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Old Cars We Wish We Still Had

liquid_wrench said:
I Took my daughter to high school once in my AMC Hornet.....She was so embarrassed to be seen in that car....so I beeped the horn when she got out and said.....Bye Honey. We laugh about it now...….lol
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I love it! And I bet if you see one today you still smile just because... :)

Now, if I could have someone else's car...I have a list. My dad had a 58 Impala bubble top, then traded that for a 61 Impala convertible. Both were 348 tri powers and from what I was told, both were the fastest cars around. Dad never would drag race, but apparently, the same man that would pull over and let the school bus pass us when I was a kid liked to drive REALLY fast when he was young. :D

Fast forward a few years and since my dad had a towing service, my brother bought a 69 Chevelle convertible for $50, had dad tow it home from the scrap yard and we worked on that car for 2 years. By the time he was old enough to drive, he drove it over and took his driver's test in it. Then I hated that car because there was a rip in the top, the heater was minimal and the back windows would always fall down off the track if big brother would hit a bump just right. Not that he would ever do that intentionally or anything...:p

But me, I had a 76 pacer for the first car...big brother had a 69 chevelle convertible...I have always accused big brother of being the favorite son. (For the record, he was. He was the only son. :D ) I did eventually move up to an 87 escort from the pacer however...but the escort just doesn't have the appeal the pacer did. :D
 
67 camaro rally sport. 327 and 4 speed, gauges on console from factory. Red on red with black stripe across the hood. Only thing wrong is it came with a Saginaw transmission.Junk
 
Probably my first brand new car, 1967 Plymouth GTX 440 wedge, automatic. Not my favorite car, but it would now be worth more than any of my favorite Chevy's or Corvettes. It was the fastest (not quickest) car I've ever driven, it would show 150 on the speedo. Even at 21 yrs. old, I didn't care for that much speed very often.
 
2 more, my first new one 74 camaro 350 4 speed, but no a/c, took it across country from north MS to CA and down into Mexico and back. Cracked off the bottom air dam the first time I took it down a dirt road.
69 Datsun 1600, loved it, but it cost me a fortune to restore and maintain, had to wait several months to get a new thermostat housing from overseas, it was my first beach cruiser. Top Down.
 
1973 Grand Prix SJ 455 c.i.Bought new Brown with a tan vinyl top.Mahogany veneer dash board.First car with stainless steel exhaust,that I owned.Got all of 9 miles to the gallon.
 
71 Eldo 500ci engine.Mind blowing torque 9 mpg sounds about right.If you floored it going on an entrance ramp and keep your eye on it and continued flooring it,you could see the gas gauge drop in front of you,and didn't recover.
 
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