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Title: What car did your dad have growing up that you wish you could have now?
Post by: hawk220 on March 14, 2003, 11:51:38 PM

The family car when I was a little one was a 1962 Pontiac Catalina.  Two tone red/white and I'd hack off a nut to have that baby now. GrandDad had a 1949 Buick Super.. the thing was monsterous, and would glide like on air.


What were the cars in your families that you wish you could have now?

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Post by: AKIron on March 14, 2003, 11:55:00 PM

'59 Chevy convertible

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Post by: funkedup on March 14, 2003, 11:55:28 PM

Triumph TR-4

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Post by: Hangtime on March 14, 2003, 11:59:17 PM

dad had a piece of toejam studebaker. mom had a nash metro.

i walked a lot.

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Post by: Mini D on March 15, 2003, 12:19:02 AM

69 VW Squareback.  I really wish I had that still.

MiniD

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Post by: SC-Sp00k on March 15, 2003, 12:24:40 AM

Just bought a 76 Triumph 2500TC yesterday for $800 as a project car, so I have the old car thing. (Slightly shorter V6 model to the Stag)

Things in his day that I would like to see again are Garage attendants washing windows and checking oil at Service Stations.

Real Toys for kids made of metal and not plastic.

Women who liked to dress like women.

and Drivein Theatres :) How I miss them.

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Post by: Puke on March 15, 2003, 12:28:21 AM

I was young, but his Dodge Charger.  I have no clue about the year, but it was the same body style as the Dukes Of Hazard's "General Lee", only a different color.

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Post by: capt. apathy on March 15, 2003, 12:56:21 AM

'64 cadi  white, red interior, BIG tailfins.  oh, and fast.

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Post by: Monk on March 15, 2003, 01:45:19 AM

77 Celica GT

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Post by: Bull Moose on March 15, 2003, 02:03:51 AM

67' Olds Tornado.
White with a Maroon top and black interior.

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Post by: beet1e on March 15, 2003, 03:13:47 AM

1967 Daimler Jaguar. Looked like the Jaguar Mk2 but had the ususal Daimler fluting over the radiator grille. Had a 2½ litre V8 engine. (The Jag. Mk2 had a choice of 2.4, 3.4 and 3.8 and were all straight 6) AFIK all the Daimler Jaguars were automatic. Dad's was. It was a colour similar to British Racing Green with tan interior. Mum hated it because the boot (trunk) was so small and we had to have a roofrack when we went on holiday. I liked it because it was fast!

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Post by: Dune on March 15, 2003, 08:56:30 AM

My dad had a 1967 Ford Shelby Mustang GT-500.  My grandmother blew the water hose on it one day and melted the engine.  :(

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Post by: lazs2 on March 15, 2003, 09:08:47 AM

when I was an infant my dad had a '41 chevy sedan with a 270 inch GMC six punched out to 310..  it had an isky cam that him and iskendarian talked about in ed's office... it had 3 downdraft strombergs and a split exaust manifold with straight pipes all the way out to the bumper... typical nosed and shaved and all that and... black.   The car to beat was the flathead V8 and this car would do it.  he has recently done a '40 clone car.
lazs

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Post by: lazs2 on March 15, 2003, 09:10:31 AM

beetle... a friend in my modified Healey club also has a daimer of about that year but it has a Ford 302 and 5 speed. drive train.
lazs

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Post by: Bonden on March 15, 2003, 10:38:06 AM

Dad had a '41 Buick for years, then one day picked me up at school with a new '55 Ford V8 stick. Few years later he had a '56 Chrysler Newport with the little shifter arm on the dash. His favorite was the Ford, used to complain about the Chrysler not being able to get out of it's own way.

Laz, that Chevy your dad had musta sounded wonderful. Friend of mine had a setup like that (without the 3 Strombergs) and the sound that car made is imbedded.

Bonden

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Post by: BUG_EAF322 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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Post by: -tronski- on March 15, 2003, 12:12:52 PM

The old man had a Holden Torana GTR XU1

 Tronsky

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Post by: DamPhyno 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... :)

DamPhyno

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Post by: Saurdaukar on March 15, 2003, 02:03:41 PM

1969 Corvette... beautiful, beautiful car.  Green cab, cream top and interior.

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Post by: lazs2 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.
lazs

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Post by: Leslie 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.



Les

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Post by: Raubvogel 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.

Title: 69 Skylark
Post by: weazel on March 15, 2003, 07:30:09 PM

(http://www.cars-on-line.com/1sdirectory/69buick3074-A.JPG)

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Post by: NUKE on March 15, 2003, 07:36:52 PM

Quote

Originally posted by weazel
(http://www.cars-on-line.com/1sdirectory/69buick3074-A.JPG)

did he pull the house with this?

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Post by: midnight Target 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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Post by: vorticon 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