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What we were driving 50 years ago: cars of 1965
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| March 11, 2015
Posted on 03/15/2015 9:20:53 AM PDT by artichokegrower
From the mundane to the exotic, these are some of the new cars we were diving in 1965.
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To: artichokegrower
Got my license in 65 at age 16. Been a MOPAR guy pretty much ever since. Got a decent full time job at 17 in the evenings while college during the day and bought a new 67 Plymouth Satellite in fall of 66. Sorry I ever sold that sweet ride..... This pix is one off the net mine was the same color without the vinyl top......traded down after 3 years to fund an apartment .
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:41:47 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: artichokegrower
Having owned driven many 60 series vehicles and earlier the ones we have now are much more reliable and easier to drive.
To: Fish Speaker
I still have a vivid memory of the brand-new Buick my uncle brought home sitting in the driveway. Pretty sure it was a ‘65.
To: artichokegrower
To: artichokegrower
I got my first car (HS graduation present) in 1967 when I was 17 years old. My parents bought me a 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA. Almost 50 years later I still miss that car.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:46:00 AM PDT
by
bruoz
To: artichokegrower
To: Vaquero
Totally remember "red line" tires.
Uniroyal
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:47:43 AM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, convict, deport)
To: artichokegrower
Not better?
I had a black ‘57 chevy, then an army green ‘59 chevy, then a split window VW bug.....I should have kept all of them.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:48:00 AM PDT
by
svcw
(Not 'hope and change' but 'dopes in chains')
To: MulberryDraw
Yep...mundane is a good choice.
1965 (as I recall) Malibu, 196CI 6-banger, three speed manual. But, I had the exotic one...with manual overdrive. just...Wow!
Don’t think it ever turned a head...
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:48:11 AM PDT
by
PubliusMM
(RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
To: blueunicorn6
Guess I’m the only one who remembers them. Excuse me while I sit in my rocker in front of the fireplace and finish knitting a sweater for my cat.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:49:29 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: artichokegrower
I freakin' hate the look and design of cars today, especially these SUVs...Ugh, SUVs I can-not-stand. Since when did everyone decide they have to look like they are preparing for camping and mountain climbing trips, not to mention the lovely way they block the view of traffic. In the past you would have the view ahead blocked occasionally by trucks or vans. Now it's block pretty much ALL the time, so if some jackass 200 yards ahead decides to stop short, you really don't know about it until the SUV in front of you suddenly slams on his brakes. Real nice. Not to mention all the freakin' accidents they cause. Traffic comes to a crawl because of an accident, and surprise surprise, once again an SUV is involved. Plus they look like utter dork machines.
Cool........
Not cool......
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03/15/2015 9:51:11 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain)
To: blueunicorn6
Easter Egg Mustangs...new one to me...but I was not a Ford guy...
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:51:32 AM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, convict, deport)
To: Gaffer
Bumpers and fenders made of steel that could take a whack.And a steel dashboard that could crack a skull.
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03/15/2015 9:54:23 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?)
To: artichokegrower
I was just out of the Air Force. Bought my first new car, a 1966 Pontiac GTO. Took delivery of it on Nov 10, 1965, the day of the Great Eastern Blackout.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:54:40 AM PDT
by
anoldafvet
(We need a National Conservative Party for 2016.)
To: Gaffer
Bumpers and fenders made of steel that could take a whack. One of my gripes about modern cars is that bumpers are no longer, well, really bumpers. They are now just for looks only.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:54:45 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: artichokegrower
In 1970, I had a 1965 Impala. loved that car 327cu. auto, astro bucket seats. 49 cent a gallon gas. Got my first in the back seat of that car.
To: Gaffer
My first car was a 1963 rambler classic 2 door. It had fold down seats.
That’s all I’m sayin’.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:55:08 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
To: artichokegrower
Hmmmmmmmmm....1965 I was cooking for Denny’s coffee shop #3, and driving a 1949 Cadillac. Great car!
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:55:28 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
To: ansel12
My Sable had bench seats-—I love them.
I also miss wing windows....and ash trays.
.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:55:33 AM PDT
by
Mears
(To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."Voltaire))
To: ansel12
I think older cars have their advantages, but so do horses.
I love my cramped Scion FR-S, but I loved my cramped 1972 Opel GT too.
I love having a car with a computer that tells you what’s wrong with it. I love going 200,000 miles on a few oil changes and two sets of plugs.
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posted on
03/15/2015 9:57:21 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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