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11-19-2018, 06:27 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: donkeys ride from ASD
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The last car I owned black 4-door 1964 Dodge Polara 313 wide block great highway cruiser. Push button Automatic.
A friend is currently refurbishing a 86 Dodge 1/2 ton for me as I'm going for a road test this Tuesday. 30 years since I last had a licence 60 now. Look out.
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11-19-2018, 01:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: pa.
Posts: 477
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favorite car
'56 MERC.
BLACK N WHITE
AUTO (SO I COULD PUT ARM AROUND MY HOTTIE)
SKIRTS
SPINNERS
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11-19-2018, 05:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JustRalph
As a kid, 72 Cutlass Supreme
My Tundra Pickup trucks. Bullet proof
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Always loved the Cutlass Supreme! Very nice car.
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11-19-2018, 06:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,472
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I think it was a 1973 Olds 98. Lost my virginity in it. So that has to be my best car. Haven't been laid since...lol
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11-19-2018, 06:30 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: donkeys ride from ASD
Posts: 13,002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MutuelClerk
I think it was a 1973 Olds 98. Lost my virginity in it. So that has to be my best car. Haven't been laid since...lol
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Memories that last a lifetime.
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11-19-2018, 06:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 5,005
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I had a 1971 Plymouth Duster bought new with a 225 6-cylinder that I drove in NY until 1995. When I junked it at the end, it had over 200K miles on it, the blue paint had almost completely peeled off, and the gas tank was hanging by a thread.
PS: After I junked it, I saw it on the street - somebody bought it from the junkyard and rehabbed it. The engine was indestructible!
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11-19-2018, 06:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Philadelphia area
Posts: 9,609
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1979 Camaro...just sold it 3 years ago..
Bought in 1990 as a V6, white wall tires and no getty-up at all for $1500. It was my everyday driver for about 6 years, including trips back and forth to college (180 miles) for about 5 years.
When the engine went, I invested in a rebuilt 350 from an El Camino and upgraded the transmission. Over time....custom wheels, bigger tires and a paint job made this car a looker....Dark maroon with black trim.
In 2010 I put a rebuilt 350 from a Vette in it, upgraded the cam and added a shift kit. It was now a weekend driver only. Deteriorating floor boards and no garage to keep it in made me have to unload it.
When I sold it, the car itself had over 345,000 miles on it...I was happy with the $5000 that it sold for....and oh yeah, I sold it to a 19 year old. Same age I was when I bought it.
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11-19-2018, 07:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocala Mike
I had a 1971 Plymouth Duster bought new with a 225 6-cylinder that I drove in NY until 1995. When I junked it at the end, it had over 200K miles on it, the blue paint had almost completely peeled off, and the gas tank was hanging by a thread.
PS: After I junked it, I saw it on the street - somebody bought it from the junkyard and rehabbed it. The engine was indestructible!
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Had a 72 Dodge Dart with the slant 6 225 in it. You could actually stand inside the engine compartment to work on it!!
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11-19-2018, 08:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 5,005
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Possibly the best engine ever made for reliability!
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11-21-2018, 05:12 PM
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Out-of-town Jasper
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,364
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woodtoo
The last car I owned black 4-door 1964 Dodge Polara 313 wide block great highway cruiser. Push button Automatic.
A friend is currently refurbishing a 86 Dodge 1/2 ton for me as I'm going for a road test this Tuesday. 30 years since I last had a licence 60 now. Look out.
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I stopped driving in 1990 for health reasons. I wanted to stay healthy, and didn't have the discipline to exercise so I sold the car and started walking. I'm convinced I am at least 20 pounds lighter than I would be if I kept driving.
A side benefit I'd I recently read the average person spends $1500/month on transportation, I spend $110/month.
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11-21-2018, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,115
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[QUOTE=Ocala Mike;2398442]I had a 1971 Plymouth Duster bought new with a 225 6-cylinder that I drove in NY until 1995. When I junked it at the end, it had over 200K miles on it, the blue paint had almost completely peeled off, and the gas tank was hanging by a thread.
PS: After I junked it, I saw it on the street - somebody bought it from the junkyard and rehabbed it. The engine was indestructible![/QUOTE
My first car was a 71 Duster i bought in the 80s I think for $400.
Sold it to a friend about 3 years later.Damn thing was still going well into the 90s just like yours.
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11-21-2018, 09:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,170
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74 AMC Javelin. An ungodly large engine for a fiberglass body.
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11-21-2018, 09:41 PM
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#28
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 7,656
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Austin Healy 3000. Red with white side panels. Classic.
Loved it. Lotta good memories.
I saw this thread while dropping in to say, Happy Thanksgiving, gentlemen!!
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11-21-2018, 09:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 14,476
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You too Grits, Happy Thanksgiving
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11-21-2018, 10:35 PM
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crusty old guy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Snarkytown USA
Posts: 3,917
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tucker6
74 AMC Javelin. An ungodly large engine for a fiberglass body.
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Only the hood was fiberglass and not all 74s had it. And after '71, cubic inches was kind of relative -- the AMC 401 c.i. only had 235 hp, but not bad for 1974. Compare that number with 400+ c.i. engines from 68-70.
Probably the best car I owned was a 2003 V6 Mazda 6 -- reliable, fast, and handled great. My favorite car as a kid was a '77 VW Scirocco...just a fun car. If I'm asked this question 10 years from now I am sure my answer would be my post mid-life crisis car -- a 1999 Corvette FRC which has less than 28K miles on it now.
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