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What was your dream car when you were 16?
various | 5/6/16 | me

Posted on 05/06/2016 7:18:17 PM PDT by mdittmar

What was your dream car when you were 16?

Wanted a 68 Camaro,bronze,black rally stripes,craiger 5 spokes wheels,bronze morroso valve covers.

Kinda looked like this in my mind.


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To: PAR35

“The problem with the original XJ wasn’t leaking oil. It Lucas electrics.”

Haha! The Prince of Darkness. My MGA was afflicted with them as were just about every Brit car of that period. the MG was 12 volt, + ground (Lucas referred to it as “positive earth.”) Two six volt batteries wired in series, located in a compartment behind the seats, open to the road below.

I’m beginning to miss that little oddball car... Sniff.


81 posted on 05/06/2016 7:55:41 PM PDT by Afterguard (Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
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To: mdittmar

A Kelly Green, Convertible, Karmann Ghia.

By the time I had a license, they weren’t making them anymore :-(

-JT


82 posted on 05/06/2016 7:55:52 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: mdittmar

When I was in college one of the kids had a Chevy II. It looked plain and he did not keep it real clean.

It was not your typical Chevy II tho. I have no idea what he had done to it but it was what we called a “Q” ship. Some high performance V8, heavy duty tranny and whole drive train. The high performance tires were a bit of a giveaway but most people did not notice.


83 posted on 05/06/2016 7:56:27 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Me too. Loved the way the Pacer looked. I’d still.like one.


84 posted on 05/06/2016 7:58:00 PM PDT by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam- it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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To: mdittmar
I owned a '67 Camaro 250 3-on-the-floor for many years. Fast for a 6 cyl, good torque.

I drove a dealer '68 Z-28 under the pretense of trading it in! They had removed the gearshift knob! Unforgettable car.


85 posted on 05/06/2016 7:59:00 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: All

Black ‘65 GTO.....


86 posted on 05/06/2016 8:02:37 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: mdittmar

The year I was 15, my neighbor had a 1956 Buick Special as a second car. It was beautiful. I hoped to make him an offer for it once I got my iicense and started working, but he had traded it by then.


87 posted on 05/06/2016 8:03:04 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: mdittmar

Oh,man, my dream car was a 1968 Camaro too!

GMTA!

Like a beautiful woman, that car had hips.


88 posted on 05/06/2016 8:03:28 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: 867V309

My favorite rear end in Corvettes, though I kind of like the single headlight ‘56-’57 ones a little more.


89 posted on 05/06/2016 8:03:28 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: mdittmar

Truth be told, when I was 16, any car that was mine alone would be a dream car. It could have been a rusted-out, 4-door Rambler with a 4-cylinder engine and three-on-the-tree like Grandma drove and I’d been fine with it because it represented independence. Of course, my sense of independence wouldn’t have been too tarnished if Dad wanted to fill the gas tank.


90 posted on 05/06/2016 8:04:02 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
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To: Afterguard

Lucas electronics. The reason the British drink warm beer is that they have Lucas refrigerators.


91 posted on 05/06/2016 8:04:33 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: yarddog
It was not your typical Chevy II tho.

327 Chevy II. Lightweight body, awesome engine. Light those tires!


92 posted on 05/06/2016 8:04:56 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: mdittmar

1973 Charger. I was 16 in 1979

I also really liked the Plymouth Satellite


93 posted on 05/06/2016 8:06:01 PM PDT by cyclotic (Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people.)
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To: All

When I got out of the service in 1972, I had the chance to buy 13 acres of lakefront property (today worth a few million) or buy a 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda...

I really had a ball with that car....*sigh*


94 posted on 05/06/2016 8:06:12 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: smokingfrog

Great, until you have to brake and take that turn up ahead and some MG Midget passes you on the outside.


95 posted on 05/06/2016 8:07:31 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: jdege

Aornis tried to drop one of those on Tuesday Next from a transport blimp. (a Jasper FForde reference)


96 posted on 05/06/2016 8:08:32 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Afterguard

The Rover 3500 sedan had the battery in the trunk. The trunk carpet would get inevitably get wet when you had to add water to the battery. It had a small reserve tank so that when you ran out of gas due to faulty instruments, you could pull a mechanical lever and have enough gas to get to a station (remember to pull the lever out when filling the tank so the reserve would fill, as well). Twin carbs, aluminum engine and body.

The XJ, on the other hand, had dual tanks (filler cap on each side) which didn’t interconnect, again, so you didn’t have to rely on the gas gauge). Unfortunately, the choice of tank was controlled by an electrical (see the problem) toggle switch on the dash.

Driving Asian cars isn’t nearly as exciting.


97 posted on 05/06/2016 8:09:07 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

A 1956 Buick Special was the first car I remember my Dad having. From NJ, we traveled all the way out West and across Canada in it. Had it all the way until 1964 when he got a 1965 Buick Le Sabre which I never really liked. I was not old enough to drive the ‘56 before it disappeared one day!


98 posted on 05/06/2016 8:09:19 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: mdittmar
Lotus Turbo Esprit


99 posted on 05/06/2016 8:09:23 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Blue Devil Reaganite

“Call me crazy, but I loved the 6.9 Mercedes of the 1970’s. Big, brash, grey market beast that I saw beat a 308 in a sprint. The prototype of the future AMG miracles. BAMF.”

Not crazy at all. The ultimate sleeper. My Dad had a white 300TD that did not so much accelerate as gather momentum but would then cruise whatever speed all day. It seemed to be invisible to cops.


100 posted on 05/06/2016 8:10:49 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
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