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1 posted on 09/11/2014 8:12:13 AM PDT by Phillyred
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1980 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham. Big V8 and like riding on a cloud at speed. :) Used to race my friends in reverse just to keep it fair.


2 posted on 09/11/2014 8:16:29 AM PDT by Daus
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11) 1959 Pontiac Bonneville


3 posted on 09/11/2014 8:17:19 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration: The acronym explains the science.)
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for later


4 posted on 09/11/2014 8:22:24 AM PDT by Doctor 2Brains
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In high school and early college years, a friend of mine drove a 1972 Old Delta 88 convertible. What a yacht that thing was. Even kind of felt like a boat as it drifted across dips and potholes.


5 posted on 09/11/2014 8:22:26 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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Land Yacths.

Double digit MPG’s be dammned. Bring on the Detroit iron with crushed velvet seats, white wall tires and a trunk bigger than your first apartment.

The closest thing I ever owned to a true LY was a 1994 Cadillac DeVille.

But I’m fortunate enough to remember the Mercury’s and Buicks my father owned.

(Ahhh, that 1965 Wilcat with the 425 cubic inch motor!!!)


6 posted on 09/11/2014 8:22:55 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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My folks had a ‘76 Grand Marquis. That thing was a boat, and with a 4-bbl 460 under the hood it would do a nice, smoky one-wheel peel.


7 posted on 09/11/2014 8:23:14 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'm not anti-government, government's anti-me.)
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You kind of start to wonder why this car was so long if it was meant to be a coupé

The writer doesn't seem to know what the classic definition of a coupe is. A sedan has an a-pillar behind the front doors. If there is no pillar, it is not a sedan.

My 1965 Chrysler 300 was a two door, hardtop coupe, and it has as big a footprint as a modern Suburban. Phenomenal trunk!


8 posted on 09/11/2014 8:24:30 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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One of my favorite land yachts:

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1978 Lincoln Mark V. Second choice would be a '72 GS455 Riviera, the wild boat-tailed one, in black.

9 posted on 09/11/2014 8:25:16 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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I worked at a gas station that was part of the local Chrysler dealership when I was in high school. When I put an Imperial on the old non OSHA single post lift it would only lift it 3/4 the first try. You had to let the air compressor catch up for 15 min before it would lift it the rest of the way.
12 posted on 09/11/2014 8:27:46 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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Before the quad cab F-150's and cammo-wear there was the land yacht and khakis.

13 posted on 09/11/2014 8:29:03 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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I just had to retire Wilma, our 1994 Chevy Caprice Wagon (LT1 engine) that was the functional equivalent of entry #10. GREAT CAR!

Missing from the list: the 1961 Chrysler Imperial, so bullet proof it has been banned from several demolition derbies.


14 posted on 09/11/2014 8:29:21 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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1972 Buick Riviera
15 posted on 09/11/2014 8:30:06 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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I agree with the ‘75 Caddy, mine was a road car.


16 posted on 09/11/2014 8:30:07 AM PDT by razorback-bert (Due to the high price of ammo, no warning shot will be fired.)
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Most of those cars in their day could not hold $7 in gasoline in their tank. My lawnmower holds almost that much now days.


17 posted on 09/11/2014 8:30:37 AM PDT by wrench
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1973 Buick 225 Electra Custom - Hardtop

18 posted on 09/11/2014 8:31:17 AM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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19 posted on 09/11/2014 8:31:46 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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24 posted on 09/11/2014 8:35:03 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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Here's a photo of the same type car I currently drive.

1995 Olds Regency Elite. 94,000 on the odo. Nearly 30 MPG on the open road!


27 posted on 09/11/2014 8:42:10 AM PDT by mcmuffin (Freedom's On The March - Wave Goodbye!)
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We had a 1973 Buick Electra 225. It got hit by a motor home, and the motor home sustained more damage than the car.


28 posted on 09/11/2014 8:42:56 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Youtube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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My stepson just bought a BEAUTIFUL ‘61 Conti hardtop. White. Those doors are too cool. It’s my personal favorite of all of the land yachts, but I’d like it in a convertible.


30 posted on 09/11/2014 8:44:19 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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