ToraGirl 5,498 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Ah'ite....'72 had to go talking about cars on "Post a Picture." (If you haven't found that thread yet, you need to.) I am the one who expected a car for her 16th birthday yet had no clue how to drive...yet. I GOT ONE! It looked about like this and I was pleased as could be. But if I had my dream in 1983 when I was finally good to go, it would be this... And now, I am living the high life...actually driving my dream car. 2013 used, scratched up a bit, zips me all over in its 6-speed stick shift self...and...well...you know it's me. #definitelypersonalized #contentment #don'tneednofancycar #gottabegreen What were your dream cars...then and now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,848 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Here you go @ToraGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Thanks, Tora! Nice to know I can be the catalyst for cool threads! As I stated the ultimate vehicle, from childhood, is The Mystery Machine (in the post a photo thread you mentioned)... We drive an old high-mileage Rav 4 & low mileage Scion TC. Nothing special. My ultimate driving machine, however? vvvv Mom & Dad drive one of these... vvvv (Not theirs, btw. Just exactly the same. I don't have a picture of their actual Vette.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToraGirl 5,498 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said: Here you go @ToraGirl Wow!! Convertible, too!! Fun to zip around in, I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said: Here you go @ToraGirl Nice fridge. NICER RIDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,848 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 minute ago, AUsince72 said: Nice fridge. NICER RIDE! Yes, glad you noticed. And some people question my fandom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToraGirl 5,498 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, AUsince72 said: Thanks, Tora! Nice to know I can be the catalyst for cool threads! As I stated the ultimate vehicle, from childhood, is The Mystery Machine (in the post a photo thread you mentioned)... We drive an old high-mileage Rav 4 & low mileage Scion TC. Nothing special. My ultimate driving machine, however? vvvv Mom & Dad drive one of these... vvvv 72...I cried the day I lost my stick 2003 (?) white RAV4, the original sticker collection,...it dropped at just over 210,000, with more cost to fix than its worth, but I know it could have gone for many more miles. I LOVE those cars. Kia was a good consolation prize.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, AUsince72 said: Thanks, Tora! Nice to know I can be the catalyst for cool threads! As I stated the ultimate vehicle, from childhood, is The Mystery Machine (in the post a photo thread you mentioned)... We drive an old high-mileage Rav 4 & low mileage Scion TC. Nothing special. My ultimate driving machine, however? vvvv Mom & Dad drive one of these... vvvv (Not theirs, btw. Just exactly the same. I don't have a picture of their actual Vette.) Man my Xgirlfriend in HS drove an 84 Corvette.........personalized tag read BRAT 1...........when I would drive us to the movies it was a pain at 6'5 once I finally got settled felt like I was laying in a casket from the waist down........soon as I stomped the pedal with my size 15 I quickly forgot about the whole casket thing.......major downside it was red....yuk😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 minute ago, ToraGirl said: 72...I cried the day I lost my stick 2003 (?) white RAV4, the original sticker collection,...it dropped at just over 210,000, with more cost to fix than its worth, but I know it could have gone for many more miles. I LOVE those cars. Kia was a good consolation prize.... I'm not a Mopar guy at all, but my "loss" was my British Racing Green Dodge Magnum SS/T Indy Pace Truck that was so ragged out I had to trade it in. Loud Pipes Save Lives!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,848 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 3 hours ago, AUsince72 said: I'm not a Mopar guy at all, but my "loss" was my British Racing Green Dodge Magnum SS/T Indy Pace Truck that was so ragged out I had to trade it in. Loud Pipes Save Lives!!! I had a ‘68 383 Road Runner when I was at Auburn. With Glass packs and it was loud. My girlfriend (future wife) lived on the 5th floor of her dorm and her girlfriends would tell her when I was getting near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,425 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 When I was 20 my friend's dad had a white 442 Hurst Olds that I fell in love with. I always wanted one but don't really care for white, just loved his car. My dream car now is the Gladiator. I actually had an 84 Jeep Scrambler so it's reminiscent for me. I'm a truck guy to these days and I drive a (Packers) green Tundra which I love. I drove across 3 states to buy it just because I had to have the green one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,425 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 10 hours ago, AUsince72 said: Thanks, Tora! Nice to know I can be the catalyst for cool threads! As I stated the ultimate vehicle, from childhood, is The Mystery Machine (in the post a photo thread you mentioned)... We drive an old high-mileage Rav 4 & low mileage Scion TC. Nothing special. My ultimate driving machine, however? vvvv Mom & Dad drive one of these... vvvv (Not theirs, btw. Just exactly the same. I don't have a picture of their actual Vette.) The Scion TC is a great car. My wife had an 07 when we met. Her son has it now out in LA. The thing won't die. Looks good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, gr82be said: The Scion TC is a great car. My wife had an 07 when we met. Her son has it now out in LA. The thing won't die. Looks good too. Yeah, I actually like mine....just more of a truck guy. Got mine brand new in '09 (2010 model), fully loaded with spoiler, fog lamps, etc. Needs a paint freshening (or repaint) due to FL sun but only 45K miles. Give me an offer, LOL. 😎 It actually IS a nice driving car with a pretty killer sound system. I just barely drive anymore with my neuropathy.... 😪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Cant post a pic but my dream car as a kid was a 1966 Chevy Chevelle SS............sadly not so sadly my first car was a 72 Buick Skylark with 18,000 original miles.......put some money into it and made it look tough.......it had a powerful 350 and left a heck of a burnout mark on the pavement. Wasnt till I was much older that I realized what I had and wish I still had.......very few on the road fixed up at the time so when we hung out on Market St. strip felt I had an original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,425 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 8 hours ago, kevon67 said: Cant post a pic but my dream car as a kid was a 1966 Chevy Chevelle SS............sadly not so sadly my first car was a 72 Buick Skylark with 18,000 original miles.......put some money into it and made it look tough.......it had a powerful 350 and left a heck of a burnout mark on the pavement. Wasnt till I was much older that I realized what I had and wish I still had.......very few on the road fixed up at the time so when we hung out on Market St. strip felt I had an original. Buick Skylark? Did yours come in Metallic Mint Green with Posi-traction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, gr82be said: Buick Skylark? Did yours come in Metallic Mint Green with Posi-traction? Yes Skylark also made an appearance in Varsity Blues❤❤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 '69 Camaro, if we're talking about a feasible midlife crisis purchase Money no object, daydream, lottery winner stuff, we're going European and six figures. Probably a Ferrari but some test driving might steer me in a different direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 9:57 PM, gr82be said: When I was 20 my friend's dad had a white 442 Hurst Olds that I fell in love with. I always wanted one but don't really care for white, just loved his car. My dream car now is the Gladiator. I actually had an 84 Jeep Scrambler so it's reminiscent for me. I'm a truck guy to these days and I drive a (Packers) green Tundra which I love. I drove across 3 states to buy it just because I had to have the green one. Going to guess, is that 442 a 1977? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,425 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, kevon67 said: Going to guess, is that 442 a 1977? The picture is a '73 but my friend's dad's was a '76 I think. I'm really hated it when the big automakers went away from 2 door coupes and made everything 4 door. I never had a 442 but I did have a '73 Grand Am when I was at Auburn that was just like this one. Thats the car that I wish I had back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyAU 3,633 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I bought a 1967 Mustang coupe, just like this from my aunt, who was the original owner, back in the late '80s. I worked all Summer to get the cash to pay for it. Loved it. Unreliable as heck, but loved it. Wish I still had it. I am just an old married guy with children now (Can I get a Whoa Bundy!?) so I don't even have a dream car at the moment. I'll have to do some thinking on that. I may have missed my mid-life crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,425 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, johnnyAU said: I bought a 1967 Mustang coupe, just like this from my aunt, who was the original owner, back in the late '80s. I worked all Summer to get the cash to pay for it. Loved it. Unreliable as heck, but loved it. Wish I still had it. I am just an old married guy with children now (Can I get a Whoa Bundy!?) so I don't even have a dream car at the moment. I'll have to do some thinking on that. I may have missed my mid-life crisis. I've always loved Mustangs except the Mustang II versions. Speaking of Bundy, the Duster wasn't a bad looking car either. Dodge, Chrysler and Plymouth made better cars then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 5:59 PM, gr82be said: Buick Skylark? Did yours come in Metallic Mint Green with Posi-traction? My favorite of all Marisa Tomei movies. Such a fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 16 hours ago, gr82be said: I've always loved Mustangs except the Mustang II versions. Speaking of Bundy, the Duster wasn't a bad looking car either. Dodge, Chrysler and Plymouth made better cars then. Had a friend get a little over 200,000 miles out of his 318 back in the early 80's, which was alot considering a little over a 100, 000 seemed to be the norm for most 70's model vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Barnacle said: My favorite of all Marisa Tomei movies. Such a fox. George Costanza's favorite gal😂.....indeed a fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 It occurred to me while telling a story in the football thread that my first car was sold to me by my Dad. Not sure why I didn't think if it before.... This is just a pic I googled but it's EXACTLY how my first car looked....right down to the tee-tops (remember those? LOL!). Behold.... The Charcoal Grey 1980 Camaro Z-28 (minus the baseball sized dent in the hood, courtesy of Mr. Jackson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.