This post brings back many memories. I myself owned a 70 Judge...and a 73 Nova...and a 69 Charger. All of them were purchased used, and in some cases (the Nova in particular), in desperate need of mechanical attention.
One of my favorite cars was the old family Plymouth Fury III station wagon. It didn’t look cool, but boy oh boy, was it FUN to drive that car with about 17 friends piled in it. Made going to the drive-in a momentous occasion.
I learned a lot about how to fix and repair things. One day, I hope to help my son buy an old muscle car that needs a little TLC. (I will not buy it for him, however.) I think he’ll appreciate it more, and I think he’ll think his Mommy’s SO much more spectacular than all the other Mommies! LOL
Regards,
PS: I’d pay good money to buy a real 9-seater station wagon again. Oh, and it HAS to have my favorite feature that isn’t made anymore: the fly window. Man, I really loved that car.
Fly windows? Do you mean vent windows? I miss those, too.
“I’d pay good money to buy a real 9-seater station wagon again.”
The Detroit 3 gave up on wagons, except the Dodge Magnum, and soon to be released Cadillac CTS.
Gave up, while Mercedes had two, BMW had two, Audi had two, Volvo had two, Saab had two, and Subaru had one.
And to get a new GTO, GM went to their Australian subsidiary Holden.
Sadly the Detroit 3 kept giving up on market segments.
It was inept management. GM dropped their Camaro/Firebirds a few years ago, only to discover immediately the new Mustang was a hit. So GM goes into high speed, and several years later gets their new Camaro out, last of the three; just in time to become Government Motors.
Too little, too slow. Very bad management.