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Re: Car Lovers Out There?
Reply #25 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 5:59pm

OK, ok … You finally got me to post some pictures. These are not of my actual cars, but pictures I found on the web, of the year, make and model of the ones I miss owning.

My first baby: 1959 Chevy Impala Convertible. Mine was white, with red accents, and a red and white interior.
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My next honey (but not next car) was my 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible. When I bought it, it was white, with a black top. I did a full color change, and painted it forest green with a white top.
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A couple cars later, I started my long term love affair with British Sports Cars. My first was a 1969 MG Midget, bright yellow, with black interior and top. (By today’s pricing, my reasoning for buying this car sounds silly. But I had a 69 Ford Thunderbird, with a HUGE 400 something engine. I bought the MG, because it costs too much to fill up the T-bird with gas. It cost me a whole NINE dollars!)
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My next love affair car was my 69 Plymouth Fury Convertible. It had the same color scheme as the picture.
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Now, the car that I never did own, but to this day would love to get, was Detroit’s prime example of excess, the 1959 Cadillac Convertible. Monster size. Monster fins. Monster chrome. And then those beautifully excessive and extravagant tail lights, up on the fins. Ahh, such beauty!
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Obviously, as a man that grew up in the 50’s and 60’s, and is now approaching 60, I had MANY cars. Several were memorable, but SO many were just transportation. If I had the money, I would be buying a new car every month or so. I would also have a fleet of them, that I would keep. My hero is Jay Leno. If you want to look at a car collection, go to his site: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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Hope you enjoyed my trip down my memory lane!

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Re: Car Lovers Out There?
Reply #26 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 6:14pm

This, for me, was the ultimate driving machine. It lived up to every expectation I had of a street-legal super car. I put 126,000 miles on it and sold it to a guy in Dallas. I was happy to drive it to him to drop it off (Pismo Beach, California to Dallas, Tx), then I took a train trip home.

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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #27 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 7:02pm Quote: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am (Grandmothers car, must sell cheap to good home, need the space) What color might this 30 year old gem be? Chuck, your tastes in cars is very classy! All these pics is getting my Mo-Jo going, want one now, but not going to happen.
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Reply #28 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 7:10pm

barry_sword wrote on Nov 26^th, 2008 at 7:02pm:

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1978 Pontiac Trans Am (Grandmothers car, must sell cheap to good home, need the space) Smiley

What color might this 30 year old gem be? Cool

If ya talking about mine Barry......it's "Chesterfield Brown". When I ordered it I hadn't even seen the color except in pictures. I just knew I didn't want the colors the local dealer stocked. Black, white and red. Everyone wanted those 3 colors. I wanted something different. It was the first brown one they had sold.....and it figures.....they started ordering brown for stock after mine came in. Roll Eyes

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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #29 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 7:18pm I was messing with you Bill, sorry. I had a feeling this was a special car, are you really going to sell it?
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Reply #30 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 7:53pm

barry_sword wrote on Nov 26^th, 2008 at 7:18pm:

I was messing with you Bill, sorry. Wink

I had a feeling this was a special car, are you really going to sell it? Sad

Planning on it.....I never drive it, it's in storage that costs $100 / month...I'd rather sell it to someone that will enjoy it. It's in good shape and would make someone a nice collector car.

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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #31 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 8:28pm Barrett Jackson come to mind Bill? This unique piece would go to a good home for sure. I am finding it hard parting with this car and I have never even seen it! DAMN!!!
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BMoneeTheMoneeMan CH.com Alumnus Offline In remembrance of KingCazman. RIP Posts: 2674 Portland, OR	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #32 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 8:43pm wow, Jay Leno is a lucky dude. I had never seen that site. If i had millions and millions, i would like to have some sweet cars from the 40s and 50s. He has 6 Deusenbergs.
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Re: Car Lovers Out There?
Reply #33 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:12pm

OK, it's not MY fetish, actually, rather my husband's! I'm happily tooling around in my 6th-in-a-series Jeep.......but.........

These are his current rides........

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OK, hang tight...........I'll get it!

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Cathi_Pierce CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1191 x0\|Oregon City\|USA\|\|0\|0\|OR,Oregon Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #34 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:16pm ok. let's try this too big.........sheesh!! I'll get it! BRB! OK, this should work.......... Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or SEE, Mr Kurth?? I can do it when I put my mind to it!!
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #35 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:18pm Cathi, sorry, can't see your pics.
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Cathi_Pierce CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1191 x0\|Oregon City\|USA\|\|0\|0\|OR,Oregon Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #36 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:24pm OK,, so go to that site......go to My albums... go to Cars..........what a pia!!! Barry, I'm really trying to do this!! AAARRRGGGHHH! Cathi JONNNYYYYYY!!! Are you there??? Please help me???? ANYONE??? What am I doing wrong???
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Racer1_NC CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline "Well, let's go see." Posts: 4417 Lewisville, NC Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #37 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:44pm Unsure why that link won't work......
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cynjeep89 CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 1626 Delaware\| Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #38 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:55pm I miss my '65 Fastback Stang. Never should have sold it. For now, keep me in Jeeps forever and I'll be one happy camper.
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #39 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 10:14pm Cathi, not much help here. It just shows me the opening page to Photobucket, not your pics. Someone will be along to help shortly. Angie and I are just learning Photobucket ourselves, and so far we love it. You will figure it out.
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Reply #40 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 11:18pm

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This was my 1962 Austin-Healey. I just sold it a couple of months ago.
Got to get something else now.

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Reply #41 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 11:30pm

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Reply #42 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 11:36pm

Jacks,
Thank you soo much! It was a banner deay for me, not only did I visit with Jackie for a while( till I tried to burn dinner).......I got a call from Elaine today, too! It must be time to hit the casino....coz I'm feeling lucky!!!!

Now, we're gonna try this one more time.........

Gil's daily driver

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...........as jackie climbs into bed saying "you've learned well, glasshoppahhh!" Cheesy

Thank you, Jackie!! Kiss

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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Car Lovers Out There? Reply #43 - Nov 27^th, 2008 at 6:22am Nice Vette Cathi!
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Reply #44 - Nov 28^th, 2008 at 9:38am

Not many Off Roaders about then Sad

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Always been a Landrover fan myself, Series 2A in bits and pieces at the moment, Defender 110 sitting in my yard slowly going green under the trees and daily driver is a modified Discovery....
As for dream cars, a 1948 Series 1, Aston Martin Vanquish and as a fan of a certain 70,s cop show, 1976 Ford Gran Torino in Candy Apple Red with White stripe Grin

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Reply #45 - Nov 28^th, 2008 at 8:21pm

Notice the skid plating. The plastic was so rotted you could pick it apart with your fingers.

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Here's the engine after a long west Texas dust storm. It was pretty shiny. I had stripped and polished the valve cover when I bought it.

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I'll be putting it to daily driving condition very soon. It only needs new tires (Pirelli P-0) to pass an inspection. And of course a new battery. 4 new sets of wheel bearings wouldn't hurt either. It's also really hard to put a toddler into a car seat in one of these!

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Reply #46 - Nov 29^th, 2008 at 6:06pm

OK, here's my stable of "cars-that-need-a-complete-restoration-that-it-seems-like-I'll-never-get-around-
to-doing":

1952 Jaguar Mark VII (Twilight Blue)
1965 Jaguar 'S' Type, 3.8 Litre (Old English White)
1973 Jaguar XJ12 (Sable Brown)
1982 Porsche 928 (Slate Gray)
1993 Dodge Stealth (Silver)

I don't have many good pics, but I'll try to find some to post...

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Reply #47 - Nov 29^th, 2008 at 6:12pm

Kilowatt3 wrote on Nov 29^th, 2008 at 6:06pm:

OK, here's my stable of "cars-that-need-a-complete-restoration-that-it-seems-like-I'll-never-get-around-
to-doing":

1952 Jaguar Mark VII (Twilight Blue)
1965 Jaguar 'S' Type, 3.8 Litre (Old English White)
1973 Jaguar XJ12 (Sable Brown)
1982 Porsche 928 (Slate Gray)
1993 Dodge Stealth (Silver)

I don't have many good pics, but I'l try to find some to post...

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Jim

Are you on Verapamil too! LMAO
I have so many projects on the go, and keep saying once I remember one that I started I must finish it, whatever it was! LOL Grin

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Reply #48 - Nov 30^th, 2008 at 12:27am

Here's a follow-up with pics:
1952 Jaguar Mark VII (Twilight Blue) This one's mine, as she sits:
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1965 Jaguar 'S' Type, 3.8 Litre (Old English White) This isn't my car, but identical to it (but in a lot better shape):
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1973 Jaguar XJ12 (Sable Brown) I wasn't kidding when I said they need a lot of work!
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1982 Porsche 928 (Slate Gray) This is not my actual car either, but pretty much identical:
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1993 Dodge Stealth (Silver) Again, not my actual car, but essentially identical:
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They'll all be a lot of fun, if I can ever get to work on them!

Regards,
Jim

Edited to add: Oooops! Looks like the links to the pics did not work - I'll have to keep trying...

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Jim
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Reply #49 - Nov 30^th, 2008 at 8:17am

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Soo, the 76 was our first Vette. It's all original......and it is a garage sculpture! Horrinble drive, firewall at my feet..but it moves!!!

This one, an 04 Anniversary edition is wonderful to drive, comfie on long runs...and, it moves!!

Anywhoo, those are our twins!!
Red One and Red Two

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