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Hop head  |
I started driving in 1980.. so none?  however, high school buddy had a 66 Corvair Monza, similar to one my parents had when I was a tyke, mom also had a 68 Tempest, always thought Pontiacs had nice lines https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
I never owned one, but I have always loved the looks of the '70' Chevy Chevelle SS 396.  Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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| Hop head |
my grandparents had that car, in that color, only a 4 door, had the Sears installed AC under the dash, 302 automatic, you had to wait till the cold light went of, or it would stall if you tried to drive it https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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The later LTD, the Mustang, the Torino and the Mercury Cougar, Montego and Marquis (Steve McGarrett's car in the original Hawaii Five-O) were also nice. I also liked GM styling from the era, for example the Chevy Impala and Camaro, Pontiac LeMans/GTO, etc.| Member |
It certainly does in my book!! | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
 הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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That is a beautiful example ...do you take it to car shows or are you a member of the Lincoln and Continental Club? https://lcocwestern.org/ I am in OC too and recently acquired this;  | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
A good buddy of mine had one of them, although not near as pretty. We drove it from Kalispell to LA once and made it in about 14 hours averaging roughly 90 the whole way (back in the 55 days). That was one fun trip. Great car. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
Well, here's my current one (2006):  Must06_0047 by David Casteel, on Flickr  Must06_0042 by David Casteel, on Flickr flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
This weekend is Mecum Indy on Motortrend Channel The few days I've watched theres been things from supercars to Brass Era, mostly 50's 60's 70's everything discussed here. It's like being in a recliner at a rolling car show. | |||
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| Edge seeking Sharp blade! |
I'm not sure you're an objective source. | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
My question is HOW did people parallel park those BOATS from the 70’s? My God some of them seem like they’re 25 feet long! I have a relatively small car with a backup camera and STILL sometimes have trouble parallel parking on my street. | |||
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Or fuel them? My father's 1973 Cadillac Coupe DeVille displaced 472 cubic inches @ ~7 mpg with premium fuel. It was a monster. There was likely more sheet metal in the hood and trunk alone than an entire Honda Civic. | |||
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Shall Not Be Infringed |
The new ones have nothing on the '69 BOSS 302 in the looks dept!  ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado |
Well, we were taught how to do it and practiced it. Once learned with them, parking one now is easy. p.s. Parking spots in lots and on the street were larger back then--8x20. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Like a party in your pants  |
Back in the day you learned how to operate a motor vehicle. Besides parallel parking, there was driving a standard (manual transmission) and shifting from the steering column or the floor, Braking a heavy car with manual brakes, steering a heavy car without power steering, manually rolling up the windows and the vent windows, and no A/C. Unless you were a female you best know how to change your own flat tire, check your own oil and antifreeze,and put air in your tires. Other males were NOT tolerant of men that could not perform those functions,most women did not find men that could not perform those functions very appealing, most expected there mate to do this for them. | |||
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A Grateful American |
Most of us mated for life. And some of us even got married... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Left-Handed, NOT Left-Winged! |
When I was in middle school in the mid 80's one of the local shops in town had a Boss 302 parked out front most days when I walked home. It was orange/black. At that time it was only 15-16 years old. When I was 16 in '88 I worked at a gas station and one of the mechanics (or a friend of one, I don't remember) had a red/black Chevelle SS 396 just like the one above. I guess it was just under 20 years old at the time. One guy at the gas station bought a late 60's Skylark and it was awesome until it got rear ended by some idiot. These were just used cars back then, for the most part. We were excited about Mustang GT 5.0's and Camaro IROC's and the other cars of the 80's that we might hope to buy in a few years... | |||
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| Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar  |
I would love to have my 1969 AMX back! It was a "sleeper" without the racing stripes. If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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Not many Sedans on the road today, and all the SUVs look like jellybeans on wheels. | |||
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| Big Stack |
I saw a stretch limo parallel parked yesterday. I see full sized straight truck parallel parked all the time. It can be done. It takes some skill.
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