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| October 8, 2006
| Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Posted on 10/08/2006 5:20:54 PM PDT by GretchenM
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To: GretchenM
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:39:57 PM PDT
by
Iscool
To: GretchenM
My fathers brand new 1976 lemon-yellow, four speed Ford Pinto Hatchback. It really looked like a big bright lemon on wheels. Scariest car ever until my mustard yellow 1972 Olds Cutlass but thats another story.
I used to crouch down in the back seat of the Lemon Pinto in hopes none of my friends would see me in this most hideous of all cars.
Then I got my learners permit and then the real nightmare began.
Dad was not the most patient teacher in the world and the Ford four-speed manual transmission not all that forgiving
.
I did eventually learn to drive a clutch but not in that car. I still have nightmares
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:41:34 PM PDT
by
Caramelgal
(Too annoyed right now for a tagline. Check back later.)
To: GretchenM
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:42:23 PM PDT
by
Iscool
To: Iscool
I always wanted to drop a Mazda Rotary into a Metropolitan as the ultimate sleeper.
(besides that it's cute)
TT
To: GretchenM
I am loving this thread...all these great old cars... This was my first car
It was a piece of junk but I paid for it all by myself and ran that thing into the ground! Eventually the clutch started to go out and I could barely go 30 mph in it but it still got me to work. Eventually I traded it in on a new Honda Civic...I think they gave me a couple hundred toward the trade in!!!!
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:54:25 PM PDT
by
slugbug
To: Caramelgal
Here are some good things about the Pinto:
-- The camshaft can be swapped in about 20 minutes
-- The entire head can be replaced in about 30 minutes.
-- The starter; about 15 minutes to replace.
-- The starter solenoid was in a convenient place on the
wheel well that was conducive to hotwiring
-- A manual tranny could be had for about $45 at any
junkyard
-- Ditto for the rack and pinion steering.
-- The headliner was cardboard, and optional
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:54:26 PM PDT
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: Isabelle
LOL! As a rule they only exploded when the driver filled up with gas, forgot to replace the gas cap, and locked his brakes in 70 mile per hour, bumper to bumper traffic.
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:55:58 PM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Wanta find a Mosque? Get your self a bomb sniffing dog.)
To: TWohlford
Lucas - Prince of Darkness
To: TWohlford
The '73 Duster would get tail-happy even equipped with the Slant 6. Yes, but they were a blast with 4-speed and 340.
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:57:47 PM PDT
by
gogeo
(Irony is not one of Islam's core competencies (thx Pharmboy))
To: ErnBatavia
MIL had one. The Windstar was just as bad.
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posted on
10/08/2006 7:59:31 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
To: KellyAdmirer
A friend of a friend became a quadroplegic in a VW bus.
To: Doohickey
I bought a new Pinto in 1971. In 11 months I had it back to Ford 13 times to attempt to get it to stop dieseling backwards when I shut it off. It would do this for up to 10 minutes at a time and the only way to stop it was to shut it off in gear. (I traded it off after 11 months, dumbest purchase I ever made.).
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:03:45 PM PDT
by
phil1750
(Love like you've never been hurt;Dance like nobody's watching;PRAY like it's your last prayer)
To: Jet Jaguar
"Scary for electricians. Lucas must have hired some real winners."
Lucas, the Prince of Darkness
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:04:07 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
(W)
To: perfect stranger
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:05:54 PM PDT
by
perfect stranger
(Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass). "Getting bombed has always struck me as the better option.")
To: ratzoe
06 Mustang GT Convertible - ya only turn 54 once, unbelievably stable and quick... I'm thinking about a GT500 droptop for my 50th.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:06:42 PM PDT
by
gogeo
(Irony is not one of Islam's core competencies (thx Pharmboy))
To: GretchenM
The Chevy Corvair should be on this list. Before Nader wrote his book "Unsafe at Any Speed," my brother was damn near killed when his turned turtle in what should have been a normal speed, straight ahead situation.
Car was a KILLER.
To: Iscool
Had a neigbor that had a couple of these...No way would I ever ride in it... I've ridden in one! Many years ago, steering wheel attached to the front door, rear engine, 2 cyl I think.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:09:04 PM PDT
by
gogeo
(Irony is not one of Islam's core competencies (thx Pharmboy))
To: GretchenM
Hey, what's wrong with the VW Thing? It had a fine pedigree. Especially if you thought the wrong side won WWII.
To: Wormwood; GretchenM
Good list. My only disagreement is the VW Thing. Coolest Car Ever.Take a look at some pictures of German military vehicles from World War II - the VW Thing was simply a civilian version of a WW II German "Jeep".
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:19:23 PM PDT
by
tarheelswamprat
(So what if I'm not rich? So what if I'm not one of the beautiful people? At least I'm not smart...)
To: GretchenM
I learned to drive in 1962 VW bug. My Dad bought it as a third family car after our '66 Pontiac Bonneville and '69 Ford Torino. The VW had massive oversteer. One time I put it into a serious fishtail on a winding country road near St. Louis when I had all of 6 months of driving experience under my belt. Must have fishtailed left and right 5 or 6 times, but felt like all eternity. I've never been so scared in my entire life.
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