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Offline BUG_EAF322

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What car did your dad have growing up that you wish you could have now?
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2003, 11:59:17 AM »
My dad had a oval type beetle after that another newer type after that the Golf (rabbit) type one until type 4 driving now.

Always VW and my dream car is indeed the Beetle :)

Oh and we never had any failures we drove a lot including every years trip with caravan to spain.

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« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2003, 12:12:52 PM »
The old man had a Holden Torana GTR XU1

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« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2003, 01:08:59 PM »
Dad - Died in '78, but was a car salesman for AMC before that - best thing he ever drove was the AMX that they used in Live And Let Die (the one that jumps over the river while making a 360* roll) - he had it as a Demo (i.e. Company Car), but they took it back from him and stuck it in a movie theater for 6 weeks when the flick came out.

Mom's car, however, was *way* cooler - and she still has it.
She's the second owner of a 1971 1/2 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible that she bought in 1976. It currently has 240,000 miles on the original engine (rebuilt twice - keep in mind that she's only driven it 5-10k miles year...for 25 years...*smile*), and needs some restoration, but it's still a nice strong car...

Yummy... :)

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What car did your dad have growing up that you wish you could have now?
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2003, 02:03:41 PM »
1969 Corvette... beautiful, beautiful car.  Green cab, cream top and interior.

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« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2003, 06:15:10 PM »
bonden... the one in the pic is a clone.. it has the split exhaust and glass packs and 2 rochesters...  It does sound good tho..  he built it when he was 70 years old.   puts about 10k a year on it.

tough old bastard... built his house this year.
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« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2003, 06:47:31 PM »
Two cars come to mind...both Rambler four-doors.

First was a 1962 Classic.  Not a particularly sporty looking or fast car for the times, but reliable and economical with a straight six engine.  Car had some interesting features: push button automatic transmission on the dash, fresh air kickboard vents and side vent windows, full reclining front seats.  Interior was roomy and comfortable.


The other one was a 1964 Ambassador 990.  Very nice (luxury)car.  Power windows, center console with front bucket seats (these fully reclined as well), better performance with a 287 V8 that had plenty of get up and go.  The two door version was imo sporty looking for an early Rambler.

Probably the most unusual feature this car had was a factory installed "echo chamber" switch for the stereo system.  The effect was like a rudimentary synthesizer, and sounded great whenever Edgar Winter's   Frankenstein  came on the radio.:)

One thing about it, as Lazs would say, you would have no problem picking either of these cars out of a crowded parking lot.



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« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2003, 07:21:34 PM »
I still have a scar on my leg from the sidepipes of my dad's 1965 Corvette convertible. 327, aqua blue-green.....I'd give a nut and one of my kids to have it now. He sold it back in the late 70's when the gas crisis hit.

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« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2003, 07:30:09 PM »

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« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2003, 07:36:52 PM »
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did he pull the house with this?

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« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2003, 07:43:38 PM »
1957 Chevy 2 door stationwagon (Nomad) 2-tone brown and beige..... 3 speed shifter on the column...1st car I ever drove too.

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« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2003, 09:26:33 PM »
grandaddy had some vickers motorcycles...wish i had one now... also had a triumph harold...

dad has a triumph spitfire...I WANT I WANT