Posted on 08/25/2025 2:12:07 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
Late 50s/early 60s.
Wish we had edit.
“I miss the old land yachts”
Me too!
I’m partial to 1961 Impala.
Not a fan of the fender skirts (also known as wheel spats). They’re a statement that the manufacturer never intended to have wide performance tires on the rear.
Bonneville was too large — GTO JUST RIGHT!
I’ve owned two ‘65 GTOs — let the first one get away FRom me in 1974.
I have owned #2 for 48 years! Still love driving it!
MY 1965 Pontiac Catalina wagon got 18-19 out on the road and I could hang at 80-90 all night long on I-40 thru New Mexico.
A friend of mine’s mom had a Baby Blue ‘63 T Bird.
I saw that car in their driveway for so many years I couldn’t count it. She never garaged it, just left it out front.
My uncle had a ‘66 GTO. Also a beautiful car.
The real fun was gone during the Malaise Era, the mid 70’s was the beginning when horsepower went down the toilet.
Had a friend who had a white SS 327. That’s when console shifters were brand new.
Those really were the days! Quite a beauty.
My first car was a 1967 Bonneville. We called it “the barge.”
Remember when you could launch aircraft off both the front and rear of your car?
My first car was a 1965 Dodge Monaco. It had seat belts and factory air. Leather seats also. The guy who had before me bought it in Detroit. 383ci four barrel. I loved that car.
Iris Mist AKA Plum Mist (Chevrolet) is the rarest GM factory color from the 50’s and 60’s. One of my High School classmates had a 57 Bel Air 2 door hardtop that was painted Plum Mist.
My 67 GTO is Starlight Black. Surprisingly, there wasn’t many black cars back in those days. I believe that 67 was the last year for Iris Mist, I have seen only one GTO in that color.
Bought a 1965 Catalina 2+2 convertible in 1969. 421 Tri-power, 4 speed. The thing was huge and had a back seat as big as a king sized bed. Put it to good use. Got so it needed a lot of work and I was going to college and had no money so had to sell it. Very rare car that’s worth a ton of money today.
I had a ‘67 Ventura for several years. I occasionally used it to commute from Rio Rancho to Los Alamos (200 mile round trip). I would average about 17 mpg. Not bad considering I was going from 5300 ft elevation to 7500 ft and back again.
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