” real sternly for some other stuff I was frequently in and out of trouble for—ramping up my rival for some of these chicks, with a nasty note put in his locker, and he who before accused me of sticking him with a pin and me once had interrogated by the middle school brass a year, when he, a grade below me attended behind me, before that)...



— Dave


Post# 1068763 , Reply# 85   4/23/2020 at 06:25 (1,435 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
Just no!

Not the Chrysler "fuselage" era cars, but the late 50's Ford wagons. A mom when I was in first grade kept offering me a ride to school in one. Well I didn't know her from adam, and didn't know my parents knew her. I thought she was trying to kidnap me, and ran every time as fast as I could. Come to think of it, everybody in that small town knew everybody. Her son was in my class. He wanted to be bud's he said. I regret it now, I bet he's hot! We moved up here two weeks later.


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